For some, the goal is not to just be mentioned but to make the cut before the age of 30.

For eight years now, Forbes has recognized young entrepreneurs, disruptors, and visionaries at an event called the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit.

Forbes hosted the 2018 30 Under 30 Summit in Boston and invited a limited number of people to apply to attend free as Forbes Fellows. Each scholar or fellow has made success their goal in life and done so before the age of 30. These young adults are driven to create platforms and dominate in higher-up positions.

Although recognition is widely diverse, the hashtag #Forbes30Under30 on Instagram shows that young African Americans are tackling the business world. These scholars/fellows are Black business owners, ambassadors, and leaders of organizations.

The event featured speakers representing different industries including Cardi B, actress Yvonne Orji and marketing executive Bonin Bough, host of the Cleveland Hustles.

The summit allows young up-and-coming bosses to create business connections while helping them learn from one another. Being successful in your industry and getting recognized by Forbes for your efforts is amazing. Being a young Black professional as well adds fuel to the fire.

Here are a few young African American entrepreneurs/bosses who were welcomed to the event as fellows with open arms. All are ready to learn the next steps in what it takes to continue excelling in their craft.

Deandra Chavis was chosen by her company, diversity hiring startup Jopwell, to be a Forbes 30 Under 30 scholar this year. Chavis is an ambassador for the company and spreads awareness about career advancement for Black, Latinx, and Native American students and professionals.

“Being able to represent Black millennials at any capacity where there are not many of us is always great.  I think that was one of the best experiences about being at Forbes,” Chavis told Moguldom. “Being around a group of people with common interest was invigorating and exciting and also gave me the chance to have a voice for Black young females. Hopefully, I was able to contribute in a positive way and provide feedback on how we perceive products and services in today’s society.”

Chavis’s biggest takeaway from the summit was to build a support system throughout your journey. She learned that in order to be successful in your career and start a business, it’s important to have a team of mentors and do the research prior to starting.

African American small business ownership is up 400 percent from 2017 to 2018, Small Business Trends reported. In a one-year period, 45 percent of small business owners were from minority ethnic groups — a dramatic increase from 2015, when the just 15 percent were minority-owned, according to a State of Small Business survey. The biggest increase among minority small business owners was among African Americans.

In building a business, social media is almost vital to success. Chloe Mondesir was a 2018 Forbes fellow at the 30 Under 30 Summit. She runs an Instagram-based blog, “Womanist Wonder” with more than 2,000 followers and 100,000 views. She is also a liaison for the Annie E. Casey Foundation and has a children’s book debut scheduled in 2019.

The opportunity to join the summit as a fellow was something Mondesir knew she couldn’t pass up. Going for the gold and applying for the fellowship was never given a second thought.

“It’s just become my disposition to be fearless when it comes down to fulfilling my purpose,” she said. “The passion that I have about the work that I’ve been doing as of late, I felt was worthy enough to qualify me.”

For Mondesir, it was an honor to be a part of such a prestigious event as a young African American woman.  She has always made it a point to be the narrator of her own story, she says.

“I believe the summit reaffirmed that we all know more than we believe, and was a reminder that none of us are alone as we continue to learn how to sustain impact.”

Forbes’ main focus at the summit is to select and recognize youthful visionaries from 22 different industries: Art and Style, Consumer Technology, Food and Drink, Retail and e-commerce, Enterprise Technology, Hollywood and Entertainment, Education, Youngest, Games, Healthcare, Finance, Big Money, Law and Policy, Manufacturing and Industry, Marketing and Advertising, Celebrities, Media, Music, Energy, Science, Social Entrepreneurs, Sports and Venture capital.

Kyra Wiggins, a Hampton University alumna, said she noticed a change in the conversations she was hearing during the course of the summit. “While I was a Black student at the event, I noticed the conversation went from saying ‘I appreciate being one of the Black students (at) this event’ to ‘How can we get more Black representation in keynote sessions?”

During undergrad, Wiggins was highly motivated to be involved in sports media. Her experience ranges from working with NBC Sports, ESPN, and The Washington Wizards. She now attends American University to study game design.

Wiggins used the summit as a time to learn from others, their experiences and the advice they had for her. She could qualify for both the sports and media categories of the Forbes 30 Under 30 in the future.

“The moment we all learn to work together and not against each other, our business ventures will be more successful,” Wiggins said.