Benjamin Lang is a 15 year old tri-lingual high school sophomore and small business owner who is currently lives in New York. This year he returned from what he calls the best year of his life in Raanana, Israel. He started an eBay business when his family returned to the U.S. His business like most came about in an accidental way. Ben was just doing his daily routine, like teens tend to do, and after he made some money trying to help a family member out he didn’t defer or question his entrepeneurial AHA moment. He thought to himself- this could be a business that generates revenue and so he created it. He then began to realize that everything and everything around him was a tool to his success and not an obstacle to it. As a result, in just a short time in business, Ben has grossed several thousand dollars in revenue and is now dabbling in other creative ventures such as web design and teen business coaching. Ben’s business is growing and he is marketing so much that he also managed to get featured on his local news. Peep his TV spot below and check out his interview.
Ben, thanks for sharing your Infinite Expedition. Wishing you continued success in your entrepreneurial endeavors.
Matthew Turcotte, Teen CEO and founder of North Shore Web Development and Host North Shore lives in a very progressive small town on the mighty and beautiful St. Lawrence River. He attends the local high school and is a straight A student and accelerated student. Two years ago he acquired the rank of Eagle Scout. [btw, I recently learned that only 2% of all youth who enter Boy Scouts ultimately achieve the honor of Eagle Scout, so congrats to him]. He enjoys mountain climbing in the nearby Adirondack High Peaks region in the spring, summer, and fall. As fate would have it, it seems that the life experiences which dot his past (dating back to first grade) make him the ultimate poster child for his company, North Shore Web Development. His company, a full service web design company, along with his recently launched hosting company, provides web design and online marketing strategies with a strong focus on small towns and the small businesses within those small towns. As Matt grew up in a small town and currently lives in one he is extremely knowledgeable on helping them build a big presence on the webwithout compromising their quaintness and charm. Today’s Innerview covers lessons learned and his experiences as a teen CEO in high school.
In Part II of his INNERview, we ask Teen CEO “Nashy” of ClastaZ.com questions that inquiring minds want to know . These questions were asked by our Renegades Community and Teen Biz Coach “Shonika Proctor”. Hope everyone will find this useful as you continue to push forward with your own entrepreneurial pursuits:
1. You said you have been online since the age of 12…at what age did you start your first business and what was it?
Yea, that is right I have actually been active online since I was 12 either just browsing to find ways to make money, or attempting to create my own site. Looking back I don’t think you can call my first site a business, it was a free site I set up on freewebs! The only thing I paid for was the name: www.rediz.com. It was a shopping portal that simply displayed a lot of different sites selling numerous things. I was an affiliate of all of them, so was paid on click thru and also commission if a user went on to buy a product. It actually worked out well to start with but eventually traffic slowed down and commercially it turned out to be a failure. Having said that, I was so young at the time the money it made me felt like a lot and I learned some really valuable experience on the way.
And here is Part 2 if you were looking for that (you’re welcome )
With his love of music, boyishly good looks and charming ways you’d think that UK teen Ed “Nashy” Nash was bringing back The British Invasion with a modern twist. But in fact, he’s soaring up the charts in a slightly different kind of way- as a successful teen entrepreneur with his latest social media venture www.ClastaZ.com a music discovery site which is used to find new music and dig up the old.
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