Steven Shwartz – Whop
Steven Schwartz, the founder and CEO of Whop, is a clear example of how curiosity, persistence, and smart execution can turn side hustles into a serious company. From a young age, he was less interested in traditional career paths and more focused on finding creative ways to build on the internet. That mindset eventually led…
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…
Tom 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…
Femi 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…
Youtuber 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…
Ben 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…
Alexandr Wang- Scale AI
Alexandr Wang was born in January 1997 in Los Alamos, New Mexico, to Chinese immigrant parents who both worked as physicists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. From an early age, he developed a keen interest in mathematics and computer programming. By the time he reached middle school, he was teaching himself how to code.…
Leah 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…
Ben 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.…
Mikalia 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…