At the age of 4, Mikaila was stung by a bee. She then became fascinated in honeybees and after taking on a research assignment in school, found out that their population is dying. Determined to make a difference, Mikaila set out to createa business to save the honeybee population.
Mikaila took her great grandmother’s flaxseed lemonade recipe, added local honey to it, and donated the profits to efforts to save the dying bee population. And we aren’t just talking about an 11-year-old’s lemonade stand. Mikaila received $60,000 on Shark Tank to grow Me and the bees lemonade. Mikaila’s now a millionaire from Whole Foods picking up her lemonade brand for $11 million.
What we can all learn from Mikaila, though, is to follow your passion and stick to it. Even though Mikaila runs a wildly successful company, she still sticks to her original mission—saving the honeybee population. A portion of her profits still goes to her original cause.