10 Under 21 Entrepreneurs to Watch!
10 UNDER 21 ENTREPRENEURS TO WATCH
Image Credits: Courtesy of Xavier Waye
Xavier Waye/Savior Publishing, LLC
At the tender age of 9, Xavier Waye developed his 5-part book series, “The Adventures of Firesky.” The book is based on the untold story of King Tutankhamun and his true heir a daughter named Raven. With the support of his parents Xavier not only decided to publish the story for the world to read, he also created his own publishing company , Savior Publishing. Having broken records as both an author and the only African American CEO under the age of 18 to own and operate a publishing company Xavier is someone to watch!
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Princess Kennedy/Princess My Way, LLC
Kennedy is 7 years old and the Creator and Chief Creative Director of Princess My Way. The company is focused on making girls feel good about themselves, which make them princesses. Princess Kennedy provides a pledge to her customers and audience on her social media channels to help them remember what a Princess truly is, her pledge goes: “ I Dream My Way, I Slay All Day, I Cry, but Its Ok, I’m true to me because I’m a Princess My Way. Princess My Way sells Bracelets and Charms called the “Journey Bracelet-which helps girls embrace their journey, a line of empowering T-Shirts called “My Tees,” and handbags called “My Way” which are eco-friendly and unlike any other handbag on the market. Along with her produce line she has also taken on the #Me Too movement with a solution which came as an answer to Oprah Winfrey called “Starting Now.” This enterprising innovator is definitely someone to watch!
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Alina Morse/Zollipops
https://zollipops.com/our-story/
Alina desperately wanted to accept a lollipop from a bank teller, but her Dad told her no. She asked her dad, ”Why can’t we make lollipops that are actually good for your teeth?” In 2014 Alina and her dad’s infectious confections hit stores as a vegan, organic, smart and yummy candy. Alina’s candy’s are hitting stores around the world and look to be around for many, many years. This young entrepreneur has the time to create so many more tasty treats and become a major staple in the multi-billion dollar candy and sweets industry. Ms. Morse is definitely an entrepreneur to watch!
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Moziah Bridges/Mo’s Bows
https://mosbowsmemphis.com/pages/store-categories
Mo’s Bows came about because Moziah Bridges needed something to help himself look sharp, as his young age, and he could not find anything on the market for him. So he created his only line of bow ties. After his appearance on “Shark Tank” in 2013 he hit fashion mentor gold with Daymond John, the creator of the clothing business FUBU. Daymond took on the young fashion icon and developed the brand which is on its way to be a cultural phenomenon like FUBU. Moziah Bridges looks to attend college and study fashion design after he graduates from high school in 2020. This is definitely an entrepreneur to watch!
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Zandra Cunningham/Zandra Beauty
https://zandrabeauty.com/pages/about-us
At the tender age of 9, this budding beauty icon found a need and filled it after her dad told her he would not buy her the lip balm she wanted. Zandra went online and learned how to make her own lip gloss and whipped shea body butter. She started selling her products at local farmers markets in 2010. Since then her products were picked up by Costcos nationwide. Zandra also sells broader line of beauty products and donates 10% of her profits to girls education programs. Watch this up and coming beauty icon take over the natural beauty market.
Image Credit: Courtesy Mikaila Ulmer
Mikaila Ulmer/Me & the Bees Lemonade
https://www.meandthebees.com/pages/about-us
When young Mikaila was four years old she got stung by a bee. Instead of trying to kills all bees that could sting her in the future she started finding out how she could save Bees because of what they do for our earth and environment. At the ag of 9 she started making her grannie flaxseed lemonade and now her brand is selling in Whole Foods Markets around the country. Now 13 Mikaila continues to support efforts to save the bees. Mikaila is one to watch because her efforts will help save our planet while she is dominating the natural beverages industry.
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Shubham Banerjee/Braigo Labs
https://www.braigolabs.com/#aboutus
In 2014 Shubham Banerjee created Braigo Labs, Inc. which develops humanely optimized technologies. They created an open source DIY Braille printer using LEGO, the first light-weight portable, almost silent, IOT/Cloud enabled Braille printer. This incredible innovation by a 12 year old has been recognized by numerous investors and young Banerjee has received the 2016 Edison Innovation award “The Tommy.” The products the companies is developing at the hand of this young innovator is definitely an industry trendsetter to watch.
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Cory Nieves/Mr. Cory’s Cookies
https://mrcoryscookies.com/pages/our-story
At the tender age of 6 Cory, the son of a single mother, was tired of taking the bus. He took the matter into his own hands and decided he was on a mission to raise money for his mother to buy a car. His mother inspired Cory to raise money so that he could go to college. Cory created the perfect chocolate chip cookie from all natural products and birthed Mr Cory’s Cookies. He sells his cookies online and on his way to not only paying his way through college he has built a solid customer base and product that will continue well after he is a college graduate.
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Logan Guleff/Winner of Masterchef Junior 2 & Logan’s Rubs
http://orderupwithlogan.blogspot.com/
Logan Guleff is already an incredible Chef at the age of 14 and the creator of his own line of food products beginning with Logan’s Rubs. Logan received the best advice in the cooking world from famed Celebrity MasterChef Gordon Ramsay “Find your own standard of excellence and stick to it.” With this amazing advice and incredible cooking skills most adults would envy Logan is on his way to being one of the chef’s that will warm our hearts and fill our tummies in the future.
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Isabella Dyamalovski/Luv Ur Skin
At the age of 14 Isabella was the youngest contestant on Shark Tank Australia. She developed her own line of natural skin care products for young girls. She found that there were skin regiment products for adults but not many for young girls. Her mother had her work with chemists to create the best recipe and now luvurskin is one of the best tested and positively ranked natural skin care products available. This is a beauty innovator to watch!