Are you looking for any self-employment opportunities in your career? In the age of the Internet and technology, people are more confident and want to try their luck in entrepreneurship. Currently, 14% of the total population is into running their own businesses in the field of digital media to showcase their talent. One of the common excuses you will find among youth is they are not experienced enough to start their own business. However, you can start your journey at any age with any idea and become an entrepreneur. In this blog, we have enlisted 10 such young American entrepreneurs in the United States who will be your role model to prove age is just a number and encourage you to sell your ideas.
1. Madison Maxey
Age: 22 years
Company: The Crated
Net Worth: $3.6 million per year
After dropping out of college to pursue her dream of becoming a fashion designer, Madison Maxey began designing innovative pieces that would revolutionize fashion. She is the founder of The Created and her designs incorporate the latest technology, like The Smart Fabric. It is capable of conducting electricity through circuits. She has hired engineers, designers, and innovators who can integrate science with the fashion world.
2. Ryan Hickman
Age: 11 Years
Company: Ryan’s Recycling Company
Net worth: $1.5 million per year
Ryan Hickman did not like to see discarded bottles and cans lying on the ground. He collected the recyclables from his neighbors by going door-to-door with a bag attached to his bike. Ryan sold it to a local recycling center under the name of “Ryan’s Recycling Company” and received $5 for a haul. At the age of 13, he ran his own business and earned more than $14,000 while recycling 1.5 million cans and bottles.
3. Moziah Bridges
Age: 17 years
Company: Mo’s Bows Memphis
Net Worth: $3 million per year
Moziah Bridges, who appeared on ‘Shark Tank’ is now 20 years old and sold more than $700,000 in handmade men’s ties and accessories. Once he gave an ‘Obama Blue’ tie to America President Barak Obama. He hired tailors with effective creativity and handled his business with charity. Moziah started the Go Mo Summer Camp Scholarship Fund ten years ago, as a charity fund. He sent more than 100 kids to summer camp with the help of the fund.
4. Richard Ludlow
Age: NA
Company: Acedemicearth.org
Net Worth: $12 million per year
Richard Ludlow had an idea about the potential that the internet holds in providing a huge learning platform for upcoming generations. He launched Acedemicearth.org, the non-profit website that brings quality education to students free of cost. Ludlow denied a full-time job offer in addition to admission to an MBA course for following his dream of upvoting a website.
5. Kylie Jenner
Age: 25 years
Company: Kylie Cosmetics
Net Worth: $200 million per year
Kylie Jenner is the founder of Kylie Cosmetics which is one of the first digital-only brands to make a splash. She began by applying makeup herself and sharing the process with her fans over social media platforms. Later on, her brand went viral over the internet and sold almost $200 million worth of products in its first year. She was 24 when she launched her brand, which puts her among the richest young American entrepreneurs today.
6. Benjamin Kickz
Age: 23 years
Company: Sneaker Don
Net Worth: $1 million per year
At the age of 16, American Benjamin Kickz Kapelushnik created a rare trainer reselling website as part of his hobby. When his business started growing up, he began to gain celebrity clients which include DJ Khaled and Odell Beckham alongside an ever-growing client list. He started making more contacts and enlarged his network to increase the reach of his business. He started buying equipment in bulk and invested his profits in it. His sales are now worth over $1 million.
7. Noa Mintz
Age: 17 years
Company: Nannies By Noa
Net Worth: $1 million per year
At the age of 12, Noa founded a company named Nannies By Noa. She has been interviewed on the national radio program Ryan Seacrest and has been profiled on BBC Radio. Noa is one of those young American entrepreneurs who was featured in one of Fortune’s “18 Under 18 Innovators Who Are Changing the World.” Moreover, Nannies By Noa is a leading nanny placement service based in New York City.
8. Clementine Jacoby
Age: 29 years
Company: Recidiviz
Net Worth: $35 million per year
Clementine Jacoby is an American software engineer and criminal justice reform activist who founded Recidiviz. It is a nonprofit platform on which states collect, clean, standardize and share fragmented data. Clementine was listed in Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2021 and named a TED fellow in 2022. Her company has attracted $15 million as funding from renowned personalities like Jim Breyer, Vinod Khosla, Bill Ackman, and Ashton Kutcher.
9. Ben Pasternak
Age: 23 years
Company: Simulate
Net Worth: $22 million per year
Benjamin Pasternak is a technology entrepreneur who is also the co-founder and CEO of Simulate Company. It is an American nutrition technology company. Nuggs is one of the signature products of Simulte which was launched in July 2019. Nuggs is a plant-based alternative to chicken nuggets. Pasternak was featured as the world’s most influential teenager by Time in 2016. Moreover, in 2021, he was listed in the Forbes 30 Under 30 List.
10. Danell Leyva
Age: 31 years
Company: Wings Over
Net Worth: $55 million per year
At the age of 13, Danell Levya started working at KFC. After graduating high school and completing his degree, he started his business in the food industry. During his financial problems, he convinced three wealthy college buddies to invest with him for an estimated $10 million acquisition of the entire franchise. He improved his menu by ditching frozen meat and off-brand items like burgers.
When the internet and social media are at the peak of digital media, it is the best time to start your business and reach out to the world. The young American entrepreneurs in the above list had the vision in them to bring their dreams into the picture. These people come up with new ideas in the market and many of them went on trending over the internet. We hope our blog has inspired you to begin your journey of becoming another renowned young American entrepreneur.
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