07/18/2025
Jaw-Dropping Stats Meet Small-Town Action 💥
Out of all U.S. citizens, only about 10% are business owners.
Of those, fewer than 20% have a formal, written marketing plan.
And the number of teenage business owners? Less than 1%.
So let me introduce you to something extraordinary:
• Seven teenagers
• From a rural Texas town
• Each with a business idea
• Each building a formal marketing plan
• Each rewriting what’s statistically “normal”
These students are participating in my Teen Entrepreneurship Intensive, a 6-day business boot camp built for small-town dreamers. By the end of it, they’ll have not only developed and refined their business ideas! They’ll walk away with real marketing plans, pricing strategies, and elevator pitches in hand.
Let me say that again:
Seven teens. With real businesses. And real marketing plans.
That’s 7 more than most towns ever see!! And I’m so honored to be part of their journey.
If this is what our rural youth are capable of with just a little structure, imagine what we can unlock by planting this seed in more towns, more communities, more futures.
If you're a school, EDC, chamber, nonprofit, or just a believer in young people, I want to bring this program to YOU.
Let’s raise up the next generation of rural CEOs... starting right where we are.