Hart Main saw his sister, Camryn, selling candles for a school fundraiser. He thought that the scents from the candles were “too girly.” About one month after, Hart completed a triathlon and said that he did not do well in the bike race, because his bike was older. He wanted a Trek racing bike that costed $1,200. However, his parents told him that he would have to buy it with his own money. In 2010, when Hart was only 13 years old, he founded ManCans, a candle company that sells “manly” scents in a soup can. In 2011, a soup kitchen in Lima received 200 cans of soup from Hart. The cans were projected to last approximately five months. A news station in Columbus heard about Hart’s company and broadcasted a story about it. The Associated Press also got word, which lead to Mancans being requested an average of three candles for every order. The cans were From 2010 until the time the article was written in 2015, Mancans have went from being created in Hart’s kitchen to being created at Beaver Creek Candle Company and sold in almost 150 stores in the United States. Mancans has also given thousands of dollars to many soup kitchens. As of 2015, the company has donated 100,000 soup cans and $35,000 to 25 soup kitchens in four different states. Most people would have never considered doing something that they at first thought was bad. However, Hart gave the candles a second chance and it resulted in great success.

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Hart Main is an entrepreneur who came up with the idea to make manly scented candles. He did this at the age of 13 after teasing his sister about selling scented candles specifically for girls for a school fundraiser. He was driven to make scented candles for men after reconsidering his purchase of a $1,500 bike. His parents contributed to helping their son develop the candles and start his own business, which they named ManCans. He shows the entrepreneurial trait of taking an idea, even if it sounds silly at first and evaluating a feasible solution. Hart’s ManCans candles show his innovation by putting manly scents such as Campfire, Bacon, Sawdust, Fresh Cut Grass, and Grandpa’s Pipe into soup cans. The company that makes these candles is Beaver Creek Candle Company in Lisbon, Ohio, which employs a developmentally disabled workforce to make the candles by hand. ManCans candles are sold in every state, with sales exceeding six figures annually. Hart also donates part of each of the sales to soup kitchens across Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Michigan. Hart Main inspires me to take whatever ideas I have, take what resources I have, and come up with a feasible solution. Hart Main inspires me to look at the possibilities of any idea.