- When your next guest was just five years old,
she started her own business to make a better life
for herself and her family.
From Detroit, Michigan,
please welcome 11-year-old Asia Newson.
Okay, so we met before.
Because I surprised your school choir
with a check so that the school could go to Disneyland.
And that was fun, right?
- Yes, oh, my God. Thank you so much!
It was so amazing.
Without you, we weren't gonna be able
to go to Disney for, like, another two years.
- Yeah.
- You really made a strong impact on a lot of our lives,
and I really appreciate it.
- Oh, well, that's so sweet. Well...
[applause]
So tell us about your story,
because we didn't know your story
until we looked into it a little further.
We were just helping the school.
And so you started a business when you were five.
How did this come about?
- Well, I have a company called Super Business Girl,
and I'm the CEO and co-founder of Super Business Girl.
- Uh-huh. Yeah. [cheers and applause]
- And, um, Super Business Girl is a company
that teaches children how to become entrepreneurs
and empower themselves.
But I also make and sell my handmade candles.
- Okay, so you, uh--
How did you get into the candle business?
What did you-- How did you decide that?
- Well, my daddy was a candle salesman.
And when I was about four or five years old,
I just kinda tagged along. - Mm-hmm.
- And he went out, I went out with him of course,
and he sold candles.
And he also made candles.
And he taught me, and I love it, love it, love it.
It has opened up a lot of doors for me.
It opened up a door to see you.
- Yeah.
[cheers and applause]
Well, you're just as cute as can be.
So you learned how to make candles,
and these are your candles right here.
And is it hard to make a candle?
- Um, a little bit. - A little bit.
And you make 'em, and you get the jars,
and you put 'em in there.
And is there a secret to selling the candles?
- Yep. First, speak with conviction.
- You know what, why don't you sell me--
tell me-- sell me this candle.
- Okay. Excuse me, Ellen.
- Yeah. - Hi. How are you?
- Good. Good, fine. How are you?
- I'm fantastic.
I'm Asia, and I'm an entrepreneur,
and the name of my company is Super Business Girl.
I teach children how to become entrepreneurs.
Today I'm out selling
my beautiful, beautiful handmade candle
because I'm raising money to buy the things I need
to expand and grow my business.
And I need you to buy one of my candles
because you'll make a big difference in my business.
Thank you for listening to my presentation.
- Wow, uh--
[cheers and applause]
How much is that candle?
- $20.
- It's $20?
- Yes. - Wow.
It's pricey, but okay.
That's-- There's $20 right there.
I'll buy that candle.
All right.
- It smells great. Thank you.
- Oh, that's lovely. Wow, that's so nice.
All right, and so you're gonna go to college, I assume.
What do you wanna be when you grow up?
- Well, first I'm gonna be lawyer--a lawyer,
and then I'm gonna be mayor of Detroit.
And then I'm gonna be President of the United States.
[cheers and applause]
- I believe you.
And when you become President of the United States,
what is the first order of business for you?
- Well, I want to open a big building
where it's a lot of homeless people in there,
and I'm gonna have a kitchen, a bedroom,
everything that they need to survive in there.
And I'm gonna give them $150 a week.
And they can come and go whenever they want,
and they're gonna be my best friends.
And I promise I'm gonna do that.
[applause]
- Why can't we do that?
And then you started--
I mean, you've got so many things going on.
At 11 years old, you started a coat drive, right?
- A couple of months ago,
I had a coat drive, and I gave out 150 coats
to the needy children in my community.
And it really warmed my heart,
because I saw a lot of smiles on the little children's faces.
And it inspired me to do it every year.
- You are so amazing.
All right, so every girl needs their proper workspace
to get work done, right? - Yep.
- So I wanna give you a great workspace.
Let's look at what we're gonna give you over here.
- [singing] Because I'm happy.
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof.
- Are you happy now?
You have a computer, you have a laptop, you have--
- Oh, my God.
[cheers and applause]
- This is your whole little setup here.
- Oh, my God, thank you!
- You're just the coolest little girl
I have met in a long time.
You're just fantastic.
And I think you have a bright future.
Our friends at Shutterfly
also think you have a bright future,
so they want to give you a check for $10,000 towards your--
- Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
- You get that for your college education,
so you can become a lawyer and a mayor...
- Oh, my God. - And the President.
- Thank you.
- Also we're gonna send Asia back to The Riff Raff Room
to sell candles.
I hope everybody here buys one of her candles
and supports her.
For more information on how you can buy Asia's candles,
go to our website.