The Economic Times

Meet Pilar Gravitte, the 12-year-old California entrepreneur who turned a lemonade recipe into a small business, generated $1,830 in sales, and donated $390 to families affected by cancer

Pilar Gravitte, a 12-year-old entrepreneur from Lomita, California, was named the 2025 National Youth Entrepreneur of the Year by Lemonade Day for her creativity, leadership, and community impact. As founder and CEO of Little Lemon, she created a Hawaiian-themed lemonade stand offering fresh-squeezed lemonade, mango-pineapple lemonade with chamoy rims, sugar-free options made with agave, and fruit- and herb-infused waters.