303. Let Children Lead Through Entrepreneurship with Leah Ellis

About this episode

Leah Ellis discusses how entrepreneurship empowers children to develop essential skills and confidence.

In this episode of Learning Unboxed, we’re joined by Leah Ellis, founder of the Society of Child Entrepreneurs, a nonprofit helping children ages six to 17 build real business, financial, and leadership skills through hands-on experience. Leah shares how watching her own daughter start a business at four years old sparked a bigger vision for helping children lead, create, and solve problems right now. We explore what happens when adults step back, ask better questions, and let young people make real decisions. Leah walks us through children’s business fairs, mastermind groups, problem spotting, financial literacy, and the power of letting kids learn from failure in safe, meaningful ways. Tune in to hear how entrepreneurship can help children build confidence, agency, and practical skills for life. To learn more, visit: pastfoundation.org We unbox: How the Society of Child Entrepreneurs helps children build business, money, and leadership skills Why adults should guide children with questions instead of managing their ideas What children learn through business fairs, product design, customer interaction, and failure How entrepreneurship builds confidence, resilience, and…

People in this episode

Host: Annalies Corbin

Guest: Leah Ellis

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• children's education
• leadership skills
• financial literacy
• problem-solving
• confidence building

Keywords

• child entrepreneurs
• business skills
• financial literacy
• leadership
• confidence
• problem solving
• failure learning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Society of Child Entrepreneurs, pastfoundation.org, Sparks to Stars: The Story of Astra & Zeke, Acton Children’s Business Fair, Kansas Leadership Center

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