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Annie Lawless- Suja Juice

Since the 1980s fitness frenzy, so many people have adored fresh pressed juice. Not only is it a wonderful source of nutrients but it’s delicious too! Many may look at this market and see no need for improvement but Annie Lawless did. Annie co-founded Suja juice in 2012 alongside her 2 partners. Suja is a clean organic fresh pressed juice brand you can find in almost any grocery store in a variety of flavors.

Annies’s story begins with her journey of her health, she has celiacs disease which has had to make her very weary of what food she puts in her body. Throughout her journey with food, she has become an expert in knowing what is and is not okay for her body. And in this journey is when she realized she could make a business out of her findings. Suja prides itself by only putting purely organic fruits and vegetables in their juices. As well as using a specific process called high-pressure processing which “captures all the nutrition in (their) organic produce, keeping them shelf-stable, without preservatives.” Suja has also branched out from juices as well. They also sell a variety of cleanses, wellness shots and powdered greens. Suja has grown rapidly over the years with 18 million dollars in profit its first year of business and now has an estimated 300 million dollar net worth.

Annie however is not only the co-founder of Suja but is also the founder of Lawless beauty, a beauty company that guarantees celiac safe makeup to all its customers. Lawless is sold at all Sephora’s and has rapidly grown in popularity since it was created in 2017. Annie has really set the new standard for safety in not only the arena of food but makeup as well. So next time you’re at the store or wanting to try a new brand of makeup, check out Suja juice and Lawless Beauty!

 

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Chris Bumstead: Bodybuilding Redefined

(LEFT SIDE – Arnold Schwarzenegger, RIGHT SIDE – Chris Bumstead)

Born in 1995, Chris Bumstead, better known as “CBum,” is a Canadian bodybuilder and social media influencer who has quickly become one of the most recognized figures in the fitness world. Best known for winning the Mr. Olympia Classic Physique title four consecutive times (2019–2023), Bumstead has solidified his position at the top of the bodybuilding elite. Starting his competitive journey at just 19, his natural talent and relentless dedication quickly set him apart, earning him comparisons to Arnold Schwarzenegger. Like Arnold, however, CBum’s influence extends far beyond the bodybuilding stage.

Fitness is a notoriously difficult industry to breakthrough. The competition is high with established and professional athletes with pre-existing followings. Specialized diets, supplements, training programs, and competition fees can create financial barriers for aspiring bodybuilders. Slow physical progress, hormonal fluctuations, and mental barriers can all hinder one’s success. Bumstead has overcome all this and more. Not only has he attained a physique to be desired by sedentary and active people alike, but he’s also successfully translated his fame into multiple entrepreneurial ventures. He launched Bum Energy, a sports and energy drink company, and co-founded Raw Nutrition, a supplement brand focused on high-quality performance and recovery products. His partnerships with popular brands like Gymshark, Vaughn’s Treats, and Revive MD reflect his hands-on approach, ensuring that the products he endorses align with his values of transparency and quality in fitness.

In addition to his business endeavors, CBum is also a massive force on social media. With nearly 5 million followers on TikTok and over 24 million on Instagram, he’s one of the most influential fitness personalities online. He connects with his audience by sharing workout routines, nutrition advice, and personal insights into his life. Bumstead has been open about his struggles with mental health and his battle with IgA nephropathy, an autoimmune disease, further endearing him to fans for his vulnerability and authenticity. Bumstead’s combination of physical achievements, business ventures, and online transparency has made him a fitness icon. By redefining what it means to be a bodybuilder in today’s world, Chris Bumstead has inspired millions to pursue fitness.

Tom Bilyeu – Quest Nutrition

Tom Bilyeu is a young entrepreneur from California who co-founded the extremely popular health and wellness food company, Quest Nutrition. Tom Bilyeu’s story to uprising is very inspirational. Instead of creating his company solely for profit making, Tom wanted to create a product that would allow others to live a healthier lifestyle. For a good part of Tom’s early adult life, he was overweight and lived an unhealthy lifestyle. However, he was still motivated to become a successful entrepreneur and wanted to incorporate health into a business idea. Tom ended up having an amazing weight transformation, and simultaneously initiated Quest Nutrition, a health food company that offers a variety of protein snacks, most notably their bars. In the fitness industry, Quest protein bars are one of the most well-known product in their field. Almost every gym, convenience store, and grocery store that I have been to has some form of Quest Nutrition product. Quest Nutrition has a great variety of snack products with very good flavors and a great macro/nutrition label. In 2014, Quest Nutrition ranked No. 2 on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing U.S. companies in 2014. A few years ago, Tom and other co-founders of Quest sold the company to Simply Good Foods Co. for $1 billion. Leading up to the acquisition, Quest was generating revenue over $300 million in that year. Tom’s story is a perfect example of a young entrepreneur using a problem and a need of inspiration in his own life to create a product that not only helps himself with that, but countless others.

Daniel Zakowski | Ready, Set, Food!

Daniel Zakowski created Ready, Set, Food! in 2017. This is a company that sells pre-measured, natural supplements that dissolve in breastmilk, formula, and food. These supplements slowly expose babies to peanuts, eggs, and milk. Daniel’s nephew has life-threatening food allergies and he found out that there are many clinical trials that prove if we expose babies to certain foods then it can help prevent severe food allergies from developing. Daniel teamed up with his brother in law who is a doctor and an allergist, Dr. Katie Marks-Cogan. This supplement is on track to save over 200,000 babies a year from developing a severe food allergy. There are multiple different supplements that you can buy. They created a Peanut Only supplement for babies who already have a milk and egg allergy. You can also buy a Peanut and Egg supplement or all three in one. The biggest challenge that Daniel has faced is the lack of knowledge among parents and medical persons and that they don’t realize babies can be spared life threatening allergies if only they were exposed to these foods earlier on. Daniel was motivated by someone in his own life who has experience a life threatening allergy and wants to ensure that he can give others the best chance to avoid this. These supplements are a really unique way that parents can protect their children; however, they must spread this information.

Source: https://startup.info/daniel-zakowski-ready-set-food/

 

Kenan Pala

The young entrepreneur who I found is named Kenan Pala and he created his business called kids4community. This is a non-profit organization that works with charitable organizations that engage children who are five years or older. The purpose of this is to introduce the concept of charitable work to young kids. One thing I found interesting is how he came up with this business idea. He said in an interview that he was on a leisurely run with his dad and had an “aha moment” when he saw people aiding a baby seal who needed help but not homeless people. This sparked his passion for helping people who are in need when he saw that happen. Kenan was also very involved with volunteering for his community but noticed that it was hard to find work to do because of his young age. I thought it was a great idea because it is creating a positive impact on kid’s lives and at the same time is helping the community. This is also beneficial for parents because instead of finding a babysitter and paying money to watch your kid, you can just send them to this, and they will be busy and accounted for. This young man is very inspiring because he was very determined to make this successful. When he encountered problems at the start with having enough volunteers, he just focused on his vision of helping the homeless. His passion outweighed the conflicts he encountered which eventually led to success and growth of the business. The one question that I have is how he can expand this to other states across the country. I hope that he is able to keep his business growing so that he can have a positive impact on kids and the community.

Interview with Kenan Pala, Creator of Kids4Community - Kidpreneurs - Young  Entrepreneurs with Big Ideas!

Get “Illuminated”

Calloway Cook is a young Entrepreneur who is taking a major step in the supplements market. He was frustrated that the supplement market was lacking an answer for solid healthy supplements. He was working out and taking supplements, but did not really know what he was putting in his body.  He saw some positive effects of the supplements, but did not know the long term effects of some of the ingredients. Just by talking to other people in the market, he realized there was no answer for an openly, honest supplement.

He realized people would be willing to pay a high price to know what they are consuming. The market is shifting to a place where it is willing to spend more to eat better. There has been a health movement with the spread of information. Calvin Cook wanted to enter that market and find a solution he can even use himself.

He created Illuminate labs. Illuminate labs. Illuminate labs are very open about what is in their products. They say that there are no supplement standards in the United States. That is why Illuminate Labs meets the European Union’s standards. The European union’s standards tend to be the highest in the world in this market. On his LinkdIn he just posted that their website had over two hundred thousand hits this last month. They had over one million users in general last year. Their supplements are starting to build a consistent user base.

I think the main thing you can learn from this example is that you do not have to look past yourself for a product. Just examine what problems you have in your life. Your product do not have to solve everything for everyone. It can just be a problem you face, because most likely other people face the same issue.

Alina Morse And The Healthy Lollipop

Alina Morse is just an ordinary high schooler with an extraordinary passion for clean teeth. The 17-year-old is the CEO of a company called Zolli Candy. Zolli Candy creates lollipops, hard candy, and taffy all vegan, natural, KETO, gluten-free, and sugar-free. As a child, after having been offered a lollipop from a bank teller, she pondered over a major problem. Candy is terrible for your health and especially, your teeth. At the age of seven, she decided to act and spent two years over her home stove, endlessly researching, and questioning dentists and food scientists. The result was a lollipop sweetened by xylitol and erythritol, natural sweeteners that, due to their ability to neutralize the mouth’s pH, actually prevent cavities and tooth decay by lowering plaque and bacteria. 

By the age of nine, Morse’s lollipop was finally ready and launched when Whole Foods Market picked it up. The new Zollipops became a bestseller on Amazon and were quickly adopted by Kroger in 2016 while Morse became an inspiring new face to the rest of the entrepreneurship and oral health world. 

With her passion for healthy teeth and gums, Morse has waged a war against the tooth decay epidemic, specifically in children. In an act to save kids’ teeth, she began a “100,000 Smiles” campaign and in doing so, has donated thousands of Zollipops to schools and dentists and has donated her profits to oral health education. It is inspiring to see someone so young be so passionate about one area of pain, a passion she has nurtured since the age of seven and successfully weaved into her million-dollar idea. Morse is a surprising entrepreneur due to how she flipped the problem. She not only made candy harmless. She made it healthy

Mr. Cory’s Cookies

  • Cory Nieves is one of the youngest entrepreneurs as he started his own business at the age of six. His business is called Mr. Cory’s Cookies  and he makes delicious all-natural flavored cookies and sweet treats. The one thing that stood out to me was how dedicated he was throughout the process. It started with selling hot cocoa then transitioned to making the famous all natural from high quality ingredients cookie. For being that young, I found it very impressive how seriously he took his idea. It sounds like the thing that differentiates his cookies from others is the ingredients that he uses. He expanded his line of cookies to more health-conscious people by including flavors like double dark, oatmeal raisin, and sugar with still more to come. I thought that this was smart because eating cookies and other sweet treats is not a healthy option, but with his cookies, it sounds like a better alternative. One thing that I am curious about is the nutrition facts that is not listed on the website. I would’ve liked to compare his cookies compared to normal ones to see how big of a health difference there actually was. While I was looking at the menu, it says that a portion of the proceeds goes back to the community. This is a great idea and represents his purpose of starting the business which is inspiring. He is very mature for his age, and I respect the fact that he still gives money from his sales which shows that he truly is trying to make the world a better place (his dream).
  • At 17 Years Old, Cory Nieves Runs Successful Cookie Business 'Mr. Cory's  Cookies'

The Transformation Factory: Sea Moss

When Alexiou Gibson was a young 19 year old man, he weighed 500 pounds and was told by doctors that he would die by the age of 30…so making major life changes Alexiou “transformed” his body and now lives a healthy life. Using his wild life story, Alexiou wanted to help others live a healthy and happy life so he created this company, The Transformation Factory. This new product released by the startup has high nutritional benefits and is environmentally sustainable. In fact, it is an organic vegan superfood that the transformation factory naturally collects and infuses with spring water and organic fruits to create a gel. Some health benefits include weight loss and weight control, sore joint treatment, post-workout recovery, thyroid issues and even more applications.

Gibson is an extraordinary example of an entrepreneur because he was able to use a passion of his to create a successful business model. Not only that, but his product is meant to promote a healthy and happy life for others so they can share the same success that he enjoyed in his journey. This shows that in entrepreneurship, it can be beneficial to create an idea for something that is important to you and you are passionate about.  He demonstrated grit and determination, not just in his startup but also in battling his own health issues. This teaches and inspires me to stay determined in my own life.

 

SoundMind: An App by Travis Chen and Brian Femminella

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.