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A “New Story” for the Homeless

Posted by pjnickoloff

· Wednesday, November 28th, 2018

· 5 Comments

In many cases the world’s greatest technological advances are reserved for the rich until they slowly defuse into the mass market and if the poor are lucky, they eventually have a chance to utilize them. However, New Story, a nonprofit; has paired with ICON to give the poor an exclusive first dibs on some amazing technology.

New Story + ICON have developed the capability to 3D print houses and are using this technology to build safe, affordable, and comfortable homes for the homeless around the world. They can print 600-800 square foot homes in 24 hours for less than 4,000 dollars. The impact this can have on third world is insane. It will create safer and cleaner communities where their residents can develop to their fullest potential.

Not only is New Story a crazy cool organization, but one of its co-founders and CEO is a millennial with a crazy cool story. Brett Hagler went to college pursuing all the wrong things in life. He wanted money, fame, and women. Instead he got cancer. His fight against cancer helped him to put his life into perspective and brought him back to his Christian faith. After beating cancer he decided to follow his new passion and start an organization that actually helps people.

2016 Brett was voted a Forbes 30 Under 30 Entrepreneur and in 2018 named Top 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs by Goldman Sachs. In 2017 New Story was called one of the “Most Innovative Companies In The World,” by Fast Company. This organization is small, but has shown stunning growth and continues on a successful path. In college as Brett chased the wrong things he gained a lot of entrepreneurial experience. He used these skills and a lot of hard work to create something amazing and it is changing the world in insane ways.

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Categories : Building, Charity, Construction, Engineering, Great Ideas, Haiti, Millennial Entrepreneurs, Social Entrepreneur, Social Justice, Technology, Uncategorized

Gladiator Lacrosse

Posted by ServentiJA1

· Wednesday, November 7th, 2018

· 4 Comments

In 2013, Rachel Zietz identified an issue identified a relatable issue to most athletes. She believed equipment was both too expensive and not durable enough. At the age of 13, Rachel sought to solve this issue. Hence, the company Gladiator Lacrosse was born. After attending the Young Entrepreneurs Academy in Boca Raton, Florida, she had an opportunity to pitch her idea to a panel of investors. She was given $2,700 to get started. She used this start up capital to create a line of lacrosse rebounders which is affordable, high quality, and durable. After just one year on the market, Rachel had made $200,000 in revenue. Two years later, her sales had increased to over $1 million dollars! Not to bad for 3 years considering her startup money began at $2,700. She continues to impress the entrepreneurial community as she was honored as a finalists for the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce’s 2015 Entrepreneur Award. Rachel is a shining example for young entrepreneurs everywhere.

Sources:

-https://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/27/8-young-entrepreneurs-making-serious.html?slide=7

-http://www.gladiatorlacrosse.com/

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Categories : Athletics, Business, Fitness, Health, Uncategorized, Women Entrepreneurs, Youngest Entrepreneurs

Zollipops

Posted by ServentiJA1

· Wednesday, November 7th, 2018

· 3 Comments

In 2014, Alina Morse asked her dad a simple question to solve a prevalent issue among children: cavities. She asked, “Dad, why can’t we make a lollipop that’s good for your teeth?” This question sparked the creation of Zollipops. With help from her father and a significant amount of research, this 7 year old entrepreneur was able to make this dream a reality. But what would she call these healthy lollipops? Her little sister Lola came up with Zollipops and Alina loved it. Zollipops are a sugar free, vegan, smart, organic, and “yummy’ candy. They are made with the sweeteners xylitol, erythritol, stevia and other natural ingredients which are healthier alternatives to sugar. They also help to neutralize acidity in the mouth, which prevents bacteria that causes tooth decay to grow.

Last year, Alina made $70,000 in sales and entered the kids’ version of “Shark Tank.” Even through this remarkable success, Alina is not quite finished yet. She’s currently working on getting Zollipops into dentist offices and schools across the country!

Sources:

-https://zollipops.com/our-story/

-https://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/27/8-young-entrepreneurs-making-serious.html?slide=4

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Categories : Business, Great Ideas, Health, Shark Tank, Women Entrepreneurs, Youngest Entrepreneurs

Clean Eating Alice

Posted by murphybm1

· Monday, November 5th, 2018

· 3 Comments

Often, when people think of personal trainers, they think of big, bulky men who eat enormous amounts of protein and only wear sleeveless shirts. Alice Liveing, however, does not fit that stereotype. Alice Liveing, instead, is a girl who used to describe herself as a “junk food addict.” After years of unhealthy eating habits, acne-prone skin, and low confidence, she decided that it was time to make a change. She started to change her eating habits by only eating healthy or “clean” foods. She would post all of her meals onto her Instagram page in order to keep herself accountable. On top of this, she started to workout regularly and posted her progress to her Instagram account as well.

She was able to quickly shed two dress sizes, going from a 12 to an 8, by simply changing her diet and exercise routine. It was not long before people started to notice and admire her progress. Through her Instagram, they were able to track her journey and use it as encouragement to fuel their own. She quickly gained 636,000 followers on this social media platform, catapulting her entrepreneurial and fitness career.

She capitalized on her newly found fame in order to launch her own personal training and fitness business. She has also written 3 books, one of which is the famous: The Body Bible. By the age of 24, Liveing has been able to build a successful career, not only as a personal trainer, but also as a business woman and entrepreneur. She used the resources at her disposal to grow and market her business as much as she possibly could.

Alice Liveing is a terrific example of a young entrepreneur because she adapted her business model to fit the needs of other young people. She used social media to reach other millennials in order to better advertise to the market she was familiar with. This shows the importance of pivoting your ideas and adapting your businesses to align with your target market. I am inspired by Alice Liveing and would like to take a similar approach to marketing with my future business.

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Categories : Athletics, Fitness, Health, Women Entrepreneurs, Youngest Entrepreneurs

Tags : fitness, millenial entrepreneurs

Tree-planting Tea Business Continues to Grow

Posted by smithJG18

· Monday, October 15th, 2018

· 3 Comments

Mark Sotomayor, a fellow Grove City entrepreneurship major, started his own business in October of 2017. Té Amo was created in response to Mark’s belief that he should start a business in college due to his major. Mark summed it up like this, “If you’re gonna major in it, why not try your hardest to start a business?” He knew that if he came up with an idea, he could also use it to enter into various competitions that Grove City pays for . Using his Peruvian grandmother’s chai recipe, Mark shares his love for tea with Pittsburgh, and gives the proceeds to Haiti. Having gone to Haiti before, Mark came up with an idea for a value proposition: for every bottle of tea bought, one tree is planted in Haiti. Trees naturally make the soil more rich in nutrients, thus causing more produce to be able to grow. With more resources, Haitians can make a living and feed their families.

During my interview, Mark’s face became serious as he explained that not all aspects of his business have been sunshine and rainbows. This past year, there was a mix-up with Mark’s business taxes, making him receive a hefty $800 fine from the IRS. In addition to this, Mark also received a cease and desist order from a company in Guatemala with the same name, Té Amo. With these two problems along with various others, Mark does not know for sure what the future holds. But he does know that, “People are supportive of my idea…It makes them feel something, as it should.” While Mark encountered many hardships, he still feels confident in the idea of his product and he wants to make it work. Exemplifying true grit, Mark illustrates how to persevere through seemingly impossible situations because his vision is worth more than just a paycheck.

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Categories : Agriculture, Business, Charity, Haiti, Millennial Enrepreneuers, Social Entrepreneur

Hubble Contacts, The Harry’s Razors of Contacts

Posted by SpicherJM18

· Tuesday, October 9th, 2018

· 3 Comments

Two young men named Ben Cogan and Jesse Horwitz have completely disrupted the contact industry with their contact delivery service, Hubble Contacts. For just $30 a month the company will send you fresh daily contacts in the mail. Think Harry’s Razors but for contacts. The contacts are produced by St. Shine and are FDA approved. The reason the company can get you fresh daily contacts for so cheap is because they have skipped the middle man and go direct to consumer.

Ben grew up in New York City and worked as a Senior Customer Insights Associate at Harry’s where he “helped to build the Customer Insights Team where I surveyed and interviewed customers, modeled new business opportunities”. Jesse also grew up in New York and invested his own money in private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, and real estate. Both met at Bridgewater in the summer of 2011. After they met Ben spent time on the Hubble idea and with input from his fellow workers at Harry’s made the move to start the company and called Jesse for help in the start up.

Hubble Contacts has had wild success because they are the first direct to consumer contact lens brand that is both affordable and high quality. They are able to achieve there affordability part of their business model by having the direct to consumer business model and they also take less than a 80% margin that most company’s in the industry are at. As of 2017 the Hubble team has acquired more than 20,000 customers.

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Article: https://ownersmag.com/hubble-contacts-ben-cogan-jesse-horwitz-interview/

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Categories : Health, Millennial Enrepreneuers

Entrepreneurs That Will Brighten Your Day

Posted by pjnickoloff

· Saturday, October 6th, 2018

· 6 Comments

Andrea Sreshta and Anna Stork were just two ordinary grad students pursuing their degrees at Columbia University when they had a “bright” idea. In 2010 while they were still in school, a terrible earthquake hit Haiti. One of their class assignments was to develop and design a product that would aid in the relief of this struggling nation. Thus, LuminAID was born.

These solar powered lanterns solved a massive problem which is commonly over looked in relief efforts. The under-developed state of Haiti already suffered from its lack of electric lighting. However, especially in times of crisis good lighting is a necessity and Sreshta and Stork noticed this gap and optimized its potential. Their first prototype was made after several hours of tinkering. The next three weeks of their class was spent refining the idea. Once they saw the amazing potential for the product they filed for a patent.

This brilliant duo teamed up with several relief teams in Haiti and tested out their new idea. It was an absolute success and proven to get the job done. The LuminAID was so successful they decided to start a real for-profit company selling them for commercial and recreational use. Their market development strategy has caught a lot of traction and the LuminAID lantern has shown stunning growth. Officially back by Mark Cuban from Shark tank, The LuminAID team is well on their way to impacting the world and making people rethink lighting.

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Categories : eCommerce, Haiti, Millennial Enrepreneuers, Shark Tank, Social Entrepreneur, Solar Power, Women Entrepreneurs

We Are the World

Posted by colfleshdj17

· Monday, September 17th, 2018

· 2 Comments

We Are the World

By: Daniel Colflesh

Music. What a way to help people. In 1985, a song titled “We Are the World” was born. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie (with arrangements by John Barnes) and produced by Quincy Jones. It is one of the fewer than 30 all-time physical singles to have sold at least 10 million copies worldwide. Not to mention, a lot of famous artists (37 artists) were featured on this track, including: Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, John Oates, Daryl Hall, Tina Turner, The Jackson 5, Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder. They all came together to produce this masterpiece of a song that would rake in $63 million (today, $141 million) for the humanitarian aid in Africa and the United States.

The United Support of Artists for Africa is best known for its recording of “We Are the World” and the “Hands Across America” event in 1986. In these 33 years, USA for Africa has raised more than $100,000,000 to help ease the pain an poverty in Africa and the United States. The main goal of this organization is to help people in poverty and give them a chance to have a better life. They have clearly raised a lot of money for the people in Africa and the United States.

One thing that I think is really awesome is that a bunch of different artists came together (regardless of their skin color, religion, or anything biased) and made this song that would impact a lot of people. I think that is is a really amazing thing that people can come together through a common interest (music) and create something that touches so many people’s hearts, minds and emotions. Even though that USA for Africa is essentially a non-profit organization, they have created such a great way to bring revenue to help people in such a positive way. One day, I hope that I can find a way to help people through making music. That would mean so much to me and be one of the best things that I could do. It would bring so much joy and happiness to me and would be a great goal of mine. Hopefully one day, I can help people through music.

Websites used:

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Are_the_World

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Categories : Africa, Haiti, Helping Hands, Music, USA