JUSTIN LOIDOLT:
“Lots of opportunity
to teach subjects like
[financial literacy].
Unbelievable how many
teens don’t have these
skills when they reach
their twenties.”TIAAN MARAIS: “ ‘The
new voice of immigration
reform’: the hero we never
knew we needed.”34
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TOLLERrom more than 15,000 nominees, Forbes honored 600
innovators and new talents across 20 industries for 2020
in our annual 30 Under 30 (December 31). Strikingly, some
48 percent are either immigrants or first-gen Americans. NBA
fans congratulated the Brooklyn Nets’ Kevin Durant—a 30
Under 30 alumnus and one of the issue’s five cover stars—for his hoops prow-
ess and for his investment vehicle, Thirty Five Ventures. Durant, sidelined
with an injury this season, has fed more than $15 million into 40-plus start-
ups over the last few years. Tweeted @rhondah10336222: “The important
thing here is that this young black man who is a basketball phenom is also
gifted enough in his business acumen to grace Forbes’ cover.” Meanwhile,
Under 30 Asia alumna Melanie Perkins, cofounder and CEO of design-
software startup Canva, who also graced one of our five Under 30 covers,
was lauded on Twitter for her easy-to-use product, a rival to Adobe. Tweeted
@TytchMe: “Such a nice and approachable person. Here’s someone who
truly empowered professionals and individuals to make their businesses
more beautiful and effective at communicating.”5,098,966 views Forbes 30 Under 30 2020
135,248 Canva Uncovered: How a Young Australian Kitesurfer Built a $3.2 Billion (Profitable!) Startup Phenom
91,647 How Billionaire Anthony Wood Quit His Netflix Job, Founded Roku—and Then Quadrupled His Fortune in the Past Year
72,575 The Forbes Investigation: Inside the Secret Bank Behind the Fintech Boom
26,941 Three-Point Play: Inside Kevin Durant’s Multimillion-Dollar Basketball, Media and Investing Empire
22,644 Chainsmokers on Fire: The World’s Highest-Paid DJs Are Spinning Celebrity Into a Rock-Star Portfolio
20,028 Class Act: This 3 1-Year-Old’s Company Rocketed to a $ 1 Billion Valuation Helping Workers Get Degrees
2,928 THE BOMB 30 Under 30 Education 2020 : The Young Problem Solvers Tackling Hurdles from Day Care to Diplomas
THE INTEREST GRAPH
THE 21 CLUB
The arrest of rapper 21 Savage, a U.K. na-
tive, by American immigration authorities
last year dropped him squarely into a fervid
national debate. Readers (mostly) lauded his
subsequent advocacy for the Dreamer Act
(DACA), and for his Bank Account Cam-
paign, which teaches teens financial literacy.F
DAINARIS SANTOS:
“Undocumented? Try
using that line to get a
bank loan. No. These are
unvetted illegal aliens
Democrats are incentiv-
izing to flood by the
tens of millions into our
schools, hospitals and
communities with more
than $113 billion a year
in taxpayer-funded free
health care, education,
housing and legal services.”JENNIFER FRANCIS:
“I love this. It’s so impor-
tant to teach financial
literacy to teens so they can
understand the importance
of finances to establish a
secure future.”@VLUNA 102 1: “Thank you
to @Forbes & @zogblog
for including me as part of
@21savage story & the 30
Under 30 Dreamer Team, a
list of @Forbes 30 Under 30
alumni Dreamers who are
leading initiatives in the
fight for immigrant justice.”@REYNAEMONTOYA: “Several days
ago @Forbes wrote a story on the
DREAM TEAM ft 21 Savage. It was hard
for me to share since my heart hurts
every time I think what would I do if
#DACA were to be taken away and
I become detained.”MARÍA FERNANDA G.:
“Love that a celebrity
is doing good. These
classes and other fun-
damentals should be
taught at least [start-
ing in] high school.”Conversation
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