
What were you doing when you were thirteen? Did you have your own business? Did you do motivational speaking? Did you get to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange? Yeah, I thought not. But who did? Why 13-year old Long Islander Leanna Acher, teenager and over achiever. This spunky entrepreneur has her own hair care company aptly named Leanna, Inc., which she started when she was the ripe old age of nine. In her spare time, she does motivational speaking around the country. And today she became the youngest person ever to ring the toll of death the opening bell of the NY Stock Exchange.
What advice does she have about the financial crisis? “Stay positive," she said. "Be optimistic. If they're determined, if they keep going at it and really work hard, everything's going to be fine." Pretty amazing stuff for a thirteen year old don’t you think? She’s accomplished more than many twice or three times her age! *
(*I should mention that she doesn’t do it alone, her father helps run Leanna Inc. )
Via NY Daily News