Sterling Mcdavid, a 27-year old entrepreneur decided to quit her job in Wall Street to bring solar energy to underprivileged countries around the globe .
Sterling McDavid is the CEO and founder of The Starling Project, a charitable company providing solar energy to other countries by selling home candles and supporting organizations like UNICEF.Before focusing on the Starling project, she worked as a financial analyst in New York in the Securities Division at Goldman Sachs & Co.She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Finance Austin's McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas.
"I literally love what I do so much that it doesn't feel like work. There's nothing like embarking on a career path focused on making a positive difference in the lives of others," Mcdavid said. "Our candles not only light the homes of their users but also the world,"she added..
In 2015, the Starling Project donated $100,000 to UNICEF to provide solar energy to people in Chad, Africa. The Starling Project candles not only bring the positive difference to the world but it also supports the U.S economy by providing more jobs for their company partners and suppliers.
According to Women Forbes, their candles which are manufactured in Brooklyn,New York, uses only all-natural and organic ingredients.On top of that, they condone child labor, human trafficking , and abusive labor practices and make sure to conduct business with ethical suppliers and business partners.
"Solar energy provides so much more than light," McDavid said. "It can also provide clean running water by powering pipes and greatly improve a community's overall quality of life."
This 27-year old entrepreneur is truly an inspiration to young people out there to step up and make a positive change in the world .It also shows that making a positive change in the world is not based on what your age is or how young you are. Your own "little ways" might actually make a big difference in the world.
