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Young Entrepreneur: Danae Ringelmann

Young Entrepreneur: Danae Ringelmann

Just out of college, independent film enthusiast Danae (Da-NAY) Ringelmann was working as a financial analyst with J.P. Morgan when she attended a Hollywood-meets-Wall Street event. Sporting her company badge, she instantly became the most popular guest at the party. “People thought I was there to finance films. I remember clearly an 
accomplished 70-year-old filmmaker who was begging me for money,” Ringelmann said. “I thought, ‘This is wrong. There’s got to be a better way.’”

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Young Entrepreneur: Sumaya Kazi

Young Entrepreneur: Sumaya Kazi

Each week, Sumaya Kazi, a 25-year-old Bangladeshi-American living in the San Francisco Bay Area, puts in 40 to 50 hours at her full-time job as a social and new media marketing manager at Sun Microsystems. She then puts in another 20 to 40 hours every week as executive director of her own company, TheCulturalConnect.com.

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