Today we’d like to introduce you to London Miller.
At seven years old, Santa gave London a precious doll for Christmas that she accidentally broke, after watching her father for years manage his own business and mother always doing crafts, she decided to make floral soap bouquets and sell them for Mother’s Day. Once she made the money to replace the doll, we saw other kids at a business showcase in the mall and decided in that moment what she wanted to do. Her and her father worked on new ideas and flavors for months before she received not just any lemonade stand but a lemonade bar for Christmas. London was eight turning 9 when she took on the dream to become a true young entrepreneur. London has been a vendor at Young Entrepreneur Showcase in Dadeland Mall hosted by Produced with Purpose, as well as Wynwood’s Entrepreneur Fair, Overtown Music and Arts Festival, Miami Gardens Black Heritage Festival hosted by her aunt Commissioner Barbara Jordan, Pop-up shop for New Orleans well-known Essence Festival, etc. she has also been honored by NANBPWC.
London was motivated to buy a toy when she started making homemade floral soap bouquets before realizing that she enjoyed making different flavor lemonades even more. She decided that she wanted to share something she loves with others so she could make money to help under resource children and animals.
Has it been a smooth road?
It has not been an easy road because London first started just to make a little extra money to help others and to our surprise, the demand grew causing her to rebrand her image and marketing. She also does this struggling with being diagnosed ADHD. She loves talking to people but sometimes she gets shy. A story that she wants to address in one of her future books of the Edan’s World Series she authored.
So let’s switch gears a bit and go into the Londonade story. Tell us more about the business.
Londonade is a gourmet flavored lemonade brand. Lemonade is the specialty. The absolute most popular flavor is her cotton Candy flavored lemonade. The adventures and acknowledgments that Londonade has been truly rewarding. London has been able to have her first backpack drive and preparing for her first toy drive. She is ten years old and determined to change the concept of a lemonade stand. She is motivated to inspire kids all around.
London Josara is also an author. Her first book is published and available on Amazon Edan’s World:the start of Something New.
Londonade’s annual toy drive. She will be collecting toys and blankets. More information will be provided on her website.
How do you think the industry will change over the next decade?
London dreams that her lemonade will be sold in stores all over and that she will eventually have a storefront that will have hands on learning for kids where they can come and create different flavors and design their own cups and shirts and also sell her merchandise with the character from her books. The character’s name is Edan and she is the book version of London.
Pricing:
- 16oz Londonade $4
- Edan’s World Book $15
- Motivated to Inspire bundle(shirt, lanyard, wristband) $30
Contact Info:
- Website: Mylondonade.com
- Phone: 7862785272
- Email: mylondonade@yahoo.com
- Instagram: Mylondonade
- Facebook: Londonade
- Twitter: MLondonade
Image Credit:
All photos were taken by Sonya Miller.
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