Neva Lee Recla the Incredible 8 Year Old Entrepreneur

Neva Lee Recla is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, and inspiration. She’s on a mission to inspire 1 million kids to do business and encourage adults to support them. At the age of 2 she asked for her first business cards and never looked back. From her philanthropy, Spreading Light, Love, and Pixie DustTM, to hosting the Super Power KidsTM Podcast, she delights and impacts the world one connection at a time. Her motto is: “We all have super powers and we can change the world!”

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Here are a few key secrets we talked about in this episode:

Michelle introduces Neva Lee Recla.
Neva shares a little bit about herself and what she does.
When Neva was at the CEO Space conference, she experienced one of her first harsh NO’s.
Neva shares tips on how to handle a punch in the gut ‘NO.’
The book that Neva is writing requires sponsorship help. Neva shares how she feels when she receives a NO and a YES.
“Young entrepreneurs will change the world.” ~ Neva Lee Recla
Neva tells us how at CEO Space people will turn you down during a “Snap” event by just saying “they’ll scout for you.” It’s interesting to hear Neva’s take!
At 2 years old, Neva wanted her own business cards. She shares the full story!
Neva and her sister Danica started a business called Deva selling Italian glass bracelets. It was one of her first steps into being an entrepreneur.
Neva says that hearing NO can mean different things at different times.
In order to keep her energy up, Neva will bring her iPad, sketchbook and a stuffed animal and will use them to pep her up when she starts feeling down.
Neva shares how much money she’s raised for her book. If you’d like to donate, click here.
Some of Neva’s biggest NO’s have come from people she asked to be sponsors of her book.
Neva shares her follow-up process and recommends the tool Asana.
There have been a few times where Neva has had to say NO to people pitching her, but she will typically elicit the help of her parents to do it.
If you’re loving and courageous and love to have fun, you might just be a perfect guest for Neva on her Podcast, Super Power KidsTM.
Neva uses an absolutely PERFECT analogy from “The Voice”.
Neva shares what she would tell her younger self.