Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2023 WINNER
Meet Zaire King
He is a 16-years of age and is a self taught guitarist since the age of 11, coming from your local area of Upland, Ca. Inspired by the greatnesses of Christian Scott, George Benson, Norman Brown, Wes Montgomery, Yussef Dayes, and fellow lefty, Jimi Hendrix. Zaire King wrote, composed, played every instrument, and copywrote/published his first album titled, “No Strings Attached” on Apple Music at the age of 14 during the pandemic. Zaire is currently working on a jazz album.
Zaire is now a sophomore at CSARTS—California School of the Arts in Duarte and is wildly passionate about spreading his love of Jazz music to the world. Zaire plans to progress the movement of jazz music and be instrumental with our youth to preserve the jazz music culture, the music of African-American peoples.
Zaire is a 2 time President’s Award winner for academics and is the recipient of the Young and Hungry NOW Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Zaire King plans to pursue higher education, with a focus and emphasis on his love…music.
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Young And Hungry Now
Empowering and developing culturally diverse learners and under resourced youth to reach their full potential in entrepreneurship is our mission.
Young and Hungry Now Inc is a community of entrepreneurs who are passionate about empowering young people to be hungry for success in the areas of entrepreneurship.
About Us
Young and Hungry Now, Inc. is a federally recognized 501c3 tax exempt nonprofit organization, birthed from the need to demonstrate to young people, ages 12-25, that there is not only one way to be successful. Whether you choose the traditional college route or if you decide to go straight into entrepreneurship, our organization provides a platform to help cultivate young business owners to be successful.
We believe that success should be redefined and that everyone should have the opportunity to pursue their passions and reach their full potential, whether they decide to go to college or not. We offer Master Classes to the youth taught by some of the most sought after business owners to help them learn important business tactics.
Young and Hungry Now, Inc. offers a tuition-free program for young entrepreneurs to develop their business from inception to fruition.
Kory McClendon, Jr. Executive
In 2019, Kory McClendon, approached his parents with the difficult decision that he did not want to attend college. Kory had been diagnosed with a learning difference throughout his education and, despite doing well in school, he still struggled and was exhausted from the constant battle. He did not want to continue that struggle through college and his father, understanding his son’s struggles, was accepting of his decision. However, he also stressed the importance of Kory having a plan for his future.
Kory, who was already skilled in running his family’s small business, had a natural aptitude for business as a whole. It was then that the idea for Young and Hungry Now was born.
Currently Kory is a 20-year-old High School graduate who is essential in running the family business along with being the co-owner of KZ Ragzs and owner of KO Beats.
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