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30 Under 30<br /><br />Presenting our third annual 30 Under 30, a tally of the brightest stars in 15 different fields under the age of 30. This is the time to be young and ambitious. Never before has youth been such an advantage. These founders and funders, brand builders and do gooders arent waiting for a proper bump up the career ladder. Their goals are way bigger and perfectly suited to the dynamic, entrepreneurial, and impatient digital world they grew up in. Meet the 450 prodigies reinventing the world right now. ContinueArtLawFoodThis winter the worlds fourth ranked tennis player heads back to her hometown, the resort of Sochi, Russia, to serve as an NBC correspondent for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Theres a reason the network wants her face on the games: Sharapova sells. She was the worlds highest paid female athlete last year, earning $29 million, of which $23 million came from deals off the court. A four time grand slam winner, shes piled up endorsements over the years from, among others, Porsche, Motorola, Tiffany and Nike, which created a Maria Sharapova apparel line. Last year she launched her first independent business, a candy line called Sugarpova, with 12 flavors of premium candies not to mention jewelry and accessories featuring the Sugarpova lips logo and estimated revenues of $6 million. Business has always been a passion of mine, she says. And I have always had a sweet tooth. . A tennis career is such a small part of life.