Here are five fast rising entrepreneurs and their companies we’ve seen up close and afar in completely different industries (no particular order).
Some are small business owners, some are venture backed. Regardless of the company structure these entrepreneurs are trailblazers in a new category and crushhhingggg….
ATHLETE-ENTREPRENEURS 1. Koa Rothman, The Sunrise Shack 2. Craig Levinson, CL Agency 3. Chris Pronger, Well Inspired Travels 4. Julia O’Mara, Pickle 5. Austin Kreinz, Atomix
KOA ROTHMAN This Fast Growing Acaí Cafe is Run by Professional Surfers
Pictured left to right: Alex Smith , Travis Smith, Koa Rothman, and Koa Smith
Koa Rothman alongside Alex, Travis, and Koa Smith, have built The Sunrise Shack off the backs of their professional surfing lifestyle. Koa and team have leveraged content, branding, combined with the new wave of Acaí being the default choice for breakfast, growing the chain to multiple locations, including Japan.
CRAIG LEVINSON The Most Famous Snapchat Accounts Are Run By Ex-D2 Basketball Guard
Craig Levinson, has built an incredible talent roster in a very short period of time with CL Agency, managing the snapchat accounts of Mike Tyson, Jake Paul, Anthony Edwards, Lonzo Ball, and more. A couple of years, the Cal St. San Marcos guard connected with Zion Clark, became his manager, and has quickly ascended into influencer space on snapchat ever since.
CHRIS PRONGER Your Next Family Vacation Could Be Curated By this NHL Hall of Famer
Chris Pronger has traveled the world as a Stanley Cup Champion and 2x Olympic Gold Medalist. Due to past family adversity and the stress of travel accommodations as a high profile athlete, Chris and his wife Lauren have been able to differentiate themselves in the boutique travel market with Well Inspired Travels. Their relationships with unique travel vendors tailor made for athletes and C-Suite Executives make them a sought after service.
JULIA O’MARA The Future of Clothing Rental is Brought To You By Ex-HS All American and Penn Lacrosse Player👗
Julia O’Mara and her Co-Founder Brian have made Pickle a go to fashion rental marketplace that allows user to rent clothes from one another. The fast rising seven figure rental company that has over 10k+ users with high retention across the board.
AUSTIN KREINZ This Rising Ecommerce Fulfillment Company is founded by another Penn Lacrosse All-American, Ivy League Champion
For the Ecommerce founders here, Austin Kreinz has built Atomix into a go to $12,000,000 order fulfillment and shipping company w/ 50+ employees, shipping 1mm+ packages, & a vision to re-engineer the traditional fulfillment partnership model.
