She Helped 1 Million Kids With One Simple Idea
She Helped 1 Million Kids With One Simple Idea  
Podcast: Living The Red Life
Published On: Wed Apr 16 2025
Description: Polly Benson, a passionate occupational therapist turned entrepreneur shares her incredible journey of invention, impact, and business growth. Creator of the LegiLiner, a unique rolling ink stamp that helps children develop consistent handwriting, Polly has influenced over a million young lives through her innovation. With a heart for service and a mind for strategy, her mission blends education, creativity, and purpose.Throughout the episode, Polly and Rudy dive deep into the business lessons she's learned—especially the concept of "Who, not How", which emphasizes leveraging others' strengths to grow faster. They discuss the challenges of scaling, hiring, protecting intellectual property, and creating a true business—not just a product. Polly also opens up about setbacks like copycats on Amazon, and how she bounced back by focusing on community-building, memberships, and value-driven entrepreneurship.CHAPTERS01:06 – The LegiLiner Entrepreneur journey03:09 –The Power of “Who Not How”05:05 – Invest in your business through other’s expertise06:02 – What’s a great first hire?07:10 – The smart way to grow your business- don’t do it all yourself.08:28 – You don’t have a business, you only have a product. Growth through adding value.10:48 – Email is an asset.12:06 – Challenges: dealing with Copycats & Creative Confidence to compete.13:36 – Legacy Over Profit: Fight back with strategies14:39 – How to contact LegiLinerConnect with Polly:IG: @LegiLinerTT: @LegiLinerFB: @Legi-LinerYouTube: @LegiLinerwww.LegiLiner.com for productswww.LegiLiner.net for membership information