Zev Shapiro is no ordinary college student. His childhood was unlike his peers. Born and raised in Cambridge Massachusetts, he is currently a sophomore at Harvard University. At the age of 10, he helped manage Senator Elizabeth Warren’s campaign. In 2014, he was invited to the State of the Union Address as Elizabeth Warren’s guest. He enjoys reading academic law and public policy journals for fun and discussing politics. He always has had an entrepreneurial spirit, especially with his visionary personality; he often looks ahead as to what can be solved and improved in our society. Before graduating high school at Cambridge Rindge and Latin in 2020, he launched TurnUp (in 2019), a non profit application dedicated for young activists to increase voter turnout. TurnUp targets Generation Z progressives by having the capability to connect with other progressive individuals for specific causes. Zev wants to provide his peers with a network to organize events, marches, and protests for teenage activists. He specifically focuses on increasing voter turnout in all U.S elections but there are some other causes such as social justice, racial inequality and educational rights issues. The use of TurnUp proved to increase 36 million young voters nationally in 2020. Additionally, TurnUp made it possible for 17,000 people to make connections with one another and attend progressive events and it has over $2,000 individual donors. This new progressive activism app has grown in such a short amount of time. Through TurnUp, Zev Shapiro brings together a new generation of young activists for leftist causes.
Despite Zev Shapiro’s political beliefs, as Christian entrepreneurs we should be inspired by his entrepreneurial spirit and dedication so that we can create some kind of innovation which spreads Biblical Truth, the Word of God, and conservative thought to Generation Z. So what are we waiting for?
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Amala Ekpunobi: Conservative Thinker, Influencer, and Entrepreneur
When considering the traits that make a person popular in today’s world, “conservative political stance” is generally not on that list. In fact, it’s rather more likely to be on the Unpopular Traits list. And yet, in some sort of see-saw effect, the market for conservative thinking seems to have grown. Naturally, this is where Amala Ekpunobi comes in.
The supply/demand market for conservative thinkers is niche, but it is even more so for young conservatives. A podcaster and influencer for conservative thought, Amala isn’t the only one of her kind, but she is one of few. Now 23, Amala came from an activist, leftist background, but changed trajectory when she discovered a new way of thinking. Now, she’s passionate about showing people why she believes what she does, and the harm that is being done to our country by such a radical agenda. She built a platform on social media by sharing her thoughts and ideas, and even joined PragerU as a talk show host in 2021 (she has since moved on).
This proves that regardless of the ideas in popular culture, there will always be a demand for alternate ideas in media, and that thinking for yourself and talking about issues can go further than family arguments at the Thanksgiving dining table. And it’s not just a demand, it’s a need. Thinking for oneself is one of the most important skills somebody can have, and speaking boldly against harmful ideas needed and valued, no matter how unpopular people tell you it is.