Brooke Yoakam - Giftpocket

06/13/22 • 30 min

Hear this entrepreneur’s story of persevering when all you hear is no. Learning on the job and overcoming bias of being a kid and a girl. Plus, it’s hard when your own classmates think it is a fun prank to give your business bad reviews that stick with it forever. But being mature enough to see through what they did and have faith in the business that real users will give it the ratings it deserves.Starting a business at any age can be an uphill battle, but at 12 the hill unfortunately gets steeper. Now Brooke at 20 can look back and reflect on lessons learned, she shares those with us and they are good to hear at any age for any startup. Join us on Midwest Momentum.

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