BIG AMBITIONS. THIS IS STRAWBERRY SCENTED IS LIKE A BRIGHT. IT’S THE FIRST ONE I MADE. 14 YEAR OLD JULIA MONTALVO OF BOSTON IS A BUDDING ENTREPRENEUR WITH HER OWN LINE OF LIPGLOSS UNDER THE BRAND JULIE’S BEAUTY, SHE HAS A WEBSITE. SHE CREATES THE PRODUCTS AND THE PACKAGING AND EVEN DOES THE SHIPPING. THE BASE IS ALREADY MADE, SO I JUST PUT THE COLOR, THE SCENT, THE PIGMENT, THE GLITTER. GILLETTE IS BALANCING THE DEMANDS OF BUILDING UP THIS BUSINESS WITH HER STUDIES. SHE’S FINISHING UP HER EIGHTH GRADE YEAR HERE AT THE BURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL ACADEMY AND HER BUSINESS IS A REALITY IN LARGE PART DUE TO HER TEACHERS AT THE BURKE. I’M SO PROUD OF HER BECAUSE IT TEACHES SO MANY THINGS THAT LIKE MIGHT NOT NECESSARILY BE MEASURED, BUT LIKE THE GRIT, YOU KNOW, AND THE PERSEVERANCE. THESE ARE OUR CORE VALUES. AT THE BURKE TEACHERS LIKE AISHA HODA CONNECT AT GALLERIES WITH THE NONPROFIT GROUP GRIP TAPE, WHICH OFFERS YOUNG PEOPLE A TEN WEEK SELF DESIGNED LEARNING EXPERI A MENTOR AND UP TO $500 TO PURSUE A PASSION PROJECT. AND NOW DELORES IS SELLING HER HOMEMADE LIPGLOSS TO CLASSMATES, TEACHERS, FAMILY, FRIENDS AND MAYBE SOME CHANNEL FIVE VIEWERS. I JUST WANTED TO TRY SOMETHING NEW SINCE I WANTED A BUSINESS, I DECIDED TO DO IT. INDOOR CHESTER TODD KA
14-year-old Boston teen entrepreneur launches own company, Juli’s Beauty
Updated: 6:21 PM EDT Jun 8, 2023
A 14-year-old Boston eighth grader has launched her own beauty product company. Juliris Montalvo of Boston is a budding entrepreneur, with her new line of lip gloss, under the brand Juli’s Beauty. She has a website, and she created the products and the packaging.”The base is already made, so I just put the color, the scent, the pigment, the glitter,” said Montalvo. And her business is a reality, in large part, due to her teachers at the Jeremiah Burke Middle School Academy.”I’m so proud of her because it teaches so many things that, like, might not necessarily be measured, but, like, the grit, you know, and the perseverance – these are our core values at the Burke,” said academy leader Ayesha Hoda.Teachers like Hoda connected Montalvo with the nonprofit group GripTape, which offers young people a 10-week self-designed learning experience, a mentor and up to $500 to pursue a passion project. Now Montalvo is selling her homemade lip gloss to classmates, teachers, family, friends and maybe some Channel 5 viewers.”I just wanted to try something new. Since I’ve been wanting a business, I decided to do it,” Montalvo said.
A 14-year-old Boston eighth grader has launched her own beauty product company.
Juliris Montalvo of Boston is a budding entrepreneur, with her new line of lip gloss, under the brand Juli’s Beauty. She has a website, and she created the products and the packaging.
“The base is already made, so I just put the color, the scent, the pigment, the glitter,” said Montalvo.
And her business is a reality, in large part, due to her teachers at the Jeremiah Burke Middle School Academy.
“I’m so proud of her because it teaches so many things that, like, might not necessarily be measured, but, like, the grit, you know, and the perseverance – these are our core values at the Burke,” said academy leader Ayesha Hoda.
Teachers like Hoda connected Montalvo with the nonprofit group GripTape, which offers young people a 10-week self-designed learning experience, a mentor and up to $500 to pursue a passion project.
Now Montalvo is selling her homemade lip gloss to classmates, teachers, family, friends and maybe some Channel 5 viewers.
“I just wanted to try something new. Since I’ve been wanting a business, I decided to do it,” Montalvo said.
