Many other listers have capitalized on the white space in their respective fields. Photographer Cole Ferguson, 26, has been traveling with and shooting professional athletes since a teenager, most notably Olympic snowboarder Shaun White and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani. Brooklyn-based artist Teya Kepila, 24, has turned her ceramics hobby into a multi-faceted brand called The Turmeric Times, an online store that doubles as a social media handle, where she promotes her art and lifestyle to an audience of about half a million on Instagram and has additionally partnered with brands like Dior, David Yurman and Nike.
Carly Stern, 27, transitioned from pursuing a masters degree in finance to becoming a luxury fashion stylist for high-profile clients. Her company now generates more than $12 million in annual revenue. “For four months straight, I did nothing but go to lunches with anybody I could in the fashion industry,” says Stern of her earlier days getting the business off the ground. Also in the luxury space: Olivia Cleary, 28, is the founder of The Clearly Collective, a brand that primarily makes silk scarves inspired by college campus architecture, and structures in places like Newport, Rhode Island to Lake Como in Italy. Cleary bootstrapped the business, growing it from a $150 investment to now over $1 million in annual revenue. Some of The Clearly Collective’s big-name clients include JP Morgan, L’Oréal, Delta and the U.S. Olympics.
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