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Sadie Robertson

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· Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024

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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

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Burger King to Freelance Queen: Alexandria Sims and the Intersection of Personal Vision and Professional Venture

Posted by Ana Geike

· Saturday, September 28th, 2024

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Alexandria Sims set out on the journey of her career path as the incarnation of the college student’s worse fear: the picture every student paints in their mind of the life post-college they must succumb to, should they drown under the demands of a courseload which threatens to send their GPA—and future—into an irreparable nosedive. Sims had successfully completed her education at Rutgers State University of New Jersey…only to work at the local Burger King making only $9.50 per hour and consequently facing homelessness and bankruptcy.

After a long, dreary season of slogging through every workday in dreary acceptance of her fate, she took up a freelance writing gig on a site now called Upwork—and the tides turned in her favor. Snatching up every opportunity she could, she began freewriting around her day job, raking in hundreds of dollars every contract she filled. Along with this, she built connections with her clients and began spinning a web of networking that would continue to aid her in the future. “Get to know the right people and you can gain all the connections you want,” Sims advocates. “I met one guy who introduced me to 4 business owners who introduced me to connections of theirs who needed a copywriter and over the years I grew a strong client base.”

This dedication to her craft and growing clientele morphed her career as a reluctant sandwich sculptor at the ‘King into a self-created, self-driven content creator and copywriter of ADS Copywriting, her professional branding spun from her initials as a reflection of this individuality. While ADS is a relatively simple business pursuit, the guiding principles that have driven Sims to success are anything but, and are highly applicable to any business venture.

Needless to say of any business decision, Sims’ success in copywriting did not come without a challenge. Notably, however, much of this challenge was constructed of an intrinsic, personal struggle rather than an external obstacle. “I didn’t anticipate how good I’d actually do and I got overwhelmed. I wasn’t confident and caved under failure,” Sims admits. But Sims grew from this, “becoming a new person, literally”, giving the writing scene a second try through manifestation and reflective self-development with the help of a client who was coach in this area.

The practice of manifestation and trend of self-development can certainly be critiqued by the Christian eye as attempts to self-correct one’s course in life that are ultimately tainted by human err and misguided wisdom. Nonetheless, Sims’ advice can serve as a reminder that external change often begins with an internal change in one’s heart posture, and that God can use obstacles in the course of one’s life to point to the internal footholds which are preventing them from relying on and drawing nearer to Him.

Sims’ plans for her future likewise point towards a more holistic view towards pivotal undercurrents of the young entrepreneur’s life, towards higher education in particular. Sims explains, “I recently enrolled in an online certificate program for Inspired Leadership offered by Case Western University. I have an undergraduate degree from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, but I wasn’t happy with the educational aspect of my college career. I wanted to have some type of certification that I’m passionate about.”

All too often, college shifts between feeling like an exhilarating rollercoaster on an adrenaline high from pushing limits and engaging with others, everything draped in a haze of opportunity and excitement…and a four-year-long, self-induced prison sentence served for the mere prize of a slip of paper certifying one to do more work (yay!). But the intersection of Sims’ personal journey with her professional path demonstrates an attitude of patience, vision, and determination towards the meaning and purpose of career and education that is crucial to lock in on when one loses sight of the attitude God calls one to have in their every pursuit, in business and beyond.

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Categories : Academia, better version of yourself, Bootstrap Business, Business::Entrepreneurs, Content Entrepreneurs, Millennial Enrepreneuers, Mindfulness

From Prison to Penthouse, The Explosive Rise of Wes Watson

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· Tuesday, September 24th, 2024

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La comitiva de coches que Wes Watson lleva a la entrega de su Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport de 4 millones

Motor16.com. (2023). Wes Watson with his Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport [Photograph]. Retrieved from https://motor16.com

The end seemed imminent for Wes Watson. Busted, arrested, and incarcerated, this California man’s life could have been defined by one word: doomed. The story of Wes Watson is one of incredible transformation, the epitome of reinventing oneself. He took his life of crime and ten years of incarceration, reshaped his direction, and nearly instantaneously forged a multi-million-dollar business empire. A few years ago, he was an inmate; now, he lives atop the world in a Miami penthouse. This is the story of Wes Watson, a man who overcame all odds, turned imminent defeat into victory, and is now thriving at a level comparable to Fortune 500 CEOs.

A millionaire within 18 months, but his story doesn’t start there. Wes Watson was born and raised in San Diego, California, where he embodied the coastal California lifestyle of surfing and skateboarding. At 12 years old, Watson began his journey down what would eventually become disaster, experimenting with marijuana. By the time he turned 14, Wes transitioned from merely using marijuana to dealing drugs, which eventually inclined him towards other illegal activities. Throughout the years, Watson’s involvement in crime escalated, with him frequently partaking in violence. In the end, his lifestyle caught up with him. After a dispute with a customer, Watson was arrested and imprisoned for assault with a deadly weapon, battery with serious injury, among other charges, resulting in a 10-year sentence in California prison.

It could have all ended there. Instead, immediately upon entering jail, Watson resolved to reinvent himself. Confinement was the crucible for his self-transformation. Instead of sleeping in, Watson began waking up at 3 AM, a practice he continues to this day. He focused on generating a meticulous daily routine involving physical fitness, discipline, and mindset development. Programming was also huge for Wes Watson. A topic he talks about frequently in his content, programming the mind is one of his keys to producing meaningful results in life. Watson’s strict adherence to programming while in prison earned him the admiration of fellow inmates.

Ten years later, in 2018, Watson was released and was miles away from financial freedom; he had hardly $200 to his name. However, he had something much more valuable: a deeply ingrained sense of discipline and an entrepreneurial plan for domination. In an age when people are pursuing fitness more than ever before, the former Californian prisoner launched Watson Fit, an online coaching business geared beyond just fitness but also to the entirety of life. The market differentiation of Watson Fit was this: it revolved around mindset, rather than a by-the-book workout plan. His philosophy is simple yet powerful: “Do the things you hate like you love them.” This saying of his is basically a proverb when applied to entrepreneurship. Much of his advice resembles the teachings of David Goggins, the American ultramarathoner whose bestseller Can’t Hurt Me is a commonly recommended book for modern entrepreneurs. Watson Fit takes individuals to the next level when implemented. His mission is to make clients the best version of themselves by making self-development a lifestyle. When one reaches the highest levels of self-development, Watson believes that money will automatically flow to them. The company quickly became a hit, attracting clients who not only sought gains in the gym but a complete overhaul of their lives.

One successful entrepreneurial endeavor was insufficient for the high ambitions of Wes Watson. His next income stream was personal branding, in the launch of his YouTube channel, GP Penitentiary Life, where he diffuses raw, unfiltered stories from his time in the prison system, in addition to motivational and gym content. His channel, which caters to the fitness and self-development communities, is a massive hit, with over a half-million subscribers. This led to a surge on Instagram as well, with him boasting nearly one million followers at the time of this article. Having such a large presence on social media allows Watson to monetize not only his posts but also serves as free marketing for his coaching program. What sets Watson apart from influencers in the way he markets his personal brand is his street-level intensity and raw advice on how to better oneself. Sugarcoating life is not something Watson specializes in, and this rawness appeals to his target demographic.

Ultimately, his core philosophy is extreme discipline in the face of competition. He is a strong defender of the belief that in order to achieve a high level of success, one must do what they hate, stepping outside their comfort zone. Suffering is not an option; it is mandatory for people to arrive at the destinations they desire since it yields mental resilience and opens the mind to higher levels of wisdom. In an age when the majority of people take the path of least resistance, his message stands out as bold. His daily routine is a testament to his beliefs; waking up at 3 AM consistently is something most Americans do not want to do. He understands getting up early as gaining a foothold on the competition. But waking earlier than others alone will not get high-aspiration individuals across the finish line. Suffering ought to be encountered in every area of life, according to his philosophy. Rigorous physical fitness, such as performing hundreds of burpees before other prisoners woke up, earned him respect in the penitentiary then and as an entrepreneur now. Lastly, Watson believes that self-love is essential, and that self-investment—in all forms, physical, mental, and spiritual—will forge a foundation of self-respect necessary to accomplishing a flourishing life.

Today, the entrepreneur Wes Watson expands his empire further. He owns mansions in Rancho Santa Fe, California, and Miami, Florida, living an extravagant bi-coastal lifestyle fueled by his profits. The other day he moved into a penthouse in Miami, his third luxury residence. He wears a half-million-dollar watch to the gym, and his supercar collection is highlighted by a bright-orange Bugatti Chiron. His net worth is estimated to be around $30 million. Fortune 500 CEOs get paid as much as the value he has personally created through his mindset. Despite his outward success, he remains committed to his core principles. He still wakes up at 3 AM, constantly seeks self-improvement, and posts loads of daily social media content. To maximize self-development, Watson now brings together groups of like-minded individuals and entrepreneurs who are dedicated to making money and achieving freedom. His success story is not merely one of entrepreneurial triumph but one characterized by breaking free from limitations and creating a lifestyle that incorporates growth in all spheres.

Wes Watson got out of jail just six years ago. Instead of letting his ten-year incarceration define him, Watson is the epitome of an entrepreneur. He creates value and impact through an innovative mindset. His net worth was $200 upon release from California prison, but now he lives a wealthy lifestyle in the beautiful towns of Rancho Santa Fe and Miami, pulling up to the gym in a Bugatti Chiron. He went from prison to helping millions break out of their own prisons by teaching people to do the things they hate. The story of Wes Watson shows that no matter where you start, you can achieve greatness in entrepreneurship if you’re willing to embrace discipline and work relentlessly.

Written by Carson Batzel, 9/23/2024

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The Sweetest Devotion: Ashley Hetherington’s Journey as a Christ-Centered Influencer

Posted by Ana Geike

· Saturday, September 21st, 2024

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Struggling to find her footing on a path through a season of worldly pressures and broken relationships, Ashley Hetherington was a young woman on the hunt for meaning and purpose, an unconscious search for her Lord burning from a heart of confusion riddled with footholds. But now, standing on the other side of this mountain of turmoil, is an emboldened 24-year-old woman of God whose radiant passion for Christ shines through her efforts as an influencer, author, and content creator. This renewed relationship with God that grew from one of the darkest periods of Ashley’s life has lit in her a fervor for helping other young women come to terms with fighting their own battles, especially concerning faith.

Hetherington has achieved this through business initiatives that, initially, took a leap of faith to pursue wholeheartedly; graduating from Miami University with a degree in interactive media studies and journalism and thus armed to aid in the growth of other companies, she never thought her own writing and social media presence would grow into anything more than a hobby and college pastime. But keeping God central to the trajectory of her life and career has led to a fruition of and full-time devotion to this mission through many outlets.

Ashley’s simple aim has been to encourage her fellow sisters in Christ, citing Proverbs 16:24: “Kind words are like honey, sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.” She orchestrates a variety of media to reach her followers, including several bestselling books and eBooks, an online blog called “The Honey Scoop”, social media channel (accessible through Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, and Facebook), a podcast, and a free email subscription for weekly devotionals called “The Hive.” Additionally, Hetherington has a premium Bible study deemed “The Tree”, which includes a daily Bible reading plan, weekly devotional video, monthly group calls with women from across the globe, and access to recommended worship playlists, podcasts, and book recommendations. Ashley’s content, especially “The Tree”, reaches thousands of women from all over every year, uniting them under the purpose of growing into stronger, faith-filled daughters of Christ.

Notably, amidst this success, Hetherington always offers this glory back to Christ. She stated in an interview with Peer Magazine, “I’ll never forget that in one of the lessons [at Miami University], we were taught we are in the business of effort and God is in the business of result so it’s on us to put in the effort. To put in the work, to do the time, to be consistent, to innovate, to network, to show up every day, but God is in the business of results.” In Zero to One, Peter Theil remarks on “the guiding concepts of business”, among these principles being that “it is better to risk boldness than triviality (p. 20).” Ashley Hetherington is living a life and guiding a mission that testifies to the truth in this notion—whatever the internal struggles and external obstacles someone faces, a heart and business built on the Rock will flourish in His perfect timing for the glory of His kingdom.

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Categories : Activism, better version of yourself, Blogging, Business::Entrepreneurs, Christian, Commentary, Entrepreneurship, Female Empowerment, Influencer, Social Impact, Women Entrepreneurs

Ekaterina Demenkova

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· Monday, October 10th, 2022

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Ekaterina Demenkova recently made it on the Twenty Under Twenty list, where she pitched her health tracking app, PODIL. She graduated from Carnegie Mellon University, and is the Founder and CEO of PODIL. This type of position comes with great responsibility, but Ekaterina was passionate about her innovative cause and became an established young entrepreneur that helps many people with her creation.

PODIL promotes wellness, and allows its users to meet their health and wellness goals through an AI. The AI assistant gives the user a list of steps specifically curated for them that helps make someone’s health goals attainable. It utilizes a communal platform where people can share their accomplishments with their friends and family, and compete in challenges together.

Ekaterina’s overall goal was to make health information and personal health tips more accessible, and her app does just that. Her mission is to help people develop healthy habits, and grow easily, and PODIL uses technology to her advantage in doing so.

She is a perfect example of an innovative, young entrepreneur, especially considered what she has accomplished at such a young age. She revolutionized a new way to receive accurate, efficient, and reliable health information and advice so that people can make positive and healthy changes in their lives.

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Categories : AI, App, Artificial Intelligence, Athletics, better version of yourself, Fitness, Healthy Lifestyle, Technology, Uncategorized, Women Entrepreneurs

Tehzeeb Lalani by Anna Ortiz

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· Tuesday, September 27th, 2022

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Tehzeeb Lalani, a young entrepreneur based in Mumbai, India, seeks to heal peoples’ relationship with food. She owns the company Scale Beyond Scale, a Mumbai-based company that consults clients on nutrition. Scale Beyond Scale is designed to help clients move beyond mindsets of short-term weight loss goals and on to mindsets of wholistic and long-term health. Lalani seeks to teach people to design behaviors that they can keep for a lifetime. Working with clients including those with health concerns such as diabetes and heart disease, Scale Beyond Scale is equipped to help people look at issues other than weight loss. She calls the movement toward wholistic health” more sanity, less vanity!” Lalani believes that two strategies for success in implementing ideas are setting deadlines and having a partner for accountability. “Telling people about the idea and that you will bring it to life in a few weeks/few months is also a great way to ensure you hold yourself accountable,” she says for an interview with ideamensch. She is also fond of her morning routines, which include meditation, breakfast, an hour of work, and a yoga class. She says that because she lacks control over the rest of her day, her morning is important for her to feel centered and grounded; she can then tackle anything that comes her way next. I think Tehzeeb Lalani conducts herself with thoughtfulness in both her personal context, with her morning routine, and professional context, in her field that prioritizes psychology. People would do well to slow their lives, think hard, work hard, and take care of themselves as Lalani does.

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Categories : better version of yourself, counseling, Health, Healthy Lifestyle, mental health, Millennial Enrepreneuers, Mindfulness, Personal Care, Women Entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneur

SoundMind: An App by Travis Chen and Brian Femminella

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· Tuesday, September 20th, 2022

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https://www.businessinsider.com/soundmind-gen-z-founders-pandemic-stress-trauma-solution-2021-11

Travis Chen and Brian Femminella acknowledged how there was a lack of trustworthy mental health resources, and so they decided to come up with an app called SoundMind, which uses music to help reduce anxiety for individuals. Both of these individuals battled immense challenges in their personal lives, and they used them as inspiration to try to provide resources for other people. They created an online environment for people to have crucial mental health resources, and have a sense of community for others who understand the struggles that they are going through. They plan to expand their app even further to allow creators to upload their own sounds, along with commission opportunities.

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Categories : App, better version of yourself, Health, mental health, Mindfulness, Music, Musician Entrepreneurs, Uncategorized, Young Entrepreneur, young entrepreneurs

Italian Graphic Design Entrepreneur

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· Sunday, November 14th, 2021

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Do you ever wonder how you can make your social media look appealing?

Antia D’Alisera is not merely a successful YouTuber. Born in Rome Italy, and now a freshman at Kings College in London, she was raised by her father who is a movie producer and her mother who is an interior designer in Rome. Her older sister recently graduated from Parsons School of Design for fashion. Anita is surrounded by excellent taste and a beautiful eye for aesthetics. While on vacation, Anita and her family frequently travel to their house on an island off of Greece called Patmos. From growing up surrounded by her parents and sister’s excellent taste in style, art, and design, Anita has found a passion and deep interest for graphic designs, film, beauty and exquisite aesthetics. She is gifted with ideaphoria and can easily put her ideas into practice, since she currently has her own YouTube channel and her own graphic design business.

Anita D’Alisera, known as AniDali on Youtube (and for all her social media platforms), is currently a content creator for more than 6 years reaching 26.4 thousand subscribers. She is a young entrepreneur since she gets paid by YouTube, and also started her own graphic design business in 2020. The purpose of her business is to help Youtubers create aesthetic intro, outro, and banner templates for their Youtube channel. She customizes people’s needs based on what their YouTube channel is about and her prices are very affordable. There is a demand for having YouTube channels be pleasing, since the more the effort in regards to how one’s presentation looks the more people will subscribe to it. This is understandable and what a person says in their videos matters as well.

On the Fiverr website, an online marketplace for freelancers, Anita mentions that in addition to helping YouTubers create graphic designs, she customizes beautiful templates for clients’ social media as well. Anita has an entrepreneurial mindset because she realizes that not everyone is a YouTuber so she has branched out to help people make their other social media platforms look attractive and beautiful. Anita’s talent for design at her young age promises a lifetime of inspiration to create beauty and make it known.

Here is additional information on Anita D’Alisera:

https://www.fiverr.com/anidali/create-graphics-for-your-social-medias

https://www.instagram.com/anidali/?hl=it

https://www.youtube.com/c/AniDali/featured

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Bianchi Candle Co.

Posted by gallagherjr21

· Wednesday, October 20th, 2021

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There are many things that people enjoy and one common thing is candles. Candles can come in all different scents, wicks, and ingredients. These things make each candle unique, and an all natural soy candle handed poured in Papillion, NE, Italy is definitely unique.

Nic Bianchi received a candle making kit on his twelfth birthday and was hooked from that point on. He Nic Bianchi, Bianchi Candle Company, with a few of his products. kept on creating all natural soy candles and soon afterwards, he introduced his candle business, Bianchi Candle Company. The company did not come as a surprise to his parents because if you rewind to Nic’s younger years, you would be impressed with the young boy. During elementary school, Nic would sell toys to his classmates at recess. Later, he upgraded his little toy business with a catalog and everything was sold with a logo of his creation. He even went the next step and employed two other children as sales reps to help him with his toy business at school. His eagerness to be an entrepreneur expanded as he entered his candle company. The candle making process is more complex than most people think. Besides having a passion for entrepreneurship, Nic enjoys the math and science subjects which is a bonus in his candle making. Much thought goes into the ratios of ingredients and the sizing of the wick to ensure a longer burn and elements of the jar and label will matter in the process since the heat of the flame could destroy them.

Bianchi Candle Company has launched many candles for different occasions or purposes. The motivational candle, Yes You Can candle, and the Bianchi Candle Co, purely luxurious candles, are two of the most popular brands of candles that the company sells. All the candles are natural and without any dyes causing them to be purely white, which when his last name is translated from Italian, it means white. Nic’s story is inspiring for me because he followed his passion which brought him into the world of business.

You can visit Bianchi Candle Company website here.

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Categories : Art, better version of yourself, Business, Business::Entrepreneurs, Candles, Creating, Kids, young entrepreneurs

Fit + Faith

Posted by osmonder19

· Friday, December 4th, 2020

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Fit+Faith International - Christian Women Getting Healthy & Honoring God Throughout this semester in ENTR 101, Dr. Sweet has talked about the different ways to integrate our faith into what we are passionate about. Whether it’s sports, music, art, etc., there are plenty of ways to combine the Christian faith with a business. Dr. Melody is an inspiring young entrepreneur who did just that. Originally, Dr. Melody was a doctor of physical therapy and then acquired skills in coaching and mentoring as a health and life coach. She was inspired to combine these skills with her passion for her faith to encourage physical, mental, and spiritual health. About - Fit+Faith International

From this inspiration, Dr. Melody founded Fit + Faith International. The mission of this organization is to “empower and equip God’s Daughters in growing in their health, faith and life to blossom into who He created them to be.” Dr. Melody saw herself struggling with prioritizing physical health in the busyness of life and wanted to help herself as well as other women. She is passionate about encouraging women in a way that is helpful, biblical, and loving.

Her organization offers several different services and tips for healthy living. Dr. Melody runs a podcast called, “The Healthy Christian Women Podcast.” Additionally, she has spoken at different events and holds a Breakthrough program. There are also meal and exercise plans posted on her website.

I think that this is a really unique way to combine talents with passion! Dr. Melody is clearly a qualified individual who genuinely wants to encourage women to be the best versions of themselves. Also, Fit + Faith has a blog that really dives into the tough, difficult topics. Dr. Melody talks about how to be truly healthy – not just working for an “ideal” body. I really appreciate the inclusivity of this organization, and I think that its mission to encourage women in truth and love is really great.

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