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Carson Kropfl: Locker Board
In 2021, at just 11 years old, Carson Kropfl came up with the idea of Locker Board. He loved skateboarding, but the regular boards were too big to fit in his school locker, and his teachers would take them away. Instead of giving up skateboarding at school, he decided to make his own board that…
Read MoreHeart Of A Servant, Mind Of An Entrepreneur
Some business ideas are not so much a plan to engineer a service that will be financially successful as a natural extension of the founder. Andrew Glantz is a great example of a person who built a business focused on service, something he has been involved in for most of his life. Andrew Glantz is…
Read MoreBenjamin Kickz
In the sneaker world, one of the biggest young entrepreneurs to blow up fast is Benjamin Kickz, also called “The Sneaker Don.” He started when he was barely a teenager, buying and reselling rare sneakers from brands like Jordan, Nike, and Yeezy. While most kids his age were playing video games, he was building contacts…
Read MoreSonia Yang – Treet
Resale stores are a treasure trove of low-priced, gently used products. Not only does shopping at one help the environment by recycling old fashion, but popular brands can be resold for half their original retail value. Customers love it. The brands, however, do not see any financial gain from this constant selling and reselling between…
Read MorePlanet Pointe
Planet Pointe is a non-profit organization that up-cycles ballet dancers’ “dead” pointe shoes. Dancers donate their old shoes and Planet Pointe creates pouches and bags out of the satin materials. Planet Pointe has 15 drop-off locations at dance studios and stores around the United States. Dancers can donate their used pointe shoes at these locations,…
Read MoreGrace Beverly – TALA
Grace Beverly, a graduate of Oxford University, was looking to make a switch from fast fashion to more sustainable, long-lasting clothing. She had success in every aspect of this, except for the one frustration that was constantly looming over her: women’s athletic wear. Trying to find the solution to this problem, she decided to create…
Read MoreClosing The Digital Divide
In 2019 Dylan Zajac, age 15, founded a groundbreaking non-profit called Computers For People. The theory behind Zajac’s non-profit originated from a side hustle he started early in high school where he would go to thrift stores with friends and buy used electronics for a significantly reduced, and often heavily bartered down, price and flip…
Read MoreRyan Hickman – Ryan’s Recycling Company
Ryan Hickman knew at three years of age that he was passionate about recycling and making the planet a better place. He found his calling when his father took him to a local recycling center with a few plastic bags full of plastic bottles, and recalls his excitement and fascination with the recycling center. Since…
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