From the Founder

See the problem for Dylan and Eric was that they always loved basketball but they couldn't dribble in the house because it was too loud. And when they dribbled outdoors the neighbors would complain. So what's a kid supposed to do? You want to practice dribbling but it's just too loud. After years of testing different materials, Dylan and Eric created Dream Dribble, a sound-absorbing device allowing kids to silently dribble at home. Before launching the product, they approached 5x NBA All-star, Tim Hardaway Sr, who immediately loved the idea. Because when he was a kid he had the same problem dribbling in his house. Hardaway is now a partner in Dream Dribble and the three are changing kids' lives one dribble at a time.

Ever since she was a little kid in Slovakia, Barbara was knitting, crocheting, and operating sewing machines. You see Barbara comes from a long line of Tailors in Easter Europe, so textiles were in her blood. But at age 7, Barabara became a political refugee, escaping communist Slovakia with her family and moving to America. After graduating from FIT and a few stints in the fashion industry, Barbara began repurposing antique textiles from her native Slovakia that were hand-woven by her ancestors. In 2016, she opened up a shop in Asbury Park, NJ selling vintage tote bags, runners, and apparel. All fashioned from her homespun heritage.

How did a Tony Robbins seminar inspire Joyce Abady to manufacture green juices and ultimately open award-winning vegan restaurants by mistake?

High school sweethearts, Margo and Dan Rusinowitz, combined their talents to create a physical and occupational therapy practice. Through perseverance, creative partnerships, and a lot of laughs along the way, this power couple grew New York therapy and wellness to the point where they now serve three states and manage a team of over 100 therapists.

It all started one night when Joe Kassin had a bad bathroom experience. Flushable wipes were clogging the pipes and dried toilet paper just wasn't getting the job done. Joe got back in bed that night, he was frustrated and he thought to himself there has to be a better way. At that very moment, Aquinelle, the world's first toilet tissue mist, was born.

When she was 19 years old, Adina Kamkhatchi saved up $100 and decided that she was going to make her own jewelry - and so she did. She took the subway up to 47th Street and she bought materials to handcraft pieces of jewelry at her kitchen table. After starting to sell her jewelry on Instagram, and recruiting her brother Meyer as CEO, Adina’s side hustle began to flourish. In just 2 years, Adina’s Jewels had reached over $1M in sales, all from a hundred bucks. Today, Adina and Meyer’s self-funded multi-million dollar business has over 1500 SKU’s in its shop in Brooklyn, in department stores across the country, and in the hands of A-list celebrities, like Arianna Grande and Billie Eilish.

In 2010, Beth founded Beth Warren Nutrition, seeing clients in her basement. Over the last ten years, she wrote 2 books, appeared on Fox and NBC, and has been featured in Women’s Health, Glamour, Shape, and the NY Post. Today, Beth Warren Nutrition served over 100 clients, with weekly meetings conducted across 3 locations.

Ever since his parents bought him a home computer when he was eight years old, Morris Tabush has always had a passion for computers. When he was in high school, that passion led him to assist people with setting up their first home computer. He eventually transitioned to providing IT services to small businesses and officially founded Tabush Group out of his college dorm room. Today, Tabush Group has 37 employees and serves hundreds of businesses across the country.

Staycool’s founder, Amin Adjmi, is all about getting us to connect with a simpler time. A time in our lives where happiness meant watching cartoons, playing video games, and eating milk and cookies. Inspired by the vintage aesthetic of the past, Amin launched a retro-futuristic brand centered around nostalgia and positivity. Staycool has been featured in Hypebeast, Insider, and Complex. Don’t be surprised to see a StayCool themed diner, motel, or even ice cream flavor.

While it sounds like a ticket brokerage, Front Row Live is actually a fashion concierge sourcing luxury items around the world. Whether it’s the out of stock Prada loafer or the hard to find Chanel bag, Jennifer Nisan is confident she can find it, even though you can’t. With over a hundred requests a day, Jen utilizes the network she built across the industry to deliver products to her clients who can’t find them on their own.