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Abhas Suman- Music Producer

Abhas Suman is a young music producer that started from a very young age. The young entrepreneur released his first ever song when he was only 17 which was a huge hit. The young independent music producer is very successful and has released songs to the Netherlands radio station Sound Wave. As a young lad, he was very curious how music artists made music without any real instruments so he started his own gig. There over 200+ projects on his computer that were a wide range of beats. He believed that as an artist 30% of your work was talent and 70% of your work was advertising and being discovered. He knew that he needed to get his work acknowledged so he started sending tracks to other companies.

Suman starts his days by responding to emails that are urgent and listening to calming music. He stresses the importance of recording ideas and thoughts. Sometimes a good beat hits him in the middle of the night and he has to record them in his paper. The excitement of his passion is growing because people in India went from not knowing what the internet was to being on the internet all the time and discovering new things. This has greatly impacted his mission to get his name known and out there. The main goal of his is to become very well-known around the world and not just in his home country. Suman says it is very important to set goals and keeps a list of what he wants to accomplish everyday. Because the music industry is everchanging, Suman is always looking for new beats, styles and lyrics that can connect to people all around the world but can influence people to think.

Jack Kim- Co-Founder Benelab

Jack Kim is a 25 year old entrepreneur who co-founded the search engine Benelab advertising for Websites. This idea has generated a lot of revenue for charities in the area, and has sparked a new way of advertising and created revenue. Not only did he start this, he is also a helper for many other companies and is a CEO of Ember Labs. Kim started Benelab while he was still in High School where he made ads for websites that he created himself. Kim went to study computer science at Stanford University. This was something very beneficial and he continued to learn more about technology. The education he received helped him start him own business called Duo AI which helps develop household education system with AI. The charitable causes never went away and they contribute directly to fighting hunger and medical needs.

In 2013 Kim started another business called Visionary Systems which was helpful for emerging intelligent parking systems based in Seoul, Korea. The technology developed here really took off and created a lot of potential and a breakthrough in the technology world that created viral campaigns.

Kim proves to the world that you can never be too young to be an entrepreneur and to follow your passions. Kim used so much creativity and knowledge to develop many systems that change the way where normal concepts are taken to a whole new level. His talent and motivation is something that is unmatched and very inspiring to the next generation of entrepreneurs.

 

 

Little Moo- Stephanie Lemeuix

Stephanie Lemieux grew up in Sewickley Pennsylvania where she found her desires o simple things that made her feel warm and knew where she could make a difference for people. Her passion to make a difference has always been so important to her. She gives thanks to her parents for disciplining her in a way that she can be caring and attentive to others needs. A portion of the proceeds go to Austin’s Playroom Project, and the Mario Lemieux Research Foundation.

Little Moo is a company that sells the the softest blankets for infant to adults. While the company has been around for about a year, it took a little bit to get the name around. The main sales come out of online shopping, where it was difficult for the customers to be able to buy since the blankets are sold at an expensive price. Many buyers were unwilling to pay the price of $166 for a blanket without feeling and knowing the comfort of the material. However, many customers that have bought Little Moo say that it is well worth the price. The new company altered and changed their strategy to have more of a display for customers where they participate in Fairs and Booths in tradeshows. As of recent they just hit a huge growth point where the Pittsburgh Penguins accepted them into selling their products at PPG Arena.Ā 

Project “I am” -Jahkil Jackson

Project “I am “was started by a nine year old Jahkil Jackson in Chicago. Jackson helped his aunt distribute cans of food to the homeless in Chicago which sparked his own idea. The I Am project is a non-profit and shares a goal to help to the homeless in the world that are in need to his coined terms as ‘Blessing Bags.’ These consisted of deodorant, wipes, toothbrushes, toothpaste, bottled water, granola bars and more. Jackson’s small business quickly grew, and he has impacted more than 50,o00 lives of the homeless around the world. Atlanta, Virginia, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and Idaho and many more states in the U.S. have been greatly impacted by his generosity and care. There has also been a worldly impact where the blessing bags have been sent to many countries in Africa, and South America for special relief packages after natural disasters.

Jackson is really emphasizing the need for donations that go towards project I Am, so they can continue to make an impact around the world. He encourages everyone to be able to see the importance of helping out can make in your community. I AM thankful for my many blessings šŸ™šŸ½ including @walmart for believing in my mission. This donation will help make over 500 blessong bags for those in need. #walmart #endhomelessness #BeTheChange #YouthDoItBetter #JahkilJackson #DontWaitToBeGreat

While Jackson had a lot of help from his family in the idea of helping others, he took that idea and pivoted to make a bigger idea. This is very inspiring, because Jackson saw that there was a need for the homeless that was unfulfilled. Instead of just handing out money, Jackson knew he wanted to make a real life impact by giving them the opportunity for staying healthy and clean as they go through difficult times. Jackson was acknowledged by former president, Barack Obama as well for his efforts in 2017 and featured on Cartoon-Network and many other platforms. This helped a lot with networking and getting his message out there for the public to understand the mission.

Waffles and Dinges- Kraus

Thomas DeGeest was a worker for IBM for 12 years before he decided he was called to do something else. Thomas left his day job and started to pursue his dream job of owning his own business where he is now serving waffles to the streets of New York City. Originally, Thomas was from Belgium and moved to the states in 1997. Waffles and Dinges has now become such a huge hit in New York City, and Thomas has created over 100 jobs. The annual revenue for W&D is $5 million. The business is open 7 days a week and for at least 14 hours each day. Originally Thomas and his wife were thinking of moving to Brazil, where they thought they may be able to open up there business idea there. However, Thomas did not speak Portuguese and they ended up not moving to Brazil. Now the mission of the company is to not just make waffles, but to make it be the customers best part of their day. The waffle recipe is straight from Belgium and Thomas stated that he will never sell frozen waffles.

Originally the company was ran out of a mobile truck serving waffles. This became an issue due to the cost of maintaining the truck and the traffic is hard to maneuver through in New York City. This led Thomas to pivot and tow his business behind his car, and then led to buying actual stores for a home base. Thomas stated, “If you really want to run a food-truck business, realize your most important asset is your vehicle.” He goes further to explain how the truck is running 18 hours per day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Thomas has grown such a successful business, and he his interviewed on CBS Magazines where he gives his input to other immigrants on how they can grow a successful business, using themes from the country of origin.

Shibumi Shade- Dane and Scott Barnes

Dane and Scott Barnes are brothers who grew up in Emerald Isle, North Carolina and loved family vacations to the beach. One thing they noticed they did not love was flimsy beach umbrellas and heavy tents that were difficult to set up, and did not provide enough shade. This was especially annoying to the brothers because every year on vacation, they were the ones in charge of setting up their spot on the beach for their parents and other family. They came up with their first prototype with PVC pipe and a sheet. People would come up to them on the beach and ask where they bought the tent. This led them to think of ways to create a more lightweight, effective shade area that works with the wind, and market it.

The material consists of a two-tone blue material for shade and a long pole that goes throught the long end. This is all packed into a small black bag connected to the sheet so that when you have everything out, you put sand in the bag and that anchors the whole mechanism. The sheet then is able to freely flow in the wind and provide shade.

Alex Slater, another friend of theirs joined the brothers in creating the Shibumi. Now, the Shibumi is being sold on all 7 continents and providing shade all around the world. The three young entrepreneurs went to Chapel Hill, in North Carolina where they came up with the idea for the name of company. They said this was the hardest part, and decided on using the name of the apartment building they lived in, which was Shibumi.