Jaquelle Ferris is not the standard business-starting entrepreneur you hear about, but a young author who wants to change how teen Christians think. She began her entrepreneurial journey at the age of 18 when she wrote her book This Changes Everything: How the Gospel Transforms the Teen Years. The goal of this book was to inspire other young Christians who grew up in the church to think of the Gospel in a refreshing way. Since then, Jaquelle has contributed to many different sites including desireingGod.org, The Gospel Coalition, Unlocking the Bible, and Beliefnet. This does not include her time as editor-in-chief of TheRebelution.com, which is a website devoted to inspiring teens to “rebel against low expectations.” After being homeschooled and graduating from college, Jaquelle has also co-founded a program for young writers with Brett Harris called The Young Writer’s Workshop. This program is geared towards young Christain writers who want to build marketable writing skills. All of Jaquelle’s work so far shows how much she is invested in sharing Biblical truths to young people around the world. It is incredible to think what she will do next after she has already accomplished so much in such a short period of time!
Jaculle’s story is pretty awesome. It is so cool how entrepreneurship can arise in so many forms. Anything could form someone into an entrepreneur. Her ability to become an entrepreneur in the book industry, motiving young Christians is remarkable. However, her drive to not stop there and continually building her brand is really cool!
Very inspiring that an 18-year-old can write and publish a whole book. I think the topic is very important as well, the teenage years surely need the hope and comfort that the Gospel brings. Cool story.