👩‍💼🍭From Child Inventor to CEO: Balancing a Candy Empire & College at MSU w/ Zolli Candy's Alina Morse

Unleash Your Inner Creative with Lauren LoGrasso

Have you ever dreamed of starting a business of your own? Often when thinking about going into entrepreneurship, it feels overwhelming, like you just don’t know enough and like it’s just too daunting to even start. But it IS possible and you can do incredible things when you put belief and hard work behind your vision. Today’s guest is the CEO and Founder of ZolliCandy and she will share tools on how to do just that--revealing her journey of starting a company at just 7 years old, turning it into a thriving business and eventually becoming the youngest person ever to grace the cover of Entrepreneur magazine.

From this conversation you’ll learn:

-Why she chose to go to college at Michigan State, even though she was already running a multi-million dollar company

-What goes into creating a good pitch

-How to move past self-doubt

-Ways to tend to your mental wellness

-How to maintain a positive mindset

And Much More!

More on Alina: Alina Morse is an entrepreneur and CEO and Founder of ZolliCandy—the clean teeth candy. Not only is she a freshman at Michigan State University, but she has continued to make history by being the youngest Inc. 5000 CEO and the youngest person to grace the cover of Entrepreneur Magazine. With a line of over 10 products and distribution in 20,000 stores in the US as well as in over 12 countries, Alina continues to drive growth and innovation in the candy space. She has earned over 300 million media impressions including a Ted Talk, GMA, Dr. Oz, as well as being a verified influencer.

Check out Zollicandy: https://zollipops.com/

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