The Perri Peltz show | August 10, 2024 | Nicole cassier-mason lemonade day ceo

From Lemonade Stands to Life Lessons: How Lemonade Day is Shaping Future Leaders

Learn how Lemonade Day has grown from a local initiative in Houston to a national program that has impacted over 1.5 million kids. In this episode, CEO Nicole Cassier-Mason explains how lemonade stands are the perfect vehicle for teaching life-changing entrepreneurial skills.

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HIGHLIGHTS & takeaways

empowering youth through entrepreneurship
A Curriculum for Future Leaders
Building Confidence and Real-World Skills
Why Start Young?
Making Entrepreneurship Accessible
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nicole cassier-mason

As chief executive officer of Lemonade Day National, Nicole Cassier-Mason is responsible for educational programming, curriculum development, strategic partnerships, fundraising, fiscal oversight, advocacy, marketing and public relations, and community development. For 18 years, Lemonade Day has been committed to preparing youth for life through fun, proactive and experiential programs infused with life skills, character education, and entrepreneurship. Through the Lemonade Day program, children are introduced to entrepreneurship through real-world experiences of starting their own business: a lemonade stand. With Nicole’s

leadership, she and her dynamic team are carrying forward Lemonade Day’s vision of empowering today’s youth to become tomorrow’s entrepreneurs.

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podcast host

matthew O'neill

Matthew O’Neill is an award-winning filmmaker. He’s the co-creator, with Perri Peltz, of “Axios,” a news documentary series on HBO in which they work with journalists from Axios. O’Neil’s other HBO documentaries include the 2017 series 15: A Quinceañera Story; Oscar-nominated Redemption and China’s Unnatural Disaster; Emmy-winning In Tahrir Square, and Emmy-nominated Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery and Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq. His work directing the 2006 HBO documentary, Baghdad ER, was recognized with a Columbia duPont Award, a Peabody Award, an Overseas Press Club Award, and three Primetime Emmy Awards. His other films have aired on PBS’s “Frontline,” ESPN, Netflix, Channel 4, NHK, and broadcasters worldwide.

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