Hart Main was a very young man when he started with his business idea. At the age of 13, Main was already an entrepreneur. While most teenage boys were busy playing Fortnite, Main was thinking outside the box, already planning ahead for the future. Many teens end up leaving high school with little money, just a little here and there from mowing a lawn, shoveling a driveway, or having a low-paying job for a short bit. Main has established a company called ManCans. Main wanted to create manly-scented candles so he started this business at a very young age. It started in his kitchen and now it has grown to be over 150 stores.
Not only has Main created a successful company at a very young age, he has also used the money he has made for good purposes. Main is also a man of many talents. With his father, he wrote a 90-page book about being a young entrepreneur. At 17, Main talked about in his book how he never anticipated his company growing as much as it has.
Main’s idea in creating his company was creating candles that weren’t too girly. Main’s goal in creating his candle brand was to raise money to buy a bike that cost $1,200, since his parents would not pay for it. He never expected his company to pop off like it did. Main even put his candles in soup cans to make them more manly. Since he bought soup cans, he donated that soup to food banks. Main even expanded his business to include women’s scents, starting a line called SheCans, with female scents. The most popular men’s scents are fresh cut grass and campfire.
Even though Main already has a successful company, he still intends to go to college. He intends to go to college to be a sports agent. This company will be Main’s job while he’s in college.
It is very impressive that he started this idea and grew it so quickly from such a young age. The idea itself is genius I would definitely buy one of these. Next, putting a candle in a can is very innovative and makes the candle more visually appealing to most men. Lastly, I am impressed he is still going to college while running this company.