Forbes unveils Under 30 list for Cincinnati

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:

• Elly De La Cruz, shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds
• Joe Burrow, quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals
• Ja'Marr Chase, wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals
• Matt Miazga, defender for FC Cincinnati
• Miles Robinson, defender for FC Cincinnati
• Caroline Blackburn, senior manager of digital strategy for the Cincinnati Bengals
• Emil Barr, founder of Step Up Social
• Eliana Batsakis, founder of Eliana Batsakis
• David Wysong, trending news editor for The Enquirer
• Emilee Chinn, photographer for the Cincinnati Reds
• Laura Castillo, director of the City of Cincinnati Department of Economic Inclusion
• Hannah Sagel, brand director at Procter & Gamble
• Chase Crawford, founder of Four by Three
• Ben Baumeister, senior director of event strategy at the Cincinnati Open
• Michael Thompson, founder of Michael Thompson Studios
• Matine  Yuksel, co-founder of Beltways
• Gus Ricksecker, chief of staff for Cincinnati council member Reggie Harris
• Romain Mayambi, photographer
• Chelsea Hindman, co-founder of Willow Boutique
• Anu Vora, founder of Mindfully Behavioral Health
• Jaeydah Edwards, senior program director of Groundwork Ohio River Valley
• Benny  Russert, director of Vitis Technologies
• Connor Paton, co-founder of Noshable
• Evan Fix, co-founder of Noshable
• Macallan Hoeweler, co-founder of Noshable
• Isaac Hamlin, founder of Better Blend
• Kayla Braden, co-founder of Peachy and Vintage
• Caden Adams, co-founder of Peachy and Vintage
• Sam Heareth, owner of Greenhouse Cafe
• Taylor Berling, founder of Inner Vision Pilates
• Molly Rizkallah, CEO of Cincy Carbon
• Zachary Beller, co-founder of Vixiv
• Aaron Chow, co-founder of Vixiv
• Chantal Phillip, creator

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