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The Best and The Brightest of 2024

Samhith

Padala

Age 18
Senior
University High School 
Phoenix

Samhith has been a Junior Achievement of Arizona student since Kindergarten and credits their programming for teaching him many basic business, entrepreneurial and financial principles from a young age.  He started his own photography business at age 12! What started as a passion has grown into an international company with over 130 content creators across more than 30 countries.

 

Sync Visual Media had six employees prior to the pandemic and when the world shut down, he had to find innovative ways to continue doing business. Without any in-person weddings or events, Samhith decided to begin offering services such as live streaming, graphic design, videography and web design. Today, it’s a multimedia company, with clients all over the world.  He oversees day-to-day operations and has expanded to India and the United Kingdom. 

 

He tells young entrepreneurs, “Don’t hold back, just because of your age. Time is very valuable and you have to go after what you want to achieve. It’s also important to find mentors to help guide you in the right direction.”

 

As if running his own business isn’t enough, Samhith is also ranked the highest in the class and is involved in DECA, FBLA and the Phoenix Tee Party nonprofit. He’s also on a 10-member student advisory board for the Arizona Board of Education. He also partnered with the Lions Club and launched the “Lens for Lens Program,” a way to reflect on the impact they’ve made in the world through Sync Visual Media. To date, Sync Visual Media has been able to donate more than 2,000 glasses and over 7,000 hours in direct services to those in need. 

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