by Alexis Frith | Nov 13, 2026
Paul Benigeri remembers the moment clearly. His co-founder, Geoff Woo, was practically shouting at him that their influencer marketing was working and that Paul needed to scale it. Paul asked if that meant hiring ten more people. Geoff said no. So what, exactly, were...
by Alexis Frith | Nov 10, 2026
As a young analyst at Newark City Hall, Sumorwuo Zaza (“Zaza” for short) carried bags of candy everywhere he went. He had a habit of pushing projects forward before every approval was officially in place and when someone got upset about it, he’d apologize and...
by Alexis Frith | Nov 9, 2026
When Brayden Levangie was nine years old, he mapped out his entire life, and at the center of that plan was a company. He even gave it a name, Levangie Laboratories, and figured he would finally get around to starting it sometime in his late twenties. He’s 21...
by Alexis Frith | Nov 6, 2026
Ryan Schonfeld’s law enforcement career almost ended before it started. He and seven classmates failed their first physical fitness test at the police academy. The instructor burst into the classroom with a stack of Burger King applications he’d already...
by Alexis Frith | Nov 4, 2026
In 2013, Jahanzeb “Jahn” Khan was ranked number two in Georgia in his mixed martial arts (MMA) weight class and was one fight away from turning professional. The photo shoot was already done and the plan was to win the 145-pound title, make it big in...
by Alexis Frith | Nov 3, 2026
In second grade, Maanav Iyengar picked up an Expo marker and wrote out a business model on a roll of toilet paper. He doesn’t remember exactly what the business was. What he does remember is that he’s been trying to build things ever since, and that most...
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