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Meet: Sarah Akin, the founder & CEO of ZON, a technology company that “creates simple, elegant solutions to complex problems.” Sarah came up with the idea for her first product while on vacation when she had to keep getting up from her lounge chair to charge her iPad. She thought, “Why isn’t there a device to charge mobile devices outside?” and that epiphany led to the solar- powered ZON Powersol, an umbrella that keeps mobile devices charged when there are no available (and accessible) outlets. Zon launched in 2012.