“”I love the idea of creating something that cannot be bought at a local store.” – Isaiah Kelly CEO Founder Smoove Creations, provides custom shoes that people can afford. They are already killing it with being named in the Top 30 Young Entrepreneurs in the nation.””

“Northern Kentucky University senior Isaiah Kelly will represent the Cincinnati area in a national competition for young entrepreneurs after winning the 2020 regional Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA.”

“Isaiah Kelly has won the Entrepreneurs’ Organization’s Global Student Entrepreneurship Award (GSEA) Cincinnati Regional Competition, the premier competition for students who have started their own business…”

“Isaiah Kelly, a media informatics major—is making strides and opening doors left and right. He’s used the tools NKU has provided him to create his own shoe business and, in the process, competed in and won a prestigious entrepreneurship award…”

“Isaiah Kelly started painting shoes in his garage as a hobby. Now, after taking part in the INKUBATOR program, he’s earned $7,000 in seven months…”

“For Kelly, he’s transformed his challenges into a meaningful and rewarding career all before graduating college.

“I think that’s the coolest thing for me. Just knowing that somebody appreciates my creativity and is willing to not only pay for it but wear it themselves,” Kelly said..”

“The first time Isaiah Kelly sat down in his garage with a pair of secondhand Nikes and a paint kit from Walmart, money wasn’t on his mind. The former all-state football player, fresh off a summer job at Shoe Carnival and heading into his freshman year at Northern Kentucky University, wanted to create something special — something that looked good.

When Kelly graduates from NKU in May, it’ll be as a business owner with clients all over the planet.