Author Archive for SvendsenRK22

Rebecca Svendsen: Caden Harris

As an 11 year old from Atlanta, Georgia, Caden Harris would attend conferences with his dad that taught him about financial literacy, and additionally led to him developing a passion for it. Therefore, he decided to start up a center where other kids would be educated about financial literacy. In addition to that, he bought a 54-seat passenger bus to use as transportation. As of now, he is raising money in order to turn it into a vehicle unit that is meant to visit schools and create an experience where the youth can be educated on the subject of money. Caden’s first lesson regarding money resulted from his parents informing him that he’d have to purchase a video game that he’d asked for with his own money. He ended up working three weeks at the family business in order to afford the video game.

Personally, I admire the father-son bond developed by Caden and his father when Caden attended his father’s conferences. It’s neat how that was his method of learning and developing a passion for financial literacy. I’ve also got to admit, I am highly impressed that he managed to actually pull this off at such a young age. It is definitely an incredible feat to be able to pull off!

Source: https://face2faceafrica.com/article/here-are-the-most-successful-young-entrepreneurs-of-2021

Mia Monzidelis: Power Pony (posted by Rebecca Svendsen)

Wanting a pony is very typical for little kids, yet not every one of them can have a pony, especially those that live in urban and suburban areas. Therefore, when a young, five year old girl named Mia Monzidelis asked for a pony and received no as an answer, she refused to give up on her dream and instead started up a business that sold big, interactive toy ponies. The business is called Power Pony and in addition to the pony toys, there is also an interactive iOS app. The toy ponies (and unicorns!) could even travel around any area while the child using it was in the saddle, riding it. Her father also helped her with this idea by exploring other toy ponies with her until they got an idea of what they wanted to do.

Source:  https://www.investopedia.com/10-successful-young-entrepreneurs-4773310

Mia on her pony

Alyssa Hunt

Alyssa Hunt is the founder of The Life Hunt, a blog that motivates people to pursue their dreams financially and in terms of business. By the time she was 23 years old, she had paid off her entire $30,000 of student debt. Two years later, she then started a business. The idea for The Life Hunt was motivated by stress that Alyssa Hunt felt while at work. She had been struggling to balance time for writing with her fulltime job, which eventually led to her gaining the idea behind The Life Hunt, which was meant to help fulltime people such as her pursue their dreams. As of now, she is pursuing a master’s degree in English Literature while screenwriting as a true passion of hers whenever she has free time.

Work Cited:  https://ideamensch.com/alyssa-hunt/

Adelle Archer

Adelle Archer’s business, was originally inspired from losing her best friend/mentor, and having a not so pleasant experience with another company that turned those ashes into a keepsake. Because she had a master’s degree in entrepreneurship, she decided to use it and start up her own company that turns ashes of loved ones into diamonds. She apparently comes from a long line of women who have defied their stereotype and believes that true success can be driven by the energy of something that you are passionate about.

Here is the source I used: https://thestrive.co/successful-young-entrepreneurs-stories/

Worth the World

Worth the World is a business that sells clothing and other accessories themed around mental health. The business is operated by two teenage girls who have a strong passion for and desire to help people improve their mental health. Their clothing features positive messages to help spread positivity and improve mental health. Additionally, 10% of the profits go to the JED Foundation which helps and supports teens and young adults regarding being aware of mental health and preventing suicide.

Website:  https://www.worththeworldco.com/

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