From Broken Home To Viral Music Sensation- Learn How Rajan Gahunia Is Building A Music Empire
Rajan Gahunia, 22, went viral with his Raptors anthem Northside Since 95, opened for Drake and is now building a music empire.
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Leveraging An $8 Billion Dollar Industry To Create Social Change – Elaine Huang, Founder Of Neon Owl
Elaine Huang left a VP role to found Neon Owl, a media company and lifestyle brand connecting artists and fans to give back to charities around the world.
From Rebel Dropout to Fresh Queen of Badass
Mieko Louise, founder of Badass Street & Sportswear and a mom of 2 from Copenhagen living in Australia, shares why she chose to believe in herself.
3 Brothers Tackle The Key to Standing Out From The Crowd, One Bow Tie At A Time
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Conversation With A Real Estate Investor
Jose Andres, an award winning real estate investor from Modesto, CA and a student at Renatus Real Estate Education, shares why he became an entrepreneur.
Don’t Just Snap It, Sell It! Or Earn Top Dollar For Your Footage!
Lance Ophof, CEO and co-founder of Santa Monica startup ScoopBroker, explains how people can sell their photos and footage and earn top dollar.
Zain Jan’s Story: How this Young Entrepreneur Built a 24-Million Dollar Company In Just One Year
Zain Jan built a 24-million-dollar company in a single year. The young entrepreneur on the energy, mindset and relentless pace that got him there.
Teen Social Activist Carisa Shah Tackles the Cyberbullying Epidemic
Carisa Shah, a senior at The Dalton School in New York City, uses computer science for social good, including her work tackling cyberbullying.
19-Year Old YouTuber Muaaz Shakeel Gains An Audience By Helping Others Build Theirs
Muaaz Shakeel, a 19-year old YouTuber from Milwaukee, grew to nearly 50,000 subscribers by helping upcoming YouTubers succeed with content creation.
Loveable Plush Interchangeable Animals – Your Dreams Come True
Kurt Smolek from Westfield, Wisconsin shares how his love of inventing and his kids inspired Connectimals, loveable plush interchangeable animals.
Haris Reis: “Be Crazy Enough To Know It Will Work”
Haris Reis, President and COO of Changing Lanes International and a former growth hacker at Vayner Media, helped grow the company to 6 figures in under a year.
Jonathan Maxim is Making America Fit Again with Vea Fitness
Jonathan Maxim, an app designer and SDSU graduate, left a Fortune 50 company to found Vea Fitness, an app that rewards workouts with discounts and free gear.
Meet Anjali Gupta: High School Student Bringing Education to Villages Around the World
Anjali Gupta, a high school student from Edison, NJ, founded School for a Village, a non-profit bringing technology and educational resources to students.
How This 5-Time Entrepreneur Is Redefining The Software Consulting Business
Rahul Varshneya, co-founder of Arkenea, has helped 150+ non-technical founders build and launch tech businesses through software consulting.
Teenage Entrepreneur Priya Mittal Proves How Technology Can Solve The World’s Most Complex Issues
Priya Mittal, a New York City high schooler, built GroGreen, an app connecting restaurants with farms' unsellable produce to cut food waste.
Forbes 30 Under 30 Honoree Candice Galek Show Us How to Achieve Massive E-Commerce Success
Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree Candice Galek, founder and CEO of Bikini Luxe, shares how she built her online designer swimwear retailer and brand.
Brooke Lynette Went from 0 to 1M likes in Just 8 Months!
Brooke Lynette grew her Facebook page from zero to one million likes in eight months, with videos amassing over four million views apiece.
High School Dropout Johnny Brown Finds Success Leveraging The Power Of Social Media
Johnny Brown, a 25 year old entrepreneur from Myrtle Beach, SC, uses social media marketing to drive thousands of sales per month for eCommerce brands.
Auctioneers Used To Be Old Cowboys From The Midwest But This Young Female In NY Had Different Ideas
Erin Doherty Ward, a third generation auctioneer from New York, founded Star Benefit Auctions to run fundraising auctions for nonprofits.
Matthew Edgar Uses Data Analytics to Help Small Businesses and Non-Profits
Matthew Edgar, web consultant at Elementive and author of Elements of a Successful Website, helps small businesses and nonprofits use data analytics.
Meet the 17 Year Old Bridging the Gender Gap in Tech: Malavika Vivek
Malavika Vivek, 17, founded Women Tech eXchange and directs Girls Make Apps, working to bridge the gender gap in tech for high school girls.
It’s All In The Family – Family Takes On The Craft Whiskey Business
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High Schooler Briana Berger Is Revolutionizing Code For Girls
High schooler Briana Berger, founder and CEO of coderGirls, runs an international nonprofit that helps girls learn to code and connect it to their passions.
How 2 UCLA Grads Are Re-Imagining Personal Finance for the Snapchat Generation
UCLA grads Tim Yu and Susie Kim, CEO and Chief Creative Officer of Pluto Money, are re-imagining personal finance for the Snapchat generation.
This Millennial Entrepreneur Aims To Be Actively Involved In ‘Nation Branding’
Nikhil Alok, a 20 year old entrepreneur who calls Singapore and London home, co-founded a start-up fundraising business at 17 and works on nation branding.
Brandon Gomez- The Rise of Gains N’ Ripped
Brandon Gomez, a powerlifter from Texas, shares how a Napoleon Hill video sparked his entrepreneurial journey and the rise of Gains N' Ripped.
Jules Schroeder Lives an Unconventional Life
Jules Schroeder, founder of Unconventional Life and one of Inc Magazine's top female entrepreneurs of 2017, empowers millennials to design their own lives.
Bolivian Entrepreneur Gabriel Ruiz Launches Kickstarter To Provide Education To Impoverished Bolivian Kids
Bolivian entrepreneur Gabriel Ruiz launched Bolieve on Kickstarter, selling handmade backpacks that each fund a day of education for kids in Bolivia.
Learning From Experience with Haasith Sanka
Haasith Sanka, a UC Riverside undergraduate, built Foodies, a tinder for food app that lets users swipe on food to decide where to eat.
Learn How Filtr Is Changing The Game For Graduate Recruitment in New Zealand
Lucas Gammie, co-founder of Filtr, explains how the job seeking platform connects employers with graduate job seekers across New Zealand.
USC Freshman Markian Benhamou Blows Up on Social Media
Markian Benhamou, aka The Smiling Redhead, built an audience of 750k while a USC freshman. The young entrepreneur on going from Marbella to viral.
Circumstances Inspire Surgeon From India to Evolve into A Serial MedTech Innovator, Author and Stand-up Comedian
Dr. Jagdish Chaturvedi, a Bangalore ENT surgeon named one of the 35 innovators under 35 by MIT Technology Review, co-invents medical devices and does stand-up.
Julius Dein, the “British Cheeky Bastard” with 8M+ Followers on Facebook
Julius Dein, a British magician and social media influencer with 8M+ Facebook followers, shares how one viral video launched his career.
‘It’s Not About Being An Entrepreneur, It’s About Teamwork And Building Value’ Says The Team At Leophile
Leslie Gu, head of marketing at Leophile in Shenzhen, explains why teamwork and user experience drive the design of its ergonomic Bluetooth headphones.
Benjamin Yee Disrupts The Way Business Owners Manage Their Wholesale & Trading Companies
Singapore entrepreneur Benjamin Yee founded Higher Identity, which built EMERGE App, affordable software for wholesale, trading and e-commerce businesses.
Steven Benson: Grit Wins
Steven Benson, a Stanford MBA and former top Google Enterprise sales executive, founded Badger Maps, a sales app that helps field salespeople succeed.
Laone Desert: The Girl from Botswana Who Said: “I Can And I Will, No Matter What”
Laone Desert from Gaborone, Botswana runs The Business Intervention, a project that tackles youth unemployment by promoting entrepreneurship as a career.
All About (Film) Locations, Locations, Locations with Brian “BLT” Tan at WRAPAL
Brian L. Tan, known as BLT, worked on films like Tron: Legacy at Dreamworks before co-founding Wrapal, which connects filmmakers and photographers to locations.
99 Creative Words of Wisdom for Business with Randi Brill
Randi Brill, Chief Creativity Lab Guru at Chicago design agency QuaraCORE, shares 99 Creative Words of Wisdom for business from her new book.
Meet the Founder of “Successful Dropout”, Kylon Gienger
Kylon Gienger, who sold his companies in 2015, founded the Successful Dropout podcast featuring people who left school to pursue their business or dream.
Success Requires Focus, Work and Effort
Richard Lowe Jr, a bestselling author of 63 books and owner of The Writing King, shares why success requires focus, work and effort.
Learn from Goubtube (and His 1,000,000,000 Views): How To Go Viral On Facebook In 4 Steps
Goubran Bahou, creator of Goubtube with over 1,000,000,000 Facebook views, shares his 4 steps for going viral on Facebook, starting with content.
The Quest for Smart Buildings
Paul Amelio, co-founder, inventor and chairman of N2 Global Solutions in New York City, is building a wireless Super Grid to make existing buildings smarter.
Iowa Mom Seeks To Help Women Heal From Early Motherhood Trauma
Iowa mom and blogger Emmy Kissinger shares how she built a business around helping women heal from early motherhood trauma through her blog and ebooks.
Mompreneur in Business Against All Odds
Ankitaa, a digital marketing strategist in Rudrapur, India, and founder of AnksImage, shares why she became an entrepreneur and how she runs her businesses.
Foam Finger Nation: 25,000 Miles to Glory
Rhett Grametbauer traveled 25,000 miles in a 1967 VW Bus to every NFL stadium for his documentary and book, and started the site Foam Finger Nation.
Taylor and Bianca Share Their Experiences As Entrepreneurs Building UNIQ STUDIOS
Taylor and Bianca, graduates of Stephens College, founded UNIQ STUDIOS, a Midwest PR company that produces art projects, public events and exhibits.
Phd In Exercise Science And Nutritionist Team Up To Create Healthy Protein Beet Brownie
Austin Robinson, PhD, and nutritionist Sofia Sanchez co-founded Beet Strong, which makes protein brownies with dark chocolate, almonds and no added sugar.