Every year, Forbes 30 Under 30 recognizes individuals and organizations whose work is shaping the future of their industries. It’s not an easy list to land on and it’s rarely accidental. Behind each name is years of sustained effort, focus, and commitment to building something that lasts. This year, multiple members of The Shop community were named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. They join a growing group of Shop members and alumni who have received this recognition, reinforcing a pattern we’ve seen across our locations: when serious people are given the space to do serious work, meaningful outcomes tend to follow.

We want to take a moment to congratulate three members whose work earned national recognition this year!

First, in Salt Lake City, Mohan Sudabattula was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 for his work with Project Embrace at the intersection of social impact, leadership, and community-based solutions. Mohan’s work has always been rooted in long-term thinking, building programs and organizations designed to outlast any single moment of recognition. Watching that work deepen over time inside our Salt Lake City community has been a reminder that impact isn’t created in bursts; it’s built through consistency, trust, and showing up day after day.

Second, also in Salt Lake City, Meridian Ventures was recognized for its early-stage investment work. Venture capital can often feel abstract from the outside, but its real influence is shaped by proximity, to founders, to operators, and to the communities where companies are actually built. Being embedded in a shared workspace alongside builders across industries keeps that work grounded, connected, and accountable to real outcomes, not just ideas on paper.

Third, in Brooklyn, Mayowa Nwadike was named to the list for work that reflects a very different, but equally rigorous, path. Creative practice is often quiet and nonlinear, driven by repetition, experimentation, and deep focus rather than external validation. Progress isn’t always visible in real time. Being part of a shared environment doesn’t change that process — but it can support it, offering structure without pressure and community without expectation. Recognition like this is often the result of years of invisible work finally being seen.

These members work in different cities, different industries, and toward very different goals. They don’t collaborate with one another directly, and they don’t share a single definition of success. What they do share is an environment designed to support focus, seriousness, and long-term thinking in a place where ambition doesn’t need to be performative, and where progress is allowed to be quiet.

This year’s recognitions also build on a longer history within The Shop community. In past years, Shop members and alumni, including organizations like Glass Half Full in New Orleans, whose environmental nonprofit work we’ve highlighted previously, have earned the same distinction. Seeing new members join those ranks reinforces something we believe deeply: recognition tends to follow work that’s already well underway.

At The Shop, we think often about what it takes to sustain meaningful work over time. Not just productive weeks or exciting milestones, but long arcs, the kind that require space to think, room to iterate, and proximity to others who are equally committed to doing their work well. The kind that unfold on ordinary Tuesdays, long afternoons, and in decisions made with or without your desired caffeine intake that day.

To our members named this year and to the growing group of Shop members and alumni who’ve been recognized before them, congratulations! We’re grateful to be part of the backdrop where this work continues to unfold. See you around The Shop!