A sixth-grader from Austin, Texas, landed an $11 million business deal in April 2016.
Mikaila Ulmer is the unexpected entrepreneur behindMe & the Bees Lemonade.
Shes also a public speaker and philanthropist and, did we mention, ateenager?
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While she was brainstorming, she was stung by two bees in one week and became terrified of them.
She learned bees were headed for extinction and wanted to do something about it.
Ulmer decided to create a lemonade business and sweeten her lemonade with honey instead of sugar or artificial sweetener.
It would be healthier, save the bees and support beekeepers.
Their extinction would threaten those crops, worth about $15 billion each year.
And she says shes helping her friends start their own businesses.
Thats more important than business.
She was onABCs Shark Tankat the age of nine and received $60,000 from FUBU CEO Daymond John.
Me & the Bees Lemonade is now distributed in more than1,500 supermarketsacross the country.
Dana Sitar (@danasitar) is a former branded content editor at The Penny Hoarder.
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