A teenager in the USA has shared how she became a multi-millionaire through her lemonade business which she started when she was just four years old.?Mikaila Ulmer began creating her drinks after receiving an old cookbook from her great-grandmother.
The 17-year-old, from Texas, US, had earned $11 million before her 12th birthday, and her company has continued to grow ever since, as per a report in mirror.co.uk.
After finding an old recipe for flaxseed lemonade, she reportedly got to work and added a twist of honey which proved to be crucial as the drink took off.
She went on to secure a mega-money deal from Whole Foods back in 2016 to sell her Me & the Bees Lemonade and even before she turns 18, her product has been stocked in 1,500 stores across America.
Also, the young teenager and entrepreneur hasn't stopped at the drink 'Me & the Bees Lemonade', and even has her own line of lip balms and written her own book - all achieved while she studies in school, as per the report.
She says for each drink sold, 10% of her profits go to the bee rescue foundations.
Mikaila earned some vital investment to take the company to the next level after appearing on the television show Shark Tank US in 2015. She had successfully received a $60,000 investment to support her growing business. Investor Daymond John had put up the money in Shark Tank.?
And that¡¯s not all. The teenager was also invited that year to meet President Barack Obama at the White House.
Her books 'Bee Fearless' and 'Bee Fearless: Dream Like a Kid,' came out in 2019 and 2020, respectively.
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On her website, the 17-year-old millionaire says: ¡°I decided to give her beloved lemonade a new twist by adding honey from bees, instead of only sugar. ¡°That's how Be Sweet Lemonade was born!
¡°However, we had to change the name due to a copyright issue so we decided to call it Me & the Bees Lemonade because we give a percentage of sales to help save the bees.
¡°We are now celebrating more than 10 years in ¡®buzzness!¡¯¡±, as stated in the report.
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