Frank Collins – Evangelizing Through Entrepreneurship
Frank Collins was a young entrepreneur who saw the problem of expensive gym clothes. The way he planned to solve this was by creating his own Gym / StreetWear clothing line. But he needed to stand out from all the others. Collins was a strong, faithful Christian; he loved to share his faith at any…
Ryan Kelley – Ryan’s Barkery (Ry’s Ruffery)
Sometimes opportunities simply come out of our interests and passions. This is no less true for Ryan Kelley, a young 11-year-old entrepreneur who appeared on season 4 of the show Shark Tank. Ryan came up with his idea of homemade dog treats after he was disgusted by the smell of the treats that he had…
Grace Beverly – TALA
Grace Beverly, a graduate of Oxford University, was looking to make a switch from fast fashion to more sustainable, long-lasting clothing. She had success in every aspect of this, except for the one frustration that was constantly looming over her: women’s athletic wear. Trying to find the solution to this problem, she decided to create…
Esan Durrani-StudyFetch
Esan Durrani is a young entrepreneur who started an AI study tool after his rough experiences during his time at New York University and having a lack of study tools to work with. So, Durrani built Studyfetch, a study tool that is powered by AI that uses Spark.E, an AI bot to help students use…
Emma Yang – Timeless
Emma Yang is a Gen-Z entrepreneur and founded an app named Timeless. Timeless is an app that was created for individuals who suffer from Alzheimer’s to keep connected with loved ones in a variety of ways. Timeless uses AI to recognize faces to remind the patient of the names of individuals as well as their…
Sam Chason and Matt Gronbeck- Storage Scholars
College kids, Sam Chason and Matt Gronbeck began their business, Storage Scholars from a Wake Forest University dorm room. The founder of the company, Sam Chason struck a deal with his parents back in 2016, before his freshman year of college that his parents would pay the tuition costs for a public university, while he…
Cory Nieves: Mr. Cory’s Cookies
At the young age of just 6 years old, Cory Nieves started his entrepreneurial path. After moving to Englewood, New Jersey, with his mother, Lisa, Cory was determined to help buy a car so they wouldn’t have to take the bus every day. His first idea was selling hot cocoa and lemonade for a dollar…
Closing The Digital Divide
In 2019 Dylan Zajac, age 15, founded a groundbreaking non-profit called Computers For People. The theory behind Zajac’s non-profit originated from a side hustle he started early in high school where he would go to thrift stores with friends and buy used electronics for a significantly reduced, and often heavily bartered down, price and flip…
Kevin O’Reilly and the Fulu Foundation
Kevin O’Reilly is the cofounder of the Fulu Foundation. Him and his partner Louis Rossmann have made it their mission to help consumers win the fight to be able to repair their own devices in their own ways. Everyone has a smartphone, and maybe a laptop or a tablet. What happens when you drop it…
Finn Batchelor – FB Fragrances
Finn Batchelor created a platform for himself by posting videos on social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram reviewing and suggesting colognes. He launched his account in March of 2023 while he was a student at the University of Technology Sydney. He was able to grow his following enough to make cologne his business. In…