Hilary Yip is the youngest CEO in the world and the owner of MinorMynas, a social learning app designed for language learning.

The idea came to her after her mother sent her and her younger brother to a summer camp in Taiwan hoping they would be more fluent with the Chinese language, which they had been struggling with for years. When she surrounded herself with the language she was trying to learn, it proved to be a very beneficial experience for her and she learned the language almost overnight.

Her idea was to create an app that could connect children from around the world to help them in their journey of learning a new language. The app lets children be in a safe environment where they can chat, connect with others in video calls, learn, and debate, with built-in parental controls for safety.

Yip created this business at the age of ten when she ran into a child entrepreneurship contest and was interested enough to participate. With her structured ideas and the help of her mother, the girl presented her project in 2015 and won the ‘Emerging Entrepreneur Awards’ with her MinorMynas app. I find it inspiring how her age didn’t deter her from pursuing her goals, even when it seemed impossible. Today, Hillary continues as Founder and CEO of MinorMynas, keeping up with her education through homeschooling while becoming a speaker at major events like TED Talks and the Global Women’s Forum.