A resident of Texas, USA, created her own brand of lemonade and became the CEO of the company at the age of 11. 17-year-old millionaire Mikayla Ulmer said that she first thought about her own business when she was four years old. It was then that the American woman’s great-grandmother gave her her 1940s cookbook with a recipe for lemonade from flax seeds!
Ulmer improved the recipe, reduced the amount of sugar, added honey and started selling lemonade at a kiosk near the house. She made the decision to use honey for a reason. Shortly before the start of lemonade production, an American woman was stung twice by bees, and then her mother told her about the peculiarities of these insects.
During the talk, it was revealed that honey bees are on the verge of extinction, and their extinction will have an impact on both nature and humans. Ulmer then recognized she wanted to be a social entrepreneur, not just to make money, but also to protect bees and sustain their population. “Me and the bees,” the girl’s firm was called.
In 2016, she struck a contract with a huge retail chain that paid $ 11 million for lemonade. She gave a portion of the proceeds to bee rescue organizations. Ulmer advised anyone who want to establish their own business to pursue what their soul truly desires and to be prepared to work hard.