What does bravery look like when you’re a 9-year old?

In this episode of Gen Next, Ms. Cam talks with three Grade 4 soccer players who went door to door selling poinsettias to raise money for their team. This is something that made their stomachs flip and their hearts race, but they did it anyway.

One girl prepared a script.

Others improvised.

All of them felt nervous.

And that’s the point.

The girls share what it was like to:

• Knock on doors when they wanted to run away
• Hear “no” and keep going anyway
• Use a script (or forget it) and still succeed
• Build confidence by finishing what they started
• Realize that bravery grows after you take action
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They also brainstorm kid-approved ideas for selling, creating, and starting small businesses, and challenge listeners to try something a little scary themselves.

💡 Builder’s Challenge: Make something. Sell something. Or try one brave thing this week—with a script or without one.

Because bravery doesn’t mean you’re fearless.

It means you start anyway.

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In this episode of Gen Next, Ms. Cam sits down with Olivia, Sophie, and Le Anne, the three teens behind LinkAge, an award-winning app designed to connect youth with lonely seniors through shared interests.

What started with observations in their own families (with their grandparents), curiosity and care turned into interviews and testing in retirement homes to learning how to code and building a prototype for their app. Along the way, these young builders learned that meaningful impact doesn’t require being an adult, having perfect skills, or knowing all the answers. They know that it starts with noticing a problem and taking one small step.

Together, they share:

• How the idea for LinkAge began
• What surprised them when they met and worked with seniors
• What it felt like to see someone use their app for the first time
• How the experience shaped their confidence, skills, and dreams
• What they’re working on now and what they hope to build next

This episode is a powerful reminder that young people don’t have to wait to contribute. They can build, connect, and create change right now.

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