Rachel Zietz

Rachel Zietz is an American entrepreneur and businesswoman,[1] founder and CEO of online retailer Gladiator Lacrosse, LLC.[2] An alumna of Pine Crest School, continuing her education at Princeton University in the class of 2022, she appeared on Shark Tank.[3] By the age of 15, she built a $1 million company.[4] She founded Gladiator Lacrosse at the age of 13.[5][6]

Background

Rachel was born in 2000 in Wayne, New Jersey. She resides in Boca Raton, Florida. Rachel's parents are Sam Zietz,[7] who is Founder and CEO of Touchsuite, and her mother, Sheila Zietz who is a successful attorney.

Awards and recognition

  • Forbes Magazine: Shark Tank 7 of the Brightest and Youngest List[8]
  • Time Magazine Most Influential Teens of 2016[9]
  • Fortune Magazine's List of Entrepreneurs Under 18 [10]

References

  1. ↑ Okyle, Carly (2015-03-19). "How This 14-Year-Old Entrepreneur Is Making Adults Question Their Life Choices by Being Ridiculously Awesome". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  2. ↑ "Meet The Local Teen Entrepreneur With Her Own Lacrosse Gear Company". Fort Lauderdale Daily. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  3. ↑ "Meet the 15-year-old lacrosse entrepreneur who swam in the Shark Tank". USA Today High School Sports. 2016-05-17. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  4. ↑ "http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/print-edition/2015/02/20/how-14-year-old-rachel-zietz-built-a-1-million.html". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2017-05-23. External link in |title= (help)
  5. ↑ showe (2015-02-06). "Rachel Zietz". U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  6. ↑ Grossmann, John (2015-05-27). "Entrepreneurs Raising the Next Generation of Chief Executives". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  7. ↑ "http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2017/02/28/touchsuite-ceo-sam-zietz-on-starting-his-own.html". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2017-05-23. External link in |title= (help)
  8. ↑ Ho, Ky Trang. "Shark Tank Entrepreneurs: 7 Of The Youngest And Brightest Under 18". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  9. ↑ Ramadan, Lulu. "Boca Raton teen Rachel Zietz lands on TIME's 'Most Influential Teens' list | Southern Palm Beach County". Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  10. ↑ Walters, Ashleigh (2016-10-20). "Boca Raton teenager Rachel Zietz makes TIME, Fortune 'top teens' list". WPTV. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
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