College dropout started a side hustle with $200 from his mom—his business could bring in $4 million this yearWhen Kobe Harris started his lip balm company on his bedroom floor in 2019, he wasn't necessarily looking to immediately
The idea struck Harris while he was conducting research on sustainability and bees for one of his professors at Loyola University Chicago, he said. He asked his mom for $200 to purchase some ingredients on Amazon, and used them to experiment with lip balm formulas on his bedroom floor at home while working a summer lifeguarding job, he added.
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