They are young, active and easily implement new ideas and bold projects, and therefore deserve special attention. This is exactly what Forbes experts judged when making the rating, which included the brightest business stars under 30 years old.
Each of the participants in the list below is a leader in their industry. Winners were identified in 15 nominations, and we present their names and achievements to your attention.
15. Carter Cleveland
Category - art, age - 27 years.
Cleveland is the author of the Artsy project, which offers access to 85,000 art from 400 private museums and collections, as well as 1,400 art galleries. By the way, the presented content can not just be admired - about 60% of the items can be bought. Well, the commission will go to Carter Cleveland’s pocket.
14. Jamiel Larkins
Category - industry, age - 29 years.
Larkins' company Ascension Air sells general purpose aircraft. Jamieil began with the sale of aircraft equipment, and today, with an annual revenue of $ 8 million, he has become the largest regional distributor of Cirrus Aircraft aircraft.
13. Meg Mill
Category - drinks and food, age - 28 years.
Meg is the youngest owner of a brewery in the United States. California's Golden Road Brewing brewery has issued 15,000 barrels of beer over the past year. The company's annual revenue is $ 10 million.
12. Bruno Mars
Category - music, age - 28 years.
Bruno is the first performer in the last decade, under 30, who has been entrusted with performing during the break of the American Super Bowl, the highest-rated sporting event on state television. Mars has 14 Grammy nominations and 2 platinum albums.
11. Lucas Daplan
Category - finance, age - 22 years.
Daplan manages the innovative Clinkle service, designed to make money transfers using a digital wallet on your smartphone. Investors easily invested $ 30 million in the project.
10. Shiza Shahid
Category - social entrepreneurship, age - 24 years.
Shiza is a co-founder of the Malala Fund. For 2 years of work, this human rights organization received $ 400 thousand in grants, including from the famous four benefactors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.
9. Palmer Lucky
Category - video games, age - 21 years.
A self-taught engineer designed the Oculus Rift helmet for immersion in virtual reality. The project immediately attracted the attention of investors who had already invested $ 91 million in it. In 2014, the miracle helmet should appear in stores for about $ 300.
8. Divia Nag
Category - science and health, age - 21 years.
Divia is a co-founder of Nag Stem Cell Theranostics, which is working on the introduction of a new technology - induced pluripotent stem cells. The essence of the project, for which $ 20 million has already been allocated, is the transformation of human cells into stem cells, from which organs and tissues will then be grown.
7. Nick Borg
Category - education, age - 27 years.
The Nick Edmodo project has attracted $ 57 million in investment since 2008. Edmodo is an online platform for students in 210,000 educational institutions, where they share plans, discuss tests, and solve homework.
6. Nate Levine
Category - politics and law, age - 22 years.
The Nate OpenGov project helps authorities communicate information to voters in a clear and accessible way. The startup works with 50 municipalities and other local governments.
5. Trip Adler
Category - media, age - 29 years.
Trip is a co-founder of the Scribd subscription portal. For $ 8.99 per month, a Scribd user can download e-books from the 100,000th constantly updated library without restrictions. The service has 80 million subscribers.
4. Brian Wong
Category - marketing, age - 22 years.
Wong’s project is called Kiip. The company is engaged in so-called promotional advertising. Advertising is used in mobile games and applications and always meets the user's needs. For example, a simulator advertisement will be placed in an application for recording calories burned, and an avid gamer will be offered to buy a coveted artifact, etc.
3. Evan Spiegel
Category - technology, age - 23 years.
Evan owns one of the most successful startups of recent years - the Snapchat mobile app. Facebook offered to buy Snapchat for $ 3 billion, however, received a decisive rejection. Snapchat allows you to share images and videos that disappear a few seconds after viewing.
2. Olivia Wilde
Category - entertainment, age - 29 years.
Olivia is the author of startup Conscious Commerce. In collaboration with well-known brands, the company holds charity events, within which the proceeds from the sale of a particular product line go to good cause.
1. Maria Sharapova
Category - sports, age - 26 years.
During the Sochi Olympics, Maria will become the face of the American television channel NBC. In addition, Maria actively makes money on advertising contracts, and also launched Sugarpova branded sweets, which have already brought in more than $ 6 million.
