Mikaila Ulmer | |
|---|---|
 Portrait by Anna Wilding in 2016 | |
| Born | September 28, 2004 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | Emory University |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, student |
| Known for | Teen Social Entrepreneur |
Mikaila Ulmer (born September 28, 2004) is an American entrepreneur who started a lemonade business in Austin, Texas. Her lemonade is sold in over 1500 stores. [1]
Mikaila Ulmer was born in Houston, Texas. [2] Her parents, D'Andra and Theo Ulmer, both have business degrees. [3] She is from Austin, Texas, where she attended St. Stephen's Episcopal School. [4] By 2009, Ulmer 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] Mikaila is enrolled as a student at Emory University. [7]
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. [8] Ulmer was invited that year to meet President Barack Obama at the White House. [3]
Ulmer introduced 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 as an investment made by a consortium of football players. [3]
In 2017, her lemonade, "Me & The Bees Lemonade" was being sold in 500 American shops in 500,000 bottles a year.
In February 2020, Me & the Bees was in over 1,500 stores nationwide, including Whole Foods, Cost Plus World Market, Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers, H-E-B, Kroger, and The Fresh Market. [9] Me & the Bees has also expanded its product line to include lip balms made from bee’s wax. [10]
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