Patricia De Angelis always gets a kick out of helping children realize their potential, so much so that she is turning her idea into a Howell-based start-up – Seat of the Pants Productions.
"It's a passion that I have always had, inspiring kids to excel," says De Angelis, CEO of Seat of the Pants Productions.
The newly formed enterprise is creating a website that will offer a new story for children on a monthly basis. It will include larger vocabulary words that users can click to find the definitions and synonyms and also use the words in a sentence.
The website is similar to a game De Angelis played with her nieces and nephews where she gave them a new vocabulary word, explained its meaning, and had them use it in a sentence.
"They just had a great time," she says. "It's wonderful to watch them do that. It's a very empowering experience for them."
De Angelis is looking for start-up capital to get the website off the ground. She plans to nail it down and launch the site within the next year.
Source: Patricia De Angelis, CEO of Seat of the Pants Productions
Writer: Jon Zemke
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