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Be On The Lookout For These 5 Rising Companies
Noah Lack
June 13, 2024
Let’s skip the small talk,
The best companies are run people who have elite athlete DNA in them. It’s something we will preach until our death bed.
Why do we say this? First off…
INTRO
We talk to athlete turned entrepreneurs weekly and see a lot across the board.
Here are five fast rising entrepreneurs and their companies we’ve seen up close and from 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 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 a new wave of Acaí fans to grow the chain to multiple locations, including Japan.
Source: The Inertia
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 ago the ex-Cal St. San Marcos guard became the manager of Zion Clark and quickly ascended in the influencer agency space.
CHRIS PRONGER
Your Next Family Vacation Could Be Curated By this NHL Hall of Famer 🏝️
The Prongers Family
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.
Chris will show you himself, check it out.
Source: Well Inspired Travels
JULIA O’MARA
The Future of Clothing Rental is Brought To You By Ex-HS All American and Penn Lacrosse Player👗
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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. As of November 2023 the company was valued around $30 million.
AUSTIN KREINZ
This Rising Ecommerce Fulfillment Company is founded by another Penn Lacrosse All-American, Ivy League Champion 📦
For the Ecommerce store owners 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.
Many of these athletes are just at the beginning of their journey, but they’ve already made serious traction that can be celebrated.
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