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- Teen entrepreneurs turn simple hot dog idea into six-figure sensation at Jersey Shore</p>
<p>Taylor PenleyJuly 2, 2025 at 11:33 PM</p>
<p>As Gen Z battles a surfeit of negative stereotypes, a shocking 93% of the age group have taken a step towards exploring their own business ownership, research shows.</p>
<p>Among them are 19-year-old business and economics majors Matt D'Arcy and Keith Stedronsky, who joined "Fox & Friends" Wednesday to kick off their new series highlighting young entrepreneurs hustling for the American dream.</p>
<p>At just 16 years old, the pair founded their own seasonal "Dogs Out" hot dog stand that has now made them more than six figures in profit and become a staple of the Jersey Shore.</p>
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<p>Gen Z entrepreneurs Matt D'Arcy and Keith Stedronsky started their "Dogs Out" hot dog business at 16 years old.</p>
<p>"We were both bus boys at local restaurants. It was going well, but it wasn't really what we wanted to do, so we explored different options to try to make a couple bucks on the side, and we eventually figured [it] out," D'Arcy shared with co-hosts Lawrence Jones, Brian Kilmeade and Ainsley Earhardt.</p>
<p>The duo looked into zoning and permit requirements and learned they had to work with an already-zoned business. After pitching their idea to multiple sites and being rejected by most, one gave them their shot at success.</p>
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<p>"We eventually went to the Osprey in Manasquan, New Jersey. It's a bar and club that brings in a thousand people a night, and we asked them to pitch our idea to them, and they loved us, and they gave us this opportunity, and it's been smooth rolling ever since," D'Arcy added.</p>
<p>The two work directly at the bar near the entry before moving over to the exit before the bar closes.</p>
<p>"We give them a small percentage of our sales," Stedronsky explained.</p>
<p>"On a Good Friday night, we could sell like 400 hot dogs."</p>
<p>Customers can buy one hot dog for $3 or two for $5.</p>
<p>"Dogs Out" also sells patriotic merchandise, including t-shirts for $20 apiece. The purchase of a shirt also includes a hot dog.</p>
<p>After graduation, the pair plan to hand the business down to their little brothers in hopes of starting something similar on a larger scale.</p>
<p>Original article source: Teen entrepreneurs turn simple hot dog idea into six-figure sensation at Jersey Shore</p>
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