11-year-old Pearson Davis was eager to go on a church trip, but in order to do so, was tasked with coming up with her own fundraising efforts. Thus, Humble Roots Candle Company was created. Her initial goal was to sell 40 candles to be able to participate, and after countless hours of hard work and determination, she ended up not only surpassing that benchmark but went on to sell a whopping 500 candles. With this outstanding success, Pearson decided to take on the challenge and pursue candle-making with her very own start-up, Humble Roots Candle Co.