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Raelynn Heath-Rae’s Materials

Posted by Sean8Mahoney

· Sunday, December 4th, 2022

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Raelynn Heath is a young girl who started her own business making and designing jewelry. she started making jewelry when she was just 4 years old.

Young Raelynn started making her first jewelry with plastic beads and acrylic. as she got older, she continued to create new things like jewelry out of clay and recycled pieces of soda cans and chip bags, and even her old clothes she grew out of. With her mother’s assistance, she would give donate to members of her community to those specifically lost loved ones. she plans to expand into clothing design as well.

From Raelynn’s amazing product and mission, she made it onto the 1 Million Cups to spread awareness of her product and to explain her story. 1 Million Cups is a Weekly education program that gives experiential learning opportunities to entrepreneurs of today’s world.

I find young Raelynn’s so unique with her recycled jewelry and I’m behind impressed that she made such a popular project at such a young age. I think her story is motivation to us all to commit to our ideas and make them come true.

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Categories : Art, Business::Entrepreneurs, Charity, Clothing, Construction, Design

Big Bee, Little Bee

Posted by FrenchJA21

· Tuesday, November 15th, 2022

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This company was started by a mother and daughter duo, whom refer to themselves as big bee and little bee. Marlo (little bee) came up with the idea of wanting a place to put her markers when she is drawing. Out of this was born the Marker Parker. A hexagon-shaped marker cap holder. Where kids can easily grab a marker, use it, and then put it back in its proper cap in the Marker Parker. Amy (big bee) simply takes little bees’ ideas and helps to turn them into reality. They were recently on Shark Tank and have been on numerous morning shows. They have since grown their product line, to now include the ScrubBEE. Another invention by Marlo that caters to the smaller hands of preschoolers. It is designed to gently clean a baby’s delicate skin and scalp, help a toddler or preschooler learn good hygiene in the tub and at the sink, and encourage even big kids to effectively scrub their dirty hands, body, and face. A product that’s built to grow with her. It is so cool to see how far this mother-and-daughter-duo has come. Marlo’s creativity at such a young age shows much promise for her entrepreneurial journey in the years to come.

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Categories : Design

Destiny Snow

Posted by joedeluca21

· Wednesday, October 26th, 2022

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Destiny Snow is a very successful young entrepreneur who owns the business called SnowGlam collection. This is an online company that sells beauty products to women. One thing that stood out to me was how she handled the COVID situation regarding her business. Constantly being stuck at home made her realize that she needed to focus on growing her company. She did this by the help of a social media influencer named Ari Fletcher. She tagged her on her Instagram story, and Destiny instantly saw how big of an impact that had on her business. She said her phone started blowing up with orders as soon as Ari posted on her story and that was the spark her business needed. I thought this was a very clever of way of getting exposure. It was pretty much genius as it immediately reached her target marker which are primarily teenage girls who love to shop. Another thing that I found really impressive was the number of sales she had for her online business. It was an astounding amount of over one million dollars over the course of two years. If Destiny keeps working the way she is and utilizing social media, I think she still has more room for growth and expansion. The most inspiring part of this story was how she used COVID to help strive her business to where she is at today. Instead of letting the pandemic hold her business back, she optimized this as an opportunity to really focus on social media as her main way of connecting to her customers.

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Categories : Art, Celebrities, Clothing, Design, Influencer, Instagram, Social Entrepreneur, Women Entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneur

Luke Economou – Madman Los Angeles

Posted by Christian Suceveanu

· Thursday, October 20th, 2022

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Luke Economou is a Greek/American young entrepreneur who goes to UC Santa Barbara. Luke was born in Connecticut but has lived around half of his life in Santa Monica, California, before moving to Santa Barbara this past year for school. I consider Luke to be one of my closest friends from back home as we have known each other for almost 10 years now (ever since he moved to Los Angeles) and have built a brother-like relationship. Luke has always had a passion for fashion and is one of the most innovative and entrepreneurial-minded individuals I have met. Similar to me, Luke graduated high school right after the COVID pandemic hit in 2020. He was originally planning to attend UCSB right away but instead decided to attend a local community college online. It was during this time that he started his designer/streetwear brand, Madman. Luke’s vision with Madman is to provide extremely stylish and luxury clothing that blends the culture of Los Angeles with our inner “madman.” The moto for his brand is, “What’s done in the dark, must come to light.” Luke wanted to establish a culture around his brand so that when people acquired his fashion pieces, they became part of the Madman family. Luke has been selling his product mostly through his online store, https://madmanlosangeles.com/, but has also initiated multiple pop-up stores in various locations around Los Angeles. Most notably, Luke held pop-up stores and events several times in the renowned shopping mall, The Beverly Center, at the Lost Warhol’s concept store. Madman was featured on the Beverly Center’s main attraction screen and has received overwhelmingly positive feedback on his brand’s design, message, culture, comfortability, uniqueness, and much more.

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Categories : Apparel/Accessories, Clothing, Design, Great Ideas, Influencer, Millennial Enrepreneuers, Shopping, Young Entrepreneur

Moziah Bridges

Posted by joedeluca21

· Monday, October 17th, 2022

· 4 Comments

Moziah Bridges is a young entrepreneur, and his business is called “Mo’s Bows”. He started his business when he was just nine years old. He started it because he wanted a suitable bow tie and didn’t find anyone that he liked so he decided to make his own. This started the creation of his colorful bowties where he would use leftovers from his grandmother’s sewing projects. Ever since he learned how that skill, he mastered it, and it inspired him to start his own business. I was amazed how at that young of an age that he could put his time and dedication towards sewing and making bow ties. While on his site, I thought that his bow ties were very creative and unique, and I also noticed he also did neckties and squares with cool designs. What I found most interesting about the growth of Moziah’s business was that he appeared on shark tank at the age of 11 and actually made a deal with one of the sharks. He was fortunate enough to have Daymond John as a mentor that would guide him to leading a successful business. He was mature enough to realize that there was always room for improvement and listened to all the advice Daymond has given him thus far. In my opinion, this is when his business took the next step, and he has generated over 200,000 dollars with the sales of his ties. I also like how he is never complacent and is always looking to improve. His ultimate goal is to make his business a multimillion-dollar company and I think he can achieve this if he keeps on working the way he is.

Moziah Bridges talks bow ties, books and plans post-high school

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Categories : Clothing, Creating, Design, Entrepreneurship, Male Entrepreneurs, Shark Tank, Young Entrepreneur

Jaffry Mallari

Posted by rosiealexander

· Monday, October 10th, 2022

· 3 Comments

Jaffry Mallari is the creator of the clothing brand Resurgence, where he creates fashion based upon his graphic designs. He started from the bottom, and rose his way up to success by scraping by with every cent he could use to make even basic designs to sell. His efforts paid off generously, and he has many consumers that love his designs.

In high school, Jaffry realized that he wanted to take his love for designing graphics to the next level, and make it his career. He started out with only $400, but was still determined to create a thriving business that he would pour everything he had into. He views clothes as a “canvas” where he can use his artistic abilities to create a design that others would enjoy. He took two unrelated ideas: fashion and art, and combined them to create Resurgence.

He struggled greatly with finding funding to create his designs, and since they were so limited in the beginning, his designs were basic and lacked originality. Another challenge he faced was discovering an audience that would be interested in his designs, but he used his love for the platform Discord to reach out to others. Now, he has a vast audience just from his Discord use.

Jaffry Mallari is an excellent example of a successful young entrepreneur, because he created a successful, and innovative brand out of close to nothing. His efforts inspire others to realize that ideas are achievable no matter the limitations, and to follow their passions.

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Categories : Apparel/Accessories, Clothing, Design, Fashion, Uncategorized, Young Entrepreneur

Jocie Hagan: One Project Closer

Posted by PelletierHG22

· Tuesday, October 4th, 2022

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Jocie Hagan and her husband, Ethan, started their own business of renovating houses. It started just by helping friends with slightly more advanced small house projects, but as their name got around their project sizes grew just as well as their popularity. To capitalize off of their growing name, they started a blog/vlog which incorporated primarily how to’s about various around the house projects. They partnered with Home Depot, which got them discounts on the materials and furnishings that they use in all of their projects. They also had on their blog lists of what materials were necessary for all of their projects in addition to comparisons between similar materials and proper examples of when each is appropriate to use. Additionally, Jocie connected her crafting and artistic skills to this business, and they also posted how to’s for a wide variety of artsy projects and décor. She does everything from simple diy wall art to full room theme painting to cute art projects to do with kids. Jocie engages her daughters in the family business, which also helps to grow their name. This serves as the primary money maker for the couple to raise their family on, and they have big plans in store for the future of their business.

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Categories : Blogging, Building, Decor, Design, Interior Design

Nicole Dutra: Dutraville

Posted by PelletierHG22

· Tuesday, October 4th, 2022

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In Ellicott City, MD, Nicole Dutra found a passion for hand dying clothes and fabrics. After years of experimentation with different methods of tie dying, she found ice dying her favorite. A couple more years later, she decided to sell her work and create a business out of it. She named her business Dutraville, and creates all of her pieces from home. She sells her work both from Instagram and Etsy, but she also does custom orders. Nicole provides excellent customer service with both quick shipping and, if you’re in the area, she will even drive it to you. She even will give you a personal tour of her studio and explain the process behind ice dying, show you all of her dyes, and even let you help her get a project started! She sells everything from tote bags to hoodies to Turkish towels, and she provides a discount if you want her to dye an article of clothing (or other cotton piece) that you already have. Her business is still growing, but it is definitely already worth her time. Nicole has had stands at many small business fairs, most commonly being outside Su Casa on Main Street in Old Ellicott City one Saturday of every month. She has even had the opportunity to partner with other small business owners and combine their products and skills! Dutraville is one of my favorite small businesses to support.

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Categories : Apparel/Accessories, Art, Clothing, Creating, Design, Fashion, Handmade

Lirika Matoshi

Posted by brakmg22

· Friday, September 30th, 2022

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Most people who have Tiktok or any form of social media remember “The Strawberry Dress” that took the internet by storm in 2020. It almost seems strange how such a fanciful dress became so sought after and coveted in a time where no one was going out and wearing beautiful clothes. Despite the hardships that quarantine brought, this fairly expensive dress became the best-selling item in Lirika Matoshi’s collection. Women who were software engineers, stay-at-home mothers, nurses, young teenage girls in high school all agreed that the dress was absolutely beautiful, bringing to mind the Tiktok concept “cottage-core,” more easily defined as rural bliss (which was how Vogue described it). “Most of my designs are inspired by my childhood. I feel like the things that make me feel better are the strawberries, the dress, the gowns, nature in general,” Matoshi said about the nostalgic feel the dress evoked. This dress was not practical by any means and there were very few places to which people could wear it in which the dress would make sense…but that didn’t stop the mass excitement over this gorgeous “princess” dress.

Lirika Matoshi, originally from Kosova, is only 26 years old. A self-taught designer without any formal fashion school training, she learned to make everything she has from her sister, designer Teuta Matoshi. She began with making accessories when she was only 20 and made the courageous leap of moving to New York. Since then, she has only expanded her line of accessories and clothes. In 2020, her business took off with the Strawberry Dress. Now, she outfits numerous influencers and celebrities and her label has a following of almost one million. With her significant platform and accomplishments, she has been added to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. The emergence of social media has been able to push designers and artists to become huge names among influencers who have so much sway over young consumers. As a self-taught artist myself, I’m glad to see that the possibilities truly are endless and the algorithms of social media platforms may be the answer to success. Anyone can put themselves out there. All it takes is one post, one dress for something to take off.

Vogue article: https://www.vogue.com/article/strawberry-dress-lirika-matoshi-popular

Lirika Matoshi’s Strawberry Dress: https://lirikamatoshi.com/products/strawberry-midi-dress

Lirika Matoshi’s website: https://lirikamatoshi.com/

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Categories : Apparel/Accessories, Art, Design, Entrepreneurship, Fashion, Uncategorized