Bestselling Author at 18: Avery Crumrine on Rejection & Confidence

Inspiring Possibilities with Michelle Cameron Coulter · Jul 25, 2026 · 56m

I sat down with 18-year-old bestselling author Avery Crumrine to talk rejection, confidence, and building a business before you feel "ready."

Avery wrote and self-published her first book, Intention Into Action, for $0 — no agent, no publisher, just her laptop and pure follow-through. She's also the teen entrepreneur behind sold-out entrepreneur fairs, a Women in Business chapter, and charity auctions that have raised over six figures for nonprofits — all while finishing her finance degree in San Diego.

In this episode, I ask her everything: what it's really like growing up with entrepreneur…