Abi, 11 Year Old Entrepreneur, Alan, Serial Entrepreneur, and Julie, Entrepreneur Mom

YIELD Mastermind Talks

Today's episode is a YIELD Mastermind Talks first! We have the first ever family episode of the show- with Alan, Julie, and Abi Smithson. We discuss entrepreneurialism, how to find success, what it takes to succeed, and how to overcome major obstacles. Abi Smithson is an accomplished 11 year old, grade six student who had an idea after seeing her mothers ugly sandal tan. She thought a heart shaped tan line would be prettier instead. After presenting the idea to her entrepreneurial parents Alan and Julie, she wrote a business, marketing and sales plan and began designing the sandals with the mentorship of David Bensadoun, President of Aldo Groupe and Robert Ott, Chair, School of Fashion, Ryerson University. Alan Smithson’s life purpose is to educate & inspire the next generation of young leaders. Alan is an investor and entrepreneur based in Toronto, Canada. He invented the Emulator DJ system, he is the author of two books, he is the CMO of his 11 year old daughter’s company Love Sandal and is a partner and CEO at Shok Kreative. Alan and his wife Julie are working on their legacy project, an app-based education platform aimed at educating youth 11-18 on entrepreneurship with a focus on economic, social and environmental responsibility. The program is called Unlimited Awesome Academy and will launch to the public in 2017. Today's episode is brought to you by Rocket Fuel 101. Want to propel your life, relationships, business, and more to the highest level? Are you looking for a framework to help you achieve success? Are you struggling to find the right method for you with the information overload in our society? Look no more. Rocket Fuel 101 from Philip Randazzo and Jt Burns provides you with a Six-Step framework to help you find your passions, change your outlook, make your dreams a reality and much more! Enter promo code "podcast" at the check out and receive 15% off your entire purchase at: www.TheRocketFuel101Book.com www.YieldMastermind.com www.PhilipRandazzo.com