Mikaila Ulmer is the 13 year old founder and CEO of Me & the Bees Lemonade. The idea of her business started when she was just four years old. Her family encouraged her to create a product for a local children’s business competition. During this time, she became fascinated with bees and their role in the ecosystem. She also received a cookbook from her great grandmother, which included a special recipe for flaxseed lemonade. Somehow, in this little girl’s mind she decided to blend these two items together to create her product.
Me & the Bees is a company that sells lemonade that uses flaxseed and local honey as a sweetener. This recipe is the same on that comes from her great grandma’s cookbook. The flaxseed also provides individual with many digestive benefits. These products can be found online and in retailers, such as Whole Foods and Wegmans. A portion of the profits goes to organizations dedicated to saving honeybees.
As a 13 year old, Mikaila is very determined and driven. She is always attending entrepreneurial events and selling her products. Her goal is to be a social entrepreneurs and teach others about entrepreneurship. She hopes that after saving the bees, she will have found a new problem to solve.
Her story is truly an inspiration, as she took two unrelated ideas and put them together to create a successful business. Mikaila also proves that if you dream big and follow through with your plan, then you can make a difference in this world. Mikaila is changing people’s perspective on bees, so that others may see their importance as well.
It is always incredible to see someone as young as Mikaila come up with such brilliant ideas, especially something as multi-faceted as this. She is able to make a profit, help a cause, and create something with health benefits. I admire her ingenuity.