Alana Andrews

Alana Andrews is the 19-year-old Author, Speaker, CEO & Founder of The SWEY Corporation & So Positive, LLC., and a Sophomore at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. From her second book, "Creating Confidence", Andrews founded the So Positive Initiative (SPI) where she builds self-confidence and leadership skills within thousands of elementary and middle school students through their national programs, assemblies, and 12-part book series. Along with her community driven initiatives, Andrews is a professional motivational speaker, and has spoken at venues including the largest women’s business conference in the state of Virginia, the State of the County Address, and the Education First (EF) Summit in Berlin, Germany.

Her entrepreneurial spirit has driven her to build her most recent company, SWEY to play (Strong Wise Energetic Youth), where she has worked alongside pediatricians, field experts, and NBA athletes in developing the natural modern sports drink made by Gen Z for Gen Z, which since its launch, has gained national exposure from outlets including The New York Times Upfront and NBC4 Washington. Andrews is heavily involved in leadership initiatives and has been recognized as a Harvard University Bold Ambassador, as well as earning the honor of excellence in leadership by the Barnard College of Columbia University’s Athena Business program. Andrews is a mentor to young entrepreneurs and aims to build avenues for the youth to make their visions move.