221: Mikaila Ulmer on Starting a Business at 4 Years Old (and Serving Lemonade at the White House)
The Marie Forleo Podcast
Marie Forleo
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 17 August 2020
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Do you dream of starting a business, but fear you don't have what it takes? Mikaila Ulmer founded her purpose-driven company, Me & the Bees Lemonade, when she was just 4 ½ years old. In this interview, she inspires us with stories of her lemonade stand, landing a deal on "Shark Tank," and meeting the Obamas — three times! She also shares incredible insight on how to start a business and keep it running through bumps in the road, and why we should all spend a little more time thinking like kids.
https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/mikaila-ulmer
Don't be discouraged by life's little stings. Get back up and spread your wings. @MikailasBees via @MarieForleo
If we look at the possibilities instead of just the problems, our future will be a whole lot brighter. @MikailasBees via @MarieForleo
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's Marie Forlejo, and welcome to another episode of Marie TV and the Marie Forleo |
| 0:08.8 | podcast. |
| 0:09.9 | So if you're someone who has been dreaming of starting and growing your own business, but you have a little bit of fear around, do you really have what it takes? |
| 0:18.5 | My guest today is here to prove that you can do and be anything you set your mind to. |
| 0:23.7 | Michaela Ulmer is a 15 year old social entrepreneur, |
| 0:27.9 | bee ambassador, educator, and student. |
| 0:30.9 | She founded Me and the Bees Lemonade when she was four years old and over the |
| 0:34.9 | past decade has sold over a million bottles across 1500 stores. Her appearance on |
| 0:41.0 | CNBC's Shark Tank at age 9 scored a $60,000 investment |
| 0:45.6 | as she's appeared on Good Morning America, The Today Show, 2020, ABC World News Tonight, and CBS News among others. |
| 0:53.6 | Her first book, Be Fearless, Dream Like a Kid, |
| 0:57.2 | is available now. |
| 1:00.6 | So Michaela, thank you so much and congratulations, your book, Be Fearless. I loved it. I read it over the past week. I was on the beach. I was highlighting, I was underlying. I have to say it is incredible and I believe it's aimed at young |
| 1:18.2 | entrepreneurs am I right? Yeah so I wrote it this for middle graders, but I don't know from your review. I think everyone really enjoys it from all ages. |
| 1:28.2 | I'm going to tell you this and I'm going to make this declaration right here because we have folks in our audience who are as |
| 1:33.5 | young as six years old and who write in questions and we have folks in their 70s and |
| 1:37.4 | 80s and who are excited for their next chapter in life so I am telling everyone |
| 1:42.0 | listening I really believe that you should get, be fearless if you are |
| 1:46.1 | interested in entrepreneurship and following your dreams because I think it's appropriate for all ages. |
| 1:51.1 | There's so much inspiration there. |
| 1:52.8 | So for those folks who don't know your incredible story, |
| 1:56.4 | can you take us back to when you were all of four years old |
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