You’re never too young to make a big impact, and 13-year-old Alessandro Concas is living proof. Alessandro began charting his own path at just 8 years old when he released his first coloring book titled, “The A to Zs of Fighting Boredom.” Concas went on to author two more books, “Life of the Time Cat: Rise of Catastrophyre,” and “Life of the Time Cat: Warning of the Ultimate Element.”
Alessandro is the ultimate budding entrepreneur. He is the son of Oksana Kolesnikova, an award-winning pianist who dynamically transitioned to the CEO of three successful ventures. Born in 2009 and bred in a family of talented individuals, Alessandro’s own talent and extraordinary capabilities come as no surprise to his family. Alessandro’s first achievement was learning the alphabet backward at the age of 2, and within a span of 3 years he also started piano lessons under his mother’s mentorship.
Alessandro’s entrepreneurial path began at age 8 when he wrote his first book, The A to Zs of Fighting Boredom. As the title suggests, the book includes a variety of fun activities to keep children engaged and active. The book came about during a summer when Alessandro himself was quite bored. In his words, “One day, during a summer break, I found myself feeling quite bored and that’s when I came up with the idea of The A to Zs of Fighting Boredom. At first, my dad didn’t take me seriously, but when he saw all my notes and drawings for the cover, he believed me and decided to help me put it all together.”
Alessandro further added through this book, his aim to help children like him make their free time productive and fun, and to use the proceeds from the book to contribute to welfare organizations and fund his college education. The book was well received by the community, and that played a key part in his growth as he fell in love with entrepreneurship and decided to pursue it as his career.
Currently, Alessandro is a student at Rio Norte Junior High School in Valencia. Although his favorite subjects are science and math, he’s a straight-A student who has exceled in every subject. Still, Alessandro takes out time for his hobbies and extracurricular activities, namely mastering Italian and his business ventures. He recently worked with his mother’s company, Oksana Management Group, to spearhead an after-school enrichment program called “Financial Literacy for Children and Teens.” The program aims to empower the upcoming generation by teaching them the fundamentals of finance and entrepreneurship.
Alessandro is also working on one of his main projects, “Life of the Time Cat,” a series of sci-fi books featuring his real pet cat Bijou as the main character and source of inspiration. The young entrepreneur also has plans to turn this book series into a movie series one day. A skilled musician, he composed the soundtrack for the trailer of Life of The Time Cat book.
Parents and children are invited to meet Alessandro and attend a free book signing at the iconic Urth Caffe’ Downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, Aug. 6 from 12-3 pm foran inspirational afternoon. Alessandro will talk about his three books and what it means to embrace an entrepreneurial mindset. For more information, visit AlessandroConcas.com
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