Shark Tank
Mikaila Ulmer: Me & the Bees Lemonade
Mikaila Ulmer, born in 2004 in Houston, Texas, was stung twice in the same week by bees and developed a terrible fear of them and anything else that buzzed. Also, around this time she was given a 1940s cookbook by her Granny Helen. Mikaila’s parents didn’t want her to live her life in fear, so…
Read MoreProfitable Ideas In A Liquid Market
Some ideas come from the very place we least expect. Still others come from the very place we convince ourselves an idea cannot originate from. Swimply and its creator Bunim Laskin, age 28, are perfect examples. Many of us do not think there is a market for renting out personal pools and patios in your…
Read MoreKobee’s
Kobe came up with his idea while conducting research at his university on sustainability and bees for one of his professors. In the spring of 2019, after school was out, Kobe asked his mom for $200 to buy ingredients to experiment with lip balm formulas on his bedroom floor. By that fall, Kobe had a…
Read MoreMoziah Bridges – Mo’s Bows
Born in 2002 in Memphis Tennessee, Moziah Bridges, or Mo for short, started his own handmade tie business at the age of nine. Prior to starting this business, Mo had always been intrigued by fashion and made ties out of his grandmother’s scrap fabric because he felt like he couldn’t find anything suitable to match…
Read MoreBunim Laskin – Swimply
Bunim Laskin is the prototypical grinder; with 12 siblings it is almost required. Laskins idea came to him as a teenager when he thought of a problem he was having and then a solution that could help solve someone else’s problem at the same time. He wanted to cool off and swim in a pool…
Read MoreBrandon and Sebastian Martinez – Are You Kidding Socks
In 2014, Are You Kidding Socks Company was founded by two brothers, Brandon and Sebatian Martinez. At the time, the boys were only 6 and 8 years old, so with the initial help of their mother, Rachel Martinez, their company was able to launch. The Martinez brothers started by manufacturing their socks professionally through a…
Read MoreMoziah Bridges: Mo’s Bows
In 2011, at just nine years old, Moziah Bridges launched a company that began at his grandmother’s kitchen table in Memphis and has since grown into an internationally recognized fashion brand. Known as Mo’s Bows, the company started with a simple need; Moziah wanted a bow tie that reflected his colorful personality, but couldn’t find…
Read MoreBunim Laskin – Swimply
Imagine wanting to spend a relaxing day with your friends swimming and sunbathing, free of inconvenience or stress, but your best option is the neighborhood public pool full of concerned parents and screaming kids. Not relaxing at all right? Thanks to Bunim Laskin, the founder of Swimply, this doesn’t have to be an issue anymore.…
Read MoreJack Bonneau created Jack’s Stands & Teen Hustl
Jack Bonneau at the age of ten pitched his idea called “Jack’s Stands” on Shark Tank for helping other young entrepreneurs open lemonade stands. At that time, he was driven to buy a $400 Lego Death Star set and after setting up his own lemonade stand he quickly acquired $900 profit. After a quite “eloquent”…
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