Jodie Morgan is a young entrepreneur in the space of recycling, she is the CEO/President of GreenMantra Technologies, a company that chemically transforms plastic waste into various other things that provide use for the world. By turning garbage into synthetic polymer or wax, this company has been able to make a positive impact on the environment, while also making a profit.
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Adelle Archer, a co-founder of Eterneva, is making a great impact on those suffering the loss of loved ones. Eterneva has been featured on shark tank, having received an investment in the company by Mark Cuban. Eterneva is a company that creates diamonds from the ashes of loved ones and even lost pets. By having a lasting memento of someone after their passing, one can truly live on with those who loved them by being cemented in the form of jewelry. Adelle, being the CEO, has been a huge innovator with this company while also touching people very deeply.
Sam Shames, co-founder of embr, is innovating in the space of heating and cooling. Embr is a company that has mixed smart wearables with heating and cooling technology to keep people comfortable. When people get hot flashes and whatnot, they can relieve them with a simple touch of a button. This sort of innovation by Sam has a huge impact for people with improper thermoregulatory processes and people simply wanting to be more individually comfortable. Instead of compromising on temperature, one can simply pick for themselves. When heating and cooling becomes individualized, energy use may decrease and people themselves will end up more comfortable at the same time.
Ben Francis, born in the United Kingdom, is the Founder and majority shareholder of the brand Gymshark. Before Gymshark, Ben had two brainchildren, “Fat loss abs guide”, and iPhysique. These did not launch as well as his third idea however, but were his start into the fitness industry. Ben Francis actually began Gymshark as a supplement selling site, drop shipping various supplements. He started this while working at pizza hut, though quickly left. This company has obviously grown to be so much more than supplement sales in his garage. He started working with his sewing machine to create clothing, then realized what he could do with that skill. Since then, Gymshark has grown to be a massive clothing company, from less than $700 per day to around 128 million dollars annually. Gymsharks success has been enough to put him on Forbes’ 30 under 30 list, which is quite impressive. The Gymshark, clothing brand has been wildly popular recently, with the help of other important people supporting the brand as well. Young people are drawn to the brand, as they see their fitness role models dressing themselves in it. From fitness tiktokers to Chris Bumstead (2x Classic Mr. Olympia), it is no hardship to see why. By sponsorship, influence, hard work, and pivoting, Ben Francis built Gymshark to arguably be the most iconic fitness brand on the market.
Jimmy Donaldson, also known by many as “Mr. Beast”, is an influential character in today’s Youtube scene. At age 23, living in North Carolina, Jimmy is a professional gamer, content creator, and online streamer. Though he may seem to just be another Youtuber, he has actually been one of the most generous celebrities on the platform.
His odd entry into popularity on Youtube was a video of himself counting to 100,000, watched by 21 million people. This was followed up by another video of a similar nature, with him counting to 300,000. Two ridiculous, unnecessary feats, though he knew it would rally spectators, and subsequent subscribers. Between setting off the worlds largest firework, to setting the world record for Christmas lights on a house, he has had no shortage of ideas. Mr. Beast has always had a knack for realizing what will procure views and subscribers. He has done quite well and has also done some amazing things.
With millions of Youtube subscribers, and fans on all platforms, Mr. Beast sets out to perform expensive stunts and wild challenges. He constantly makes his group of fellow creators compete for prizes and cash. Jimmy Donaldson doesn’t stop there though, as he rakes in 100% of his add revenue, he uses a massive amount of it to donate to a multitude of charities and organizations. Even then he doesn’t stop, he is constantly giving out gifts and money to people in need, even without specific organizations tied to them. Yes, it helps him gain publicity, though with that added publicity he uses his revenues to do even more good. So far, Donald has raised well over his own net worth, in addition to the actual money he is giving away himself. Mr. Beast is entrepreneurial in the sense that he uses his channels and merchandise to grow a huge philanthropic footprint. He found a different way to use media, and by performing his shock value tricks and stunts, he is able to do good all over the world.
Matt Mullenweg is a very important person relating to the website we are currently using. He was born in Houston, Texas, where He did consulting work until moving to San Francisco. There, He worked with CNET Networks and eventually moved on to create Automattic. This company is what stands behind none other than WordPress, which he created at 19. Since his early years of adulthood Matt has been driven to create a simpler internet, which he certainly succeeded at. Matt has a plethora of skills from writing code to writing music. He is an avid photographer as well. In his autobiographical page, He accredits some of his success and development to his teachers growing up, and lists them to be recognized.
Matt has been dedicated to WordPress, though he did not stop there. He has been involved in other companies and products such as WooCommerce, The Atavist, and Simplenote. He also has been involved in startup investment in companies through His own company called Audrey Capital. This is another way Matt has found out how to help people with their work, and subsequently help more people through that. Matt is very entrepreneurial in the sense that he set out to solve a problem and make the internet a more convenient space. He has been widely successful and has given back to the community as well. Matt supports many charities spread across a wide range of issues. Organizations from Alaska Wilderness League and charity: water, to John Hopkins and the Innocence Project. As you can see Matt Mullenweg is a thinker and a doer, he gives back, and he creates. Matt Mullenweg is inspiring to me with his creativity and knack for helping others. Matt factors his heart into entrepreneurship, and I believe that is part of why He is so successful. Matt Mullenweg truly cares.