There’s no question that 2020 has been a year full of surprises. Now, more than ever, with COVID-19 and with everything else that is going in the world, it can be hard to get motivated. This year, VIP Media Group put together a list of what they consider to be some of the top 30 entrepreneurs to follow in 2020. So who are they?
– Grant Cardone
Instagram: @grantcardone
Grant Cardone is the bestselling author of The 10X Rule and has been buying real estate for over 30 years. Over those three decades, he has bought over two billion dollars worth of real estate in eight states. Grant currently manages 7,068 units with his private equity firm Cardone Capital. He is such a good real estate investor because of his extreme discipline, specific formulas, and good instinct to know when to exit the property. Throughout his career, Grant has been giving small investors a chance to start small and go big.
– Tai Lopez Instagram: @tailopez
Tai Lopez is an investor, partner, and advisor to almost two-dozen multi-million-dollar businesses. Through his popular book club and podcasts, The Tai Lopez Show, Tai shares advice on how to achieve health, wealth, love, and happiness with over 1.4 million people in 40 countries. The Tai Lopez Show gets around 800,000 downloads per month. In addition, Tai also owns the largest book shipping club in the world, Mentor Box, and was voted the Number 1 Social Media Influencer by Entrepreneur Magazine.
– Pascal Bachmann Instagram:@pascalbachmann_official
Website: pascalbachmann.com
Pascal Bachmann is a former pro-athlete turned serial entrepreneur. Over the last 25 years, this Swiss native has built 7 businesses which have a combined net worth of over $20 million dollars. His road to success was not an easy one, after going through a $15 million dollar bankruptcy while trying to support his family, he hit rock bottom. He channeled his frustration and worry into the empire he has built today. Along the way, he realized that this bankruptcy that almost destroyed him became a gift in disguise. He is using his story to inspire other entrepreneurs and business owners, that even if you’re going through a hard time, you don’t have to be stuck there. In 2020, with his passion to inspire and empower doers to find their own way and live a healthy life with success, gratitude, and joy, Pascal is on a mission to impact a million lives all over the world.
– Jennifer Kem
Instagram: @jennifer.kem
Jennifer Kem is a Brand Futurist, highly sought after speaker, and business consultant, and has made a name for herself in the entrepreneurial space through her work with corporations and small businesses alike. Before founding and investing in her entrepreneurial ventures, Jen worked her way up to the top of a Fortune 15 technology company, and after experiencing a situation that taught her that no matter how hard you work, when you work for someone else they control your future. This realization motivated Jen to become an entrepreneur. Her first business was a retail store concept that she scaled to an 8-figure business in less than 12 months, after the 2008 recession she had to close shop due to the economic downturn. Then she launched a corporate consulting company which she scaled to 8-figures. With the success of that business she then started the Master Brand Institute, a training and development company that teaches small business leaders how to package, market and sell their expertise and experience online with offline impact. Some of her greatest accomplishments as an entrepreneur are helping over 2 dozen 7-figure entrepreneurs create multi-million dollar revenue, working with celebrity brands such as the Oprah Winfrey Network, and Steve Harvey, helping nearly 200 people create 6-figure business, and much more. During Covid-19, with Jen’s company teaching entrepreneurs how to create groundbreaking live events, she had to move her company to the digital space and help her clients learn to do the same. In 2020, Jen’s goal is to scale Master Brand Institute to operate without her in the day to day operations so she can focus on writing books and speaking on how leaders can design a Values-Driven life.
– Connor LaRocque Instagram: @laroqk
Connor LaRocque always knew he wanted to be his own boss, and work for himself and his own dreams as opposed to someone else’s. With that dream in mind, Connor is now one of the Top marketing experts in Canada for lead generation and the CEO of SocialRise Inc, a marketing firm that specializes in lead generation and customer acquisitions. SocialRise helps entrepreneurs and small businesses generate massive attention and turn it into measurable, trackable ROI’s for their company. SocialRise has generated hundreds of thousands of dollars in leads for their clients. His success in Canada has not gone unnoticed, Connor has published two books of which was a #1 bestseller, is a TEDx Speaker, has produced millions of dollars in sales and that’s just to name a few. In 2020, SocialRise Inc., plans to disrupt the current marketplace with their innovative approach to generating leads and aligning with national charities and become one of the top marketing firms in Canada. In addition, Connor is working hard to be considered one of the Top 5 influential figures from Canada.
– Franky Shaw
Instagram: @Franky Shaw
Franky Shaw is a successful serial entrepreneur from Toronto, Canada. Early on, Franky was interested in entrepreneurship. In 2011, when he was in high school he started e-commerce, this was early on before e-commerce became what it is today. Franky became very good at e-commerce; he knew he could help others create passive income as well. With that in mind, now he is selling automated Shopify stores. Some of his greatest accomplishments include spending over 5 million dollars in advertising for his clients, generating 10 million+ in 2020 for his clients, and averaging 4.31x ROAS with over 230+ clients earning over $55,000 per year passively. With Covid-19, e-commerce has taken off with this influx of revenue Franky was able to provide over 100 jobs to individuals from all over the world to work at his Shopify Automation agency. In 2020, Franky hit an incredible milestone as he scaled his business to 5m+ ARR, and is on track to become an 8-figure company next year.
– Sheryar Adil
Instagram:@SheryarAdil
Sheryar Adil is a Pakistani-American originally from Detroit who, at just 26 years old, has built a rather expansive empire of influence ranging four sectors: Healthcare, Technology, Investing, and Renewable Energy. This wonderkid has already established himself as an investor, advisor, and consultant to over a dozen companies. Sheryar Adil is an award-winning multilingual speaker and strategist who has built up a roster of marquis clients ranging from Professional Athletes, A-List Celebrities, Corporations and Influencers. Born to immigrant parents, Adil originally a bright student on his way to medical school dropped out to pursue passions of building a Blockchain Software-as-a-Service Start Up during the Crypto-ICO Boom in 2017; found relative success and went on to parlay that expertise and success across industries. Adil has overseen operations ranging several sectors and now has his sights on making his mark on the Solar Industry. Sheryar has stood out amongst the crowd during the pandemic by being an educator and leader in his space. Helping many of his clients acquire 6 figure salaries and several hundred of his students achieve $10,000 months through the use of his strategies; Sheryar Adil has rapidly become one of the rising stars in California’s highly competitive renewable energy sector. He has managed to achieve some rather impressive milestones for his age as he is considered one of Billionaire Tim Draper’s Elite Draper University Alumni Entrepreneurs, is currently the SingularityU Los Angeles Chapter Director, and is attending graduate studies at Harvard in Strategy Management.
– Gabriella Rosales
Instagram: @Gabyrosmakeup
Gabriella Rosales is a latin immigrant from Venezuela who left dentistry to fulfill her true passion makeup. After seeing a need in the makeup industry, she decided to take a leap of faith and join the world of entrepreneurship. Now Gabriella is the founder of GabyRosMakeup, a cosmetic company that provides high quality makeup products, tools, and educational courses. Something that sets Gabriella apart in this industry is her limited edition collections she crafts, she only sells selected quantities so that people who have them know how special and exclusive these products are, these products sell out really quick. Her best selling tool is The FaceMaster ®️, a unique brush that can be used for liquids, creams and powders with no need to clean in between, and provides maximum coverage. Some of her greatest accomplishments include having top celebrity makeup artists use her products on celebrities like Kim Kardashian, and being able to make people feel and look beautiful after using her products and tools warms Gabriella’s heart. In 2020, Gabriella has many new exciting things happening from pro classes, new product launches, holiday surprises and much more. To find out more about Gabriella and GabyRosMakeup, check out her website here.
– Chris Harder
Instagram:@chriswharder
Chris Harder is a successful serial entrepreneur, investor, and podcast host. Chris spent over a decade working in the banking industry, him and his wife decided to quit their jobs and start working together. Him and his wife have successfully built and scaled many companies into 7-Figure businesses. With his success and experience in entrepreneurship, Chris wanted to share his knowledge with others. This is when he launched For The Love Of Money, a podcast Chris hosts where he teaches entrepreneurs how to shift their mindset on money. In addition to his Podcast, Chris is also the owner of Elite Entrepreneurs Mastermind, which helps 7-Figure business owners scale their businesses. He also provides webinar training to help his clients learn the ins and outs of marketing. If you’re looking to grow your business and gain tools and knowledge from the best, check out Chris on Instagram and his website.
– Anthony Gray
Instagram: @anthonygrayny
Anthony Gray is a successful entrepreneur and e-commerce expert. Anthony loves to travel and knew early on that a great way to achieve financial, time, and location freedom is to become an entrepreneur. His father encouraged him early on to learn how to start an online business, and that’s exactly what he did. Anthony started his Shopify store and has had incredible success. He has even gotten to the point where his store makes over $1,000 a day. With his knowledge and experience he is helping others start their own Shopify store, Anthony started his course called E-Commerce Activation. E-Commerce Activation was designed to help others start and scale an online brand by giving people the methods and tools Anthony uses each day to run his thriving stores. In addition to his course he also has a Youtube Channel where he teaches people the same strategies he uses to run his stores. During Covid-19 because his store is online the only issues he experienced were slower shipping times. In 2020 Anthony’s goal is to grow his stores into 7-figure shops. In addition he also wants to continue to improve his stores logistics and systems with the goal to make them fully automated.
– Jonathan Tjoa Algreen
Instagram: @jonathanalgreen
Jonathan Tjoa Algreen is a successful entrepreneur and investor, who has worked in numerous industries such as e-commerce, pharmaceutical, fashion, plus many more. From an early age Jonathan always knew that his main goal was to create a positive impact for others, with this in mind he was determined to become a businessman and use his platform to change the world around him. Jonathan is the owner of 1 People, a sustainable and socially responsible luxury fashion brand. 1 People donate 40% of their profits to the Business For Planet program – a charity that provides education and mentorship to young entrepreneurs all over the world. In addition to this, he is also the owner of Impact Business Investment Group , a company that invests in innovative, social and impact driven entrepreneurs and businesses. Some of his greatest achievements include creating several businesses from the ground up and scaling them into successful businesses.
– Tie Cooper
Instagram: @tiecooper
Tie Cooper is a successful beauty mogul, makeup artist, esthetician, speaker and beauty editor. After working at a salon with her sister, Tie uncovered her natural talent as a makeup artist. This realization led her to take a leap of faith and join the world of makeup artistry and cosmetics. She has had great success and has been given incredible opportunities to work with top cosmetic companies, expos and events including New York, and Miami fashion week. With Covid-19 events and appointments were canceled. Tie knew she had to do something. This is when she started her beauty business Beau Tie Cosmetics, a cosmetic brand that provides high quality and beautiful makeup to clients, all while helping a great cause. Proceeds from Beau Tie Cosmetics go to Tie’s nonprofit 501c3, called the Hi BeauTea Party (HBT). A scholarship fundraiser that uses proceeds to help aspiring beauty professionals and students obtain their licenses and further their education. In 2020, Tie wants to set herself apart in the beauty industry, she knows how oversaturated it is. She plans to continue to focus on creating and defining her brand and using her platform to create community within her brand.
– A. Donahue Baker Instagram: @adonahuebaker
Donahue Baker, CPA is a successful entrepreneur, author, influencer, and national speaker. There is no doubt that A. Donahue has made a name for himself in a number of industries. From being a former Grammy-nominated producer to owning over 500 residential and commercial units of real estate. A. Donahue is the co-founder of Money Avenue, LLC, which is one of the fastest-growing fintech startups in the country (ranked 199 out of the top 5000 firms). Money Avenue, LLC is able to get businesses the full arsenal of wealth management tools to increase wealth, from real estate & business loans, bank accounts, Insurance, to lines of credit that are not linked to a personal credit profile. In addition to helping businesses get access to capital, Donahue’s passion has always been his family and helping others to build generational wealth and he has done just that. Now he is a professor at Morehouse College in Atlanta, where he teaches entrepreneurship and wealth-building strategies to young adults. A. Donahue specializes in teaching people how to spot, analyze, and fund value-add apartment deals to build wealth. In 2020, A. Donahue wants to keep on expanding his businesses, writing and publishing a book, and making a film documentary to get his story and vision out there.
– Michael Ashabi Instagram: @mikeashabi
Michael Ashabi is a serial entrepreneur and a top level life and business coach that works with a variety of entrepreneurs, business owners, and start ups to help them build strategies for sustainability and scaling. His company, True Life Ventures, focuses on making clients increase business growth by 40% month after month, and as a result, allow them to achieve financial freedom. Michael is a very results driven person and aspires to keep helping clients around the world to succeed
Maria Brown Instagram:@IM_MARIA_BROWN_OFFICIAL
A serial entrepreneur, investor, and business consultant, Maria Brown is the definition of hard work and determination. CEO of Brown Consulting, Maria Brown has used her life’s biggest challenges and struggles as a force to inspire others to accomplish their dreams. An avid traveler and lover of life, Maria looks forward to continuing to run her multiple successful businesses and inspire others to do the same in 2020 and beyond.
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