Alina Starr Net Worth: How Rich is the Entrepreneur Actually?

Alina Starr Morse is an American teen entrepreneur, inventor, dancer, and speaker. She is best known as the founder and CEO of the multi-million-dollar company, Zolli Candy. Starr is the youngest person to be featured on the cover of Entrepreneur Magazine in 2018. As of 2023, Alina Starr net worth is roughly around $6 million.

Early Life

Alina Starr was born on the 8th of May, 2005 in Michigan. She was born as the older daughter of Suzanne and Tom Morse. Her dad, Tom works as her manager and looks after all her meetings. While her mom serves as her coach and is responsible for organizing and scheduling her meetings.

Starr grew up with a younger sister, Lola. Her sister is also actively involved in creating videos for her company’s YouTube channel. Alina is currently a high school student and is studying at Walled Lake Central High School. She is a competitive dancer and has received training in hip-hop, ballet, and jazz dance.

Alina Starr Net Worth & Career

 

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Starr was 7 when she thought about making a lollipop that would have less chance of rotting teeth. The idea was born when she was offered a lollipop by the teller while visiting a bank with her dad. At that time, she remembered that her parents have always told her that candies are terrible for her health. Starr instantly asked her dad, why wouldn’t they make a lollipop that would be good for teeth?

Then, she began experimenting with her idea by making candies in her home oven, microwave, and stove. Starr would go through an extensive search online. In addition, she would collaborate with food scientists and consult with her dentist on the right ingredients for making candy.

Alina eventually developed a formula and came up with a plan of opening the first retail placement to Whole Foods Market. It was in 2014 when she started her first retail store. Surprisingly in the very first year, the retail store sold 70 thousand Zollipops. The sales number kept on increasing each year.

Starr’s Zollipops was selected by United States’ largest supermarket chain called Kroger in 2016. Considering the huge demand for Zollipops, she decided to sell the candy online via Amazon. Within a short time, Zollipops became a favorite candy of many. Zollipops also became the best-selling lollipops and the best-selling sugar-free candy in 2018.

Other than her entrepreneurial venture, she has been associated as an influencer with TED’s program called TEDx. The program organizes local and self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Likewise, Starr was invited by First Lady Michelle Obama to the White House Easter Egg Roll in 2015 and 2016. In addition, she was featured on Entrepreneur Magazine’s cover in September 2018.

Personal Life

Alina Starr’s present relationship status is unknown. She seems to be enjoying her life being single. Starr has not even shared any post regarding her love life on Instagram. The 17-year entrepreneur has 17.8 followers on her official Instagram, @alinastarrmorse. Alina shares a strong bond with her dad, mom, and sister. On June 6, 2022, she shares an Instagram post featuring her family and captioned the post as The Morses clean up nice :).

Alina Starr Net Worth

Alina Starr’s personal wealth is estimated to be around $6 million as of 2023. She has earned the majority of the amount by running a successful million-dollar company, Zolli Candy. The company’s Zollipops are sold in around 25,000 stores in the US and other counties such as Korea, China, and the UK. In 2019, the company was listed at 635th spot on the list of 2019 Inc. 500: The Most Successful Companies in America.