up-and-comers

rising stars

Emerging promising talents

• protegesThose guided by mentors
• young professionalsRecently employed educated adults
• traineesPeople being instructed

apprentices · newcomers · rookies · emerging talent · ambitious · driven · mentees · interns · entry-level · climbers

prospects

Expected future outcomes

• draft picksPlayers chosen by teams
• rookiesInexperienced beginners in profession
• phenomsRemarkable talents, abbreviated

recruits · farm team · minor league · youth academy · scouting · combine · tryouts · reserves · second string · training camp

newcomers

Those recently arrived

• outsidersThose not belonging
• insurgentsThose fighting established authority
• challengersThose who compete against

community organizers · youth leaders · new generation · campaign trail · populists · dark horses · underdogs

startups

Newly launched businesses

• entrepreneursThose who launch ventures
• disruptorsThose who destabilize systems
• foundersThose who begin institutions

innovators · challengers · underdogs · bootstrappers · pitch competition · lean operations · emerging markets

discovery

Act of finding something

• auditionsPerformance tests for casting
• talent showsContests displaying performers' abilities
• demo reelsCurated performance footage compilations

showcase · debut · breakthrough · spotlight · next big thing · fresh talent · supporting roles · influencers · content creators

• Talent Industrytalent agents, talent scouts, talent management, casting directors, agencies
• emerging artistsrising star, rising stars, newcomer, newcomers, fresh talent
• emerging voicesyoung poets, newcomers, rising stars, fresh talent, untold stories
• next big thingsstartups, emerging markets, rising stars, trending topics, game changers
• newcomersnewcomers, newcomer, new arrivals, new arrival, newbie
• VIPscelebrities, superstars, head of state, stars, legend