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Carl Pei – Nothing Out of Something

Posted by coyac22

· Sunday, October 23rd, 2022

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Carl Pei knows how to create hype and gain an audience quickly. He has founded two companies in his lifetime, OnePlus and Nothing. OnePlus is a smartphone company that began with phones labeled “flagship killers.” He was able to offer smartphones with great specifications at a lower cost than most in the sector. With this, the company gained a lot of hype and attention and quickly grew to the company it is today. Since then, the company has been bought out by Oppo and Carl Pei left the company in October 2020. He has now created another technology company called Nothing that aims to bring the seamless ecosystem that Apple offers at a lower cost while being more open-ended. The first product they released were wireless earbuds similar to Apple’s AirPods Pro, but for a fraction of the cost. I own both AirPods Pro and Nothing’s ear(1), and they offer more for the price compared to AirPods Pro. While they are not as good, what you get for the price is crazy! Recently, Nothing released an Android phone in Europe but not in the US, unfortunately.

Carl Pei has shown an entrepreneurial spirit in the businesses he has created and the innovation he has pushed. He is challenging mega-corporations like Samsung, Google, and Apple to innovate. He has inspired many to create and not be afraid to compete with some of the most powerful companies in the world! His creative mind is infectious and inspires so many people. Not only is he creating noise in the market, but his products have quality and he does things right the first time with a unique touch.

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Categories : Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Technology

Candy that will save your teeth!

Posted by howardwj22

· Wednesday, October 19th, 2022

· 4 Comments

Alina Morse founded Zolli Candy after her parents wouldn’t allow her to eat any. She was frustrated because her parents were limiting her to such an addicting craving. She has had an interest in eating candy since she was little, and has worked on creating a way to enjoy the satisfaction of candy, while avoiding the cavities. A lot of parents these days worry about how many sweets to give their kids and Alina has found an alternative. Working hard from a young age, she has come up with a way to make candy a lot healthier. She also had help from some family members in getting her business up and running. Producing sugar free candy that won’t land you an appointment to the dentist, wasn’t easy. After lots of experimenting and getting feed back from peers, they finally landed on a product. This new candy showed parents hope for giving their kids candy. With Zolli candy, these new parents won’t have to worry about their kids ending up in the dentist office. The candy is also enjoyed by adults as well. With many varieties of flavors to choose from, both kids and adults are satisfied with these treats. Providing this alternative of candy, brings a whole new approach to the market. Most candies are loaded with sugars and artificial flavors, but zolli’s is an alternative option. These other candies also have dozens of ingredients that you probably can’t pronounce.

Being different in the marketplace can provide success to your product. Alina’s story is very inspiring. At such a young age, she has provided the general public with a product that the market has not seen much of. Zolli’s candy can be found in many stores around the United States. When looking for a healthy alternative, but looking for something sweet, look for Zolli’s candy.

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Categories : Candy, Entrepreneurship

SAFETRIP

Posted by abi.renee

· Tuesday, October 18th, 2022

· 2 Comments

SAFETRIP is a wonderful app designed to book non-emergency and emergency medical transport for the elderly, veterans, homeless, and anyone else in need. Surprisingly, this revolutionary idea was co-founded by young engineer Langston Whitlock.

At 12 years-old, Langston was learning to code and fell in love with it. Eventually, Langston used his newfound knowledge to make an app to contact his absent father. With these skills, Langston was later brought on to the SAFETRIP team by Ja’Nese Jean.

Ja’Nese Jean, a co-founder of SAFETRIP, birthed the idea when witnessing a homeless veteran not having access to healthcare or transportation. Knowing Langston’s skillset, she invited him to the developing team to collaborate together and make the revolutionary app come to life.

This app allows its users to book emergency or non-emergency transportation. Vehicles include premium cars, vans, wheelchair accessible vehicles, and ambulances as needed.

Since its creation, SAFETRIP has raised over 2 million dollars in funding because of Langston’s technology. Although it’s currently based in Georgia, the company hopes to soon expand into other parts of the country and make an even bigger impact.

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Categories : App, App development, Health, Programming, Teen Entrepreneurs, Transportation

Moziah Bridges

Posted by joedeluca21

· Monday, October 17th, 2022

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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

Johnny Cupcakes

Posted by Kasianideseg21

· Sunday, October 9th, 2022

· 5 Comments

Johnny Cupcakes, an odd name for a bakery. A nickname from co-workers, Johnny Earl has been serving “fresh-baked” T-Shirts across multiple locations for several years now. An entrepreneur from a young age, he started 16 businesses before the age of 16. He has been featured in FORBES, NPR, BusinessWeek, INC Magazine, Wall Street Journal, WIRED, New York Times, The Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times; and seen on MTV, Bloomberg TV, MAKER, Attack Of The Show, The Food Network, and WWD!

Johnny Cupcakes: A T-Shirt Startup That Gained a Cult Following Through Unique Marketing and Word of Mouth

The idea came when he was creating new designs for the rock band he played for. He came up with the first Johnny Cupcakes design, featuring a skull and crossbones with a cupcake replacing the head. After wearing it in the office, everyone seemed to want one! Johnny began selling t-shirts out of his truck, and focused on customer experience instead of marketing. A known prankster, he loved the idea of “tricking” people into thinking he was running a real bakery!

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“Our bakery aesthetic is so convincing, that customers are usually convinced they are walking into a bakery expecting to get a cupcake. My inner-jokester still gets a kick out of fooling hungry shoppers. Cupcake or not, customers usually leave with a t-shirt or a great story. However, one April Fool’s Day we sold real cupcakes and hid all of our t-shirts!”

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As he began to assume a cult-like following, he added new and exclusive designs. some would only be available for certain hours! The T-Shirts, which make fun of pop culture and replace known figures with cupcakes, are becoming increasingly popular on social media where they garner the attention of masses.

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For Johnny, customer experience is everything, he hides vanilla scented air fresheners in store locations to mimic the smell of frosting. T-Shirts are placed in vintage refrigerator cases and packaged in pastry containers when purchased. He is known as “The top Innovator in Retail” because of his personal connection to customers. He has been known to show up randomly, and post his location for people to find him. Johnny Cupcakes has hosted movie nights, bowling, roller-skating and more simply for the connection and brand loyalty. Prankster or not, Johnny knows the importance of a strong customer base and uses the connection to his advantage by dialing in to what fans want to see next.

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Categories : Apparel/Accessories, Business::Sales, Cakes, Clothing, Comedy, Content Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Experience

Stuart and Lisa Harrison – Sojourn Well Jewelry

Posted by masonaj22

· Tuesday, October 4th, 2022

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2018-08-03_10-17-34_266 (2019-07-16T14_28_44.665).jpeg Stuart and Lisa Harrison are a husband and wife entrepreneur team who handcraft unique jewelry from their cabin in the mountains of Colorado. They also happen to be great family friends that grew up in my small town of Berryville Virginia. Originally starting in Virginia, Lisa used jewelry making as a way to fundraise for a missions trip. Though she was always passionate about art Lisa never thought it could be a viable career option. However, after her fundraiser, she started to change her mind. While attending business school she grew the business and eventually married with Stuart Harrison who became her business partner. Stuart had experience with woodworking and building which transferred nicely into the business. The two have worked together for many years now and have seem their business grow through many seasons.

They spent nearly two years traveling the country in their trailer while maintaining their business. They did this by custom building their trailer with a workstation to keep up with their thousands of Etsy orders. The Harrisons are avid explorers, hikers, and climbers, and have used this unconventional method to pursue those passions while running a successful business. Incorporating many nature focused elements such as ferns, suns, stars, moons, mountains and more, you see their love of the outdoors shine through their work.

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Another unique aspect to their business is the materials they use. While the Harrisons were exploring various parts of the western United States they dug and mined for their own gems and stones to be used in their jewelry. They spend hours sorting and organizing the stones they find to ensure the highest quality products.

Stuart and Lisa Harrison have turned a passion they thought would never be anything more than a hobby and have used it to find not only business success but their ideal lifestyle.

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Categories : Creating, Entrepreneurship, Handmade

Palmer Luckey

Posted by heltzelnj22

· Tuesday, October 4th, 2022

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Palmer Luckey has created a super successful business that has made hundreds of millions of dollars at such a young age. Luckey, who is the founded of and CEO of Oculus VR, has raked in nearly $100 million from venture capitalists and an addition $2.4 million from a Kickstarter site. His company, Oculus VR, is a set of virtual reality goggles that you can play video games on. The thought of being inside some of your favorite video games is something Luckey wanted to witness himself, and put his work to the test. Luckey developed his vision for this product in his teen years, and he crafted his first prototype when he was 16. He entered and explored the world of virtual reality, which was becoming more and more popular as technological advances increase. He started designing and creating virtual reality headsets when he was just 16, at 19 he founded his company, Oculus VR, and at 21 he sold it to Facebook for $2 billion. Millions of people were amazed at the thought of virtual reality and how technology has advanced so much, tempting them to indulge in the product and purchase it. And now, at just 22, Palmer Luckey is on the verge of doing what generations of technologists before him tried and failed, bringing virtual reality to the masses. Expansion in virtual reality can reach crazy heights, Luckey believes. He thinks VR can apply to jobs, being able to see the doctor by putting a pair of goggles on, and even having medical workers practicing and perfecting their surgery procedures in virtual reality. Virtual reality is the future and will continue to prosper, changing the world in a positive way. Luckey, who created something that will forever be remembered, creating a net worth of over $500 million, which no one this young has ever accomplished.

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Categories : Entrepreneurship

Mikey Wren

Posted by TrainerND1

· Monday, October 3rd, 2022

· 3 Comments

Michael Wren is a young entrepreneur who became popular in St. Louis, Missouri after his vending machine company, Mikey’s Munchies Vending, took over. At the age of 8, Mikey came up with the idea of making vending machines to put over the city of St. Louis. Mikey, who is now 13, owns a total of 12 vending machines. He has taken a step out of the world of business and is a Amazon Best Selling author for his book Mikey Learns About Business. Mikey is an icon and leader around St. Louis and helps teach financial education and entrepreneurship skills.

Mikey is a unique type of entrepreneur because he has used his skills to not only begin a running business, but is also spreading his knowledge to his peers to help them advance their skills in the business world. Mikey is inspiring in the world of entrepreneurship because he faced adversity head on taking all of the skills he lacked in and built on them to become a better young entrepreneur. Everyone should listen to Mikey’s lessons about entrepreneurship as they not only give you skills on how to innovate and run a business, but teaches lessons on overcoming adversity and the importance of studying general necessities in life such as money spending and other financial qualities.

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Categories : Entrepreneurship, Finance

Me & the Bees Lemonade: Saving the Honeybees

Posted by nuzumrk22

· Sunday, October 2nd, 2022

· 4 Comments

Perhaps fear can best drive someone towards success. Well, that was the case with young Mikaila Ulmer, whose fear of bees drove her to create a delicious honey and flaxseed lemonade concoction at the age of four. To conquer her fear of the little pollinators, Ulmer took initiative to understand bees and their environment and after looking through a cookbook from her great grandmother, she found her great grandma’s special recipe for flaxseed lemonade. She decided to add a bee-inspired twist to it: honey. What started as a lemonade stand in her front yard and at a few youth entrepreneurial fairs grew into Me & The Bees Lemonade.

The business started to take off when a local pizza shop asked her if they could sell her product. She agreed and in doing so, was forced to start bottling her lemonade. A few years later in 2015, Ulmer took Me & the Bees Lemonade to the TV screen, appearing on Shark Tank. She walked away with $60,000. Me & the Bees Lemonade has, since its beginnings, been sold in 1,500 stores all over America including Whole Foods Market, Kroger, and The Fresh Market, to name a few.

From the beginning, she’s been donating to save the honeybees since they are such an important part of agriculture. Ulmer donates ten percent of her profits to charities that support the honeybees. Furthermore, she has established The Healthy Hive Foundation, a nonprofit that educates people and supports beekeepers and research. Mikaila Ulmer is a great example of not creating something entirely brand new, but something with a brand new twist: honey-sweetened, flaxseed lemonade. Mikaila Ulmer is a great entrepreneur because she saw that something great (her grandma’s lemonade) could, with a little innovation, be made even better.

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Categories : Bees, Beverages, Entrepreneurship, Lemonade, Shark Tank, Uncategorized, Young Entrepreneur

The Famous Pink Box

Posted by Kasianideseg21

· Saturday, October 1st, 2022

· 4 Comments

The iconic pink box has been taking over Instagram, TikTok, and the world. Crumbl Cookies was founded by two cousins; Jason McGowan (CEO) & Sawyer Hemsley (COO). While attending Utah State University they embarked on a mission to find the perfect chocolate chip cookie.

Thousands of dollars in dough and failed ideas later, they perfected their recipe. They opened their first location in Logan, Utah in 2017. Slowly, the duo added flavors to their menu and began to gain traction. They experimented with adding additional services, such as pick-up and delivery. All the while maintaining its mission to deliver high-quality cookies.

Back at college, they began to build the brand. The “Crumbl Pink” came from a neighbor’s classic car. They felt the pink was so recognizable, it was soon adopted as the official color. The box shape was harder. Using a college competition they entered Crumbl to try and find their ideal packaging. Some initial attempts were cake boxes, and one even looked like a mini oven! When they saw the pink rectangle, Jason knew. The design for the popular “4-Pack” allows four cookies to rest perfectly inside an oblong box. After the audience votes were in, confirming their pick, Crumbl had its packaging.

By December 2018, multiple locations had been opened and the duo introduced their rotating menu concept. Not only are they constantly adding flavors, but they are revising and improving old favorites too. The pink box inspires the “Taste Weekly” trend. Customers will film with partners in the car, rating the flavors each week. From this, Crumbl gets direct feedback on fan favorites, while spreading the word about the delicious desserts.