Mikaila Ulmer

Ulmer was born in Austin, Texas c. 2005.[2] Her parents, D'Andra and Theo Ulmer, both have business degrees.[3] She is from Austin, Texas where she attends St. Stephen's Episcopal School.[4] By 2009, Ulmer she was in front of her house selling her lemonade inspired by her great grandmother’s 1940s recipe, using honey from local beekeepers [3] which includes flaxseed.[4] [5] The lemonade sold well and she was asked by a local pizza shop to supply her product to it, which is how bottling her lemonade started. Since her humble beginnings, Mikaila has donated 10% of the profits to charities that are concerned with saving the bees.[5]{{As the business grew her parents became involved.[3][6]

Ulmer appeared with her father on the television show Shark Tank in 2015 where she successfully received a $60,000 investment to support her growing business. Daymond John put up the money.[7] Ulmer was invited that year to meet President Barack Obama at the White House.[3]

Ulmer had the honor of introducing Barack Obama at the United State of Women Summit in 2016. Obama called her "an amazing young lady".[3] In 2017, her business received $800,000 dollars as an investment made by a consortium of football players.[3]

In 2018, her lemonade, "Me & The Bees Lemonade" was being sold in 500 American shops in 360,000 bottles a year. Running a business requires finding the right balance to do well in school too.[3]

In February 2020, Me & the Bees was in over 1,500 stores nationwide, including Whole Foods, and The Fresh Market. Me & the Bees has also expanded its product line to include lip balms made from bee’s wax.[8]

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