Tristen Ikaika • Orem • Founder + CEO • Age 21
Tristen Amal Ikaikamaikai’ikaneokalani Persons is quite the ring leader. He started making rings out of spoons when he was just 12 years old. (Yes, spoons!) Fast-forward to when he turned 19. Persons dreamed of traveling the world, so he sold his spoon-fed rings to pay for it. As it turns out, people wanted his unique, circular vision — and his business was born. Today, Persons travels circles around the globe and crafts his ring collections based on the ever-changing world around him. And he just happens to bring his 64k Instagram friends along for the ring ride.
CHILDHOOD DREAM “I have always been fascinated by entrepreneurs.”
DREAM MOMENT “My 2019 Press Boxes. I sent out a customized box of rings complete with a dry ice effect to friends and influencers nationwide. The project was a beast and took me a year and half, but seeing it come to life exactly how I dreamed gave me more fulfillment than I could’ve imagined.”
ULTIMATE DREAM “Do something everyday that brings me meaning and fulfillment.”
MASKED + ANSWERED
QUARANTINE IN A NUTSHELL “Growth.”
QUARANTINE HIGHLIGHT “Not having FOMO.”
QUARANTINE SNACK “Toast with peanut butter, bananas, marshmallows, chocolate chips, coconut flakes, cinnamon and honey was my GO TO.”
QUARANTINE OUTFIT “Looking fresh = feeling fresh. It gave me a sense of normalcy and productivity while the world was upside down.”