Meet Brooke Sweeney, 15, who turned overnight oats into a business

At 15, Brooke Sweeney is balancing high school with a business she started at 14. The Northern Kentucky teenager is the founder of Oats Elevated, a company that sells dry overnight-oat mixes designed as a convenient breakfast option. Sweeney developed the business around nutritious overnight oats and began selling the products at markets and pop-up events. In a regional student pitch competition hosted by Square One at St. Xavier High School, she earned first place overall and a $3,000 cash prize for Oats Elevated. Notre Dame Academy reported that she planned to put the prize money towards an incubator kitchen to expand her product offerings and scale production.How Brooke Sweeney started Oats ElevatedSweeney launched Oats Elevated at age 14 with the goal of creating overnight oats that combined taste, nutrition and convenience. The Northern Kentucky Tribune reported that she developed recipes, helped build the brand and sold the products directly to customers at markets and pop-up events.Oats Elevated's own website describes Brooke as a health-focused teenager who enjoys being in the kitchen. It says she created the company at 14 and wanted to build a business that could help fund...