Meghan Ritchie and Tiffany Zhong turned their passions into careers. The two young entrepreneurs join Cheddar to give advice and perspective on how to lead and grow as a female inventor and trailblazer.
Zhong became a venture capitalist at just 19-years-old. Now, she has taken her experience and expertise with Gen Z to her own consumer insight firm, Zebra Intelligence.
Ritchie loved baking baked goods and started selling Megpies as a fun side hustle. Once it started to take off, she completely dedicated herself to the idea. Now, Megpies sell in Starbucks across the United States.
From Meta’s Oculus to PlayStation’s VR headsets, Cheddar News anchors Ken Bufa and Kristen Scholer cover the potential for this tech in Cheddar Connected as more heavy hitters like Apple look to take the stage.
As the holiday weekend arrives, travelers are bracing themselves for higher gas prices amid the inflation surge, but Robert Sinclair, AAA spokesperson, joined Cheddar News to discuss how the higher costs likely won't hold people back this Memorial Day Weekend. “We're near pre-pandemic levels. Nearly 40 million people are traveling. And of that total, about 35 million will be driving to their destinations," he said.
Umbilical cord blood banking platform Anja Health raised $4.5 million dollars in a seed round led by Seven Seven Six, a venture capital firm founded by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. Anja Health offers a personalized, doctor-backed cord blood bank, which lets new parents freeze stem cells from their child's umbilical cord so they can be used to treat diseases in the future. It's a process Anja has called 'Hollywood's best-kept secret,' as celebrities like Kylie Jenner, Serena Williams, and more have all banked their umbilical cord blood. Kathryn Cross, the founder of Anja Health, joins Cheddar News' Closing Bell to discuss.
