Making More: The Podcast || Episode 17. Kishan Patel, Prit Patel, & Nidhi Patel – Roots2Results

Three high school students. Two active ventures. One big idea: build tools that help small business owners navigate complexity with confidence. In this episode of Making More, Billy Fischer sits down with Prit Patel, Kishan Patel, and Nidhi Patel, the founding team behind Roots2Results. They share how helping their families interpret business paperwork and legal language turned into an entrepreneurial mission — and what it’s like building real projects while still balancing school and life. We also discuss Highlander Outfitters, their student-run retail operation, and how managing inventory, marketing, and sales has shaped their confidence and execution skills. Topics we cover: Why Roots2Results exists and what problem it’s trying to solve How young founders build credibility and validate ideas Their subscription concept and early pricing thinking Lessons learned running Highlander Outfitters Discipline, curiosity, and building momentum as a student founder The “Making More” answers from each of them Making More (their answers): Kishan: making more time Prit: making more connections Nidhi: making more impact Links: Roots2Results feature: https://vace.uky.edu/news/roots2results LinkedIn (company):   / 109166927   Chapters 00:30 Intro — three student founders and Roots2Results 03:15 The problem: business + legal jargon that families struggle to interpret 04:20 Language barriers and why they stepped up to help at home 08:00 What Roots2Results is building and what success looks like 15:41 Subscription model: pricing, features, and recurring value 29:19 Highlander Outfitters: behind-the-scenes lessons in real execution 32:40 Making More — time, connections, and impact 34:30 Closing advice for other young builders