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Net Worth: $12 million
Tina Wells, 28
Voorhees, New Jersey
Millionaire at: 25
Business: Buzz Marketing Group, a trend-spotting organization that gathers research on the teen–tween market
How She Did It: In 1996 when Wells was 16 years old, she started writing product reviews for a New York newspaper called The New Girl Times as she began building Buzz Marketing Group. She later wrote a report about trends for a marketing director and was told that hers was better than one that had cost $25,000 to complete. After taking an independent study course in college and learning how to write a business plan, she got her first big-paying client. Wells has launched a network of 9,000 teenage and young adult “buzzspotters.” She explains, “They scope out what their peers are thinking and doing.” Her other ventures include a media company and real estate investments.
Inspiration: “My passion for life has always fueled me. That is the main driver toward my success.”
Best Advice: “The key to entrepreneurial success is to find your passion. When things get tough—and they do—that seems to push me through.”
Resources: You Can Make It Happen by Stedman Graham (Free Press); National Association of Women Business Owners (nawbo.org).
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