Jacqueline Darna, 33

Jacqueline Darna’s anti-nausea wristband company, NoMo Nausea, continues to prove the American dream is possible for a Tampa-based startup.

Darna, an anesthesia clinician, came up with the idea in 2013 when her doctors suggested she be put in a medically induced coma due to postpartum nausea. Instead, Darna used a combination of aromatherapy and acupuncture on her wrist to avoid a scary medical procedure.

She filed a provisional patent in January 2014 and went to production six months later. Within the first 18 months she was selling to 12 countries worldwide in more than 1,000 stores. Now, Darna’s product is sold in 15,000 stores globally, including a number of big box retailers such as Bed Bath and Beyond, Buy Buy Baby and 6,000 CVS stores.