Sebastian Creates a Sock Company

Five-year-old Sebastian Martinez, with the help of his older brother, Brandon, turns his love for socks into a business that not only makes wacky socks, but also enables the duo to finally revamp the school dress code. Follow along as the brothers become Entrepreneur Kids! 

The Entrepreneur Kid book series showcases the true stories of real kid entrepreneurs who have started and continue to manage real businesses. The goal of the series is to inspire children everywhere to think creatively and solve the problems they see around them. This book, about Sebastian Martinez, is one of four in the series!

Author Erica Swallow is an award-winning journalist and entrepreneur. A first-generation college student, she was raised in Arkansas and holds degrees from New York University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Erica is focused on using her background in business to affect change in education. She is the founder of Southern Swallow digital consultancy and her words have appeared in Entrepreneur, Forbes, Fortune, and The Wall Street Journal, among other publications. Erica is excited to make her debut in children's books with the Entrepreneur Kid book series. She currently serves as director of content marketing at Summit Public Schools.

Illustrator Li Zeng is a designer, entrepreneur, and educator. She is the founder of Plus Designer, a social design platform, and co-founder of Taoli, a handmade product design brand. Li holds degrees from China Central Academy of Fine Arts and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Her design work has been featured on Adobe Design Achievement Award, HOW Design Awards, and multiple design publications, including Design China, Visual China, and Vision-Union. Li currently serves as a user experience designer at Leap.ai and is a former graphic design professor at the University of Central Arkansas. Li is passionate about entrepreneurship and is devoted to contributing her design in serving businesses and education.