TAI Alumnus Stirling Barrett was recently named to Forbes 2019 30 Under 30 list for Art & Style as “one of the brashest entrepreneurs across the United States and Canada.” His creative entrepreneurialism manifested at an early age when he marketed his own photographic collages as a teenager in New Orleans. After receiving a bachelor’s degree in advertising from the Temerlin Advertising Institute in 2011, he returned to his home city and continued creating artwork, flirting with the possibility of opening his own gallery. Instead, he self-financed the 2013 launch of KREWE, a luxury eyewear company that sells sunglasses, prescription glasses, and sports eyewear. The company has opened two stores in New Orleans, one small boutique in Soho, and two traveling tiny house stores. Barrett also recently founded Krewe Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides New Orleans adolescents access to eye care and free prescription eyewear. The company’s celebrity following includes Gigi Hadid, Serena Williams, Beyoncé, and Kendall Jenner. Congratulations, Sterling!