Jessica Thomas

1 month ago | entrepreneur.com | Jessica Thomas

This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features 29-year-olds Courtney Toll and Annabel Love, the co-founders of Nori. They launched Nori Press, a compact steam iron, in 2021 and did $1 million in revenue in the first nine months. They've doubled revenue every year since 2022, ending 2024 with $20.8 million in revenue. Responses have been edited for length and clarity. Annabel Love and Courtney Toll.

2 months ago | entrepreneur.com | Jessica Thomas

Like many successful entrepreneurs, Ooni founder Kristian Tapaninaho's light bulb moment came when he couldn't find the product he was looking for on the market. It was around 2010, and Tapaninaho and his wife and co-CEO Darina Garland had recently gotten married and were living in London. Image credit: Jukka SalminenTapaninaho picked up a new hobby — making pizza at home — and ran into a roadblock.

Oct 26, 2023 | entrepreneur.com | Jessica Thomas

By Vasily Voropaev By Eve Gumpel By Adam Chandler Wavy Line Wavy Line Jessica Thomas is the senior digital content director at Entrepreneur. Prior to this role, she spent nearly five years on staff at Worth magazine and was a staff writer for Bustle.

Oct 13, 2023 | entrepreneur.com | Jessica Thomas

Elite status on an airline can help to an extent — with perks like free checked bags and upgraded seats — but it doesn't change the fact that you still have to go through the same crowded airports and stand in the same miles-long security lines as every other passenger. The other option, of course, is to fly private. But for the vast majority of travelers, that's simply not an option. A private charter costs thousands of dollars per hour, not to mention fuel costs.

Oct 13, 2023 | flipboard.com | Jessica Thomas

I Tried the Semi-Private Air Carrier That Lets You Arrive 20 Minutes Before Your Flight. Here's What It Was Like — And How to Do It Affordably. The "hassle-free" air carrier is expanding its footprint across the U.S. Here's what to expect on one of its flights. The experience of air travel reached new lows this summer, triggering terrifying headlines about aborted landings and runway crashes. And those incidents are just the nightmare …