Real Ideas,
Real Impact.

Leila Ramos (2025) launched Hope Resuscitated to provide free Narcan and overdose education across Baton Rouge. The idea might have stayed an idea—until Leila joined YEA BR. Here, she gained the skills, confidence, and support to make a real community impact.

Leila is now attending LSU and growing Hope Resuscitated in the region — spreading awareness and speaking at events across the region!

Brother and sister, Hasan Abbas and Aisha Abbasova, partnered to found AbbasAid — an A.I.-powered seeing-eye cane for the visually impaired.

The pair were inspired by their grandfather, who held onto their shoulders and walked around their hometown in Azerbaijan, relying on them to call out obstacles ahead. He called them his “little smart canes,” and years later, they developed a smart cane of their own, one capable of detecting objects, alerting its user, and equipped with GPS technology for family members to track the user’s location.

Hasan and Aisha are fantastic examples of the entrepreneurial spirit and the American dream, and continue to build AbbasAid today!

Jaden Armstrong is a graduate of Liberty Magnet, a recipient of the LPB Louisiana Young Hero award, and the founder of FeelBetter.

Jaden entered YEA BR in 2024, inspired to solve a problem for his visually impaired little brother. He launched FeelBetter, a pioneering, sensory-friendly clothing brand that uses Braille patches to help its wearer determine sizes, colors, and styles.

Jaden represents the best of entrepreneurship — solving problems and creating a better place for everyone involved!

“YEA was amazing for me, I used the seed money to keep working, eventually getting 1000 pieces manufactured and my idea patented. That experience convinced me to pursue a career in business, and I am currently a senior at the University of Michigan studying economics and interning at a construction company in Gonzales. I still talk about my YEA product as my greatest accomplishment in interviews.”

Through YEA BR, Haden Vidrine developed Wonder Clothing, a company built around bold designs meant to catch eyes and spark conversation. But the journey didn’t start with a product.

“They (mentors) taught us how to be comfortable with being uncomfortable.”

Vidrine is now a student at LSU, where he is building on what he learned in YEA BR by taking business classes and continuing to expand Wonder Clothing. The brand he created as a high school senior is thriving—driven by curiosity, hard work, and a willingness to step into the unknown.

Through YEA BR, Amelia Sindelar gained the tools, resources, and real-world experience she needed to turn her interest in entrepreneurship into action. “They really give you every single resource that you need,” she shared, pointing to the mentors, graphic designers, and community connections that helped bring her idea to life.

For Sindelar, that idea was ClearRX—an app designed to make prescription medications safer and easier to manage. The app scans medication labels, reads descriptions and warnings aloud, and allows users to set reminders to take their doses. It’s a simple solution to a widespread problem: people misreading or misunderstanding their medications.

Jaylen started his YEA BR journey by helping his mom with an idea: restaurants have fifteen different burger options but only one fry option … what if he flipped that? With that in mind, Jaylen launched Da Fry Guy and is serving up waffle, curly, crinkle, shoe-string, and everything in between at events around the Baton Rouge area as he enters his freshman year at LSU in the fall of 2026!

Adanze Mere can run a five-minute mile, she can run in the blazing Louisiana heat, but what she couldn’t run in were the traditional atheltic shorts offered to female runners. The inseams were usually too short, and through research she found typically not designed for women over 5’7.

Adanze founded her company, PeakFit, with athletes like her in mind, and through YEA BR and the LSU Business College, found mentorship and feedback from industry experts and launched her brand.

Ada designed, sourced, and will begin selling her products soon — all before her junior year at Episcopal High School.

Danielle Rasche (2026) used her time in YEA BR to combine her passions for a clean space and non-toxic, natural products by launching Mindful Cleaning Services. Her company now cleans over 30 houses and condos, over 15 Air BnBs, and multiple office and gym properties around town — all with natural and products and the fantastic attention Danielle brought to YEA BR throughout her time!

“During my time at YEA, I developed a business plan for Mentor Milo, a platform intended to streamline communication between counselors and students. I learned a lot about the ins and outs of running a business, particularly when it comes to establishing and maintaining a proper leadership structure. I received a full-ride scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania through the QuestBridge National College Match. After graduating from Dutchtown, I plan to major in communication at Penn and pursue a career in entertainment journalism. The Young Entrepreneurs Academy taught me the importance of creating opportunities for myself and others which is a lesson that continues to influence every aspect of my life.”