Keiana Cave is an eighteen year old girl with big aspirations from New Orleans Louisiana. She was recently honored in the Forbes 30 under 30 for the work she is pursuing. She is the CEO, chief scientist and founder of a company called Sublima Pharmaceuticals.  Her companies mission is to produce the first non hormonals birth control pill in the United States. Her journey started when she was awarded 10000 dollars from NFL quarterback Drew Brees for New Orleans entrepreneur week. This really sparked her ability to get in touch with outside investors to pitch the idea. She was later able to raise 1.2 million dollars to put towards her research. She eventually took her talents to the University of Michigan where she studies entrepreneurship, chemical engineering and aerospace engineering. All that aside her main goal with the project is to empower women and make them feel more comfortable in their own bodies. It is crazy to hear all that Keiana has accomplished in just a few short years. I really like her ability to solve a problem that not many people are talking about. Considering birth control has been around for a very long time it is interesting to see someone try to change the way that it is done. I commend anyone who has an idea that can change the way that people do things. It is also remarkable how this is all being done at such a young age. It will be very intersting to see what other success she has in the future.

Babur is originally from Afghanistan but had moved to Canada to study at the Carleton. He is currently studying biology. He plans to continue on the Biology road once graduated to finish his MD at Harvard Medical. Yet, medicine is not the only thing thing that Babur is passionate about. Babur before moving to Canada created a non profit that provides affordable glasses to Afghans free of charge. You See Clear is the name of his organization. According to the World Health Organization, more than 400,000 people are blind and roughly 1.5 million are visually impaired. Each year, about 25,000 people lose vision in one eye, a condition that disproportionally affects women. From these statistics there is a great problem that Afghanistan faces. I really like Babur for a couple of reasons. The first being that is he decided to pursue a higher education while wanting to start a nonprofit. This is significant due to the fact that when he finishes his MD it will give him a lot of creditability moving  forward. I also think that it is great when entrepreneurs want to give back to the communities that they grew up in and make a change for the better. Overall I think this is a great idea and I find it very commendable to give back to your community.

At the young age of 14 Doherty began making jams from his grandmas recipes. Fraser originally started the business by selling door to door in Scotland. Then he pivoted to selling at a stand at a local farmers market. Ultimately news spread by word of mouth of how good these jams were. Fraser got so busy that it forced him to drop out of school and move production into a factory to keep up with demand. After that he was approached by the large supermarket chain Waitrose in the UK. The thing that set Fraser apart from the competition was his ingredients. Frasers grandma only used 100% fruit without adding and artificial sweeteners. The brand continued to grow and eventually gained traction in the Korea and Japanese market. Even the queen got in on this business and Doherty won an MBE award for the business. Frasers company is a prime example of simple old fashioned, simple products still have a place within the market today. Crazy to see how a business with consistency can gain traction across so many markets. I respect Frasers ability to stay true to his business and not change anything or even cut cost to maximize sales but instead he stayed the course and it paid off.

Alan is a 19 year old entrepreneur who started a fidget spinner business during the fad in past years. He suffered from severe ADHD and fidget spinners helped him focus. He started his business by selling fidget spinners to his fellow classmates. The thing that sets Alan business apart from his competitors is that he was one of the few companies to mass produce them through the use of 3D printing. It started by using the printers in the high school and then got so busy to him buying a small warehouse and filling it with printers to match the demand. Even while being still in high school business was booming and he was selling about 10-15k in spinners a day. This was Alans first big success and once the fad began to die out he realized he needed to pivot his business onto new things.

I really like how Alan saw a very fast growing product and was able to find his own way to add a unique touch to it. I also thought it was very interesting that the fidget spinners that he was producing ended up helping him with his ADHD. As entrepreneurs it is not always about being the first to do something but rather adding a unique twist to a product that already exist to meet the demands of consumers. Alan was able to do this by 3D printing his spinners quickly and affordably  to meet the demand of his customers. Alan also mentions at the end of the video that even though the fad died out and his sales have taken a hit he is still striving to out due himself in his next business venture.

Jahkil is a thirteen year old entrepreneur who saw a need in his community and all over the country. Growing up in Chicago Jahkil saw the amount of homeless people living on the streets and wanted to do something about it. This lead to the creation of ProjectIAM. ProjectIAM is the name of his business that through donations, they put together blessing bags and hand them out to homeless in Chicago area. A blessing bag is simply just a Ziploc bag that has living essentials inside. Examples would include soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, soap etc. He originally thought of the idea while working in the food kitchen with his aunt. Jahkil was so young at the time he didn’t really understand that some people did not have homes. Jahkil says that the blessing bags focus on different items such as toiletry’s that a food pantry or kitchen would not offer. Jahkil’ s idea grew large enough that it received attention on national television and by president Barrack Obama.

Jahkil’ s story is truly amazing.  I love the fact that his idea is strictly based off of helping others and asking nothing in return.  I also like his ability to pivot in giving back to the community by offering products that normal food kitchens or pantries give out such as toiletries. The moral of this story is we need more good hearted entrepreneurs and Jahkil’ s selflessness in his business is truly inspiring.