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In 2018, her lemonade, "Me & The Bees Lemonade" was being sold in 500 American shops in 360,000 bottles a year. Running a business requires finding the right balance to do well in school too.<ref name=bbc>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44860428|title=The 13-year-old who built a best-selling lemonade brand|last=Jeffrey|first=James|date=2018-07-23|work=BBC News|access-date=2020-01-28|language=en-GB}}</ref>
In 2018, her lemonade, "Me & The Bees Lemonade" was being sold in 500 American shops in 360,000 bottles a year. Running a business requires finding the right balance to do well in school too.<ref name=bbc>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44860428|title=The 13-year-old who built a best-selling lemonade brand|last=Jeffrey|first=James|date=2018-07-23|work=BBC News|access-date=2020-01-28|language=en-GB}}</ref>


In February 2020, Me & the Bees was in over 1,500 stores nationwide, including [[Whole Foods Market|Whole Foods]], and [[The Fresh Market]]. Me & the Bees has also expanded its product line to include lip balms made from bee’s wax.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/26/me-the-bees-lemonade-founder-is-expanding-her-biz.html|title=Me & the Bees Lemonade founder started her empire at 4.5 years old. Her motto: 'Dream like a kid'|last=Horch|first=A. J.|date=2020-02-26|website=CNBC|language=en|access-date=2020-02-28}}</ref>
In February 2020, Me & the Bees was in over 1,500 stores nationwide, including [[Whole Foods Market|Whole Foods]], and [[The Fresh Market]]. Me & the Bees has also expanded its product line to include lip balms made from bee’s wax.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/26/me-the-bees-lemonade-founder-is-expanding-her-biz.html|title=Me & the Bees Lemonade founder started her empire at 4.5 years old. Her motto: 'Dream like a kid'|last=Horch|first=A. J.|date=2020-02-26|website=CNBC|language=en|access-date=2020-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thefinancefriday.com/2020/07/31/mikaila-ulmer-me-and-the-bees/|title=Mikaila Ulmer: The Teenager Reinventing The Lemonade Stand|last=Kuten|first=Thibault|date=2020-07-31|website=[[Finance Friday]]|language=en|access-date=2020-08-06}}</ref>


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Revision as of 22:00, 13 August 2020

Mikaila Ulmer
portrait by Anna Wilding in 2016
Born2005 (age 18–19)
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, student
Known forTeen Social Entrepreneur

Mikaila Ulmer (born c. 2005) is an American teen entrepreneur who started a lemonade business in Austin, Texas. Her lemonade is sold in over 1500 stores.[1]

Life

Ulmer was born in Austin, Texas c. 2005.[2] Her parents, D'Andra and Theo Ulmer, both have business degrees.[3] She is from Austin, Texas where she attends St. Stephen's Episcopal School.[4] By 2009, Ulmer she was in front of her house selling her lemonade inspired by her great grandmother’s 1940s recipe, using honey from local beekeepers [3] which includes flaxseed.[4] [5] The lemonade sold well and she was asked by a local pizza shop to supply her product to it, which is how bottling her lemonade started. Since her humble beginnings, Mikaila has donated 10% of the profits to charities that are concerned with saving the bees.[5]{{As the business grew her parents became involved.[3][6]

Ulmer appeared with her father on the television show Shark Tank in 2015 where she successfully received a $60,000 investment to support her growing business. Daymond John put up the money.[7] Ulmer was invited that year to meet President Barack Obama at the White House.[3]

Ulmer had the honor of introducing Barack Obama at the United State of Women Summit in 2016. Obama called her "an amazing young lady".[3] In 2017, her business received $800,000 dollars as an investment made by a consortium of football players.[3]

In 2018, her lemonade, "Me & The Bees Lemonade" was being sold in 500 American shops in 360,000 bottles a year. Running a business requires finding the right balance to do well in school too.[3]

In February 2020, Me & the Bees was in over 1,500 stores nationwide, including Whole Foods, and The Fresh Market. Me & the Bees has also expanded its product line to include lip balms made from bee’s wax.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ Horch, A. J. (2020-02-26). "Me & the Bees Lemonade founder started her empire at 4.5 years old. Her motto: 'Dream like a kid'". CNBC. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  2. ^ "Preteen powerhouse: Meet 12-year-old CEO and bee ambassador Mikaila Ulmer". Stories. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Jeffrey, James (2018-07-23). "The 13-year-old who built a best-selling lemonade brand". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  4. ^ a b Broyles, Addie. "Balancing keynotes and homework: A day in the life of the 15-year-old Me and the Bees founder". Brownwood Bulletin. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  5. ^ a b Zillgitt, Jeff (May 19, 2018). "'Inspirational stories populate LeBron's account". USA Today. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  6. ^ Broyles, Addie (April 1, 2015). "Food Matters: Television – BeeSweet founder, 10, scores deal with a 'shark'". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. D3.
  7. ^ Gilchrist, Karen (2019-07-17). "14-year-old 'Shark Tank' success shares her best piece of advice for entrepreneurs". CNBC. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  8. ^ Horch, A. J. (2020-02-26). "Me & the Bees Lemonade founder started her empire at 4.5 years old. Her motto: 'Dream like a kid'". CNBC. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  9. ^ Kuten, Thibault (2020-07-31). "Mikaila Ulmer: The Teenager Reinventing The Lemonade Stand". Finance Friday. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
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