Rachel Zietz is a very young Entrepreneur that was born in Boca Raton, Florida. She has a passion for sports and loved everything about them. Her love followed to Lacrosse where she practiced so much of and played her whole life. When she was training at a young age, she could never find great equipment for cheap in her hometown. She wanted to make a change for this, and come up with an idea of making quality equipment for cheap prices. At thirteen years old she launched her company called Gladiator lacrosse where they produce lacrosse products.
I chose Rachel because I am in love with sports just like her and she was able to make a difference in the sports world for everyone. Looking deeper into her work that she has done, the website is really nicely done and shows all the produces well. they do no just sell lacrosse sticks and balls, they also sell a lot of different training equipment, which helps people get better at the game like she once did.
As of right now, she is currently playing lacrosse at the university of Princeton. This is very impressive that she is following her dreams playing the sport she plays and getting a great education and one of the top university’s in the world. What is also impressive that she is able to keep up with school, lacrosse, and her company. While she is playing there was a problem with earning money while playing a sport at college. She talked to the NCAA and was able to get it passed on where she is still able to run her company while still playing lacrosse. Her company is suppose to earn about $7 million in revenue this year. I am impressed with how far she has come and how she was able to get a business running when she was at such a young age. Also when she was able to keep up her school work and abilities to play at a D1 program for lacrosse.
Rachel’s story is very impressive due to the success she has found in her business. I admire how her business came to be because she saw a problem in her own town and decided to do something about it. This is a very important entrepreneurial trait because she was willing to dive in and take a risk to make a change and help others. Her story is inspiring and her ability to balance school, playing lacrosse, and managing her multi-million dollar company is motivating.
Wow. She is a real life wonder woman. She is the epitome of being a student on and off the field. As for her ability to earn a living and play a college sport. I am sure that she is happy to see that NIL for college athletes has provided for her, i know the situation is different but i am glad to see that there are college athletes who want to make a difference in the world.
This is a very impressive story! Starting a sports equipment business cannot be an easy accomplishment. Producing sturdy equipment to compete with multimillion dollar sports suppliers takes a lot of time and dedication. This is a great example of a young entrepreneur seeing a problem with one of their passions and innovating and then monetizing the solution.