CEO at 9 Years Old

At the very young age of three, in 2008, Alina Morse was ready to take her talents into the business world. When she turned four, she made her own business idea binder, and since then she kept track of all of her big ideas that can help other kids her age. She came up with ideas of robot parents and pb and j tubes for easy accessibility for children preparing their meals each day. All of these creative thoughts led to her most successful idea of all – heathy lollipops.

At seven years old little Alina arrived at the idea of healthy candy after an encounter at the bank with her father. Her father forbids her from eating the lollipops because of the high sugar count and unhealthy aspects, and she wanted to change this. Along with her father’s help she developed a sugar-free lollipop product that would not rot children’s teeth. After numerous experiments and tests, they finalized their product in 2014 and sent it out into the world where it became even more successful than she would have ever imagined. In 2016 they became profitable, and Kroger picked up her product. According to Wikipedia, “by 2018, Zollipops were both Amazon’s best-selling sugar-free hard candy and best-selling lollipops” At this time Alina was only thirteen years old. Her Zolli candies are made with natural sweetners that do not harm your teeth the wy regular candies do. This successful product has skyrocketed ever since its debut and she continues to inspire young and old entrepreneurs to this day.

3 Comments

  1. Isaiah Lucas on October 5, 2026 at 10:29 am

    This is incredible. To me, this shows the value of not only recording your hunches for later elaboration but also bringing other in for help. Her father both provided the inspiration for the idea and helped her develop and publish it.

  2. bookjr25 on October 5, 2026 at 2:12 pm

    This is a great idea by a young entrepreneur. The idea of turning something that should was not allowed to enjoy into something that is healthier for everyone is great! What an inspiring story from a young entrepreneur. This provides us evidence that we should record our ideas in a journal.

  3. Darviae Gray on October 5, 2026 at 9:36 pm

    Wow, it’s so impressive that a girl of age of 9 have such an entrepreneurial mind for making ways meal prepping to be easier for other kids her age. Then taking the knowledge from her dad about how unhealthy lollipops can be for kids at her age. I find this being so beneficial for her generation in the long run as there has been some concern’s regarding kid’s health when they grow up. so addressing so an issue is amazing. I could see my parents being excited to give my younger brother a lollipop that doesn’t impose on his teeth.

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