by Raising Entrepreneurs | Aug 28, 2018 | Episodes
Motivated by a desire to purchase an expensive Lego kit, Jack Bonneau set up a lemonade stand at a farmer’s market. That summer he earned $2,000 in revenue and netted $900 in profit. But more than the money, he started an entrepreneurial journey that has taken him...
by Raising Entrepreneurs | Aug 20, 2018 | Episodes
Mason Wright may be only 12 years old, but he’s set his sights on attending Morehouse College. With the support of Morehouse College President, he’s set up a hot dog cart on Morehouse’s campus to earn money and save for college. Mason’s Super Dogs merges his love of...
by Raising Entrepreneurs | Aug 14, 2018 | Episodes
While we know there is no entrepreneurship gene, Brett Bernstein showed early signs of having an entrepreneurial mindset. At 10 years old he identified an opportunity that allowed him to earn $3,000 in a single weekend! Listen to learn the top 5 skills he believes...
by Raising Entrepreneurs | Aug 7, 2018 | Episodes
Ryan was just 3 years old when he declared that he had a recycling business. Six years later, the business is still going strong and now he’s a passionate advocate for keeping the environment clean. He’s raised more than $10,000 to support marine life and has...
by Raising Entrepreneurs | Jul 31, 2018 | Episodes
Kemery Oparah is a young girl with a mission! Kemery loves all things Japanese and she wants to visit Japan to experience it all. However, with a price tag of more than $10,000, Kemery decided to start a business to raise the funds to take her entire family to Japan....
by Raising Entrepreneurs | Jul 24, 2018 | Episodes
“God bless the child who’s got his own”, Billie Holiday’s lyrics, and a mother’s charge to inspire action. Today, Marcus Johnson is a father, an accomplished musician and entrepreneur. When he was young, his mother challenged him to “get his own” by recalling Billie...
by Raising Entrepreneurs | Jul 17, 2018 | Episodes
Cynthia Frazier has supported her grandson Izaiah’s entrepreneurial journey since he was 8 years old. He launched Dollar Chores for Sale to earn his own money. Now at age 14, Izaiah and Cynthia are helping other young entrepreneurs on their journey. Izaiah’s...
by Raising Entrepreneurs | Jul 10, 2018 | Episodes
Nadya Okamoto was 15 years old when her family experienced a brief period of homelessness. During that time, Nadya began speaking with other homeless women, and asked a simple question: “What’s most challenging about your living situation?” The response ignited within...
by Raising Entrepreneurs | Jul 3, 2018 | Episodes
Destination Imagination has been promoting collaborative critical thinking skills for more than 30 years. Michele Tuck-Ponder leads Destination Imagination; a program that issues challenges in the fields of STEM to help students develop collaborative, problem solving...
by Raising Entrepreneurs | Jun 25, 2018 | Episodes
Kim McGrigg has spent years coaching kids to think outside the box. Fed up with the same old board games, she merged her interests in problem solving and entrepreneurship and created a fun and interactive game to encourage people young and old to be entrepreneurial...
