Cory Nieves, Cookie Mogul
Cory Nieves grew up in New Jersey. At six years old, he began selling hot cocoa to save money so that his mother could buy a car—but his business quickly expanded to include lemonade and, ultimately, cookies. “Mr. Cory,” as he is now known, worked with his mother Lisa to develop and perfect homemade recipes,…
Nannies by Noa
Nannies by Noa founded by Noa Mintz is a baby-sitting service in New York City. Noa founded the company when she was twelve years old in 2012 when she was frustrated by the quality and quantity of babysitters that her parents hired. During her summer break of middle school she connected with babysitters her parents…
Isabella Taylor – A Young New Look
Though Isabella Taylor is only twenty-five years old, she is a very successful entrepreneur who has started and led multiple businesses. Taylor was always interested in being creative and loves expressing herself through art. When she was younger, that was painting. She began painting when she was three years old, and started selling her paintings…
Hart Main
Hart Main was 13 years old when he jokingly suggested he was going to start a business making “manly” scented candles. As funny as it may have been, it quickly became a huge entrepreneurial effort. Hart started ManCans, using soup cans that he donated the soup inside to local shelters. By the time Hart was…
Grove City College Students Create Gecko Robotics Out of Their Dorm
In college, Jake Loosararian toured a nuclear power plant and he realized there was a massive problem within the industry of boiler inspections. When a plant would need a boiler inspection, they would have to shut the entire plant down for days, a million dollars an hour, and send a man down with a rope.…
Gen Z is Done Waiting
23-year-old University of Pennsylvania graduate, Melanie Herbert, cofounded Sync Labs. Sync Labs AI would help her tackle the pressing matter of elderly healthcare. In her childhood, Herbert underwent a lot of different hospital treatments for various issues. During this time, she saw how much weight was put on our healthcare workers and medical staff. This…
Gen Z isn’t Waiting for a Job Offer. They’re Building the Company.
At 23 years old, University of Pennsylvania graduate Melanie Herbert is tackling one of the most pressing issues in healthcare: the elder care crisis. Herbert is the cofounder of Sync Labs, a startup that aims to better support caregivers and older adults by leveraging AI. The inspiration for Sync Labs stems from Herbert’s personal care…
Metro East Auto Spa
Garrett Schmidt JD Vacca is a high school student who started Metro East Auto Spa. This is a mobile car detailing business, and he started it during his sophomore year. What I think is cool about his story is that he didn’t invent a huge tech company; instead, he saw a little problem and made…
Zandra Cunnigham – Perineum Skincare for Perineum Results
Zandra Cunningham is a unique young entrepreneur because she started her business at only 9 years old. After her father would not buy her more lip balm, she decided to make her own. What started as a small project eventually grew into Zandra Beauty, a plant-based skincare company. Zandra demonstrates many important entrepreneurial traits, including…