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Babur Jahid

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· Tuesday, September 27th, 2022

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For 16 years, Babur Jahid was raised in Afghanistan, leading him to see some incredibly challenging things during his youth. He observed as the people of his country fell from being in a democratic government to suddenly be in a country ruled by the Taliban. But after Jahid fled his country, he was still able to reflect on his past, giving him a unique perspective on the problems in his homeland. Jahid then had a new mission in life: to become Afghanistan’s Minister of Public Health.

But this 21-year-old realized that the problem of fixing the public health of a war-ridden country was a huge project. So, he decided to start with one piece at a time by creating the Resolution Project, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing affordable eyeglasses to Afghans. Because this enterprise is targeted toward the people of Afghanistan, Jahid’s brand stands out because it primarily focuses on the eyesight of people in developing countries, and with less access to facilities that address proper eye care. In addressing this issue, Jahid hopes to improve the country of Afghanistan by attending to the people’s basic needs, education, health, and equality for all in the workforce.

Jahid has inspired me to look at how I can take an item and focus on its accessibility, rather than reinventing an object that already works well. The problem wasn’t the product, it was the process for certain people in certain countries around the globe. Shifting the focus on a personal experience that stemmed from Jahid’s past certainly improved his business and helped it flourish and grow.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://resolutionproject.org/fellows/babur-jahid/

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Tehzeeb Lalani by Anna Ortiz

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· Tuesday, September 27th, 2022

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Tehzeeb Lalani, a young entrepreneur based in Mumbai, India, seeks to heal peoples’ relationship with food. She owns the company Scale Beyond Scale, a Mumbai-based company that consults clients on nutrition. Scale Beyond Scale is designed to help clients move beyond mindsets of short-term weight loss goals and on to mindsets of wholistic and long-term health. Lalani seeks to teach people to design behaviors that they can keep for a lifetime. Working with clients including those with health concerns such as diabetes and heart disease, Scale Beyond Scale is equipped to help people look at issues other than weight loss. She calls the movement toward wholistic health” more sanity, less vanity!” Lalani believes that two strategies for success in implementing ideas are setting deadlines and having a partner for accountability. “Telling people about the idea and that you will bring it to life in a few weeks/few months is also a great way to ensure you hold yourself accountable,” she says for an interview with ideamensch. She is also fond of her morning routines, which include meditation, breakfast, an hour of work, and a yoga class. She says that because she lacks control over the rest of her day, her morning is important for her to feel centered and grounded; she can then tackle anything that comes her way next. I think Tehzeeb Lalani conducts herself with thoughtfulness in both her personal context, with her morning routine, and professional context, in her field that prioritizes psychology. People would do well to slow their lives, think hard, work hard, and take care of themselves as Lalani does.

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Categories : better version of yourself, counseling, Health, Healthy Lifestyle, mental health, Millennial Enrepreneuers, Mindfulness, Personal Care, Women Entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneur

Zollipops“

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· Tuesday, September 27th, 2022

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Alina Morse, the founder of Zollipops, was only seven years old when she came up with the idea for her now incredibly successful candy company.

Alina and her dad took a trip to the bank to deposit a check and as they were leaving the bank teller offered up a lollypop to Alina, her dad told her not to eat the lollipop because lollipops have too much sugar in them and it was going to rot her teeth out of her mouth. So then and there Alina and her Dad got to thinking, why can’t there be a lollipop that tastes good and won’t rot your teeth out? The idea for Zollypop was born. Alina and her Dad came up with a sugar-free, gluten-free, vegetarian, non GMO lollipop made with only natural flavors and it has become hugely successful. After receiving so much positive feedback on their lollypop Lollypop expanded their product Line to also include other sugar free candies for customers to enjoy as well!

Zollypop has made it their mission to save as many smilies as possible so they have partnered with the Million Smiles Initiative to help fight childhood tooth decay which is America’s single most chronic childhood disease.

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Categories : Candy, Uncategorized, Young Entrepreneur, young entrepreneurs

Adelle Archer by Anna Ortiz

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· Tuesday, September 27th, 2022

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Adelle Archer, CEO and co-founder of Eterneva, is on both the Inc and Forbes 30 Under 30 lists. In addition, Mark Cuban invested in her business when she went on Shark Tank in 2019. Eterneva is a business that Archer created after her friend and mentor Tracy Kaufman died from pancreatic cancer. The company produces diamonds out of loved ones’ ashes; Archer conceived of Eterneva because at the time, there were not many options for memorializing passed loved ones. Although cremation is at an all-time high popularity, the ashes get thrown away after about one generation. More lasting, however, would be diamonds made by Eterneva. Diamonds, Archer believed, not only allow people to mourn, but they also allow people to celebrate. I love Archer’s view that people should both mourn and celebrate. The idea is one that Christians should take to heart, as we recognize that death is not part of how the world should (and will) work, and yet hold that it is a gateway to the sweet next life with our loving Savior. Archer knows that the seven to eight month process for making the diamonds is not a drawback but a strength because it gives people time to mourn and process the death. The Eterneva team sends videos, pictures, and updates to mourning clients as they wait for the diamonds, which I believe is an innovative way to care for people. On the celebration side, the Archer counts on the diamonds to encourage people to share stories about the people who died. According to Archer, the diamonds help people to lean into the subject of death instead of turning away from it. Archer believes, and I wholly agree, that our culture hides death too much, and that communication about death is vital to caring for grieving neighbors.

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Categories : Beauty, Communication, Death Care, Great Ideas, Process innovation, Shark Tank, Social Impact, Women Entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneur

Lily Born – A 7-year-old with a Desire for Innovation

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· Monday, September 26th, 2022

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Lily Born, founder of the Kangaroo Cup, was only seven-years-old when she had her initial idea for the business she now runs. Young Lily had a grandpa suffering from Parkinson’s disease. This disease attacks one’s central nervous system and causes muscle stiffness, difficulty with balance, and trembling hands, neck, and jaw. Lily noticed her grandpa’s issue with holding cups steady and felt bad for her grandma who always cleaned up after him whenever he spilled something. After noticing this, Lily decided to develop a cup that would stop the spillage.

Over the next three years, Lily perfected her design. Lily and her father even traveled to China to inspect the company and materials her business would eventually use. At age ten, Lily was prepared to officially launch her company “Imagiroo”. Her company made a specialty cup called a “Kangaroo Cup” which featured a design with three legs to add stability. Her cups are made with ceramic and plastic and made in multiple colors.

Lily Born has been able to sell ten of thousands of cups globally through her idea. She has gone on to win a multitude of different awards and has been recognized on many different platforms. This young girl is inspiring because she took a need she experienced first hand and made a solution herself. Her innovation is remarkable and she has the ability to impact the world with her solution. Not only was she able to help her grandpa, but she is now able to help others in similar situations.

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Categories : Cups, Engineering, Young Entrepreneur

Mia Monzidelis: Ponies for City Kids

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· Monday, September 26th, 2022

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Mia Monzidelis wanted a pony. But for kids like her who lived in the city, that dream wouldn’t soon be fulfilled. With a strong passion for horses, she invented the idea for Power Pony after having received a Hoverboard for Christmas. The young inventor noticed that if she set her stuffed pony over the hoverboard and sat down, her feet on the hoverboard foot pads, she could ride the pony around. What started as a child’s simple idea to pass the time, soon became a thriving business with the encouragement of her parents and the guidance of designers and patent attorneys.

In structure, the Power Pony is nearly identical to her original idea, plus some bells and whistles. It is a small plush pony attached to a chargeable Hoverboard-like motor. The child then puts his/her feet on the engine’s foot pads and can ride the plush horse around. The pony is even iOS compatible with its own app and boasts lights and fancy sound effects. The Power Pony became first available in the summer of 2021 and has turned out to be a fantastic solution for children who live in the city. The company has since sold almost five thousand mechanical ponies around the nation and in response to her success, Mia Monzidelis has donated part of her profits to the Family and Children’s Association of Garden City.

As an entrepreneur, Monzidelis is brilliant because she decided to capitalize on what young children do all the time… make do with what they have. By using her childlike creativity and putting two of her favorite possessions together, she invented a great business, thus teaching other entrepreneurs that great ideas don’t have to be something brand new, it can be a combination of things that already exist, things that you love.

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Categories : Horses/ponies, Technology, Toys, Young Entrepreneur

Alina Morse And The Healthy Lollipop

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· Monday, September 26th, 2022

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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.

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Categories : Candy, Charity, Food, Health, Social Impact, Uncategorized, vegan speciality food, Young Entrepreneur

SAFETRIP

Posted by joedeluca21

· Monday, September 26th, 2022

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Langston Whitlock is another young entrepreneur who started his own business at the age of sixteen. He is taking the tech world by storm as he is the co-founder and CIO of SAFETRIP, which is the world’s first healthcare transportation mobile app and digital platform. With this app, Whitlock’s patented technology can allow users to book non-emergency and emergency medical transport. It also gives the user an option to pay for services using their insurance. Although he is one of the youngest entrepreneurs in this industry, he says he does not let his age deter him from his goals. The one thing he talks about is how he had a good support system because the people around him trusted his skills. The way SAFETRIP was created was that another person named Ja’Nese Jean saw a homeless veteran who didn’t have access to healthcare. Ja’Nese Jean brought on Langston Whitlock because she knew about his skills and talent. This goes to show how good Langston is at coding because SAFETRIP has raised two million dollars in funding. What was inspiring about Langston’s story was how he started to learn coding at the age of 12. He did it by building an anonymous messaging app to contact his absent father. He says that project is what helped guide him toward his greater purpose which is what he is currently doing with SAFETRIP. His message to other people was to always have faith no matter your circumstance because God has a plan for everyone. Although Langston did not come up this idea, I thought it was very impressive to see how talented he was in the tech industry to lead him where he is at today.

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Categories : App, App development, Elderly Care, Health, Male Entrepreneurs, Programming, Young Entrepreneur

Jimmy Donaldson – The Genius Behind MrBeast

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· Saturday, September 24th, 2022

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There are few young entrepreneurs as successful as Jimmy Donaldson, the Gen Z behind MrBeast. Jimmy began posting videos on YouTube in 2012 at the age of 13. He began his channel by making Minecraft videos, but soon expanded to different genres. As he continued to make videos, he continued to fall in love with it. As he continued to create, he sought to understand the YouTube algorithm. Soon he began to find success and has since exploded in his brands. Today, he has 18 different YouTube channels along with channels on many other content platforms. On top of those, he has a successful merchandise brand, an international fast-food resturaunt called MrBeast Burger, and a chocolate company called Feastables.

Jimmy’s main YouTube channel has now surpassed 104 million subscribers and continues to grow. What is so special about him and interesting to his business model is that he reinvests almost all income into future ventures. This has found tremendous success as all of his brands continue to grow. He has been able to sustain this growth through his incredible innovation. Jimmy may understand the YouTube algorithm better than any other content creator, and his marketing has created great success for his physical products. He has inspired countless content creators to structure their brands differently and tailor their content to target audiences. It may be obvious through his content, but Jimmy is very driven by money. He appeared on a podcast, Impaulsive, and stated that his goal is to be the first “YouTube billionaire.” His drive is making money and using it to encourage others through this philanthropy. His brands, from products to content, have seen tremendous return on investments and he continues to reinvest his earnings into his assets.

MrBeast has taught me many principles within entrepreneurship. First, he has taught me passion. It is clear in all that he does that he is incredibly passionate about the content he creates and the products he sells. Second, he has taught me creativity. Jimmy is constantly coming up with bigger and better ideas and they always deliver to his viewers. His content is undeniably creative and entertaining and that reflects in his channel statistics. Third, he has taught me to do the impossible. He does not confine himself to what may only be attainable. He goes beyond and pushes the limits of what is feasible.

Jimmy Donaldson has found incredible success through his many ventures, and is only continuing to grow. He is arguably the most successful Gen Z entrepreneur and I am excited to see what he creates next. He is a great model entrepreneur for our generation and his strategies should be learned from. How much bigger can the MrBeast empire get?

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Categories : Influencer, Young Entrepreneur, YouTube

SoundMind: An App by Travis Chen and Brian Femminella

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· Tuesday, September 20th, 2022

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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.

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Categories : App, better version of yourself, Health, mental health, Mindfulness, Music, Musician Entrepreneurs, Uncategorized, Young Entrepreneur, young entrepreneurs