ShovelTalk: An Economic Development Podcast

From Legos to Entrepreneurship: Aniki Allen, Creator of Ice Cream Bowties

March 23, 2021 Golden Shovel Agency Season 1 Episode 5
ShovelTalk: An Economic Development Podcast
From Legos to Entrepreneurship: Aniki Allen, Creator of Ice Cream Bowties
Show Notes

Meet Aniki Allen, the inspiring Founder and Creator of Ice Cream Bowties. This teen youngpreneur is blazing the trail for other aspiring entrepreneurs. Listen to hear how an eight-year-old playing with legos turned a hobby into a business, and a business into a movement. Through the Youngpreneur Workshops Aniki hosts with his mother and co-founder, Marsha, they are showing kids that it is possible to pursue their dreams, start a business, and forge their own path through entrepreneurship. This form of youth empowerment is inspiring and can become part of any economic developers strategy to cultivate the next generation of business leaders in their communities.