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Branch Basics – Marilee Nelson
Not too many people can say that their business began due to the threat of a kidney transplant. For Marilee Nelson, her own personal experience with kidney failure at 23 years old sparked the lifelong expedition for natural wellness and healing the body holistically. 10 years later, another hurdle was thrown into her story, when…
Read MoreEmma Yang
Emma Yang is a young entrepreneur from Hong Kong who thought of the ground breaking idea as a senior in high school where she graduated at the age of 16 years old that which would eventually become the app timeless. Emma’s path to creating timeless started when she was six years old when she learned…
Read MoreAma Amo-Agyei – Plantmade
We assume that great companies begin with grand visions. But Ama Amo-Agyei’s story suggests something different: sometimes, a major brand starts with a simple solution to a problem millions quietly share. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ama Amo-Agyei was laid off, which was stressful but pushed her to start her own business. Ama’s problem was hair…
Read MoreBen Pasternak
At just 19, Ben Pasternak co-founded “Simulate”, the company behind the plant-based chicken nugget substitute “Nuggs”. Ben saw problems in the food industry that he knew he could solve. The problem he recognized was that many people enjoy chicken nuggets, but there are health, environmental, and ethical concerns to their consumption. With that, he saw…
Read MoreSHIFT dance – Kelsey Ang
Kelsey Ang was trained as a dancer in Hong Kong and the Philippines. She later moved to Los Angeles and graduated from Loyola Marymount University. For her senior thesis project she started the business SHIFT dance, an international platform that connects dancers worldwide. Its ultimate goal is to connect people all over the world through…
Read MoreJosh Feinsilber – Gimkit
Josh Feinsilber, maker of Gimkit, is a true entrepreneur. During high school he made Gimkit as a small project that has since grown into something so much more. What is Gimkit, you ask? It is a platform that “gameifies” learning, in a good way! For example, Gimkit has several genuinely fun games that you can…
Read MoreMarsai Martin – Hollywood’s Youngest Executive Producer
Born in Plano, Texas, on August 14th, 2004, Marsai Martin started out her career young when she showed exceptional talent and a desire to act. She appeared in many commercials, including a national ad for Choice Hotels. As she continued her search to grow her acting career, she got the opportunity to be cast as…
Read MoreNovoloop
Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao are friends who met in high school on a field trip to a waste transfer station and became inspired to help solve the problem of plastic waste. Their goal was to create high-performance materials out of recycled plastic. An example of their product is the outsole of a shoe called…
Read MoreSojo
Josephine Philips is a young entrepreneur who studied physics and philosophy at King’s College, London, and had the original idea for Sojo in her senior year. Philips discovered the problem when she would be shopping for secondhand clothes, but they never fit properly. Unable to sew and not able to afford a tailor, she started…
Read MoreNuggs
Ben Pasternak is a young entrepreneur who started creating apps when he was only a teenager! When Pasternak was just 14, he created a game called “Impossible Rush”. When he was 15, he dropped out of high school and made another app for teenagers called “Monkey”. Finally, in 2018, Pasternak founded a company called “NUGGS”,…
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