Daughter Wisdom

Another Founders Lesson…

Another edition of The Fountain, another lesson from the journey.

This week, we’ve got a special interview with our daughter, Paisley. After talking with Knox we thought it would be amazing to talk with Paisley and ask her similar questions.

She shares great ideas on how to work hard and “Creative Breaks” which is an idea I think we can all get behind. She inspires me all the time and creativity and design are gifts of hers. Weekly homework versus daily homework and how making Lemon Sorbet treats from Italy made her proud.

Y’all are Awesome - Paisley Kitsch

We’re also sharing a few throwbacks to the little hustles that shaped my own entrepreneurial start. And if you’re coming to Gather ’Round in Kelowna, some exciting updates below.

Let’s dive in.

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FOUNDER EDUCATION - THE PAISLEY KITSCH INTERVIEW (Our Daughter)

Well, it would probably be… I would have to think about that one. But sprouts.

People will need to know what sprouts is. So it’s not like the brand name, but it’s like a spa where you get your hair done and massages and stuff.

Or maybe a stuffy company. I really love stuffies. Like, I love, love stuffies.

I would make good ones that people actually really want to have. You know, the ones at the dollar store or grocery store, no one really wants to buy them because they don’t look very special.

I’d make ones that are really nice and people want to keep.

I would probably fix when they cut down trees.

Like less trees getting cut down and stuff.

Deforestation!

I’d fix deforestation. Probably in Los Angeles or the U.S. That’s where I’d start.

Probably help me with my company, the spa or the stuffy company.

I just went with what I had at the top of my head because I didn’t have an hour to think about it.

But yeah, I’d get them to help me with that.

I’ve been asked that question a lot of times, so I don’t really need to think about it.

To work hard:

If you go to a place, like a job site or something, and you don’t do anything, it’s not enough. You need to keep actually doing the work.

Well, actually, a few days ago, me and my dad, and my mom, we made lemon sorbets.

We went to Europe and saw these lemons that had sorbet inside, and I wanted to make that. And we actually made the sorbet at home and it was so good. I’m really proud of that.

We made a video of it too. We haven’t edited it yet, but it was really cool.

I would redesign the way it looks because I’m a major design person. I like doing arts and stuff and I’m really imaginative.

I really like red bricks, but not many schools have that except for old elementary schools. I’d probably do red bricks inside, white walls. I could go on forever.

For education, I’d make sure there’s more art.

At our school, we have art like once every month, but that’s not enough. I think kids need a break inside class as well.

I’d add creative breaks.

Also, I’d make a program where when kids do a quiz, it prints out a new test on their level but still at the fourth or fifth grade level.

And I’d change homework. A lot of kids do sports and don’t have time to finish homework. I’d make it like four times a week and not daily, so kids can manage when they do it.

I think more adults support kids being entrepreneurs.

I think kids make better entrepreneurs because they have a different perspective.

There’s a lot of things kids notice that adults don’t.

And also because we’re still in school, all that math and stuff is fresh in our brain.

Adults have it too, but it’s fresh for us.

I’ll say both.

For famous, I feel like a lot of actors. I really like actors because they can almost be another person and I admire that.

For not famous, I really admire my dad.

It’s kind of embarrassing to say, I don’t know why, but I do. He works so hard and he’s always teaching us values and stuff.

I wouldn’t be the same person without him.

He never wants it to be too much about business or anything. He makes it most about family.

And also, work hard and all of that.

I wouldn’t have even known how to answer that question without my father (I don’t know why I keep saying my father. Very formal. I would’ve said my dad 😇).

Thank you.

Kind of my first time, but y’all are awesome.

Thanks to Paisley for sharing her thoughts and creativity with us. She’s got a unique lens on the world and her own cool ideas about business, school, and life.

We hope you enjoyed getting to know her perspective.

The ideas that shaped my entrepreneurship journey as a kid

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