I decided to feature one entrepreneur each month on the blog that I think are interesting or are putting a bullet through the forehead of mediocrity. If you have any suggestions to who deserves to be featured, please use the comment section: here.
So to start, I have selected: David Holdridge, a 7 year old business founder. Yes, you read that right, 7 years old. He is the founder and creator of Happy Blankie with a little help from the family. (Please note: this company is NOT a client of ours, nor do I receive any compensation from them whatsoever. I simply think he throws a hand grenade at mediocrity.)
According to his website:
In 2008, when David Holdridge was just seven years old, he had a really good idea. He wanted to combine his little sister’s two favorite things, stuffed animals and blankies, to create something that would make the world smile. David’s idea inspired the whole family and soon Happy Blankie was born. The first creation was Giggle the Happy Pig, an adorable animal-faced piggy blanket with a HUGE cheek-to-cheek smile. Soon after, Giggle was surrounded by her favorite friends: Stomp the Happy Frog, Tumble the Happy Bear, and Chase the Happy Dog. David knew his idea was a great one because whenever anyone felt (or saw) a Happy Blankie they had a smile a mile wide.
Then his mom, Emily, had a 2nd great idea – give a blankie away to a child in need for every blankie they sold AND let kids choose where they wanted it to go. Thus, “ONE to Love, ONE to Share” became the core philosophy of Happy Blankie. So now David and his family and friends are making people happy TWO blankies at a time.
David: Great ideas. A tip of the ole hat to you sir. Good luck to you in your future endeavors.
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