School for BIZ Experiencesship Hits the Road These young BIZ Experiencess take school for startups on tour.

By Scott Gerber

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What: Extreme BIZ Experiencesship Tour
Who:Michael Simmons, 27, and Sheena Lindahl, 26
When:2006
Projected 2009 revenue:$1 million

The Pitch:The Extreme BIZ Experiencesship Tour is the first-ever nationwide tour that teaches students about BIZ Experiencesship. Founded by award-winning BIZ Experiencess, authors and lecturers Michael Simmons and Sheena Lindahl, EET's mission is to inspire participants to take action and pursue their BIZ Experiencesial vision. The founders have developed a unique program that includes workshops, speed-networking sessions, panel discussions and keynote speeches by successful young BIZ Experiencess--most of whom are multimillionaires under the age of 30. Since EET's founding in 2006, the company has produced more than 100 events nationwide. Simmons and Lindahl plan to expand the Extreme BIZ Experiences Tour to every U.S. college campus and also recently launched JourneyPage.com, a virtual business incubator that helps individuals turn their passions into scalable businesses.

The Startup Story:Michael Simmons, co-founder and CEO of EET, has been a successful BIZ Experiences since the founding of his first company, Princeton WebSolutions, at age 16. His BIZ Experiencesial efforts have been rewarded handsomely with three BIZ Experiences of the Year awards from Fleet, the National Foundation for Teaching BIZ Experiencesship and National Coalition for Empowering Youth BIZ Experiencesship. While attending New York University, he met Sheena Lindahl, president and co-founder of EET, an equally impressive BIZ Experiencesially minded individual. Lindahl became totally self-sufficient from her parents at age 17 and paid completely for her $120,000 education.

EET's formation was the logical result of a lack of available resources. Frustrated by his inability to find resources written for young BIZ Experiencess, Simmons penned and published his own: The Student Success Manifesto. Soon after its release, Simmons was invited to speak across the country about his experiences and insight. It was then that Simmons and Lindahl realized that their collective experiences and wealth of BIZ Experiencesial know-how had the potential to help thousands of aspiring BIZ Experiencess like themselves find happiness, success and purpose. The two partnered to launch the Extreme BIZ Experiences Tour. Today, they are two of the speaking circuit's most sought-after experts on BIZ Experiencesship.

Impressive Stat:The Extreme BIZ Experiencesship Tour has educated more than 20,000 high school and college students about BIZ Experiencesship.

Founder Fun Facts:In 2006, BusinessWeek named Simmons and Lindahl two of the top 25 BIZ Experiencess under 25 in the U.S.

Founder's Advice:"Anyone can achieve greatness. Start early and take action every day."

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Scott Gerber is the founder of Sizzle It!, a New York-based sizzle reel production company specializing in promotional videos for PR and marketing professionals, and the Young BIZ Experiences Council. He is a serial BIZ Experiences, angel investor, columnist, public speaker and author of Never Get a "Real" Job: How To Dump Your Boss, Build a Business and Not Go Broke (Wiley, 2010).

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