Teenage millionaires who got rich all by themselves


Emily Matson and Julianne Goldmark

Emily Matson and Julianne Goldmark were typical teenagers in 2009 – full of ideas and big fans of TV hit Gossip Girl. They loved the hairstyles of characters, but noticed there was nowhere to purchase similar accessories at teenage-friendly prices. That's when they launched Emi Jay – a hair accessories and apparel company.
Slide 10 of 21: Emily Matson and Julianne Goldmark were typical teenagers in 2009 – full of ideas and big fans of TV hit Gossip Girl. They loved the hairstyles of characters, but noticed there was nowhere to purchase similar accessories at teenage-friendly prices. That's when they launched Emi Jay – a hair accessories and apparel company.

Emily Matson and Julianne Goldmark

The business really took off when Jennifer Aniston stepped onto the red carpet wearing one of its hair-ties, and within a couple of years Emi Jay was turning profits exceeding $10 million a year.
All Emi Jay hair ties and apparel are handmade in Los Angeles and the girls always use sustainable fabrics, which has helped Emily and Julianne gain a massive online following. Today they are both in college, but they continue to run the business with their team. They are also dedicated philanthropists and donate 20% of all company profits to charity.
Slide 11 of 21: <p>The business really took off when Jennifer Aniston stepped onto the red carpet wearing one of its hair-ties, and within a couple of years Emi Jay was turning profits exceeding $10 million (£8 million) a year. </p>

                       

Brian Wong

Kiip immediately piqued the interest of venture capitalists and Wong – along with partners Courtney Guertin and Amadeus Demarzi – has raised over $32 million in venture capital to date.
Wong, now 26, is still the CEO of Kiip and has written a book "The Cheat Code: Going Off Script to Get More, Go Faster, and Shortcut Your Way to Success" to inspire others to follow in his successful footsteps.Slide 15 of 21: Wong, now 26, is still the CEO of Kiip and has written a book The Cheat Code: Going Off Script to Get More, Go Faster, and Shortcut Your Way to Success to inspire others to follow in his successful footsteps.

        Brian Wong

Canadian entrepreneur Brian Wong was a mere 19 years old when he launched Kiip, a platform that allows brands to reach people with advertisements when they are playing mobile games. Slide 14 of 21: Canadian entrepreneur Brian Wong was a mere 19 years old when he launched Kiip, a platform that allows brands to reach people with advertisements when they are playing mobile games.                         


Sean Belnick

Belnick had saved up the $600 he initially invested in creating BizChair.com by selling Pokemon cards on eBay and mowing lawns, but by the age of 16 he was a millionaire. He has since sold chairs to Microsoft, Google and Abercrombie & Fitch.
Belnick still runs BizChair.com today. It operates out of a 70-hectare site in Georgia and sells over 25,000 chairs a year.

Slide 13 of 21: Belnick had saved up the $600 he initially invested in creating BizChair.com by selling Pokemon cards on eBay and mowing lawns, but by the age of 16 he was a millionaire. He has since sold chairs to Microsoft, Google and Abercrombie & Fitch.



In 2001, when Sean Belnick was 14 years old, he locked himself in his bedroom for three days. When he emerged, exhausted, he had created and launched BixChair.com and had gone into business selling office chairs. Barely six years later Belnick’s website had an amazing $24 million in revenues.
 Slide 12 of 21: In 2001, when Sean Belnick was 14 years old, he locked himself in his bedroom for three days. When he emerged, exhausted, he had created and launched BixChair.com and had gone into business selling office chairs. Barely six years later Belnick’s website had an amazing $24 million (£19 million) in revenues.                                 

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