Soaring Stories

Gel is a video editor and consultant, and her work is the opposite of following a quick trend – she sees video marketing as a sort of art, and puts a lot of strategy into the 25 second clips that are posted for her clients.

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From the idea for a good-for-your-teeth candy to having her products sold in 20,000(!!) stores now as a college student, Alina is the CEO of Zolli Candy. She’s an incredible inspiration as well as a huge supporter of teen entrepreneurs!

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Sadie is someone I’ve admired for years – she’s the host of teen mental health podcast She Persisted and is the co-founder of Waveform Social – the marketing agency for podcast hosts. Today we talk about how she grew into the role of an agency founder and working with clients on content promoting their shows.

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At 17 years old, Ke'Nyzjah is a certified food handler and makes all sorts of gorgeous cakes for people in her local community! Starting in 2020, she taught herself how to bake cakes and now wakes up at 2am (WOW) to create custom desserts for birthdays and other celebrations.

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With over 750k fans and followers, Jade Darmawangsa is a video creator, social media agency founder, and surfer. She’s had an unconventional career, and today Jade shares what she’s learned in the process.

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Sophie is the illustrator and designer behind Simply Sophie Designs, a marketing + design agency that serves clients across the country and overseas. From selling custom portraits in her college dorm room in 2019, her business has since grown and allowed her to quit corporate and pursue her dreams full time at the age of 24. Today, Sophie shares what it's like to be a freelancer and work with clients – both other business owners and brides for wedding illustrations!

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Jamie Varon is an author, designer, digital course creator, executive producer, and creative consultant. Her debut novel, Main Character Energy, talks about the themes of self-love, doubt, and following your dreams. Jamie is incredibly wise and shares all about her creative process today.

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Camden is an 18-year-old artist and business owner making one-of-a-kind items made out of recycled materials. Handmade products can make it hard to handle inventory and pricing, so Camden talks about how she’s made this business work while being a college student as well!

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From moving across the world to learning from a mentor at the top of the industry to starting her business supporting students as they write their college essays, Kate is a super smart entrepreneur and so thoughtful when it comes to the college application process. I was curious about how she decided to get into this business, what it looks like on the back end, and advice she’d give to current high school and college students feeling a little… lost.

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Lia is a jewelry maker who shares so many tips she's picked up through the years of owning this business... from taking breaks to time management to planning product launches, we talk about it all:

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