Meet the Entrepreneur: Lily Klein
2:27
Grades: 9 - 12
Video Description: Lily Klein is a junior at Ladue High School. Having started her own business right out of her home, she now creates and sells custom clothing under the name CustomzbyLil. Learn how this determined young entrepreneur managed to grow her independent brand into a successful small business. Story by Ladue High School student Ava Verstappen.
Type of Video: Profile*
Unique Video ID: Careers-39**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Ask students to explore the concept of “Startup Business” and come up with their own business idea pitches.
- Use the video as part of your students’ exploration of careers and business practices to give students insight into what it takes to create their own business. Have them share insights they gained from the video or questions they want to discuss. Invite local entrepreneurs to speak to the class and answer their questions.
*Profile videos use a first-person/first-hand approach to highlight interesting people doing interesting things in the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
