A young entrepreneur at just the age of 4, Mikaila Ulmer decided to change a negative story into a positive. Like most little kids, Mikaila was afraid of bees and the reasoning be(e)ing she was stung by one. Well, being stung twice, she grew a fear of them but also a strange interest. She took the initiative and grew fonder about bees and what they do for the world. While the interest became greater, at the same time her sweet Granny Helen sent her a cookbook with the recipe Flaxseed Lemonade.
With that recipe and a little bit of her own twist, “Me & the Bees Lemonade” has taken off. Mikaila uses local honey and donates a percentage of the profits. The donations from the lemonade goes to local and international organizations fighting hard to save the bees honey. Her slogan: “Buy a Bottle…Save a Bee.”
The award winning product is being sold now in Whole Foods and is flying off the shelves as we speak.
“US President Barack Obama embraces 11-year-old Mikaila Ulmer social entrepreneur of “Me and the Bees Lemonade” as he arrives to speak during the United State of Women Summit at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, June 14, 2016″.
This is so cute that this little girl overcame her fear of bees to be a budding entrepreneur. She not only is teaching adults how children can put their mind to anything and make it big in the world, but she shows kids how they can overcome their fears in order to do big things. She went from fearing bees to using her company to save them. This makes me sad that my mom would always tell me that I was not allowed to do a lemonade stand because I was having our neighbors pay for things that they dont need.
A story can be a really powerful way to get a product pushed out to the public. Yes, she is selling honey but there is something more than that. She is offering a deeper value which preserves the bees and nurtures the girls fears. Sometimes with entrepreneurship, you have to overcome fears to pursue your passion.