Josh Feinsilber – Gimkit
Josh Feinsilber founded Gimkit as a high-school junior in 2017. In a recent reflection of his on this time before he launched Gimkit, he said “I don’t know the best way to describe this, but I want to work on doing stuff that’s memorable. As a student, I think there are a lot of ways…
Hart Main – ManCans
At age 13 Hart had turned a playful jab at his sister for having girly candles into a successful enterprise. He had made the ManCan, a masculine candle that comes in incredible smells such as campfire and bacon. Each candle comes in a container that is made to look like a soup can, and in…
Tania Pouzeshvaran- Founder of The Protein Pastry
At just 17 years old, Tania Pouzeshvaran has shown that there is no age limit to success. Tania founded The Protein Pastry in 2025 from her home in Ontario, Canada. The Protein Pastry blends Pouzeshvaran’s passion for fitness and baking into a successful entrepreneurial venture. The cookies are delicious yet high in protein and low-calorie,…
Lily Born – Kangaroo Cup
At the age of 9 Lily was faced with a problem. Her grandfather was suffering from Parkinsons disease and kept spilling his drinks. Unlike most who would have accepted this state of affairs as a part of life she strove to make life easier for him. She thus began prototyping the first versions of what…
Jordan Casey
From a young age, Jordan Casey stood out. By 9 years old, he was teaching himself HTML and coding, and by 12, he released his first game: Alien Ball vs Humans. This made him one of Europe’s youngest iOS app-developers. What’s special about Jordan is his early start and his ability to turn childhood curiosity…
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…
Emma 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…
Ama 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…
Ben 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…
SHIFT 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…