Meet Finn Riordan, Who's Already Onto the Next Thing

It started in first grade with a tiny, cheap keyboard at his old house. Finn Riordan ‘29 would sit there, messing around with the pre-loaded songs, eventually realizing he didn’t just want to play music, he wanted to write his own. Now, he’s composing full sonatas and teaching himself guitar between classes.

That same "let’s see if I can do this" energy led to something unexpected: a hot sauce project that started in a middle schooler’s kitchen. Along with his friend and business partner, Joe Goodley, Finn turned a shared love for spice into a professional operation with five flavors.

Most fourteen-year-olds with a business idea might get a "that’s nice" from their teachers. At Nichols, Finn got a sit-down with administration.

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