Sally Wynter, 27, grew up poor in a deprived area of London with no hope for the future. By 23, she’d set up her own business with just £1,000 of savings, which she sold at age 25 for a seven-figure sum, going from poverty to becoming a multi-millionaire. “Growing up, there were seven of us … Read more
Marcus Gram is the founder and owner of Joyner Vending. Today, at age 31, I have a thriving vending machine business that brings in more than $300,000 in sales a year. But a few years ago, I lived at home with my mom in Rochester, New York, working a $17-per-hour managerial job. My goal was … Read more
In 2011, Louis Herron quit Ball State University, put his things in a rucksack, and moved west. The man from Indianapolis wanted to get outside more, so he got a job washing dishes at a restaurant near Yosemite National Park. He worked his way up to being in charge of employee recreation, which meant taking … Read more
The founders of Storage Scholars, Sam Chason and Matt Gronberg, went on ABC’s “Shark Tank” to ask for a $250,000 investment in exchange for a 5% stake in their company. Mark Cuban paid his way through college with a variety of side hustles. On Friday’s episode of ABC’s “Shark Tank,” a pair of founders who … Read more
Moses Lin never thought he’d make any money as a musician. Once, early in his career in 2016, he played a coffee shop for three hours and got $3 in tips. “I was so discouraged, I literally went home and cried,” Lin says. “I was like, I’m never going to make a living performing music. … Read more
When Melissa Butler, 32, took her line of custom-made, vegan lipsticks — in bright colors ranging from pink and red to green and purple — on ABC’s “Shark Tank” in 2015, she was laughed out of the room. “The chances that this is a business are practically zero,” Kevin O’Leary said in the episode. “You … Read more
His family was down to their last $12 and living in a shed. At only eight years old, he took matters into his own hands and founded Aaron’s Garden, his own plant business. He was able to help his family move into an apartment and buy his mom a car. The pandemic has been complex … Read more
After getting rejected by more than 15 medical schools, 29-year-old Charlie Chang decided to start his online teaching and content creation business. In 2014, I was fresh out of college and thought I had my life all planned: Go to medical school, get a six-figure job as a doctor, and make my parents proud. None … Read more
Whitney Wolfe Herd Even during the Internet’s early years, dating websites have always been famous. Fast forward to today, even though millions of people still find potential companions through these traditional dating websites, an excellent chunk of singles has already shifted to using dating apps. Two of the most famous dating apps, Tinder and Bumble, … Read more
Gary Wang, co-founder, and chief technology officer of Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has been crowned the world’s richest billionaire under the age of 30 with a net worth of $5.9 billion, according to Forbes’ 2022 World Billionaires List. This year’s list, which used stock prices and exchange rates from March 11 to calculate the personal … Read more