About this episode

Leah Ellis discusses her journey in helping children become entrepreneurs through her nonprofit and shares insights for educators and parents.

“𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒖𝒍𝒂 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆: 𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒚 𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒎, 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒛𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏.” – 𝐿𝑒𝑎ℎ 𝐸𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑠 , 𝐹𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑 𝐸𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑢𝑟𝑠 Leah discusses her journey from a children’s business fair to running a nonprofit that helps kids start real businesses and navigate “lemonade stand laws.” Tune in to discover ideas for your students, school, or kids today! 🍋 — 𝑇𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦'𝑠 𝑒𝑝𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑑𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑑𝑙𝑦 co-𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒛𝒐𝒈 𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 and ClassReach . ClassReach is your ultimate partner in streamlining school management. Designed with schools in mind, their user-friendly software simplifies administration, enhances communication, and empowers educators to focus on what matters most—student success. Discover tools to manage grades, attendance, scheduling, and more, all in one place. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠classreach.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ today to see how they can help your school thrive with ease and efficiency! The Herzog Foundation…

People in this episode

Host: Mitchell Slater

Guest: Leah Ellis

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• education
• children's business
• nonprofit
• school management

Keywords

• young entrepreneurs
• children's business
• nonprofit
• lemonade stand laws
• education

Sponsors

Herzog Foundation, ClassReach

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Society of Child Entrepreneurs

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