Kevin always knew he wanted to be an entrepreneur, but when he graduated from college in 2007, he didn’t know exactly where to look. With his sights set on the entertainment industry, he beelined for LA and found himself...

Today on Rise of The Young we sit down with Kevin Gould. Kevin is an entrepreneur, talent manager, brand builder, and investor based in Los Angeles. He is the founder and CEO of Kombo Ventures and is also a co-founder of...

Since immigrating from Thailand at age seven, Ann McFerran has turned to fake lashes to shore up her confidence. But glue-on lashes were difficult to apply and didn't last. After a year working through prototypes, she landed on...

There is hope for our future! We sat down and chatted with the Dolan twins this week to discuss their rise to fame, starting a business and what the future holds for influencers. We quickly realized how unbelievably mature and...

Sharon Pak and Jordynn Wynn became fast friends while interning at Los Angeles cosmetics company ColourPop. In 2018, they noticed celebrities were becoming increasingly transparent about wearing hair pieces. To bring..

Can Gen Z influencers shake up the fragrance market? A new brand, Wakeheart, is betting on it. Today, YouTuber duo the Dolan Twins (10 million subscribers) announced the launch of their first fragrance collection. The line, which...

There’s a phenomenon happening in the digital space “right now where you see influencers that have real scale [and] can build brands,” Gould says. His company Kombo Ventures manages top talent including Sssniperwolf and has...

The coronavirus epidemic has so ravaged travel, live entertainment and physical retail that companies across those industries have frozen their marketing, causing ad prices to plunge. Meanwhile, online beauty brand Insert Name...