Hannah is a young 16-year-old teenage girl who successfully developed a company that sells homemade bath bombs. Hannah gave her business the witty name “BeYOUtiful” and created a colorful and organized website design that demonstrates her entrepreneur skills.
Hannah has a unique and emotional personal story that led her to building her bath bomb company. As a child Hannah was diagnosed with type one diabetes, and she has had to live with this handicap for the entirety of her life. Although living with diabetes is a difficult trail Hannah’s father always assured her that she could use her pain as motivation. That is exactly what Hannah sought to do, work through her pain and exercise the skill of determination to accomplish whatever she set her mind to do. Because Hannah learns to persevere at such a young age, she developed the traits of an entrepreneur who is truly innovative and determined. I found Hannahs personal story truly inspiring, especially because she is so young.
Throughout her life, Hannah always loved bath bombs and one day when their family was in the store her dad challenged her to start making her own product. Taking her dads advice Hannah eagerly began creating her own products to sell. Hannah’s business has a handful of products all made with organic materials and all with different scents and designs. Her prices are affordable, and she professionally lists all the ingredients she uses in each bath bomb.
Additionally, Hannah shares that she donates 10% of her profit to the mission of discovering a cure to type one diabetes. Hannah demonstrates what it means to be truly selfless while also inventing a successful company. Of course, there are many companies and stores that sell bath bombs, but Hannah’s bath bomb idea is truly innovative because the purpose of her work is to support a greater cause. The buyer would most likely choose to support Hannah’s company over a different bath bomb company because they know that buying from Hannah also means they are supporting the discovery of a cure for type 1 diabetes. This unique difference sets Hannah apart from her competition.
Furthermore, Hannah also presents a message of positivity through the name and the purpose of her company. In the bio on her website Hannah encourages her buyer to be themselves and she demonstrates this through her own life of accepting her weaknesses and using them to benefit others.
Hannah’s story proves that starting a business does not need to be purely motivated by earning money, and buyers are more likely to support small business if their money is going to a noble cause.
I love that Hannah approached this opportunity/suggestion from her dad to start a business with such childlike faith and curiosity! It’s interesting how that attitude progressively shifts into skepticism as one ages. But looking at the BeYOUtiful website, you can see that certainly hasn’t stopped her, or as you alluded to, competition from companies like Bath and Body Works which aren’t built on a cause.There is such promise in the multiple organizations she’s partnered with and the ways she connects with the world through her social presence. Very inspiring! 🙂
This is such a beautiful story!! I love that a girl as young as her was so passionate about helping other people with her same condition. It’s so true about what you said that even though bath bombs is a pretty saturated market, her passion for support a good cause and donating to that cause is what sets her apart from all the other companies. I can tell Hannah has a really kind heart and I believe she will impact many with her business.