At just the age of 14, Dziabiak started his entrepreneurial journey with his company Media Catch. In the year 2001, not many companies had an internet presence. Dziabiak used this opportunity and figured out a way to create his own website and then began charging companies to create a website for them. In just 2 years, he turned this into a full-fledged business with 14 employees at the age of 16. The next year, he sold his company to some Canadian executive for over a million dollars making him a millionaire before the age of 18. Continuing his entrepreneurial mindset, he flipped to money from selling Media Catch and started an online record label called Next In Line Records. This business was a flop as he only had a few artists that played small venues and realized how costly it was to manage their ticket sales without paying a third party like StubHub or Ticketmaster. However, this did not stop Dziabiak and he quickly pivoted to launch a business that would solve his previous problem: ShowClix. ShowClix was a business that helped artists and event organizers with online ticket sales, on-site event operations and promotions, and box-office management. In just 7 years after launch, ShowClix grew to having 60 employees and brought in $100 million in annual sales. It was also voted one of the best places to work in Pittsburgh by the Pittsburgh Business Times. Dziabiak did not stop here. In 2012, he stepped down as CEO of ShowClix to co-found and act as CEO of The Zebra, an insurance-comparison website. He works alongside investors like Simon Nixon and Mark Cuban and offers quotes from 33 different insurers in all 50 states. The Zebra earned a 120% month to month increase in its first 3 months of operation and has been strong since then. Dziabiak has earned recognition in Inc. Magazine’s 30 Under 30 list, Forbes 30 Under 30 list, and won the Pennsylvania Future Business Leaders of America Award. This only lists a few of his awards. If anyone is the definition of a true entrepreneur, it is Joshua Dziabiak.

Who would’ve thought that a petty argument between a brother and sister could be the start of a successful candle business? That is exactly what happened back in 2010 with Hart Main and his sister. As she was selling candles for a school fundraiser, Hart told her that she wouldn’t sell any candles because the scents were too girly. He didn’t think anything of this statement until he needed to find a way to raise money to buy his own bike about a month later. He invested $100 in a candle kit and got $200 from his parents. Over about 6 months, Main and his family spent their time making over 20,000 candles. His manly scented candles included scents like campfire, bacon, sawdust, fresh cut grass, grandpa’s pipe and more. To add to the masculinity of the candles, he decided to put them in soup can as opposed to glass containers. He bought hundreds of soup cans and donated them to a local soup kitchen and used to empty cans for his candles. After he had enough inventory, he began selling to family and friends, and eventually more and more people heard about this business. As his sales rose and his candles were beginning to be a success, he moved into a warehouse and hired five employees to work on candle making. In 2014, Main was approached by the Beaver Creek Candle Co. in Lisbon to manufacture and distribute the candles, and that is where they are made today. At the same time, Main launched a line called SheCans with scents targeted towards women which is also manufactured by Beaver Creek Candle Co. Main is continuing with his charitable giving even as his business is growing into something he can potentially live off of. Instead of soup, however, ManCans donates 75 cents of every candle sale to soup kitchens in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Michigan. Main is now studying economics at Kent State University with the intentions of becoming a sports agent. Although MainCans gives him a steady income, it is not his passion and he is aware of how lucky he was that the business took off. He will continue running the company while in college as a source of earning money.