Naomi Porter is a 16-year-old serial entrepreneur, education reform advocate and public speaker from Los Angeles, California. She is the C.E.O. of two businesses: Spice it Up and Bright Futures. Naomi is a 2020 Gold Award Girl Scout for launching EntrepreYOUership - a project that widens youth access to entrepreneurial education. “You can do it too” is the tag line to encourage youth to see themselves as entrepreneurs who can create a product or service, even when they are young. Her team has provided entrepreneurial education to 250+ youth through 25+ virtual workshops. She is also a Global Research and Design Intern for Girl Scouts of the USA through which she has lead national focus groups, hosted a TV show, and provided relevant content for youth.
In today's episode, Naomi and Allene discuss the importance of collaboration when it comes to Entrepreneurship, along with both the thrills and challenges of it all. Listen to how Naomi started her first business when she was only 11 years old, and how it led her to explore more ventures, changing the world one step of a time.
