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Emily Sigel

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General information

Location
San Rafael, CA
Age
22
Gender
Female
US Citizenship
US Citizen
Religion
Jewish

Hobbies & Interests

  • Baking
  • Graphic Design
  • Business And Entrepreneurship
  • Research
  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology

Reading

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Business
  • Social Science
  • Behavioral Economics
  • Hospitality
  • Consumer Sciences

I read books multiple times a week.

Bio

I'm a girl of many names and trades. My time is spread between being: Me; Emily, The Cotton Candy Girl, the Founder of The Teenage Entrepreneur Society, an anonymous essay tutor, a Shop Girl at Miette Cakes, 'chief' graphic designer for my school's logos, and of course, a Senior at Redwood High School. My truth is, I would much rather explore my interests than any alternative. Instead of following the paths of sports, theatre, dance, or debate team, I followed my sweet-tooth into building my own industry of cotton candy catering, becoming San Francisco's first rentable cotton-candy-entertainer. My business began as entertainment for tween birthday parties, but before I knew it, I was signing deals with party planners, food photographers, and even fashion lines. My journey led me on a worldwide search for young entrepreneurs like myself. Completely on a limb, I designed a site for the Teenage Entrepreneur Society and began reaching out to teens through Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. This outreach shifted into a media outlet for sharing stories and inspiring other young people. With the help of Bold.org, I took TES to a new level. Realizing there was nothing stopping me, I created a scholarship in the hopes of supporting another young person through college. Since the scholarship's traction has become extreme, I now spend hours each day scanning applicants and selecting finalists for the Teenage Entrepreneur Scholarship, just as you are doing for your funds. I firmly believe in living for the future and am beyond ready to create the next steps in my own. Thank you.

Education

Redwood High

High School

2018 – Present

Miscellaneous

Majors of interest:
Behavioral Sciences, Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services, Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies

Career

  • Founder & CEO

    The Teenage Entrepreneur Society

    Jan 2020 – Present

  • CEO/President/Founder

    Events Services · The Cotton Candy Girl

    Jan 2018 – Present

  • Shop Girl

    Food & Beverages · Miette Cakes

    Jan 2019 – Present

Miscellaneous

Dream career field:
Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Advertising
Dream career goals:
Marketing/Consumer-Behavioral Consulting
Has nursing license:
No

Future Interests

  • Advocacy
  • Volunteering
  • Philanthropy
  • Entrepreneurship
Breanden Beneschott Ambitious Entrepreneurs Scholarship
Sound pollution. I recently studied the subject in my AP Environmental Science class, and found that its effects could be detrimental, yet no one is focusing on any type of prevention. This problem is worth solving for the future of hearing, concentration and stress. After reading about a study based on sound pollution in my AP Seminar class, I haven't stopped thinking about it the issues that are hiding in plain sight. The study was based in elementary schools and compared children learning a formula in a math classroom surrounded by construction and sound to children learning that same formula in a math classroom with sound-proofed walls. As one could guess, the students that had learned in the noise-filled classroom came to class a day later and weren't able to recall the formula or its function very well. In comparison, the students in the sound-proofed classroom were able to recall what they had learned at a much higher level. Now, my thought process darted to driving, as I have experienced sensory overload while learning to drive in the past. I had never expected pushing a pedal and turning a steering wheel to require so much detail and attention when I first started driving, it was quite a shock. Since I read those articles, my mind has been overwhelmed with thoughts like: Why aren't cars made to block out sound? Are people experiencing hearing loss healthier than people with perfect/near-perfect hearing? If deaf people are able to drive, is their concentration better than people dealing with noise-pollution? Should noise-cancelling headphones be legal to wear while driving? Headache-inducing questions - I know. I would love to see (or be a part of) more research on this problem and more solutions to it from that research. Of course, product-development would be a hope as well. Truthfully, I didn't realize how much this was dominating my mind until I began to type this essay, and now I believe this problem desperately needs to be more understood. I would really enjoy brainstorming about this if you are interested, you can search my contact information up on google (The Cotton Candy Girl - SF). Thanks for your time and interest!
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