New online store extends ideas from the 2026 speaker stage into apparel supporting TEDxBeverlyGrove event and operating costs
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA, UNITED STATES, August 14, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — TEDxBeverlyGrove has launched an online store extending ideas from its 2026 speaker series beyond the stage, opening with a collection inspired by Better Youth founder and CEO Syd Stewart’s TEDxBeverlyGrove 2026 talk, “Shift Happens.”
Near the end of her talk, delivered March 14, 2026, at the Marilyn Monroe Theatre in West Hollywood, Stewart said a line that stayed with the audience.
“They are not broken. The system is,” Stewart said.
In the weeks following the event, attendees and supporters reached out asking whether the line would be made available beyond the stage.
TEDxBeverlyGrove has responded with the launch of the TEDxBeverlyGrove Store, now live at tedxbeverlygrove.myshopify.com, offering heavyweight hoodies and oversized tees designed in the event’s black, white, and red visual language. The back of the hoodie carries the closing declaration from Stewart’s talk, connecting the phrase “Shift Happens” to her description of a foster youth becoming a better youth.
The store marks the first release in a planned TEDxBeverlyGrove speaker-series collection, with additional speaker-inspired apparel expected to follow. Proceeds support TEDxBeverlyGrove event and operating costs. Apparel is currently available for shipping within the United States.
Syd Stewart is the Founder and CEO of Better Youth, Inc., a Los Angeles-based nonprofit equipping foster and system-impacted youth ages 16 to 24 with mentoring, media arts training, and professional skills development. A writer, filmmaker, and published poet, Stewart has written for “Johnson” on Hulu and “G.R.I.T.S.” on ALLBLK and AMC. She is a Sundance Collab Directing Elements alum and has been featured in The New York Times, Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter.
The TEDxBeverlyGrove Store is available now at tedxbeverlygrove.myshopify.com.
About TEDxBeverlyGrove
TEDxBeverlyGrove is an independently organized TED event devoted to ideas that transform culture, leadership, and human potential. The 2026 theme, “Reimagining the Possible,” invited leaders across disciplines to rethink how we navigate uncertainty, rebuild from loss, and discover what becomes possible when endurance replaces inspiration.
About Syd Stewart
Syd Stewart is the Founder and CEO of Better Youth, Inc., a Los Angeles-based nonprofit equipping foster and system-impacted youth ages 16 to 24 with creative confidence and career-connected skills through mentoring and media arts training. A writer, filmmaker, and published poet, she has written for “Johnson” on Hulu and “G.R.I.T.S.” on ALLBLK and AMC, is a Sundance Collab Directing Elements alum, and has been featured in The New York Times, Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter.
About Marvin V. Acuna
Marvin V. Acuna is a TEDx Organizer and Producer. In that role, he curates speakers, ideas, and the architecture of a high-trust live stage. Separate from his work as a TEDx producer, Acuna advises leaders, founders, attorneys, and public figures as a speaking coach and talk architect. He helps clients uncover the idea inside their story, sharpen their message, and deliver it with clarity, authority, and impact. He also serves as Head of Business Strategy for The Lawyers Roundtable and is the founder of MoBal Systems.
About TED
TED is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to discovering, debating and spreading ideas that spark conversation, deepen understanding and drive meaningful change. Our organization is devoted to curiosity, reason, wonder and the pursuit of knowledge, without an agenda. We welcome people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world and connection with others, and we invite everyone to engage with ideas and activate them in your community.
TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, but today it spans a multitude of worldwide communities and initiatives exploring everything from science and business to education, arts and global issues. In addition to the TED Talks curated from our annual conferences and published on TED.com, we produce original podcasts, short video series, animated educational lessons (TED-Ed) and TV programs that are translated into more than 100 languages. Through The Audacious Project, TED has helped catalyze $6.6 billion in funding for projects that support bold solutions to the world’s most urgent challenges. Follow TED on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, and X.
About TEDx, x = independently organized event
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.
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