Grant Bennett

Zolee Griggs

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Alycea Adams

You grew up avoiding your natural curly hair, started documenting your journey online, and woke up one day to millions of views on a 60-second video. You took that platform, built it to over 300k followers, graduated summa cum laude from UNC Chapel Hill, cheered for the Hawks, and somewhere in between watched your grandmother use a plant identification app and thought, what if that existed for hair. You built HairMatch, an AI powered app that analyzes your hair type and recommends products, launched it in November 2024, and already have users in over 120 countries. Sephora took notice. Microsoft took notice. You are already at IBM and a children's book is on the way. You did not wait for someone to solve the problem. You just built it. You are Alycea Adams.

Grant Bennett

Fayetteville raised you and your parents showed you what it looks like to show up every day and still make an impact. You took that to Morehouse, walked straight into Google, and never forgot home. You built The Two-Six Project from the ground up, brought Nike, Dreamville, Bank of America, and the NBPA to the table, and turned a building sitting vacant since 1956 into a innovation hub for the next generation. Forbes, President Clinton, the North Carolina Governor, and the Obama Foundation all took notice. You went back and gave back. You are Grant Bennett Founder of the Two-Six Project.

ZION

Atlanta raised you with a real support system and you carried that confidence into the work. You’ve always had the eye. You started with that VHS feel, made it your signature, and it took you from passion projects to celebrities. But you remember the grind too walking the BeltLine in the cold with your resume, getting humbled, still believing. You quit the hotel job and bet on yourself. Now you’re building what you always wanted Forever Almighty Studios. You are Zion.HELLA INSPIRED.

KHI

You grow up in Virginia, already carrying a storyteller’s brain even before you know what to call it. In elementary school you write The Adventures of Tiny Mekhi and it ends up in a citywide contest. Then the move happens. You leave Virginia for Atlanta for better opportunities, and everything speeds up. New environment, new expectations, new pressure. Atlanta doesn’t let you stay the same it forces you to level up fast. You’re still creating through it all. "Borrowing" your sister’s Canon Rebel T100, filming skits, learning how to make something out of nothing. No big budget. No perfect setup. Just vision and consistency. Now you’re a film major, sharpening the craft on purpose. Building your cinematic style in real time studying directors, pulling from their pacing and framing, then breaking rules when the story calls for it. And then you take it bigger than you. You start YoungCreatorZ, a network for young creators who need community, access, and a real place to grow. You use the campus as the launchpad, turning everyday connections into a creative ecosystem. You are Mekhi. Founder of YoungCreatorZ. HELLA INSPIRED.