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The Ones to Watch
Rising names you'll hear everywhere soon.
Noah Gibson
Content Creator
Through authentic conversations and everyday adventures, Noah Gibson is showing that meaningful friendships don't happen by chance, they begin with curiosity.
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Bay Area
joleen diaz
Internet Personality
Millions first noticed Joleen Diaz because of her youthful appearance. Now, she reflects on what Age of Attraction taught her about love, purpose, and staying true to herself.
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Bay Area
Chuol Ruei Deng
Founder
Education opened doors Chuol Ruei Deng never imagined possible. Now, he reflects on resilience, purpose, and why the future of AI should include the people technology often leaves behind.
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Hannah Lee
Documentary Producer
Emmy Award-winning producer Hannah Lee opens up about finding her voice, falling in love with the outdoors, and using storytelling to inspire climate action.
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Oakland
Dominic Antoine Jr.
Accepted to all 31 colleges he applied to, Oakland native Dominic Antoine Jr. is proving that hard work, purpose, and believing in yourself can open incredible doors. Now headed to LSU, he's chasing his dream of becoming an orthopedic surgeon while inspiring the next generation to dream bigger.
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The Ones to Watch
Billy Alabsi
Bay Area Restaurant Owner
·By: Mbaire
Some people measure life by milestones of success. Billy Alabsi measures it by the willingness to keep moving. After high school in Yemen, he came to America searching for opportunity and the chance to build a better life. Since then, his journey has been shaped by reinvention: building businesses, losing everything, rebuilding, and finding the strength to begin again more than once. Through uncertainty, loss, and chapters that might have left others defeated, Billy has held onto one conviction: difficult seasons do not last forever. Today, in San Francisco, he is building once again, holding tightly to optimism, purpose, and the belief that life can be rebuilt.