At just the age of 13, Rachel Zietz started her own business called Gladiator Lacrosse. It is safe to assume this company is dealing with lacrosse and Rachel is a lacrosse player. When she just 13 years old she ran into a problem. The equipment that she was buying was always breaking and it was not very durable. She tried searching all over the place to find just the right equipment, but she had no success. Being in a family where her brother and parents were all entrepreneurs, she decided to get in on the action.

Rachel started Gladiator Lacrosse in 2012 and made over $200,000 in revenue, and the following year she went over $1,000,000. The business today is thriving even more than ever. The company truly prides itself on quality of their products and it promises in its mission statement that their equipment is 20 percent stronger than all of their competitors’ equipment. Just as good entrepreneurs do she is continuing develop new products to match peoples’ needs. The company is coming out with a Casey Powell special edition line of equipment that uses newer technology to make her products even more durable.

This is a very inspirational story for really anyone that is trying to develop their own products and test the field of entrepreneurship. Just like other entrepreneurs, Rachel saw a problem and decided that she wanted to do something to fix it. This is great example for others that no matter who you are, you can accomplish great things.