The world of business is always changing, and entrepreneurs come and go. But there are some who stand out from the crowd, those who have achieved great success and become role models for aspiring entrepreneurs. In this blog post, we’ll be looking at 20 successful entrepreneurs that you need to know in 2023. From tech innovators to retail disruptors, these influential businesspeople have made a mark on their respective industries and have set themselves up to achieve even greater success in the future. Keep reading to learn more about these inspiring leaders and their amazing stories.
Dr. Thessalynn (Lynn) Carrigan
Dr. Lynn Carrigan is the CEO of 5 franchises of ShoeMGK, Carrigan Real Estate Group, a Mathematics Professor, Tax Max Tax Service, Icy Lash, and BMC Capital Rentals. She grew up in Nebraska and moved to Houston in the early 2000’s. She absolutely plans to broaden her footprint in the entrepreneurial realm by adding 5 more ShoeMGK locations, and add 2 additional new businesses to her footprint.
She has been featured in ABC, CBS, and FOX affiliates for her work. Ranked Top 15 Texas Social Media Realtor for 2023, with over 146k followers on Instagram, she is not your average agent. If you’re looking for a Realtor and Business Professional who displays knowledge, integrity, and great service, she will be your go to. She is continuously willing to go above and beyond to help guide her clients through the process from start to finish with ease. Building lifelong relationships with her clients is truly important to her.
Lynn has a true passion for Business and Sales Leadership, Real Estate, Mathematics, Investing, and Helping others. She is always looking out for her client’s best interests and educating them to ensure the best possible experience. She is a Wife, Mom, and Entrepreneur, and she hopes to inspire other women in all walks of life, reminding them that you can balance having a career, family, and owning a company.
Aariah Woods
For the last 6 years, Aariah helps people all around the world to achieve success by using social media to create and grow brands by starting e-commerce businesses, utilizing affiliate marketing, and UGC marketing and even as a content creator, Aariah loves to motivate her audience with positivity and the transparency of her own life experiences showing that anything is possible for anyone, (Mindset is everything) Says Aariah if you believe it you can most definitely achieve it.
Aariah is a serial entrepreneur who has grown her own beauty brand Bellah Roze by dominating the internet with her marketing skills. She has used the skills she has learned over the years to launch an online school called Digital Success Codez (DSC) to teach others how to capitalize on the internet by using social media to grow almost any offer you can think of. The best part about it is Aariah has passed these skills down to her teenage children, who have created their own individual brands, even launching a clothing line for her one-year-old daughter called August Dynasty, coming in spring 2023, Aariah’s eldest son Joey has decided to follow his mother’s footsteps and give back to their community by becoming a business coach and teaching his fellow youth how to master the internet the right way.
Alexandra Griswold (Allie Grisworld)
Allie Griswold is the CEO of Mayne & Co. She started her career in strategy consulting with a focus on consumer goods at McKinsey & Company, where she led several global strategy and leadership projects, which ultimately introduced Allie to the beverage industry. While consulting for a large alcohol company, Allie was able to observe a high-level view on how different brands operate within a portfolio, how the three-tier and distribution models work, as well as the best practices for branding
No stranger to the entrepreneurial lifestyle, Allie co-founded Athena Club in 2017 – a start-up business that delivers women’s self-care essentials straight to their door. Allie led the company’s operations, product development and social impact, resulting in her being recognized in Forbes 30 under 30 class of 2019 within the Retail and Ecommerce category. With this, Allie is able to apply what she learned when starting the Athena Club, including everything from product development to customer experience, finance and supply chain modelling, as well as the importance of being a very mission-driven company, to the official launch of Mayne & Co.
Will Basta
Will Basta is an entrepreneur, real estate investor , venture capitalist. Cofounder of Ascend Ecom, an 8 figure e-commerce investment management and logistics company. Based in Los Angeles California, with over 500 clients and 50 million in revenue in 3 years. Also a real estate portfolio of 7 million with 5 rental properties in Venice,CA and international investments in the financial// hospitality sectors aswell as investments in clean water projects internationally.
10 years of experience in the technology industry and startup industry with 5+ years working in Ecommerce. Ascend Ecom started in 2020 and has focused on transparency, innovation and sustainability in the ecommerce sector, which has propelled Ascend Ecom to be the leader in the industry in under 3 years, providing passive income opportunities for clients looking to diversify their portfolio and invest in an emerging alternative asset class.. Plans to expand globally in the next 12 months providing access to seller markets for Ascend clients in Canada, UK and Germany to follow.
Sian Gunney
Sian Gunney is a brand strategist and consultant best known for launching and scaling brands often working with products or services that promise to optimize health or quality of life. With an incredible stable of experts around her, Sian has a talent for quickly understanding a business, its positioning in the market and how to make it shine before developing creative strategies that launch them ahead of their competition. While she has worked with a versatile roster of clients, she has explicitly delivered tremendous results for womenpreneurs, celebrities, established brands and medical professionals. For her, a strong strategy and a clear mission and vision are at the heart of every brand. She will often consult her team on strategy implementation and roadmap to results, that aim to elevate the growth of both, her clients and her suppliers. Channelling her 15 years of knowledge and experience, she helps brands to avoid any pitfalls that could waste money or time. While she is thriving in the industry, she believes in cutting through the noise to deliver strategies that work and helps her clients to enjoy every bit of their journey to success.
Danielle Gronich
Danielle is the founder CEO of CLEARSTEM Skincare as well as San Diego Acne Clinic. After 10 years of struggling with her own skin, Danielle left the corporate world to become a clinical esthetician and acne expert. By applying her background in biology and genetics, she created a system to identify the root causes of skin issues that are usually missed by traditional dermatologists. She is now known as The Acne Guru ® and has helped thousands of people clear their skin without resorting to toxic medications.
As a CEO Danielle focuses her time on product innovation and education. Her brands have seen massive success despite being in crowded markets due to the systems she has created to fill the gaps left by modern dermatology. CLEARSTEM has a cult following and is best known for creating a hormonal acne supplement that helps people avoid resorting to toxic pharmaceuticals.
Deepali Jamwal
Deepali Jamwal is an accomplished entrepreneur, community builder, and dance instructor who has made a significant impact in the Seattle community. She is the founder of Live2Dance, a dance studio that aims to create a community through dance and provide a home to those away from home. Her goal is to make the studio a sanctuary for those dealing with anxiety and stress in a new city, and it has grown to serve nearly 600 students.
As an immigrant, Deepali faced challenges when she moved to North America from India in 2011 but persevered to build Live2Dance into a successful business. Despite the pandemic forcing her to shut down, the community she had built came together to rebuild. Today, Live2Dance is the largest Bollywood dance group in Pacific NorthWest. Many students have credited their survival in the US to Live2Dance and many have said it’s the reason they’ve stayed in Seattle. Deepali is a pioneer in the ‘dancing through pregnancy’ campaign and her ultimate sign of success is when a student’s life is positively impacted by Live2Dance. She takes pride in the loving community she has built and is an inspiration to many.
Tony Vincente
Rossario George is a label that embodies the word “trendsetter.” Bringing together a kaleidoscope of styles and textures, Rossario George is for those who want to celebrate every day and make it unique — regardless of the occasion. At the label’s helm is CEO Tony Vincente, one of the fashion industry’s disruptors causing havoc in the most fashionable way and bringing a wave of change to style, fashion and design.
Nancy Herkul
Her everyday mantra in life: everything is possible. Nancy is hands-on in her series of missions: highlighting each individual’s full potential, gathering the human capital of all entrepreneurs, collectively collaborating with the African motherland, and, in time, reaching new heights. As its founder, Nancy is currently devoted to launching Entrepreneurs Connect Africa, a magazine including vibrant stories about, among others, business, education, culture, and entertainment.
Since 13, she already had a strong grasp of entrepreneurship by selling chicks, clothes et cetera. In her 23rd year as a Reintegration Specialist in the Netherlands, Nancy continues to reintegrate people back into society. As a behavior expert, mindset trainer, and coach, Nancy aims to reclaim the potential and talent of the African diaspora and their works of art as their own, through her upcoming online training course based on her methods and knowledge of neuroscience. It aims to train people’s mindsets to “reach the next level.”
Pastora Marla Yanice
As an accountant, serial entrepreneur and Pastor, Marla applies her experience to support and grow her clients and the people she serves. She is the founder of the successful accounting firm Premium Services Corporation, Founder of Legacy Publishing House LLC, a Christian Music Label, CEO of three other companies, Pastor and Director of a non profit.
Her life has been a confirmation that hard works pays off. She started her business at a very young age and through that experience has been able to empower and motivate many youth through collaborations with colleges in the area.
She combines her life experiences and trajectory to help motivate others do the same. Her journey is followed by great passion and love for what she does everyday.
Isabelle Mercier
As one of the most inspirational branding, marketing, and customer experience speakers, Isabelle is creating massive ripples as creator of www.BuildToRock.com, the no-nonsense brand positioning, and business success online program.
As co-founder of Trailblazers Estate, a strategic retreat center on beautiful Vancouver Island, she also impacts thought leaders as a world-renowned brand differentiation strategist, two-time TEDx speaker with over 3.5 million views, best-selling author, TV Show Host, and CEO of LeapZone Strategies. As one of North America’s Top Business Influencers, her purpose is to empower entrepreneurs to build infectious brands designed to thrive in any economy by becoming The First, The Best, or The Only.
Isabelle, along with her partner Margarita Romano – an equine-guided strategist, is taking the business world by storm and bridging the gap between OUTCOME (results) and OVERCOME (obstacles) by leveraging the wisdom of the horse to help entrepreneurs create businesses designed to make life better.
Pearl Ubaru
Pearl empowers girls, women, and BIPOC students across the country to build confidence and unleash their full academic potential. As an entrepreneur, Pearl applies her unique background in education and data science to support youth in furthering their education. She is the owner of SiSTEM Tutoring, a Houston-based digital tutoring agency providing academic support and mentorship to students in STEM, while also working in tech. Under her leadership, SiSTEM has experienced exponential growth as they entered new markets and increased their workforce significantly throughout 2022.
Through SiSTEM Tutoring, she inspires students with strategies and resources to build foundations for academic success, bridge learning gaps, and navigate career plans. Pearl has also been featured as a speaker at Women in Tech Texas, WonderWomenTech, and Techsgiving, as well as appearing on Linktree’s podcast Beyond the Feed. Pearl combines her expertise in STEM and education with her passion for serving students to deliver exceptional academic results and make sure students thrive as they enter the workforce.
Carmen Delprat
Carmen Delprat is a Newcastle Australian artist who is taking a forward step in marketing her own personal brand and unique art. Selling her exotic collection as originals and quality fine art prints, branching into fashion accessories with her beautiful art scarf collection, paring art with luxury in perfect harmony and style. Carmen’s art merges in several styles including fine art, surrealism and symbolism creating dreamy interpretations of the world around her with vivid colour and imagination.
Carmen has worked internationally for production and promotion companies and held solo and group exhibitions. Her art is featured in Art Lovers Australia, Art Edit and British magazines including The World of Interiors, TATLER, Vanity Fair, House & Garden, Vogue, WIRED, Abode2, House of Coco and London’s Life magazines and the Condé Nast Traveller.
Carmen’s work is a symbol of empowerment and visual delight. Her dedication to art is unrelenting, teaching, creating and engaging in an artistic life that revolves around a growth mindset to constantly improve, seek and discover new ways to compose her art. For more details on Carmen’s work visit the full collection at www.carmendelpratart.com and follow @carmendelpratart on Instagram.
George Meressa
George Meressa is a highly skilled and experienced digital advertiser who has a strong entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for helping businesses succeed on Amazon. With over a decade of experience in the field, George has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in various advertising platforms.
In 2011 George founded his own advertising agency, Clear Ads. Despite the constantly evolving advertising industry, George and his team have remained successful by continually learning and growing. George found a niche in the market for Amazon advertising, and through sheer determination and commitment, Clear Ads has become a well-respected and in-demand advertising agency and has been given the prestigious Amazon Verified Partnership status from Amazon. Since then Clear Ads has empowered hundreds of businesses to achieve their potential through Amazon PPC and DSP advertising.
George is now a world renowned speaker at international Amazon events such as the Billion Dollar Seller Summit, where he shares his industry knowledge and expertise with others; distinguishing himself and Clear Ads from other Amazon advertising agencies. In addition, George has his own documentary series on YouTube called “The Man Behind The Brand”, which documents his journey as a business owner and highlights his passion for Clear Ads.
Claudio Gambin
Claudio Gambin continues to blaze a trail in the world of finance and business consulting. After graduating from the University of Central Florida, Claudio started as an intern in the financial services business and quickly fell in love with the work. He became a full-time Financial Advisor in 2010 and went on to open his own firm, GFG Solutions, in 2018. Through years of working with business owners and entrepreneurs, Claudio realized his passion and specialty for helping those clients in the areas of risk management, cumulative tax planning, estate distribution strategies and business transfer planning. GFG Solutions exists to bring peace of mind, clarity, and happiness to clients that own and manage businesses. Claudio continues to help business owners all over the world move from relationship value to enterprise value.
Myrte Scheffer
Myrte Scheffer went from being a small-town country girl in the Netherlands to an International Business Guide for Social Impact and a Motivational Speaker. Myrte started her first business in 2009 when she was only 23 and never stopped since then. Shown as a high-level GameChanger by The GC Index® – an organic metric that measures the energy that people use to create impact in their business, teams, organizations and professional environment – she is constantly working on transforming the future. She is further known for her disruptive thinking to leverage opportunities and building innovative ideas that have delivered tremendous growth and positivity.
Myrte is the Founder of GameChangers United (on- and offline and as a Podcast) for entrepreneurs and organizations on a social mission. She helps fondly known ‘Impact Players’ such as, director of the National Football Association, Pepsi Cola, Mercedes-Benz and global entrepreneurs on a social mission, to create an authentic, sustainable and successful business.
In her upcoming book “Return to Self”, she describes her own transformational journey with her multi-disabled sister, losing her in 2017, losing her twin babies in 2020 and drawing the inspiration from experiences to seize growth. A well-sought global speaker, Myrte speaks about social business and how to transform personal tribulations into a professional power for others.
Rosemary Calcese, Esq.
Rosemary is a veteran, mother of two, wife of 13 years, and lawyer. She has been pioneering the transformation of real estate closings and the practice of real estate law throughout Tennessee and Texas by creating streamlined processes and going the extra mile for her clients. Rosemary brings more than 15 years of experience in real estate law to the private market and has represented “Fortune 500” companies, big firms, contractors, and an extensive portfolio of residential clients to every closing. With a national title company and a multi-state law firm, she and her team have given similar experience to every client she works with.
As an entrepreneur, Rosemary focuses on client appreciation, communication, and best practices to lead her companies. While she thrives, she aims to create a company culture that inspires creative thinking, humility, and respect. Further driven by philanthropy, she has two non-profits that touch veterans, foster care children, and human trafficking. They are Aerial Recovery and Jonathan’s Path. She sits on several boards and uses her real estate knowledge to obtain housing opportunities and capital investors to support each of her non-profits.
Nabeel Mumtaz
Nabeel Mumtaz is an ambitious 30-year-old entrepreneur and student. He is the owner and CEO of Zion Models, an international modeling agency that focuses on diversity and inclusion in the industry. So far, the agency has worked with two Miss Universe winners – Katica Rakuljic and Mischaela Elkins, among many other successful models. Nabeel has also started Strength and Speed, a fitness startup focused on athletic development; Crossoff, a multivendor marketplace platform; SeeMD, a concierge medical clinic; Mumtaz Industries, which specializes in advanced technology manufacturing; Virtual Solutions Group, an online administrative assistant service; and MedSet Labs, a mobile laboratory service.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Illinois Wesleyan University, as well as a Master of Science in Human Nutrition from Columbia University in New York City. Currently, Nabeel is pursuing his medical studies at the American University of Antigua. In the future, Nabeel hopes to make an impact as a software engineer, while simultaneously completing his medical studies and using his passions to make the world a better place. Overall, Nabeel Mumtaz is a determined entrepreneur and student who is set to make a big impact in the coming years. He holds a wealth of expertise and experience, as well as a passion for service that will no doubt benefit both his customers and clients alike. Nabeel Mumtaz is definitely a name to look out for in 2023!
Esther Weinberg
Esther is a business growth accelerator that equips executives in high-growth industries to create big pivots, big impacts, and big returns. As Founder & Chief Leadership Development Officer of The Ready Zone, and author of Better Leaders. Better People. Better Results: 6-Eye Opening Strategies to Thrive Through Change You Didn’t Ask For, Esther’s innovative strategies have assisted clients to grow, scale, and thrive in rapidly shifting times including Netflix, NBCUniversal, Microsoft, ESPN, Warner Bros.
Discovery, Nike, Adobe, TelevisaUnivision, Disney and Sony. Esther has held executive positions at Disney and Fox; been an interim CEO and leader at numerous organizations; and developed global leaders in Botswana, Israel and Uganda. She is the Co-Founder of the being Me Foundation which provides global Ontological coaching and leadership programs that redefine diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging for LGBTQIA+ young adults. Esther is a proud New Yorker and a member of the Forbes Coaches Council.
Russell Diehl
Russell aids people around the world improve themselves, their environment, society, work, and be who they truly want to be, while supporting their good health mentally, socially, emotionally, and behaviorally. As a special multi-purpose entrepreneur as C.E.O. of Big Diehl Records, LLC, President of the Diehl Foundation, Inc., a Director, a Chairman, General Partner of Bigger Diehl Sports & Cinemas Films Entertainment International, LLP, and music artist, Russell uses his music, good and right example of himself, and his corporations to reach people all over the world and make a positive impact in their lives. He’s the founder and C.E.O. of his own independent record label, Big Diehl Records, but also started a nonprofit, the Diehl Foundation, that’s available at any time to specifically help women, in general, prevent violence against them, and is also dedicated to provide people with disabilities certain services as well.
As The Real Diehl, a celebrity music artist from New Jersey, Russell reps the tri-state well and amazes people from the basketball court, to the martial arts dojo training in Aikido and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, to ripping mics up in your speakers everywhere around the world, to giving the most intelligent, applicable, and pertinent advice and services to people as a nonprofit. You can find him or his albums “O.D.,” “Israeli Salad In the Pizzeria,” and “Resurrection: The Awakening” on your Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and all music platforms. He utilizes his extensive self-education background and International Business Administration expertise to develop his corporations as an entrepreneur, the people he works with, but also to provide the best, most effective and efficient products and services to his fans or clients, so that everyone is successful, his businesses and the outcomes people want or need.
Final Thoughts
As the business world continues to evolve and new entrepreneurs emerge, it’s important to stay up-to-date on who is making an impact in the business world. While some of the entrepreneurs that are making waves right now may not be around in 2023, there will surely be a new group of successful entrepreneurs to watch out for and these entrepreneurs are the living proof for that.
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