Adrienne Arrington-Kenion had a problem. Actually, a plethora of problems. Like something out of a Pepto commercial, she was struggling with heartburn, indigestion, an upset stomach and nausea. But over-the-counter medications did nothing to provide Arrington-Kenion with some relief. “I Googled what people use before medicine, and herbs is what came up. So I ...

After Stevie Burke lost a friend to an overdose, he committed himself to finishing what that friend had started – a platform for people struggling with addiction. As one of the founders and CEO of Clean Community Inc., Burke said he wants to decrease the glorification of drugs and alcohol on mobile devices, personal computers and other areas. “I am dedica ...

After medical school, most graduates move on to residency and specialization in the medical field. Morris Nguyen went into technology instead. Upon earning a master’s in business administration and a medical degree from the University of Michigan, Nguyen worked for medical device companies such as Edwards Lifesciences and Teleflex. “I really thought I cou ...

Lots of kids, and adults, enjoy collecting and trading sports cards. Matthew Ham Jr. (called Little Matt) had another idea. He turned his passion for sports cards into a profitable online business, Ham House Sports. Thirteen-year-old Little Matt got the idea after visiting a sports card shop on a family vacation. He enlisted his father, Matthew Ham Sr. (Big Matt), to be ...

Greenfield Energy officials want their company to address the challenges of an unpredictable coastal climate. As a result, they tested their new product – the HERO (Heat Exchanger Reliable Output) generator system – in Southeastern North Carolina. “This product is a result of the innovations formulated by our CEO Floyd Price as a solution to the pro ...

Since starting her company in 2023, Khalilah Olokunola of ReEngineering HR said she has been building fair-chance hiring strategies and redesigning HR practices to foster meaningful cultural shifts for companies’ most important asset – people. In the past year, Olokunola grew her headcount by 250%, broadened the company’s geographic footprint of client ...

In his final semester as a business student at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, Landon Hill received an assignment that would shape his early career. A business professor challenged Hill and his classmates to create a “data-oriented business concept that leveraged Wilmington’s strengths as a coastal community.” “Obviously, my brain ...