Forbes Under 30 podcast is about young innovators, disruptors and entrepreneurs. This weekly show, hosted by Steve Goldbloom, features guests who are taking big chances to achieve the not-so-small goal of changing the world.
Forbes Under 30 launches Wednesday, February 1, 2017
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Martellus Bennett, the hulking and talented tight-end of the New England Patriots, is way more than a football player. Off the gridiron, Bennett, known for his lack of pretense, is a creator at heart. In this conversation, discover his playful and artistic-side as well as who he considered writing in for President.
Despite the discomfort of stares from her young peers in post 9/11 America, teenage Amani Al-Khatahtbeh chose to wear a headscarf, so to declare her Islamic faith. This effervescent Jersey-girl who relishes make-up and fashion, started the blog, muslimgirl.com, to humanize the everyday, law-abiding and America-loving, Muslim.
The Founder and CEO of Nationbuilder, Jim Gilliam, is making software to help leaders lead better and more easily. He's also a two-time cancer and double-lung transplant survivor, all by the time he was 29. Hear what this walking miracle of science says about finding a life purpose, the spiritual power of the internet and why, as a leader, it's okay not to be liked.
Andrew Au, President of Intercept Group, a full-service marketing agency, has cornered the coveted millennial market. Hear from Andrew about what marketing agencies need to do to survive, what the core values are for the 18-34 year-old set and what's on their bucket list. Yes, their bucket list.
Former Department of Energy employee turned stand-up comedian, Trae Crowder, has been on the comedy scene for over six years. One viral Facebook video changed Crowder's life and uprooted him from his Tennessee home to a new life as an entertainer in Los Angeles.
Jeffrey Martìn is founder, president and CEO of HonorCode. The non-profit organization was the recipient of $425,000 for winning the Forbes Change the World Competition. HonorCode is dedicated to bringing coding curriculum and social-emotional learning to public school kids and teachers in Atlanta. Hear Martìn share his personal story of poverty, drug-addicted parents and how devoted teachers gave his future possibilities.
Plastics are out. Mushrooms are in. Raised on a working farm, Eben Bayer is the cofounder and CEO of Ecovative, a company developing home-compostable bioplastics, based on mushroom materials. His company, which made the 2015 Forbes Under 30 Manufacturing list, is making plastic-like materials that are compatible with the earth's ecosystem like: packaging, particle board, building insulation and even furniture.
Idaho-native Anna Therese Day was in the right place at the right time. A young journalism student studying in the Middle East, she observed the Arab Spring eruption first-hand. Hear why she's willing to put herself in high-conflict zones for journalism and how she narrowly evaded a two-year jail sentence in Bahrain.
Matthew Ramirez was a teacher with a problem to solve. Frustrated with giving the same writing critiques to different students repeatedly, he set out to automate his responses. He figured this would save him time, and give him the ability to phrase his criticism constructively and consistently. He hit pay dirt. Students flocked to his office to build on his feedback. Hence, the idea for WriteLab, the company he cofounded, was born.
