What started as a pop-up stand at a farmers market turned into the nonprofit Girls Crushing It, an organization that supports young girls' entrepreneurial endeavors. (Photos courtesy of Girls Crushing It)

It started with origami. 

After years working in public relations in Texas, Ohio and North Carolina, Roxanne Christophe and her family relocated to the Bay Area in 2018. Post move, her two daughters developed a love for origami, so much so that they started pitching their creations to local farmers markets. The girls, both preteens, were handling business negotiations with a ferocity that rivaled the show “Shark Tank.” They both now run their own businesses, in 3D printing and confections, thanks to their origami earnings.

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