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TWO FRIENDS- California DJs

Both born in the 90s as hip hop and alternative rock took off, and FRIENDS was the chart-topping show of the decade, two highschoolers interested in music launched their dream together. Eli Sones and Matthew Halper were originally interested in very different forms of music. Halper was focused on alternative rock, guitar, and music theory. Sones took more of a free-flowing approach as a hip hop DJ. Neither of them studied music in college or had much professional training (Halper earned a degree in design from Stanford while Sones graduated from Vanderbilt after studying organization). After graduating from two prestigious schools, Halper and Sones returned home to Los Angeles and pursued music full time.

Operating under a name based on their history together, “Two Friends” launched a new and entertaining style of music. In 2015, they produced hour-long mashups of hit songs, intermixed and altered with their own unique beats. The guys blended humor, nuanced style, and popular party anthems, releasing their “Big Bootie Mixes” on SoundCloud. Gaining millions of fans and becoming viral sensations, Big Bootie Mixes released volume after volume. These ingenious, lengthy productions brought in not only famous songs of all genres, but tongue-in-cheek cameo appearances of famous audio clips, from TV shows like The Office to presidential interviews.

Two Friends are verified and popular Spotify artists doing remixes for big names like Dua Lipa, Charlie Puth, Russel Dickerson, and others. They recently played at Coachella, have garnered a huge following online, and currently possess a net worth of roughly $10 million. You can listen to and learn more about these two highschool producers-turned-entrepreneurial-DJs here.

Two Friends Lyrics, Songs, and Albums | Genius

Scientific BodyBuilding- Jeff Nippard

Jeff Nippard is a Canadian entrepreneur, strength coach, author, YouTube influencer, and natural bodybuilder with a revolutionarily successful, new approach to the world of bodybuilding. With a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Newfoundland, Jeff went on to become a successful body builder in the International Fitness and Bodybuilding federation (IFBB). Jeff discovered a passion for coaching and training other health-conscious people to achieve their goals and develop better functioning bodies. Unlike other influencers and trainers, Jeff’s program for both health and business centers on science and human anatomy. His YouTube videos are more like thoroughly researched lab reports than the posing and flexing videos released by his competitors. Among the world’s viral fitness influencers, Jeff has built his own well-known brand around scientific studies and data. His channel, with content ranging from nutrition to cardio to specific exercises, has over 463 million views.

With a uniquely scientific and unaggressive approach to fitness, Jeff is both a commercial and social entrepreneur. His mission is twofold: help the world become physically stronger and healthier while developing his career as a pillar of the fitness world.

You can visit Jeff Nippard’s website here, where he sells his books and plans on fitness and nutrition.

About

Sadie Robertson

Author, singer, actress, Christian speaker, and second place winner Dancing with the Stars in 2014, Sadie Robertson was catapulted to fame in her teens. She got her start in 2012 on her family hit reality TV show Duck Dynasty. As a young entrepreneur, Sadie saw opportunities in her talents and passions for speaking about Christ and fostering relationships. Early on, she started a career as a Christian influencer seeking to show the world God through her life. Her first book Live Original became a New York Times Bestseller in 2014. It was followed by two more successful books in 2018 and 2020 respectively. You can visit her full collected works on Goodreads here. In 2016, She launched a successful speaking and worship tour in 2016 named Live Original after her first book.

Sadie’s mission to make the Gospel attractive specifically to her generation through social media and tours has helped grow her faith, her business, and family.

A Christian celebrity, Sadie is now 27, married, and has two kids.

Women’s Luncheon Speaker: Sadie Robertson Huff - The Brook Hill School

Mo’s Bows

One young entrepreneur saw a pain in the world of men’s fashion: a lack of personal style and flair, specifically in the area of bowties. He decided to match his passion with the pain he saw, starting his own business to fill that gap. A nine-year-old native of Memphis, Tennesse, Moziah Bridges set out to create bowties with handcrafted, intentional style. Upon not being able to find a suitable bowtie for himself and realizing that many other style-conscious men struggled with the same problem, “Mo’s Bows” was born. The founder developed his sewing skills to make the ties from his grandmother’s scrap materials. Creative, determined, and passionate about his work, Moziah eventually hired tailors to handle the manual side of the business while he focused on the creative designs.

A pivotal moment in “Mo’s Bows” occurred when Moziah appeared on the hit entrepreneurial show, “Shark Tank.” The show gave “Mo’s Bows” great publicity and helped Moziah learn how to take his business to the next level. The company has sold almost $1,000,000 worth of handmade bowties and accessories (including a personal bowtie designed for Barack Obama). Mo’s products are carried by such noteworthy brands as Cole Haan, Bloomingdale’s, and Neiman Marcus. His company also supplies bow and neckties for the entire NBA.

Mo Bridges took his passion for creative, handcrafted style, fit it into the market’s gap, and built a large, successful, and impactful enterprise from the ground up. You can visit Mo’s business here.

Mo's Bows

A 13-year-old’s Manly Candles

Hart Main’s entrepreneurial career started with a sibling rivalry. Hart used to tease his sister’s highly feminine and flowery smelling candles. Then Hart found a bike he really wanted but he ran into one small problem: the bicycle cost a whopping $1500. Inspiration grew in Hart’s middle-school brain, and he set out to design a manly-scented candle, tapping into an unreached market with creativity and intuition. Combining ingeniously repurposed soup cans, diligently crafted scents, and a creative brand name, ManCans was born.

The young teen sells strongly nostalgic, relaxing, and masculine candles. His scents include Campfire, Bacon, Sawdust, Fresh Cut Grass, and Grandpa’s Pipe. Hart’s candles are handmade in Lisbon, Ohio by a workforce largely comprised of people with special needs. His business has grown greatly exponentially, bringing his candles to every state and regularly makes six figures annually. Hart’s dedication and passion in his entrepreneurial venture is displayed in the compassionate aspects of his business. Committed to his local communities and the unmet needs of the poor, Hart donates part of his revenue to soup kitchens in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Michigan. You can learn more about his impressive business here.

Main man behind ManCans

Mikey Wren, the 10-year-old Entrepreneur

Mikey Wren’s entrepreneurial spirit came alive to satisfy a very simple and common urge. He wanted snacks. Rather than go to his parents or pantry, Mikey created his own solution, deciding to create his own line of vending machines. He began drawing up business plans and operated a lemonade stand to raise money with which he raised the surprisingly large amount of $1200. His determination to succeed propelled the success of his small business. At the age of 10, Mikey intuitively grasped a key principle of entrepreneurial success: achieving long-term goals requires the disciplined sacrifice of short-term comforts. In addition to working at his lemonade stand, Mikey asked his parents to take his Christmas money and invest it in his ideas rather than buy him presents. After his mother encouraged him to do more research into his ideas, Mikey typed up his own business plan. He printed his own flyers and set up a website called “Mikey Knows Biz” to advertise his growing business. You can visit Mikey’s site here.

Mikey Wren now owns four vending machines in various locations and is a bestselling author of his autobiographical journey to entrepreneurial success. His goal is to encourage his peers to explore and achieve their entrepreneurial dreams. Mikey brings a powerful and inspiring message to the business community: little people can achieve big things too.