As a freshman in high school, Alisha Zhao saw that there was a lack of services focused on helping homeless youth reach their potential. In this episode, she shares her journey as a social change agent, who addressed a need by starting a student club and grew it into a viable organization. Enjoy the episode. Tameka
Chloe, Sophie and Lily are sisters and business partners. At the ages of 5, 7, and 9 they launched, Sweet Bee Sisters selling lip balm made from bees wax. Nine years later the business continues to be a success, giving them financial independence while gaining essential tools for life. Enjoy the episode, Tameka
Amara Leggett is a 17-year old entrepreneur, blogger, speaker and author who graduated from high school and completed her associate’s degree one week apart. In this episode she offers advice to young people on how to develop a strategy to make the impossible, possible. You will be amazed at the advice she offers. Enjoy! Tameka
Kids are naturally creative. However, experiences within and outside of our control may affect their confidence in their creative ideas. Sally Madsen, a design thinker and instructor at the Stanford D. School offers advice on how parents can help children build creative confidence. Enjoy, Tameka
What distinguishes a biblical entrepreneur from any other entrepreneur? Patrice Tsague founder of the Nehemiah Project, offers advice to Christian parents on how to help their kids have an integrated view of their faith and their businesses. &n
In this episode we mark our 1-year anniversary of launching the podcast with a conversation with our three boys to hear about their experience participating in the Montgomery County Children’s Business Fair. Enjoy the episode. Tameka
Middle school instructor Jason Vest believes learning should challenge mindsets while also being fun. He set out to transform the classroom experience by introducing innovation, entrepreneurship, and design thinking to his students to equip them to creatively solve problems. His students love it! You should hear what he's doing. Check it out, Tameka
What does it mean to be creative? For the entrepreneurial mindset, it means being able to solve problems in a new way. Monica Kang, author of “Rethink Creativity” expands our perspective on what it means to be creative and she offers strategies on how parents can make room to foster creativity within our children. Enjoy the episode, Tameka
Motivated early by a need to see change, Mary Pat Hector was just 10 years old when she began advocating for social justice. By age 14 she had joined the staff of National Action Network. Today she is the National Youth Director of NAN and a rising senior at Spelman College. Compelled to change the political power structure, she recently ran for elected office as the youngest woman and person of color to run for a city council seat in Georgia. While she lost by only 22 votes, she learned so much...
Motivated by a desire to purchase an expensive lego kit, Jack Bonneau set up a lemonade stand at a farmer’s market. That summer he earned $2,000 in revenue and netted $900 in profit. But more than the money, he started an entrepreneurial journey that has taken him into the Shark Tank and on a mission to support other young entrepreneurs. Enjoy the episode Tameka
Mason Wright may be only 12 years old, but he’s set his sights on attending Morehouse College. With the support of Morehouse College President, he’s set up a hot dog cart on Morehouse’s campus to earn money and save for college. Mason’s Super Dogs merges his love of hot dogs, super heroes and making money. You will enjoy this episode. Tameka
While we know there is no entrepreneurship gene, Brett Bernstein showed early signs of having an entrepreneurial mindset. At 10 years old he identified an opportunity that allowed him to earn $3,000 in a single weekend! Listen to learn the top 5 skills kids must learn to be entrepreneurial. Wait until you hear his story! Enjoy, Tameka
Ryan was just 3 years old when he declared that he had a recycling business. Now 6 years later, the business is still going strong and now he’s a passionate advocate for keeping the environment clean. He’s raised more than $10,000 to support marine life and has generated more than $40,000 in profit for his business. You're going to LOVE this kid. Check it out, Tameka
Kemery Oparah is a young girl with a mission! Kemery loves all things Japanese and she wants to visit Japan to experience it all. However, with a price tag of $10,000, Kemery decided to start a business to raise the funds to take her entire family to Japan Enjoy the episode! Tameka Montgomery
Marcus Johnson is a father, an accomplished jazz musician and entrepreneur. His entrepreneurial journey began when he was a kid, encouraged by his parents to forge his own path to pursue the things he wanted. The song “God Bless the Child Who Has His Own”, he hates it. Wait until you hear why. Enjoy the episode. Tameka
Cynthia Frazier has supported her grandson Izaiah’s entrepreneurial journey since he was 8 when he launched Dollar Chores for Sale. Now at age 14, Izaiah and Cynthia are helping other young entrepreneurs on their journey. Izaiah was just been named, 30 Under 30 for the California 47th Assembly District. Enjoy the episode, Tameka
Nadya Okamoto was just 15 years old when her family experienced a brief period of homelessness. During that time, Nadya began speaking with other homeless women, and asked a simple question: “What’s most challenging about your living situation?” The response ignited within her a fervor to help homeless women deal with a common occurrence. Enjoy the episode! Tameka
Kim McGrigg has spent years coaching kids to think outside the box. Merging her interests in problem solving, entrepreneurship, and games, Kim created a fun and interactive game to encourage people young and old to be creative thinkers. Enjoy! Tameka
Marc Steren is a father, successful entrepreneur, and instructor of entrepreneurship. He has been wildly successful teaching high school and college students how to build their own successful businesses. In this episode, he shares how teaches his students how to use empathy as the starting point to connecting with their customers. Listen and enjoy. Tameka Montgomery
Marcella has hit a key milestone. After eighteen years of raising a community leader and entrepreneur, her youngest child has graduated high school. Marcella shares her insight on how raise entrepreneurs who are leaders. If you want to learn how to raise a leader, then you need to listen to this episode. Enjoy, Tameka
Gabrielle Jordan is an author, speaker, and owner of Jewelz of Jordan and she’s 18 years old. Her passion for jewelry making began at 7 years old, now eleven years later she has built a successful luxury jewelry brand while also impacting the lives of other young entrepreneurs. Listen as she shares her story of shaping a life around doing what she loves. This is an incredible young lady. You have got to hear her. Enjoy the episode, Tameka
Did you know that most adults are not engaged in their work and most students are not engaged in their schoolwork? Gary Schoeniger founder of the Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative (E.L.I.) discusses this and shares his ideas on how to connect learning with a compelling future. Gary also shares the story of how one Dad made a different decision that caused his son to go from being a “lazy” video gamer, to becoming an empowered entrepreneur. You will enjoy this episode, Tameka...
Te’Lario Watkins II and his family began growing mushrooms as a way to support their son’s interest in growing things and also to encourage him to do his homework. Now they are building a successful family business and inspiring people across the U.S. Te'Lario is a charming young man. You have got to hear him. Enjoy, Tameka
Greg Malkin has made it his mission to ensure that every student can learn about and experience entrepreneurship. Greg discusses how entrepreneurship teaches both soft and hard skills while empowering young people how to own their lives. Listen and enjoy, Tameka Montgomery
In this episode we find out how Cortni Grange is using athletics to teach young people about entrepreneurship. His organization is called FLYE. The results have been amazing. I can't wait for you to hear about it. Enjoy, Tameka Montgomery
Aleta Margolis understands that our challenge as parents and teachers is to help our kids understand why things are important. She shares how parents can help their kids embrace learning by taking a different approach to education. What are some of the habits that we parents have adopted that could be hindering our kids’ desire to learn? We have good intentions, but could we be hurting our kids instead of helping them. Listen to this episode as Aleta shares with us. Enjoy. Tameka...
Dan Morris works with people, both young and old, teaching them effective strategies to manage their money and build wealth. In this episode, he shares a simple approach that parents can use with their kids to help them learn to manage their own money well. You will enjoy this episode. Tameka
Laura Sandefer co-founder of Acton Academy and her son Charlie, co-Founder of the Acton Children’s Business Fair share their journey of learning and letting go to grow. You will enjoy this episode. Tameka
Michael Delman shares strategies on how parents can help their children develop key executive function skills to be more effective and get things done. Enjoy the episode, Tameka
Haile Thomas discovered her life’s work early. At 8 years old she began a journey toward healthy eating. Nine years later, she is the founder of a social enterprise and she is helping young people around the world eat and live healthier. Fear in the passenger seat, not the driver’s seat of your life. Wait until you hear how she has decided to take on her own education. In this episode, she has a great message for entrepreneurs, both young and old.
