10 Young Entrepreneurs Who Are Changing The Game
These 10 Young Entrepreneurs Are Changing The Game
Being a young entrepreneur is no easy task. However, these 10 amazing entrepreneurs make it look easy! They are making waves and changing industries ranging from digital marketing and advertising, to BioTech, to portable ice rinks. Check out our list of 10 young entrepreneurs you will definitely want to keep an eye on in 2022!
1. Roman Alexander Wellington
Roman Alexander Wellington is an American business magnate, best-selling author, award-winning business & branding consultant, speaker, producer, and Entrepreneur.
Wellington has founded nine companies comprising dozens of brands, is ranked as one of the “Top 10 Digital Marketing Consultants in the USA” (2022), and has authored over 20+ books (including the acclaimed “Wellington’s 5-Minute Guides For Success” series) on the topics of Entrepreneurship, Digital Marketing and Advertising, Brand Building, Leadership, and more.
| Name | Roman Alexander Wellington |
|---|---|
| Age | 28 |
| Company | ElysianMed |
| Position | Founder & CEO |
| Website | https://romanalexanderwellington.com |
| @romanalexanderw | |
| @RomanAlexanderW | |
| Books | https://www.amazon.com/Roman-Alexander-Wellington/e/B08R16FQ4Y |
2. Helen Mayer
Helen Mayer is the founder & CEO of Otter. Mayer started building Otter, a platform that matches families who need childcare with stay-at-home parents who can care for their kids, when during the pandemic, she lost childcare for her twins. Otter has raised $27.8 million from Andreessen Horowitz, Abstract Ventures, Sequoia and Thrive Capital.
| Name | Helen Mayer |
|---|---|
| Age | 25 |
| Company | Otter |
| Position | Founder & CEO |
| Website | https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenmayer/ |
3. Griffin Haddrill
Griffin Haddrill is a co-founder of VRTCL, an agency hired by major record labels to make songs go viral on TikTok through remixes, mash-ups, and creator partnerships.
He also works with vintage hits like the Bee Gees’ “More Than a Woman,” which thanks to his efforts, has been featured in more than 279,000 TikTok videos. The right music “makes influencers feel part of a cool and cultured moment, and they like showing that off to fans,” he said in an interview with the New York Times.
| Name | Griffin Haddrill |
|---|---|
| Age | 24 |
| Company | VRTCL |
| Position | Founder |
| Website | https://www.linkedin.com/in/griffin-haddrill-a2a3a6101/ |
4. Maika Isogawa
Maika Isogawa, 25, is the Co-Founder of Webacy which aims to help people manage their social media and digital assets after they die.
The Former Cirque Du Soleil acrobat and Microsoft engineers company, which is still in beta, is also building a chatbot that can interact with loved ones even after they have passed away.
| Name | Maika Isogawa |
|---|---|
| Age | 25 |
| Company | Webacy |
| Position | Founder & CEO |
| Website | https://www.maikaisogawa.com/ |
5. Alfonso de los Rios
Alfonso de los Rios cofounded Nowports, which has raised $92 million to date, to be the data-enabled operating system for Latin American logistics.
The Monterey, Mexico-based company’s tech tools simplify routine tasks for companies, foreign trade, provides flexible and transparent freight-forwarding services, and offers clients credit and insurance.
| Name | Alfonso de los Rios |
|---|---|
| Age | 22 |
| Company | Nowports |
| Position | Founder |
| Website | http://nowports.com/ |
6. Melanie Fellay
Melanie Fellay is the CEO and Co-Founder of Spekit which solves one of the most demanding processes any company has, which is onboarding new employees.
Spekit, the 3-year-old Denver-based startup takes stuff like training manuals and employee handbooks and puts them in a centralized system where it’s easy to access them over time.
Spekit has 90 employees, more than $12 million in funding, and clients like Southwest Airlines and Uber Freight.
| Name | Melanie Fellay |
|---|---|
| Age | 29 |
| Company | Spekit |
| Position | Founder & CEO |
| Website | https://www.linkedin.com/in/melaniefellay |
7. Pierre Subeh
Pierre Subeh is the founder & CEO of X Network which surpassed $1 million in revenue in 2021. Subeh is a Syrian immigrant entrepreneur, writer, and business expert.
He is mostly known for advocating Middle-Eastern representation, and was also inaugurated as the youngest member of Entrepreneur Magazine’s Leadership Network, contributing to the magazine as an industry leader.
| Name | Pierre Subeh |
|---|---|
| Age | 23 |
| Company | X Network |
| Position | Founder & CEO |
| Website | https://www.pierresubeh.com/ |
8. Michelle Zhu
Michelle Zhu is cofounder and CEO of Huue, which makes biosynthetic dyes to replace the toxic chemical dyes in apparel. Indigo used in jeans is especially harmful, and Huue says its biosynthetic version has five times less toxicity. The nearly three year startup is currently setting up partnerships with fashion brands to commercialize its dyes in exclusive lines of jeans expected out next year. Huue has raised $5 million, including from Melinda Gates’s Female Founders Competition, and counts designer Adriano Goldschmied as an advisor.
| Name | Michelle Zhu |
|---|---|
| Age | 28 |
| Company | Huue Bio |
| Position | Founder & CEO |
| Website | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellejzhu35 |
9. Michael Tom
Michael Tom, a former Google software engineer, is the Co-Founder of Radiate. The social network focuses on music festivals in the EDM community, and has more than 500,00 users.
Radiate raised $2 million from Lerer Hippeau, Mehta Ventures and others.
| Name | Michael Tom |
|---|---|
| Age | 29 |
| Company | Radiate |
| Position | Founder & CEO |
| Website | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-tom-66848b79 |
10. Lynn Greenberg
Lynn Greenberg is the Founder & CEO of Pivt. She was inspired to build the company through her own struggles in relocating to a new country for work. Pivt was initially a consumer app to help people moving and traveling adjust to a new city but has since evolved into a platform for businesses to support their relocated, mobile and remote workers. Pivt, with board members including Randi Zuckerberg and Evan Segal, works with seven companies directly.
| Name | Lynn Greenberg |
|---|---|
| Age | 29 |
| Company | Pivt |
| Position | Founder & CEO |
| Website | https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynn-greenberg-3515865a |
What Does It Mean To Be A Young Entrepreneur?
An entrepreneur is a person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. The entrepreneur is the key decision maker in the business, and their goal is to make profit off of their innovative ideas. In order to be a successful young entrepreneur, one must have creative problem-solving skills, be able to adapt to change quickly, and be passionate about their work.
Risk-taking is also essential for young entrepreneurs, as they are constantly putting themselves and their businesses in new situations. While being an entrepreneur when you’re young can be a rewarding career path, it is not without its challenges.
Young CEO’s often work long hours and must be comfortable with uncertainty and failure. However, those who are successful find that the rewards of being their own boss and following their dreams are well worth the challenges.
