48. The Teenage Entrepreneur.

At age 10, he was already an entrepreneur. 

From self cleaning and sterilizing toilets, to shoes with interchangeable spikes, he was always looking for problems to solve, to invent and create solutions that could become a business.

His big brother, who eventually became a software developer and his partner, was always challenging him to build stuff, to solve problems.

Fast forward, just a few years, to the pandemic, and we meet the problem he is currently solving with his fast growing startup Blast Off Tutoring.

The Problem? Matching tutors with students. How would students requiring tutoring credits find candidates in times of stay at home mandates? How would students get help by older tutors?

So at age 16, Mitchell Meyer set out to reshape and elevate the education landscape. Blast Off Tutoring became a leading district-wide peer tutoring platform across the U.S., democratizing access to quality education and fostering community-driven learning experiences. 

Mitchell is in College now. He is a Founder and CEO, yet he still finds time to advance as a student and learn from peers and professors alike. And he likes it that way. 

In this episode, we talked about what it means to be an entrepreneur so early in life, how younger generations approach work and entrepreneurship, the educational system and the value of tutoring, and many other topics.

I enjoyed our conversation and I got inspired by his energy and drive. I know you will enjoy this as well.