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Ryan Trahan – Joyride Sweets
It hit me like a train this past two weeks, while on break from college, I attended my little cousin Levi’s birthday party. My parents got him a gift, just like all aunts and uncles did. But what was inside I never expected. It was a Joyride Sweets candy pack. I knew it immediately: this…
Read MoreTom Holland – Entrepreneur and Actor
Tom Holland’s rise from stage performer to actor is something to “marvel” at in and of itself. But to go from a famous actor to a company founder shows just how versatile and agile he really can be in a world full of opportunity. Tom first gained wider attention with roles like the drama “The…
Read MoreFemi Adebogun
Femi Adebogun was 16 at the time and starting to build his own company. He hired 5 remote employee’s that worked for him. The funny part is that these employees had no idea of the young man’s age. He wasn’t sure how they’d react, so he decided to keep his age a secret. That was…
Read MoreYoutuber to Entreprenuer
Isaiah Nichols, better known as Wendigoon, is a 26‑year‑old creator who uploaded his first video back in July 2019. At the start, it really was just him making things he found interesting, the way most people begin on YouTube. But as his audience grew, you can see the shift from “guy with a camera” to…
Read MoreBen Nowack
Ben Nowack is the co-founder and CEO of Reflect Orbital, a space and energy startup in California that focuses on extending the useful aspects of solar power after the sun goes down. He started his career as a propulsion engineer intern at SpaceX, which helped him hone his skills and learn the science behind solar…
Read MoreLeah Busque- TaskRabbit
Leah Busque was born in November 1979, and graduated from Sweet Briar College in 2001 with degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science. While she was working as a software engineer at IBM, a pivotal moment in 2008 ignited her entrepreneurial journey: she found herself in need of dog food late one evening but lacked the…
Read MoreBen Pasternak- Flogg
Ben Pasternak was born on September 6, 1999, in Sydney, Australia. He began his coding journey at the age of 13 while still in school. During a science class, feeling bored, he created his first mobile game, Impossible Rush. The game quickly gained popularity, gaining millions of downloads and reaching No. 16 on the U.S.…
Read MoreMikalia Ulmer- “Me & The Bees”, BeeSweet Lemonade
At the tender age of four and a half, Mikaila Ulmer transformed a scary experience into the foundation for something remarkable. After being stung by bees twice in one week, her parents encouraged her to confront her fears by exploring the world of bees. Through reading and engaging with local Texas hives, she learned about…
Read MoreAndrew Glantz- GiftAMeal
Andrew Glantz started GiftAMeal in 2015 while in school at Washington University In St. Louis. The business partners with restaurants, and you snap a picture of your meal and one of the participating restaurants, and a mean will be donated to someone in need. As a kid Andrew always had an entrepreneur focused mind constantly…
Read MoreEsan Durrani- Study Fetch
At just 20 years old Esan Durrani is a co founder of StudyFetch. StudyFetch is an AI powered study tool that is used across many k-12 school and even some colleges and universities. StudyFetch harnesses AI to improve students learning as well as teachers, and professors teaching. StudyFetch offers tools that turn your traditional methods…
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