Rachel Zietz was only 13 years old when she created her company, Gladiator Lacrosse. While she had been playing she has found that her equipment was extremely expensive and not that durable. So she set out to do something about it. While attending the Young Entrepreneurs Academy in Boca Raton, Florida she pitched her idea of inexpensive and durable lacrosse gear to investors. She received $2,700 for the development of her idea! After her first year of being in business she achieved over $200,000 dollars in sales. And after two years, she had reached over $1 million in sales. This is an awesome idea in which I can very well relate too. I have been playing lacrosse for many years and one of the main barriers that stop new players from joining is the expensive price of lacrosse equipment. I hope that Gladiator Lacrosse can continue to help with taking down that barrier and inviting many new players into the sport.