Alina Morse – Zolli Candy

Alina Morse, the CEO of Zolli Candy, demonstrates many of the key characteristics of an innovative entrepreneur. At only seven years old, Morse began displaying entrepreneurial qualities by identifying a problem and looking for a creative solution rather than simply accepting the existing options. She noticed that many of the lollipops available were made with…

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Made for the Sake of Making: Evan Monsma

Evan Monsma advocates for a new way of making things: as therapy, to grow as a person, and—especially nowadays—a method of showing ourselves what we think instead of letting a machine tell us. His creating process does not follow any specific thought process, but instead flows like water from one iteration to the next. This…

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Shop ARL – Amanda Rach Lee

Amanda Rach Lee, the founder of Shop ARL, started her company in 2019 when she was just 21. Amanda launched her brand with the doodle planner, expanding a way to combine creativity, mindfulness, and productivity. Amanda was a normal girl with big dreams. She was an avid YouTube watcher and decided to give YouTubing a…

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William H. Baker

I just keep reminding myself that thinking outside the box is how I got here in the first place. – William H. Baker William H. Baker cannot be traditionally considered an entrepreneur, yet his innovative method of self-marketing through video production has turned heads since his online debut on TikTok in 2022. “I’m considered a…

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Case D. Baker – CaseOh

CaseOh’s Massive Growth In Entrepreneurship Case Dylan Baker, most commonly known as CaseOh by his audience, is an entertainer and entrepreneur. Amassing an audience of over 2 million followers in under 90 days and soon over 8 million in less than 6 months, CaseOh went on to win Gamer of the Year and Best Variety…

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Cal Ai – Competion from a Highschooler

Zach Yadegari was a coder and entrepreneur from a very young age. In February 2024, he turned 18 and began to use his skills in coding. He wanted to make a health app, more specifically, an AI calorie-tracking app. He looked at competitors such as MyFitnessPal, which has around 274 million monthly users. However, MyFitnessPal…

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Eve Gay – Stoned Fine Jewelry

Eve Gay got her entrepreneurial start in a way she didn’t necessarily expect. While she was a junior at Pepperdine University, she was set up to have a sustainable fashion internship. But COVID-19 got in the way of this plan. So as her internship fell through and she decided to begin the process to become…

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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…

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Max & Moose x the Loeppky Family!

“Unlike big corporations, we deeply value the beauty of the family unit.” The story of Max and Moose began in different way compared to many small, family-own businesses — it was a preexisting company that valued connectivity so much that they collaborated with Delilah Loeppky with hopes of rebrand. The opportunity to buy out a…

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