Sebastian Creates a Sock Company - Couverture souple

Swallow, Erica

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1946984043 ISBN 13 : 9781946984043

Editeur : Southern Swallow, 2017

Synopsis

Five-year-old Sebastian Martinez—with the help of his older brother, Brandon—turns his love for socks into a business that not only makes wacky socks, but also enables the duo to finally revamp the school dress code. Follow along as the brothers become Little Launchers! “Sebastian Creates a Sock Company” is the story of Are Your Kidding?, a sock company founded by kid entrepreneur Sebastian Martinez and brother Brandon Martinez. The Little Launchers book series showcases the true stories of real kid entrepreneurs who have started and continue to manage real businesses. The goal of the series is to inspire children everywhere to think creatively and solve the problems they see around them. This book, about Sebastian Martinez, is one of four in the series!ADVANCE PRAISE“Sebastian’s entrepreneurial enthusiasm is contagious, and this is the remarkable story of his success. Any parent who wants to instill in their children the value of hard work and a can-do attitude should give the gift of this wonderful real-life story.”— Congressman Carlos Curbelo, Florida Representative, U.S. House of Representatives“This true story of Sebastian and his sock company embodies the power of entrepreneurship – it allows anyone to turn problems into opportunities with hard work and the support of those around them. Stories like this, and the Little Launchers series, can empower kids everywhere to embrace what makes them unique to help others, while allowing parents to see the impact they can have on their kids’ confidence through supporting them to take action on their ideas.”— Laurie Stach, Founder and Executive Director, MIT Launch Program"The Little Launchers series challenges adults, as well as kids, to respect the power of young minds. Sebastian's story, and his mother's guidance throughout the founding process, give parents a model for encouraging entrepreneurial traits and creativity. Every young kid should have exposure to this kind of problem-solving adventure."— Jeff Bussgang, General Partner, Flybridge Capital and Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Erica Swallow is an award-winning journalist and entrepreneur. A first-generation college student, she was raised in Arkansas and holds degrees from New York University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is a recipient of the Highlight Foundation's 2017 James Cross Giblin Scholarship for her debut children's book series, Entrepreneur Kid, and was a finalist in the 2017 San Francisco Writers Conference Writing Contest for her book "Sebastian Creates a Sock Company," one of four books in the series. Erica is focused on using her background in business to affect change in education. She is the founder of Southern Swallow digital consultancy and her words have appeared in Entrepreneur, Forbes, Fortune, and The Wall Street Journal, among other publications. Erica is excited to make her debut in children’s books with the Entrepreneur Kid book series. She currently serves as director of content marketing at Summit Public Schools. Prior to her work in education and as a children's book author, Erica served as director of community for tech startup Contently, where she managed online and offline community building. She also previously managed the highly successful supported content program for tech news site Mashable and assisted in developing and implementing the social media marketing strategy for The New York Times. Beyond her roles at these organizations, she has worked on a number of high-energy projects with teams at TechStars, WeHostels, Saatchi & Saatchi, New York University, and Noble Impact.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Southern Swallow
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1946984043
• ISBN 13: 9781946984043
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Zeng Li
• Nombre de pages: 36
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg