Growing up in a family of entrepreneurs, it’s no surprise that Lindsey Cummins is full of great ideas. But it wasn’t until a doomed trip to Fire Island—and a partnership with a Kardashian—that she struck gold. Shortly before graduating from Cornell, Cummins tried to plan a celebratory outing to Fire Island with her college girlfriends. […]

From an early age, Moné McLucas knew that she had good people skills. “My mom calls me a social butterfly,” she says with a smile. “We knew when I was pretty young that I wouldn’t have a problem interacting and engaging with people—that’s one of my gifts.” For her current job, that personality type comes […]

Geraldo Ramos, Assis Silva, and Forest Good knew it was coming. An executive from Pluralsight confirmed what they had suspected for months: that company wanted to acquire their startup Hackhands. It “was pretty clear they wanted to buy us from our first conversation,” Good remembers. When they mulled over the offer, Ramos and Good agreed that […]

Many entrepreneurs dream of their moment in the spotlight, but for 23-year-old Sharon Winter, that dream became a reality when she was tapped to star in Startup U. “When I got there, I didn’t really know what to expect,” Winter says about her stint on the ABC Family reality series, which premieres August 11. “I […]

Garth Holsinger specializes in connections, the type that don’t get made every day. The cultural canyon between the traditional brick-and-mortar and the startup world is vast, so Holsinger and his Big Brand Week team are bridging those two worlds through a series of events. And between the resources of larger businesses and the hunger of […]

Adam Brown is a specialist in what might be considered one of the hardest writing styles imaginable: a relatable human being on social media. As the founder of social media strategy firm Sircle, Brown told Creator that one of his favorite parts of his job is getting “to play entrepreneur on various projects daily.” Below, […]

Ever dream of the perfect cocktail? The 86 Co. has created the mixable building blocks to get you there. Founded in 2012 by a group of ex-bartenders disillusioned with the spirits industry, the Austin-based company is out to reinvent behind-the-bar staples like gin, tequila, vodka, and rum. With whimsical names like Aylesbury Duck Vodka and […]