Tad Bauer — kid entrepreneur

Kid entrepreneur · maker · builder

I started at eight. I haven't stopped.

Power washing. Squishies. Bracelets. Stickers. Keychains. Every business I've built started with one idea: find out what matters to you, and make something of it.

Started age 8No seed money. Ever. from michigan

The origin story

Eight years old. Door to door. Zero backup plan.

Tad at work

I started selling my crafts door-to-door at eight. I knocked on doors. I heard yes AND no. I moved to the next house. I never took it personally and I never stopped. That's still how I work.

Every dollar I've ever put into a business, I earned first. No outside money. No loans. I trained puppies to fund my sewing supplies. That's the whole startup story.

The through line

I've never sold a thing. I've always made it for you.

“Squishies. Bracelets. Stickers. Keychains. Every time, the customer chose. I just made it happen.”

Tad making something

I'm also homeschooled and travel a lot. My classroom is wherever I'm working. I learn business by doing business. That's not a slogan — it's just what's true.

Right now I'm building a keychain and accessories business that transforms sentimental jerseys, baby clothes, and meaningful fabric into things you'll actually use every day. One project at a time. One piece at a time.

Where this is going

By age 20, something real. Something built. Something mine.

100,000 YouTube subscribers. A business people trust. And one day, the Shark Tank stage — where the story starts with: “I was eight years old. I started with nothing but what I earned.”

By the numbers

Built from scratch. Every time.

8

Age when the first business started

5+

Businesses built and running

$0

Outside funding. Ever.

Want to see what I make?

Jerseys. Baby clothes. Blankets. The things sitting in your basement that meant everything — I turn them into something you'll use every day.