I come from a family of entrepreneurs -- my mother, father and stepfather all ran and managed their own businesses. Watching them work when I was young taught me fundamental skills that enabled me to bring success to the companies I worked for in the corporate world and ultimately pushed me start my first business 15 years ago.

Now that I have kids of my own, I want to empower them with skills that will help them to think like an entrepreneur. I want them to be confident thinking for themselves, and I want them to be problem solvers in every situation. Because when the time comes for them to enter the working world, I want them to be damn good leaders.