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Mia Monzidelis – Founder of Power Pony

Mia Monsidelis is a young girl with the mind of an entrepreneur who took something she loved and found a way to help other kids love it as much as her. She is now 13, but she started her business Power Pony when she was just five years old. Mia absolutely loves horses and has always watned to own one, but she lives in Long Island, New York and her family just doesn’t have enough space for a horse. So Mia went to her Dad and explained to him that she wanted to create something that rides like a real horse so she could “ride” without have to own a horse. Her Dad helped her design the horse and bring her idea to life, and so Power Pony was born.

While it’s obvious that Mia’s dad was the one who did a lot of the work to make the business successful, Mia is still a great example of an entrepreneur because she saw a problema nd found a unique and innovative way to solve that problem and create value. She is clearly a very determined young girl and seems to be incredibly social and good with people as well. While it’s possible that a product simillar to Power Pony might’ve been created without Mia, she is the driving face behind the brand which I bleieve makes it more unique and likeable. Overall, she is truly a young entrepreneur and is now running a very successful business.

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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

Mia Monzidelis: Ponies for City Kids

Mia Monzidelis wanted a pony. But for kids like her who lived in the city, that dream wouldn’t soon be fulfilled. With a strong passion for horses, she invented the idea for Power Pony after having received a Hoverboard for Christmas. The young inventor noticed that if she set her stuffed pony over the hoverboard and sat down, her feet on the hoverboard foot pads, she could ride the pony around. What started as a child’s simple idea to pass the time, soon became a thriving business with the encouragement of her parents and the guidance of designers and patent attorneys. 

In structure, the Power Pony is nearly identical to her original idea, plus some bells and whistles. It is a small plush pony attached to a chargeable Hoverboard-like motor. The child then puts his/her feet on the engine’s foot pads and can ride the plush horse around. The pony is even iOS compatible with its own app and boasts lights and fancy sound effects. The Power Pony became first available in the summer of 2021 and has turned out to be a fantastic solution for children who live in the city. The company has since sold almost five thousand mechanical ponies around the nation and in response to her success, Mia Monzidelis has donated part of her profits to the Family and Children’s Association of Garden City. 

As an entrepreneur, Monzidelis is brilliant because she decided to capitalize on what young children do all the time… make do with what they have. By using her childlike creativity and putting two of her favorite possessions together, she invented a great business, thus teaching other entrepreneurs that great ideas don’t have to be something brand new, it can be a combination of things that already exist, things that you love.