Forbes Magazine on Tuesday announced a first-ever Under 30 Cincinnati list, spotlighting young entrepreneurs, sports figures and other emerging talent, including Joe Burrow and Elly De La Cruz.
The new list comes as Cincinnati prepares to host 2024 Forbes Under 30 Summit in September presented by JobsOhio. Cincinnati joins 10 other North American cities or regions that inspired inaugural local lists by Forbes last year: Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Miami, Puerto Rico, Seattle and Toronto.
In producing its lists, Forbes said it accept online submissions nominated by peers or self-nominated before magazine staffers and outside experts evaluate nominees on multiple factors, including business metrics, social impact, inventiveness and potential. Forbes next list for the 2025 Under 30 North America will be unveiled in December.
The Forbes Under 30 Local Cincinnati are:
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Elly De La Cruz, shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds
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Joe Burrow, quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals
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Ja’Marr Chase, wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals
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Matt Miazga, defender for FC Cincinnati
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Miles Robinson, defender for FC Cincinnati
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Caroline Blackburn, senior manager of digital strategy for the Cincinnati Bengals
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Emil Barr, founder of Step Up Social
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Eliana Batsakis, founder of Eliana Batsakis
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David Wysong, trending news editor for The Enquirer
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Emilee Chinn, photographer for the Cincinnati Reds
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Laura Castillo, director of the City of Cincinnati Department of Economic Inclusion
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Hannah Sagel, brand director at Procter & Gamble
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Chase Crawford, founder of Four by Three
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Ben Baumeister, senior director of event strategy at the Cincinnati Open
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Michael Thompson, founder of Michael Thompson Studios
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Matine Yuksel, co-founder of Beltways
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Gus Ricksecker, chief of staff for Cincinnati council member Reggie Harris
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Romain Mayambi, photographer
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Chelsea Hindman, co-founder of Willow Boutique
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Anu Vora, founder of Mindfully Behavioral Health
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Jaeydah Edwards, senior program director of Groundwork Ohio River Valley
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Benny Russert, director of Vitis Technologies
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Connor Paton, co-founder of Noshable
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Evan Fix, co-founder of Noshable
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Macallan Hoeweler, co-founder of Noshable
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Isaac Hamlin, founder of Better Blend
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Kayla Braden, co-founder of Peachy and Vintage
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Caden Adams, co-founder of Peachy and Vintage
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Sam Heareth, owner of Greenhouse Cafe
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Taylor Berling, founder of Inner Vision Pilates
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Molly Rizkallah, CEO of Cincy Carbon
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Zachary Beller, co-founder of Vixiv
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Aaron Chow, co-founder of Vixiv
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Chantal Phillip, creator
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Forbes names Under 30 list for Cincinnati
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