An amazing 13 years old.
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If you have ever had an idea to create something but for whatever reason you didn’t follow through!? Have I got a story for you. Meet Jason O’Neil, an exceptional young entrepreneur. Jason a 13 years old who stated his journey in Business when he was only 9 years old. When Jason’s mother was doing craft fair. Jason told his mother he wished to help and his mother said to Jason that he needed to have his own product. Jason came up the idea for Pencil Bugs. A fun pencil topper that makes writing fun for all ages. Jason handmade each one of the Pencil Bugs himself. They came in 8 colors, each one of them has a name and birth date. Also included a Certificate of Authenticity which have caring and training instructions.
Then Jason expanded his product line by creating Pencil Bug T-shirts and greeting cards. Being 13 years old with 3 products in his product line wasn’t enough for Jason. A completed book called “Zweeeba” is a collaboration of Jason and his mother, currently waiting for publishing and it will hit the store in the near future. In the mean time Jason is also working on a new book, it is about his business experience and business tips.
You might asked yourselves “what business tips can a 7th grader give”? Well let me just tell you Jason O’Neil is in the latest book by Mark Victor Hansen (Co-Creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul Series) “The Richest Kids in America”. Mr. Hansen interviewed kids of all ages at various stages of their businesses and Jason is in this book. Jason O’Neil was also named Top 10 Role Models under the age of 18 by Forbes. On this list along with Jason are 9 other inspiring Power Kids such as Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson, Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana), Nick Jonas from the Jonas brothers.
Jason said, “It’s been very exciting since this all started. None of us ever imagined that my simple idea would turn into a real business but it’s never too early to be an entrepreneur. If you have an idea to make something, at least give it a try. You might be surprised at what you can do”! Jason also often travel to do public speaking, his passion and stories inspire people of all ages. To learn more about Jason’s products and his work go to Pencil Bugs
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Action
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Great interview you conducted, Giovanna! And what a wonderful introduction to this young entrepreneurial mind - he is doing very excellent - and wow! only 13!!
Best of luck to Jason in all the future endeavors he tackles!
Hi Lance
Thank you for the kind words. Yes, I am going to keep my eyes on Little Jason.
Thanks for your comment and support.
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Action
A perfect example of not thinking about limitations, but rather thinking about the possibilities and designing a path to success!
Hi Mark
Children are amazing they do see mostly just the possibilities.
Thank you for your comment and sharing your thoughts.
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Action
Wow, Jason. Impressive. To have the focus at that age to create and follow through is rare. Interested to see his next step.
Hi Giovanna .. what a lovely chap ..and with his head absolutely in the right place.
I like his website … so simple, but he’s got the right marketing theme and is doing lots of affiliating and benefiting his charities at the same time ..
It’s really inspiring .. thanks for bringing it to our attention ..
Hilary: Be Positive Be Happy
Hi Gennaro
Jason is a very cool kid and I enjoy meeting him, check out his website he gone things going on.
Thank you for comment and support.
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Action
What an impressive kid- heck he would be an impressive 30 year old. Just amazing. Great interview as well.
That’s a fantastic story.
I’m a big believer in creating a personal product line. Whether it’s a book or an information product or any other thing really. There’s something about having a catalog of your own results, and it’s great to see Jason’s story in action.
After reading this my first thinking was “if 13 years old can do it than i can do it too, right?”. Wrong! the age does not matter - the mindset and the approach do.
Very motivating - good staff! Changing my mindset…. changing my approach…
A wonderful story, thanks for sharing this about Jason.
This is so awesome and inspiring.
Hi Jay
Jason is an amazing person. He family are fantastic people as well, I am honored to have met them.
Thank you for your comment and sharing your thoughts.
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Action
Hi J.D.
You would be the expert on products. Jason are miles ahead of most.
Thank you for your comment and support.
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Action
Hi Alik
You hit the nail on the head. It is not the age, that is why it is never too early or too late. It is the mindset and approach.
Thank you for your comment and sharing your wisdom.
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Action
Hi Mark
You are welcome.
Thank you for your comment and joining in the converstaion.
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Action
Hi Christopher
Thank you for your comment and support.
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Action
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