Lemonade Standers™

Helping Youth Build Real-World Money & Business Skills

Through play, action, and hands-on experience.

Students don’t walk away with ideas,

they walk away with confidence, experience, and momentum as entrepreneurs.

Where Practice Begins

We design action-based experiences in entrepreneurship and financial literacy.

We take ideas and concepts from a wide range of subjects, like business, education, research on motivation, the science of learning, and integrate them into a cohesive, transformational experience.

Through structured practice and real-world simulation, they build confidence before real stakes carry real consequences.

As experts, we know it’s hard to simplify things for a beginner again. This is what we do.

Entrepreneurship

We partner with organizations to develop action-based entrepreneurship programs that help students move from ideas to execution.

Students make offers, test their assumptions, adjust their approach, and improve based on real feedback. Through consistent practice, they gain experience that builds confidence and forward momentum.

Financial Literacy

SCORE: The Game of Credit is an interactive experience that helps students understand how credit actually works in real life.

Instead of memorizing definitions, participants make decisions, see the impact of those decisions, and understand how credit scores change over time. Through guided play, students practice financial decision-making in a safe environment before those choices carry real-world consequences.

Our Philosophy

Learn by Doing

Confidence grows through action.
Creativity grows through problem solving.
Financial skills grow through practice.

As we all know, taking the first step is often what holds people back from pursuing an idea or big dream. We create an approachable safe space to take that step

and start to build momentum and confidence.

Young people who build real-world money confidence early are:

Equipped to create opportunities, not just wait for them
Better prepared for adulthood
More resourceful and creative
More financially resilient

Financial literacy prepares students to manage money wisely.

Entrepreneurship prepares them to create opportunity.

Each develops real-world skills that stand on their own.

For youth, teens, and young adults who want to learn by DOING

Entrepreneurship builds creativity, problem-solving, leadership,

communication, and real-world confidence.

Students don’t just study business concepts.
They design offers, test ideas, and practice selling.

Learn to Earn:

Kid Biz Lab

(Upper Elementary)

Hands-on entrepreneurship accelerator.

Students:

Generate business ideas
Explore pricing
Practice customer conversations
Participate in a Mini Market

They leave with real experience applying business fundamentals.

8-Week Entrepreneurship Program

Project-based program for teens.

Students:

Set meaningful goals
Identify real problems
Create offers
Build value
Present their ideas

Each stage moves from idea to action to reflection.

For teens and young adults who need

practical, real-world money skills.

We make financial literacy fun, interactive, and confidence-building

Participants don’t memorize terms.
They experience how money works.

SCORE: The Game

of Credit™

An interactive experience that teaches how credit really works.

Participants:

Make financial decisions
See the impact of those decisions
Learn how credit scores change
Understand interest, risk, and responsibility

They don’t memorize credit terms.

They experience how credit works.

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Easy Guide to Credit

(Coming Soon)

A friendly, illustrated guide designed for classrooms, youth programs, and families.

Readers:

Learn how credit scores are calculated
Understand interest and borrowing basics
Explore real-life credit scenarios
Build foundational money vocabulary

Clear explanations.

Simple language.

Practical examples.

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Family Credit Challenge

A 5-day guided experience designed to help families build credit awareness together.

Families:

Learn how credit works
Understand how to build and protect good credit
Practice short, structured money conversations
Build confidence discussing real financial decisions

They don’t avoid the credit conversation.

They start it early and build understanding together.

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Join a supportive network of educators, parents, and youth leaders helping the next generation become

financially confident and entrepreneurial.

Join a supportive network of educators, parents, and youth leaders helping the next generation become financially confident and entrepreneurial.

Lemonade Standers™ makes learning fun through

play, practice and games:

How money works

We help kids develop financial literacy skills through experience.

When kids earn and use money, they will begin to appreciate and understand the value of money and how it works.

How business works

It's not always obvious how school translates to real life.

Learning through business connects the classroom to real life. (Hey kids - business is where math, reading and listening meets everyday life!)

Earn their first dollar

There's a reason so many businesses frame their first dollar or first sale.

Getting the first dollar is the hardest part. By playing and putting business ideas in practice, your child will overcome the biggest barrier of so many entrepreneurs, innovators and creators early in life: getting started.

Lemonade Standers™ makes learning fun through

play, practice and games:

How money works

We help kids develop financial literacy skills through experience.

When kids earn and use money, they will begin to appreciate and understand the value of money and how it works.

It's not always obvious how school translates to real life.

Learning through business connects the classroom to real life. (Hey kids - business is where math, reading and listening meets everyday life!)

There's a reason so many businesses frame their first dollar or first sale.

Meet the Founders:

Julie and Emily

We're sisters and mom-entrepreneurs on a mission to teach kids about business and empower them to build, grow and learn through entrepreneurship.

Our ultimate purpose is to help kids reach their potential and have choices when they grow up. Growing through experiences changes their trajectory.

Julie Bennett

Co-Founder

Julie brings more than 16 years of experience in marketing, sales operations, and supplier management at Boeing, where she negotiated multimillion-dollar contracts and developed go-to-market strategies for global product launches. Known for spotting gaps and opportunities to innovate, she led post-campaign debrief programs that delivered actionable customer insights to global sales teams.

Today, she channels that same entrepreneurial energy into Lemonade Standers, where she designs programs that simplify business concepts for youth and teach kids to think like entrepreneurs—through play, creativity, and hands-on learning.

Emily French

Co-Founder

Emily French is an accomplished people leader and strategist with over 15 years of experience at Starbucks and Boeing, where she led large operational teams, negotiated multimillion-dollar contracts, and managed eight-figure budgets. As a senior leader, she was known for building highly engaged, high-performing teams recognized for their innovation and execution. Her ability to develop and promote talent made her a sought-after mentor and trusted leader.

Today, Emily brings that same leadership and operational expertise to her work at Lemonade Standers, where she designs programs that help kids recognize and build confidence in their unique strengths while developing their entrepreneurial skills and financial confidence.

Let's Collaborate!

Are you an expert or organization looking to create a youth program that delivers real outcomes?

We specialize in turning complex ideas into engaging, action-based experiences.

We help transform knowledge into implementation.

P.O. BOX 99341, Seattle, WA