Summary
Frustrated that her lacrosse gear kept breaking and cost too much, teenager Rachel Zietz founded Gladiator Lacrosse to make better, more affordable equipment. Her profile shows how noticing a problem you care about can lead to a real business solution. A quick, motivating look at an entrepreneur who started young.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Use these after watching to talk through the money-and-business idea in the video.
- What problem did Rachel run into that gave her a business idea?
- How did she turn that problem into a solution other people would pay for?
- What's a problem you've noticed that a new product could solve?
Quick work-a-long
Money words: problem, solution, entrepreneur, product, business.
Try it: Think of something that annoys you or breaks too easily. Describe a product that would fix it and who would want it.