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At 21, an Australian waitress quit with $100 and cooked meals for 10 gym friends from a Bondi apartment; the side hustle later reached $5 million in revenue and built a 100-acre farm

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At 21, an Australian waitress quit with $100 and cooked meals for 10 gym friends from a Bondi apartment; the side hustle later reached $5 million in revenue and built a 100-acre farm

Monley’s company set itself apart by providing fresh meals delivered to homes and developing its own farm to create a direct link between food production and the customer. Bianca Monley was 21, had little more than $100, a tiny Bondi apartment and an instinct that healthy food could be more exciting than what was available … Read more

He quit school at 12 to bag peanuts; 22 years later, he runs a Texas farm with organic crops and a 16-acre vineyard

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He quit school at 12 to bag peanuts; 22 years later, he runs a Texas farm with organic crops and a 16-acre vineyard

Image(s): Shelley E. Huguley Henry Froese was told he couldn’t farm without family ties, couldn’t grow organic crops in Gaines County’s sandy soils, and certainly couldn’t grow grapes there. His answer was always “Why not?” According to Farm Progress, Froese quit school at 12 to bag peanuts for a local farmer, later leased his own … Read more

A 27-year-old Tennessee diesel mechanic wanted to farm full-time; solar sites gave his sheep 400+ acres to graze, letting him quit his job and build a 300-ewe flock

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A 27-year-old Tennessee diesel mechanic wanted to farm full-time; solar sites gave his sheep 400+ acres to graze, letting him quit his job and build a 300-ewe flock

A 27-year-old Tennessee diesel mechanic has left his job to become a full-time livestock farmer after gaining grazing access to more than 400 acres of utility-scale solar farms. The arrangement, made through vegetation management contracts at solar sites, allowed the young farmer to expand his flock to more than 300 breeding ewes without having to … Read more

In 1974, Michèle Mouton’s father gave her an Alpine A110 car with a condition to prove herself or quit; she had entered a man’s world of rallying but 11 years later, she was the ‘fastest woman alive’

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In 1974, Michèle Mouton's father gave her an Alpine A110 car with a condition to prove herself or quit; she had entered a man’s world of rallying but 11 years later, she was the ‘fastest woman alive’

Mouton initially worked as a co-driver, accompanying her friend Jean Taibi on the 1972 Tour de Corse. For years, rallying was seen as a man’s sport. The cars were brutally fast, the roads unpredictable and the margin for error tiny. Then came Michèle Mouton. She did not enter motorsport trying to become the fastest woman. … Read more