From Ideas to Entrepreneurs

Written by the Team Gibbas fourth graders
Tick tick tick…the author tapped the microphone to see if it was working. It was Monday, May 2nd in the gym when Lowey Bundy Sichol came to our school. Just then we all looked up at her. “Hi my name is Lowey Bundy Sichol," said the author introducing herself. She is the author of the From An Idea To…children's book series and the book Idea Makers 15 Fearless Female Entrepreneurs.

Lowey Bundy Sichol then asked us what we want to be when we grow up. Kids raised their hands and many were called on. Most kids said that they wanted to be things like bakers, artists, athletes, singers, vets, teachers, and musicians. She told us 19% of people will be entrepreneurs, and roughly 1/5 of the kids in the room would be an entrepreneur. We learned that an entrepreneur is a person who has an idea and turns it into a business.

Next, Lowey Bundy Sichol had us play a game called "Guess The Entrepreneur." This is how the game went, first she would show an entrepreneur and their product or idea, then she would call on one of us to name the entrepreneur. The first entrepreneur was Milton Hershey he had made the Hershey Bar. The second entrepreneur was Steve Jobs he founded Apple. The third entrepreneur was the founder of Lego, Ole Kirk Christiansen. The fourth entrepreneur was Phil Knight, the founder of Nike. The last entrepreneur was Walt Disney and everyone knew what he founded …DISNEY.

Then, she told us about the process of  how she makes her books. ¨First, I start by researching websites I trust, and I start to write after two to three months, after I have become an expert.¨ she explained. ¨It takes about two years from the start to finish of making the book and when it gets published, yet I only spend about six months writing. The rest is revising, editing, and getting it published.”  

All the fourth grade students listened, and were very interested in her teachings. ¨Has anybody ever heard of the show, Shark Tank?” Sichol asked. Many fourth graders replied with the answer, ¨Yes!” and there was a lot of commotion. After the sound of the yelling fourth graders died down, she then remarked, ¨Here is a video of the Scrub Daddy being reviewed in Shark Tank.¨  She told us that Scrub Daddy was the most successful product to come out of Shark Tank.  She told us a story of how she had emailed the founder of Scrub Daddy not expecting to hear from him.  But he actually contacted her and offered to give her Scrub Mommies to give to teachers at the schools that she visited if she talked about the Scrub Daddy products.  The teachers were very pleased.

     Finally, Lowey Bundy Sichol told us about the new book that she is writing, and many students said that they want to read it.

     Thank you Mrs. Klipfel for getting Lowey Bundy Sichol to come to our school!  We learned a lot from her.