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08/24/2026

E-lumni Spotlight: Darlings Boutique ✨

Meet Ava Dupuy, Summer Startup '24 alum and founder of Darlings Boutique, an online women's clothing boutique offering trendy styles and timeless pieces for every wardrobe. Through online shopping and pop-up events across Kentucky and Ohio, Ava is building a brand centered on positive relationships and helping every customer feel their best.

Ava joined us at our Alumni Business Showcase in Frankfort this year, where her inspired selections provided a stylish shopping opportunity! Her journey is another example of how Summer Startup empowers young entrepreneurs to turn their passions into thriving businesses long after the program ends.

Visit https://darlingsboutique.us/ to shop the latest collections and follow Darlings Boutique on social media or catch an upcoming live sale!

08/18/2026

Let's hear it for our Hills League Third Place winners: ReSERVE!

ReSERVE addresses food waste by making it fast and easy for businesses to sell or donate surplus food rather than throwing it away.

Team Members:
Vansh Chabhadiya (Ballard High School–Jefferson High School)
Bella McCarraher (Muhlenberg County High School–Muhlenberg County)
James Mills (Bullitt Central High School–Bullitt County)
Elizabeth Pierce (Paul G Blazer High School–Boyd County)
Ben Sweeny (Bishop Brossart High School–Campbell County)

Nice work by ReSERVE and all of our hardworking, innovative Pitch Fest teams!

08/14/2026

E-lumni Spotlight: Brand Surge ✨

Meet Keegan Tingle, Summer Startup 2018 alum and Co-Founder & COO of Brand Surge, a growth consulting firm that helps organizations build smarter systems for branding, sales, and long-term success. By combining experience in engineering, marketing, sales, and entrepreneurship, Keegan helps businesses make clearer decisions, strengthen relationships, and create strategies that drive sustainable growth.

Keegan shared his expertise with our Es in 2025, when he joined our Summer Startup team as an Instructional Coach -- our first-ever program alum to serve in that important role!

He also participated in GSE's 2026 Alumni Business Showcase event in Frankfort and his journey is another example of how the entrepreneurial mindset developed at Summer Startup continues to shape innovative leaders long after the program ends.

Learn more about Brand Surge and Keegan's work at https://www.brand-surge.com/

08/11/2026

Congratulations to our Hollers League Second Place finishers: GlowLine!

GlowLine solves the problem of poor medical cable visibility in medical settings with a safe, durable, and versatile glow-in-the-dark spiral wrap that fits existing hospital cables.

Team members:
Prisha Hedau (DuPont Manual High School/Youth Performing Arts School–Jefferson County)
Ian Horseman (Somerset Independent Schools–Pulaski County)
Shana Naik (Fern Creek High School–Jefferson County)
Savanah Nguyen (Larry A. Ryle High School–Boone County)
Abigail White (Henderson County High School–Henderson County)

Congratulations to the GlowLine team on developing an innovative solution with the potential to make a meaningful impact in healthcare!

08/09/2026

Failure isn't the opposite of success; it's often the first step toward it. Every setback is a chance to learn, adapt, and come back stronger. That's the entrepreneurial mindset we encourage every day at GSE!

08/07/2026

Meet the Summer Startup 2026 Hills League Second Place team: Souly Sugar!

Souly Sugar was created to help people struggling to find an all-natural, fully dissolvable and convenient way to sweeten cold beverages by offering an individually packaged simple syrup.

Team Members:
Menassa Al Garawi (Fairdale High School–Jefferson County)
William Buckner (Covington Catholic High School–Kenton County)
Olivia Joyce (Henderson County High School–Henderson County)
Westyn Miles (Madisonville-North Hopkins High School–Hopkins County)
Kadence Russell (Greenup Schools–Greenup County)

Congratulations to the Souly Sugar team for representing the spirit of innovation that defines Summer Startup!

08/04/2026

Summer Startup 2026 has wrapped-up, but the impact is just getting started.

This year, 147 student entrepreneurs completed the program, joining a network of 1,405 Summer Startup graduates representing 109 Kentucky counties since 2013.

The ideas, connections, and confidence built over the past three weeks will continue long after summer ends. We can't wait to see what's next for this incredible group of E-lumni.

08/01/2026

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07/30/2026

Say hello to the Summer Startup 2026 Hollers League top place team: Bink!

Bink is a wearable band for toddlers that monitors their health and relays vital information to parents’ phones.

Team members:
Brindalyn Fawbush (North Laurel High School—Laurel County)
Kaylee Kennedy (Henderson County High School—Henderson County)
Kabir Singh (DuPont Manual High School/Youth Performing Arts School—Jefferson County)
Nathaniel Sutton (Great Crossing High School—Scott County)

This team created a convenient and potentially life-saving innovation any parent would appreciate!

07/28/2026

Meet the first-place winners of our Hills League for Pitch Fest 2026: Lighthouse Finance!

LightHouse Finance solves the problem of low financial literacy in middle school students with an interactive game using real-world scenarios to teach students smart spending, saving, and investing.

Team Members:
Ruthvika Addala (Ballard High School —Jefferson County)
Marley Chambliss (Caldwell County Schools—Caldwell County)
Nehemiah Collier (Hazard High School—Perry County)
Elijah Driver (Villa Madonna Academy High School/Junior High—Boone County)
Knox Kelly (Carlisle County High School—Carlisle County)

Congrats to Lighthouse Finance, and all our teams, for creating real-world solutions that impact generations to come!

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