She Couldn’t Find It, So She Made It.
ENTREPRENEUR STORY

She Couldn’t Find It, So She Made It.

Most of us have found ourselves shopping for a product or service that doesn’t yet exist. We visit store after store, exasperated.  “How has no one made this simple thing yet?” we ask. A few of us take that frustration and turn it into something extraordinary. One of those few is Kendra Scott.
Giving Is Part of the Entrepreneurial Journey
FROM THE TEAM

Giving Is Part of the Entrepreneurial Journey

That choice can mean donating to a cause they care about, supporting a local organization, mentoring a young entrepreneur, creating scholarships, investing in their community, or simply opening a door for someone who needs an opportunity. The same qualities that drive entrepreneurship – initiative, optimism, hard work, and a belief that things can be better – also drive philanthropy. There is something powerful about building something and then using that success to help others build something of their own. We often call that giving back. It is more than that. It is giving forward.
The Blue Jean Dreamers
ENTREPRENEUR STORY

The Blue Jean Dreamers

There are two distinct acts of entrepreneurship in this story. Jacob Davis saw a practical problem and figured out how to solve it. Levi Strauss saw the possibilities in Davis’s solution and had the means to bring it to a much larger market.
The Sweet Success of Small Town Business
ENTREPRENEUR STORY

The Sweet Success of Small Town Business

For more than a century, Bryan, Ohio has been sending its candies into homes, schools, doctor’s offices, and Halloween bags across America. It’s a place where generations of entrepreneurs have not only preserved what they inherited but sought to ensure that beloved products remain available for new generations to enjoy. Hall of Giants exists to celebrate towns like Bryan and companies like Spangler.
The Hall of Fame America Has Been Missing
FROM THE TEAM

The Hall of Fame America Has Been Missing

Every Hall of Fame is ultimately an answer to the same question: Which achievements deserve to be remembered? America has answered that question for athletes, musicians, entertainers, and dozens of other professions and pastimes. Yet one group whose contributions have shaped every American’s daily life has never had a national home of its own: entrepreneurs.
America Was Built by Founders. Now, It’s Sustained by Them.
ENTREPRENEUR STORY

America Was Built by Founders. Now, It’s Sustained by Them.

From small-town shopkeepers to groundbreaking inventors, from family-owned farms to global companies, the American story has always been written by people willing to dream bigger than their circumstances. In the Old World the founders left behind, those circumstances at your birth defined your possibilities for the rest of your life. The founders believed something different was possible for all, a nation where opportunity was limitless.