Taylor Swift as an entrepreneur. She is very smart and calculating in the way she markets herself, connects with her fan, and brands herself. For example: when she released her era’s tour movie, she went above the middle man basically and signed a deal with AMC. Swift connects with her fans in a way most artists do not and there is a whole fandom created around her because of how she puts easter eggs in her songs, pays for fan’s cancer treatments, hosts secret sessions (filed 100s of fans to her house to play them the album before she releases it), and hosts meet and greets/makes an effort to connect with them. Since she has this reputation and continues to put easter eggs in everything she does, her fans care so much about her and will purchase actual physical copies of her albums in a way unlike any other artist. her album (vinyl, CDs, etc.) sales are insane and every album she releases breaks a previous record that she has set herself. Even if she does not have more streams, she will always have more record sales by a long shot. Here’s an example: she became a billionaire off of her music (touring, selling vinyl’s and such, streaming, merch, tour movies) alone Taylor Swift also reinvents herself every so often. She does this by having each album as an “era” and will change her hair, style, genre of music she’s writing in, etc. this constant change draws people to her. Swift is aware of how society treats women in the music industry and knows they often fall off when they reach 30. but Taylor swift has proven this wrong, she is at her most successful she’s ever been right now. she reinvents herself and embraces the change around her which leads her to be more successful than ever in order to be a good businesswoman you have to be constantly adapting and she does this well. Taylor Swift also had the rights to her music taken away from her and instead of being defeated by this, she decided to re-record all of her music. This has made her even more successful.

Kylie Jenner was made famous through being related to the Kardasian family, but Kylie herself is quite a young entrepreneur. In 2014 when she was only seventeen, she started Kylie Cosmetics, Kylie is the founder and CEO of Kylie Cosmetics. Since then, she has sold over $630 million dollars’ worth of makeup. She owns 100 percent of the company. The company’s profit is slightly over $800 million. She is on track to be one of the youngest “self-made” billionaires, even though it is believed that it would not be possible without the help of her billionaire parents Chris Jenner and Bruce Jenner, who is now Caitlyn Jenner. Leaving her being a billionaire at the prime age of 21. This outbeat Mark Zukerberg by two years. Klie wanted to make affordable makeup for all types of people. Kylie cosmetics is not her first business. In 2013 Kylie and her sister Kendall created the Kylie and Kendall collection with Pacsun. At first it was called Kylie Lip kits then renamed Kylie Cosmetics in 2016. I believe this inspires young girls to pursue their dreams, find what they are passionate about and go for it. It is becoming more common for women to be part of the entrepreneurship world, but the big names you hear about are all male such as Mark Z and Elon Musk. Besides owning Kylie cosmetics Kylie Jenner is also a model, American businesswomen, media personality, a new mother, and much more. I think it is very important to see young women become so successful and flourish, in our society it is very common to see and hear about men building themselves up and starting a company, but not so many women, thankfully this has been changing throughout the past few years. 

Rachel Zietz a 15 year old girl who owns Gladiator Lacrosse.  Gladiator Lacrosse aims to sell higher-quality, lower-cost equipment than competitors. Rachel realized over her many years of playing field hockey that her parents were spending hundreds of dollars every few months on new equipment for her. Her parents started to make her pay for her own equipment and she soon realized that as a young teenager she would not be able to keep up with these payments. “Whenever there’s a problem, that really means an opportunity,” she says. She created Gladiator Lacrosse as a middle school student in 2013. She developed the idea through Young Entrepreneurs Academy. She sells rebounders $159.95—a trampoline-like net wall used to practice throwing and catching skills—and goals $79.95 built to last a couple of years, primarily through her online store. When Zietz started the company, her goal was to sell 500 units total now she sells over 500 a month. Her products are also sold at retail stores. Last year she made over $1 million in profit. Rachel’s father helped her throughout her journey. She first started to sell her products at a booth at local lacrosse tournaments, she was very hesitant to go up to people and tell them about her product, but her father would give her advice telling her the customer does not know they are interested in the product until you show them the product. With the help of her father, she has become a bold young woman who is not afraid to tell people about her ideas and her product this includes a Together they launched an edition line of ultra-durable rebounders and goals. With her newfound confidence Zietz was even featured on last year’s season of Shark Tank. 

Isabella Rose Taylor. At the age of three she began painting and by the time she was eight her pieces. prestigious gallery in Dallas, TX.  Around that same time, she founded her eponymous brand, Isabella Rose Taylor, a young women’s contemporary line.  In the Fall of 2014, Isabella partnered with DELL to present her Fall collection during New York Fashion Week. At the age of 12, she was the youngest designer to sell her clothing at selected Nordstrom stores throughout the country.  In 2017, she parlayed her talents into designing interior decor and furniture in collaboration with Pottery Barn Teen.  

Isabella wrapped up her high school studies when she was just 11 years old and went on to study Fine Arts at Austin Community College. At age 16, she graduated from Parson School of Design with a degree in Fashion Marketing. Currently, she’s studying International Business at NYU. Isabella has won many national and international awards for poetry and art, been featured in numerous magazines including Forbes, Entrepreneur, WWD, Elle, Teen Vogue & Seventeen.  She was selected as one of Fast Company magazine’s “100 Most Creative People in Business, won Emerging Woman-Owned Business of the year by Texas Governor’s Office, Entrepreneurial Rising Star by the Austin Chamber of Commerce as well as selected as one of “Latina Magazine’s “30 under 30.” Isabella has enjoyed appearing on national TV shows such as Katie Couric, Steve Harvey and news shows on FOX, MSNBC, and CBS.  She’s presented her inspirational message encouraging other youth at TEDxHollywood and TEDxJanPath in New Delhi, the Dell Women Entrepreneur Network Conference, Girl Up (United Nations), Girl’s Life “Rock Your Life” event and International Day of the Girl at Fossil Group’s headquarters, among others.ng an advocate for young women empowerment through creativity and entrepreneurship. She also volunteers her time as a member of Austin Community College Advisory Board for Fashion and Marketing.

Erik Finnman in May of 2011 at the age of 12 made a deal with his parents to be able to skip college in order to pursue a different type of education. He had to turn $1,000 in cash into $1 million. He purchased $1,00 worth of Bitcoin when the currency was $12 per coin. He worked his way up to be a billionaire by the age of 18, this makes him one of the world’s youngest billionaires. Finnman goes on to tell people that college may not be the way for everyone. This is education that is outside of the normal college realm that worked for him. Finnman will focus on establishing a new start which will make use of cryptocurrencies, and which is intended to participate in the development of a satellite for NASA. Finnman a mother says that “Erik took a very unique path that suited hun and he turned out better for it..it’s so important that everyone find the right educational system that matches their learning style.” Finman first heard about bitcoin when his older brother took him to an Occupy Wall Street protest. He fell in love with the revolutionary potential of cryptocurrency, he says. He was inspired to start a business because he hated his school life. One teacher told him to drop out and work at McDonalds while another held an “Erik Finman roast session” where students were encouraged to make fun of him. His parents would not let him drop out of school therefore they made a deal. Education was a big deal for his family since his parents met at Stanford  doctorates in electrical engineering and physics. His mom was involved in Nasa in the 1980s and Finnman. In 2015, Finman made his best business move: he sold Botangle’s technology. The buyer offered him either 300 bitcoin or $100,000 cash – he opted for the bitcoin.

Zandra A. Cunningham has been recognized by entrepreneur magazine as one of the youngest millionaires in America. At 9 years old Zandra got said no from her father when asking for a new lip balm. That has helped her create a full line of plant- based skincare which is available from major retailers such as Walmart and Target. Cunningham is only 21 with a successful business. Her mission is to educate and empower girls across the globe through entrepreneurship and STEAM. She is an international speaker, author, consultant m, and trainer. Cunningham travels all over the country to yacht and host girls and empower them through entrepreneurship events. She teaches classes on entrepreneurship, advising youth and even adults on how they can build their dreams. Cunningham is a member of the national Association of Women Business Owners. She graduated from The Allstate Minority and Women Entrepreneurial Program at the University at Buffalo School of Management at only 13. She is also a TEDx speaker and collaborates with Black Enterprise, Seventeen Magazine, NPR, Teen Boss, Forbes, Girls Life Magazine, and more. She has been on Good Morning America and The TODAY show, and the list is growing. She started her company by mixing up lip balm in her kitchen. Now she has a manufacturing and distribution facility. The company is based in Western New York. Cunningham grew up with sensitive skin and could only use specific products now she helps others by using sustainable practices that prioritizes how sensitive and gentle teens’ skin can be. She likes to grate high quality fun and fresh products that are good for you and do not include a lot of unnecessary chemicals. Cunningham’s main product is the “Big Balm” which is a large ChapStick that comes in five different scents and one that is unscented.