They are young, active and easily implement new ideas and bold projects, and therefore deserve special attention. This is exactly what the Forbes experts reasoned, compiling the rating, which included the brightest business stars under 30.
Each of the participants in the list below is a leader in their industry. The 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 pieces of art from 400 private museums and collections, as well as 1,400 art galleries. By the way, you can not just admire the presented content - about 60% of items can be bought. Well, the commission will go into the pocket of Carter Cleveland.
14. Jamiel Larkins
Category - industry, age - 29 years.
Larkins' Ascension Air trades in general-purpose aircraft. Jamiel started out selling aircraft equipment, and today, with $ 8 million in annual revenue, has become the largest regional distributor of Cirrus 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 has produced 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 under 30 years old in the last decade, who was entrusted to perform during the break of the American Super Bowl, the highest rated sports event on state television. Mars has 14 Grammy nominations and 2 platinum albums.
11. Lucas Daplan
Category - finance, age - 22 years.
Daplan runs the innovative service Clinkle, designed to make money transfers using a digital wallet in a 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 couple of benefactors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.
9. Palmer Lucky
Category - video games, age - 21 years.
A self-taught engineer designed the Oculus Rift headset for immersive virtual reality. The project immediately attracted the attention of investors who have already invested $ 91 million in it. In 2014, the miracle helmet should appear in stores for about $ 300.
8. Divia Nag
Category - science and healthcare, age - 21 years.
Divia is the 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.
Nick's Edmodo project has attracted $ 57 million in investments since 2008. Edmodo is an online platform for students from 210,000 educational institutions to share plans, discuss tests, and do homework.
6. Nate Levine
Category - politics and law, age - 22 years.
Nate's OpenGov project helps governments communicate information clearly and easily to voters. The startup partners with 50 municipalities and other local governments.
5. Trip Adler
Category - media, age - 29 years.
Trip is the co-founder of the subscription-based portal Scribd. For $ 8.99 a month, a Scribd user can download e-books from 100,000 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 deals with so-called promotional advertising. Advertising is used in mobile games and applications and always meets the user's needs. For example, an ad for a simulator will be placed in an application for tracking 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 in recent years, the Snapchat mobile app. Facebook offered to buy Snapchat for $ 3 billion, however, it was firmly refused. Snapchat allows you to share images and videos that disappear seconds after being viewed.
2. Olivia Wilde
Category - entertainment, age - 29 years.
Olivia is the author of Conscious Commerce startup. In cooperation with well-known brands, the company conducts charity events, within the framework of which the proceeds from the sale of a particular product line are used for good purposes.
1. Maria Sharapova
Category - sports, age - 26 years.
At the time of the Sochi Olympics, Maria will become the face of the American television channel NBC. In addition, Maria is actively earning on advertising contracts, and also launched the Sugarpova branded candies on sale, which have already brought in over $ 6 million.