Tomo Marjanovic – Aspire Rejuvenation
At 19 years old, Tomo Marjanovic wanted to become Mr. Olympia. He would work out countless days and nights with his personal trainer at the time, with the hopes of someday achieving this goal. He knew he wasn’t going to be able to gain the weight and muscle mass at the speed he needed at…
Henrie Kwushue
Henrie Kwushue is a woman of many talents. She started as a presenter on a radio show and quickly moved on to create her own production company called HTK Productions. In 2020, she ended up creating a three-part docu-series on YouTube called “Is Your Area Changing?” This series discussed the topic of gentrification in different…
Ryan Trahan
When I was thinking of a young entrepreneur my mind went to someone who I had recently watched this summer. The YouTuber Ryan Trahan has been successful through YouTube as well as being a dynamic young entrepreneur whose ventures showcase innovation, authenticity, and a deep connection with is audience. Ryan Trahan first began his entrepreneurial…
Anti-Proprietary Tech
Think about all the consumer tech that we purchase today and the way it’s built. Just one small accident like a cracked screen, missing key, or broken charge port, and you’re left with a device that’s non-functional and taking up space. Sure, you could get it repaired, but in the context of laptops, many people…
Corner by Eliza Wu and Jake Xia
Eliza Wu and Jake Xia co-founded Corner in 2022, a social mapping app made for Gen Z. What makes their work exemplary is the way they build discovery around real people’s tastes rather than generic data or ratings. Corner doesn’t find listings from the internet, but instead, it lets its community add places themselves, so…
Tommy & Matthew End – That’s Amazing
At age 11 and 9 Tommy and Matthew End started a YouTube channel, “That’s Amazing,” that has grown to have a net worth of about $3 million. Revenues are largely from ads, brand partnerships, and merchandise. Hitting up the family-friendly trick shot niche, “That’s Amazing” hit its first notable success in 2016 (four years after…
Ryan Trahan
Ryan Trahan is an amazing example of young entrepreneurs who put their energy and creativity to great use. Everyone might know him, I know I used to, as the 50 States guy, who travelled to all 50 states with his girlfriend over the summer. But he has done much more than this. He began as…
Archika Dogra- Innoverge
Archika Dogra is a young entrepreneur who founded Innoverge in 2017 at the age of 15 while she was in high school. Her focus was to promote STEM education as a way to counter educational inequality, so she came up with a non-profit organization to help. Her business supports over 11,000 underrepresented youths through partnerships…
Eve Gay: Stoned Fine Jewelry
Eve Gay, founder of Stoned Fine Jewelry, is a 25-year-old entrepreneur from Jacksonville, Florida. She attended Pepperdine University as an International Management major, and planned to pursue the fashion industry with an internship in sustainable fashion. In her senior year, the COVID-19 Pandemic halted these plans, and the internship was canceled. After this, Eve felt…
Rachel Zietz – Gladiator Lacrosse
Rachel Zietz is a great example of young entrepreneurship. She was born in 2000, and from an early age she had a passion for lacrosse. She recognized a problem however: standard lacrosse equipment is far too expensive, and could be made more accessible to people who can’t afford it. She turned this frustration into a…