Hezekiah Griggs, III, age 20, has been called “America’s Youngest Media Mogul.” He founded HG3 Media in 2003 and since then has grown the business into a multi-million-dollar enterprise, managing 20 different corporate operations and 45 collective media properties. Griggs also serves as a consultative marketing strategist, leveraging his experience and success in youth marketing to help other organizations strategically manage their image and brand.    

Griggs serves as Chairman of The Hezekiah Griggs III (HG3) Foundation, which provides valuable assistance to community youth programs throughout the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut tri-state area, as well as international programs that provide the tools and resources needed for young people to survive in the 21st century.  He is also an active member of several other regional and national nonprofit organizations, including Choice International and the Visionary Leaders Foundation.  

Griggs' business and philanthropic initiatives have been recognized by public figures including former President Bill Clinton and U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), as well as the Northern New Jersey Media Group. Also, Griggs is the recipient of more than 300 awards and honors from organizations, including: Florida International University, Optimists International, AME Churches, and the prestigious NAACP and Optimist's International Youth Leadership Award. 

Hezekiah Griggs, III’s image, brands, products and service offerings embody today's savvy, smart, witty, wired, and creative youth. Hezekiah Griggs, III -- a boy who rose from poverty and homelessness -- is an authentic voice and inspiring role model for this generation. 

Biographical Background 

Born into poverty and homelessness, Griggs’ story is not unlike that of many young people in America today. Raised in the hardened inner cities of Northern New Jersey, this young man rose above his circumstances and has already proved to the world that his talent, drive, and ambition will lead to success after success. 

Griggs was just seven years old when he was paid to videotape a church service.  Each week thereafter, he videotaped the Sunday sermons, selling copies for $15 each and averaging 100 tape sales every week. This budding videographer-turned-visionary quickly earned the title of founder and president of Griggs Cinematography, a company he ran for 3 years. Building on his successes, Griggs started consulting for well-known companies that were eager to reach an increasingly sophisticated youth market. He helped these companies identify new ways to connect with and market to youth like him.   

With each new venture, Griggs saw an opportunity to make his life and the lives of those around him better. At age 14, this young man founded Justice Inc., an organization focused on bringing attention to the economic, political and social issues around the world.  With the launch of TRUE (Teens Reaching for a Unified Era), a monthly journal modeled after Time Magazine, Griggs gave voice to his peers with news articles written by teen journalists living in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. When the magazine grew in popularity and circulation soared, Griggs secured corporate advertisers to cover costs and generate revenue.