Henry Burner has an entrepreneurial story unlike most. Even with his many struggles with school he still succeeded more than most. At a young age he set himself up to have a successful growing business in an area most wouldn’t imagine. While he was still in school, he started the base
work for his business Buttonsmith. He is the founder and CEO of a growing company that started supping to Walmart just after a few years of starting. He started Buttonsmith in 2013, now the company has expanded to be much more than just pinback buttons. This company sold pinback buttons with many different designs. These designs ranged from political pins to artist such as Van Gogh and other well-known artists. This story becomes much more inspirational is that at a young age Henry Burner struggled a ton in school because of his dyslexia. He tended to worry about his future since academics were so challenging. Once he learned his brain was very business focused through selling at local farmer’s markets he moved into eCommerce. In 2015 his business really took off through a kicks tarter campaign. He now has a physical store in Carnation and Washington. Additionally, his product is sold in over 1600 Walmart store all throughout America. Henry Burners story is proof that hard work pays off, and not to get discourage by struggles in school.
This kids story is indeed so inspiring to any young entrepreneurs out there. Even though I don’t know much about the business itself, it seems like Henry was filled with knowledge and work ethic. Starting at a young age like this can take you so far and get you a head start in your business.