In this ongoing series, we are sharing advice, tips and insights from real entrepreneurs who are out there doing business battle on a daily basis. (Answers have been edited and condensed for clarity.) Please give us the elevator pitch for your business.I am Brandon Sawalich, President and CEO of Starkey, one of the largest hearing…
“The next generation of consumers are living their best lives in online worlds like Roblox, Fortnite, and Discord.” So says Jason Yeh, Co-Founder and General Partner of early-stage venture firm Patron. “We’re all about investing in early-stage consumer companies that will shape how this gaming-native generation learns, shops, socializes, plays, invests, and, let’s be honest,…
In the late 1980s, Chip Fudge came to a realization that changed the course of his business. He was running the collection agency his parents started 20 years earlier, and one of its clients, Southwestern Bell, asked the team to help with some property claims it was struggling to recover. It was a lightbulb moment…
Entrepreneur Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm partnered with Entrepreneur Media that is dedicated to backing passionate and innovative founders as early as day one. In this series, we are profiling the amazing entrepreneurs Entrepreneur Ventures is working with to share their insights on building and growing a thriving business. For years, Camilla Sievers…
In this ongoing series, we are sharing advice, tips and insights from real entrepreneurs who are out there doing business battle on a daily basis. (Answers have been edited and condensed for clarity.) Please give us the elevator pitch of your business.I am Corry Banks, founder and operator of Modbap Modular, a Black-owned boutique manufacturer…
In 2010, George Heaton and his brother Mike took the sewing skills their grandmother taught them and launched their own graphic T-shirt streetwear brand called REPRESENT. Fast forward to today, and the proudly British brand has wildly expanded its offerings and its reach. In 2023, REPRESENT boasted $100 million in sales, and in 2024 they…
Some people are born into their family’s restaurant business. Some are born into their family’s accounting firm. And some, like Morgan Lucas, are born into something a little more high-octane. Lucas is the son of Forrest and Charlotte Lucas, the founders of Lucas Oil. For more than 35 years, the company has been an innovator…
