Sunday, November 9, 2014

Inside the Girl Scout troop teaching girls to be CEOs

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Grace Ullman stands in front of a packed boardroom. Marketers and designers from digital media firm SS+K fill the room, perching on windowsills and leaning against walls to hear her presentation.

Her team plans to manufacture and sell pinnies, tank tops for basketball and soccer athletes. She is there to share the results of the product's focus group.

After a few deep breaths, she dives into the numbers. The 12-13-year-olds in their target market want blue and purple pinnies. Twenty-five dollars is too expensive, but $20 seems fair.


Grace is poised and articulate as she reviews the business plan.

And she is nine years old. Read more...

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