16-Year-Old Runs Her Own Slime Empire

Most teens spend their days worrying about who’s at their lunch table or how to navigate the high school hallways. But Samantha Zumwalt, 16, has an entire business that dominates her thoughts. Her occupation? Slime creator. Samantha’s Slime Shop has sold more than 40,000 jars of slime on Etsy alone and in 2018 she earned hundreds of thousands of dollars. InsideEdition.com’s Leigh Scheps has more. #InsideEdition

[@coolperson1357]

And my parents get mad at me for making an ounce of slime jeez

[@pinkkookie9945]

Same 😂😂😂

[@Anna-ts4lg]

Literally me 😂

[@katelyncjr7711]

Ikr lol

[@imjakepaul4497]

Cool Person OMG SAME

[@chupo5950]

Sometimes me

[@OreoWonderland]

inside edition: don’t make slime, this girl’s hands have blisters. * a couple years later * 16 YEAR OLD HAS HER OWN SLIME SHOP

[@gavinallard9886]

Flight Music *16 years old***

[@ariannamartinez3664]

16 years

[@OreoWonderland]

LightningSpark 124 my bad 😎

[@hmmhmm3327]

Ikr

[@juliaakalinina]

Flight Music I REMEMBER THAT VIDEO AHAH

[@lvl20lightskin49]

Most teens worry about hair and instagram but she does slime and horses

[@-s_444]

I only care about food ☠️

[@moved6320]

Same

[@elliebircher9035]

I have a horse! :)

[@wildhorse235]

That's a weird stereotypical statement but ok

[@elliebircher9035]

Carson Nelder jeez.. some people.. 😡🙄😏

[@aliyahnatal2441]

OMG I thought the title said 16-year-old RUINS her own slime empire not that she RUNS it I’m literally DYING💀💀💀😂😂😭

[@adriantrojcewicz5017]

Same😂

[@Pidgeotto-3000]

SAME I THOUGHT THAT TOO

[@bubbles6187]

SAME

[@kittyplays3217]

Samee

[@loganbedell6946]

Sammmeee

[@marinaflores5925]

"The secret to making slime is a lot of love" ....and money💀💀💀

[@natalieangel9512]

marina flores ya i have no patience

[@lvnxrie]

marina flores lol

[@ACE-dw8ef]

Lmao what do you think? How will they buy that much ingredients?

[@lifewithkarlimaddy3282]

Just shut up and im not hating

[@WOW-ho9lv]

marina flores I’m ur 1000th like

[@galactius_rose6982]

I didn’t know slime gurus were still relevant these days

[@xienela]

Rosilena Stars well slime still has its own little separate community

[@vuvups4985]

Ikr I'm like thats so 2017/2018

[@unwelcomejohnny8933]

Same

[@gavincampbell8037]

Rosilena Stars slime is still popular bud

[@antionetteford8921]

@@xienela jpn

[@aidan_mckinney5853]

"I now have to get employee" *shows two middle schoolers *

[@sapples]

They can still be employees-

[@futurefamoustv5842]

Lmao

[@soniias6410]

😂

[@brilam1950]

my mom doesn't even let me use borax. also, it takes a month to convince her to get a gallon of glue.

[@purplebunny6429]

When I go past the glue place in the store my mom makes me walk fast

[@yeahyeahyeah618]

My mum lets me but she makes me wash my hands so much and now my hands smell like soap

[@carlolozano185]

rly? its takes me a year

[@catherinemadison2175]

@@carlolozano185 rlly? It takes me never

[@v5_nessa]

Same

[@benito8596]

Didn’t inside addition 2 years ago said that borax can hurt you. Btw guys don’t get mad at me it was just a joke EDIT:😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 no way 1.6k likes thank u and happy new year 🎆

[@lilstar9949]

Yes they did

[@Banana-ox4ry]

Yeah it can burn you, it happened to me

[@imjakepaul4497]

Zeldris No true

[@imjakepaul4497]

Well ofc they want that content

[@ffggfghry4316]

Yes but. Borax will only hurt u if u put it directly on ur skin

[@abbyroman4933]

I thought slime wasn't relevant anymore.

[@Czzr-ys7rw]

True

[@Rekter]

Abby Roman *relevant *anymore But exactly tho

[@cozykay]

Lol

[@justchristy506]

It isn’t people just like it tho 😂 😭

[@mr.sandman4498]

It's lowkey is

[@quinieii5162]

I’ve tried making slime once.... *Never touched it since.*

[@batoulalhindi4591]

i’m too scared to know why

[@bunn1x754]

Why?

[@matthewli7019]

I think I know...

[@-bxmblebee]

“Most teens spend their days worrying about who’s at their lunch table or navigating around school hallways” no hun this isn’t mean girls.

[@willyponce4709]

😃😃

[@mexicanpotato572]

Nor Heather's :p

[@futurefamoustv5842]

Lol

[@AllAdaeze]

@Chloe Doyle how so?

[@villodasfamily7494]

Haha

[@samirenae1633]

Honestly forgot slime was a thing 💀💀

[@mmmcheese.9564]

Me to!!!

[@liaaxo]

iiOmq_ItzCorgiz YT how’s that rude

[@liaaxo]

Me too bro

[@ashley1090]

Sami Renae k same 💀

[@dannahernandez4715]

Your living under a rock

[@laly1268]

I remember I would always make slime, and it was pretty cool. But my mom would hate it because it would get everywhere😂

[@carry-2757]

Same..my carpet is just slime now...

[@oldiesaubrey1989]

*P A R D O N* army....🤫🤫

[@imgonnaputsomedirtinyoureye]

Army 🤣 💜 💜 💜 Also atleast your mom allowed you to make slime my mom didn't even allow me 😭

[@Celeste-ou1zo]

No one: Samantha:mY sLimE SmELL’s gOoD!

[@Edits-ok3oc]

Me 🤣🤣🤣

[@amityblight8640]

how did you get a picture of me when i was younger for your profile?!

[@localidiot4116]

Cat Person -_______-

[@drywallgrass]

@@amityblight8640 2 in one comment section now 3

[@jordynbjohnson]

Your the one who clicked on the video tbh

[@jin2000]

The girl: I hAve A HoRsE mE: I ThoUgHt ThIs ViDeO wAs AbOuT sLimE??

[@kaeleishannon2968]

Slime was so popular 2 years ago, my school banned slime selling😂I was in 5th grade

[@thetoxicdoctor1438]

me too lol!

[@rainypeach7403]

Kaelei Shannon yeah some kids had to sell it secretly

[@ashleedameri8497]

Me too 🤣

[@irisparker2338]

Same tho

[@swirlingfizz9990]

Kaelei Shannon same!!!

[@SamSixetyNine]

Omg might buy this slime!!...... *In 2017*

[@miagarcia2169]

Ski Sam fr tho

[@michaelallen4329]

Damn fr

[@davidae8084]

Ski Sam slime isn’t dead yet

[@SamSixetyNine]

@@davidae8084 wanna bet xd

[@davidae8084]

Ski Sam it’s not

[@Envy-im3wu]

0:39 how much for the Clorox wipes

[@makayla8197]

😂😂😂😂

[@itsallison1632]

Lol

[@emptysarcasticbeing4017]

I thought it was titled Girl RUINS her own slime empire. And this girl, she is a legend if u think about it

[@Taylor-sx9hd]

EmptySarcasticBeing I thought that too

[@emptysarcasticbeing4017]

@@Taylor-sx9hd that would be a great video after this one tho

[@paigethurgood8660]

Ik same

[@Yythnngggbjjj]

How is she a legend? You obviously don’t know what it takes to be a legend making slime and owning a slime shop doesn’t make you a legend.

[@thehardertheyfall2702]

So we have two people that has a slime empire because y'all did another story about another woman doing this.

[@sBabysKid-nk8eh]

God's Daughter I love your accent

[@cottoncandislime]

God's Daughter lol there’s a lot

[@Grace-vo1oz]

Not to be rude or anything but this girl isn't even relevant in the slime world 😂

[@cottoncandislime]

Hollyn your friend exactly

[@spongebobby7675]

This girl is creating jobs and making money! She is inspiring.

[@normieslayer1169]

This joke made me laugh 😂😂😂

[@whiskerlickens7317]

No. Many people have already done this

[@hysteri]

111 LIKE CEWL

[@Patel33321]

Wolfie woah

[@hysteri]

Niva Patel ikr

[@trixnn423]

**Nickelodeon Slime Fest comes** *aM i A jOkE tO yOu*

[@fernandagonzalez8779]

Trinity Shepherd no, its better. ;3

[@fernandagonzalez8779]

The nickelodeon slime fest is better. :,3

[@mattcomperry7810]

Who ever thought it said “ruin” instead of “runs”

[@fairyknow5598]

꧁ ღ An Awkward Crybaby ღ ꧂ yo momma

Dude, literally nobody know this girl. Interview peachybabies or glitter slimes. How is this a slime empire when glitter slime has over 1 mil sales. Lmao But I like this girl.

[@Grace-vo1oz]

Ikr!

[@matthewrader9795]

1 mil, really

[@peesadface]

Gitu Gacha ew gacha

[@MariRed310]

HATER!

Matthew Rader lemme change that 3 million

[@joaquingonzalez1525]

"WHEN IM RIDING HIM ITS FUN"

[@octavioreyes2428]

Fbi shows up...

[@itzelhernandez7881]

*FBI has entered the chat*

[@grecia8871]

that's what she said (??)

[@haunttzz]

OMGGGGGG

[@amandawang3107]

That’s what she said-

[@dwightkurtschrute4941]

“I have a horse” ahhh she was the creepy girl who was addicted to horses in 3rd grade.

[@liyana4293]

Grade 4 to be exact

[@daydreamer397]

it was actually the end of 2nd grade :)

[@dana8774]

@@daydreamer397 wtf u guys know her?

[@farhat5120]

Lol but RUDE!

[@dana8774]

@BobA Mochi that was meee 😭😭😭

[@a.l3430]

When she went outside and started yelling pony💀 I died laughing😂

[@sultanxdgamer242]

It’s actually really good to start at that age keep it up 👏

[@gavincampbell8037]

Sultan XDGAMER yes!!!

[@sxnriooo]

Sultan XDGAMER true, true, true

[@jaimeruiz8208]

*IKR UNLIKE KIDS THIS DAYS WHO GET ELECTRONICS AT THE AGE OF LIKE 5 TO GET BRAINWASH*

[@normieslayer1169]

Her slime business will die.

[@dxlan6740]

Sultan XDGAMER the only one comment actually not hating on the girl

[@bluemartian4878]

Wait a sec dident inside edition make a vid about how borax slime has borac acid and burnt that girl?

[@alyquibelan3116]

This is why you stay in school kids...-sighs-

[@katehaupt16]

Didn’t and yes

[@pinkkookie9945]

Jasmine Hi you don’t and you will never DON’T BRING THE OTHER KIDS IN THIS...look I know you don’t like school but WHEN YOU DON’T SUCCEED IN SCHOOL YOU WILL BE HOBO who just begs for money at the streets SO STAY IN SCHOOL JEEZZZ

[@pennypinch3167]

Pink Blossom I agree with you but it is there choice even though it is a BAD one.

[@dannahernandez4715]

It was because she didnt use the right type

[@lucy3646]

*"we have to put a lot of LOVE into our SLIME, we HAVE to."* lmao ok.

[@dulche4765]

Omg!!!! So I was on IG and I texted her as a prank and she actually replied were still talking 😁🤣

[@jmoneyyy_1075]

But like when did anyone ask

[@dulche4765]

@@jmoneyyy_1075I said that like a year ago 💀✋

[@williamzhou8099]

@@jmoneyyy_1075 When did you get triggered lol

[@BangtonClips]

1950s: we will have flying cars! 2019: Slime is the future!

[@Edits-ok3oc]

AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE FUTURE

[@brickzandstickz2749]

This actually looks really fun, who cares whether it's out of date. But in a couple years no ones going to buying it

[@Edits-ok3oc]

It's not out of date if it was it would have died down. Ever since I started it was high and it still is high. Slime isn't dead until the slime community is dead. And hunny it ain't even damn close to dead

[@avadevoy7524]

Everything Clair you have downs.

[@Jasmine-fp3jd]

16-Year-Old Ruins Her Own Slime Empire Thats what i thought it read

[@NANA-dc9lb]

Enimsaj28 Same 💀

[@lrkegb9704]

Omg me 2 looool

[@jonmichaelgrimaldi4779]

i want to go to bed me too!!!

[@eirazeas]

3:49 You doing it right!!! That's the key, know what your customer want... God Bless! 🤩

[@diyapatel8624]

How much? YES.

[@shi7212]

😊😂

[@itzelhernandez7881]

@PrincessKatsuna and?

[@seandalo]

We’re still talking about slime?

[@dannahernandez4715]

Yeah, why not?

[@ehlmao4197]

Adrianna Vlogs nah that was the dab

[@noyes1973]

Vicky Xox nah people still make it and buy it, they just don’t talk about it

[@peachy5217]

*what the secret to making slime?-* Nobody: Literally not a single person: Sponge bob: L O V E :’)

[@sophievankampen5331]

0:10 “ this is my slime room” Damn i can’t even have my own bedroom....

[@MellissaHenderson]

OMG, I read the title wrong. I read it as 'ruin' instead of 'run'.

[@ddxigo]

Same

[@katied.7336]

Same Here!

[@tinchaaa]

samee

[@greggregson1365]

"My horse's name is pony"

[@kealaniyamamoto7713]

Biggy Cheese this is an underrated comment lmao

[@kurapikaishot]

OtHeR GiRlS: OH no MY hair!!! Samantha: ohh another order! 😊 Also samantha: pony! Pony! Other girls: EWW your makeup!! LeT Me GiVe YOu A MaKe OvER!! 👁👄👁

[@ilovewomen69]

This takes me back to when I had a slime business in 2016 and it flopped because My mom threw it all away when I was at the pool.

[@layankhalil4941]

Omg she is so lucky she has everything 1) a slime shop which she gets money from 2) she has employees 3) a horse 🐎 4) she also dyed her hair

[@brokxnaddox400]

Lulu Khalil omg I’m soo lucky I’m not her 1) I’m a boy 2)I don’t waste my whole money on slime 3) I love my natural hair

[@bellas6059]

@@brokxnaddox400 lol that's funny

[@Krayboi43]

And here I thought Karina Garcia was the slime queen

[@sofia-ze2mz]

who else wants to organize the hell out of her slime room? no? just me, ok.

[@karmaelaine]

Girl: my horses name is pony Me: oh, pony very creative

[@Nico-bn3pb]

Samantha: *"Pink, blue, yellow-"* Me: "My sexualit-" Samantha: *"-and purple."* Me: "Never mind.. •~•"

[@suburbanshicken9939]

Wow no one cares

[@Nico-bn3pb]

@@suburbanshicken9939 love you too ^^

[@moonbook12]

Consider Your WeAvE sNatChEd omg pansexual flag

[@Nico-bn3pb]

@@moonbook12 yas

[@CHAINSMELLY]

Jesús she was whispering the whole video

[@saraswinerton7202]

Ss no she was not

[@MachineWashable101]

Sara Swinerton well she wasn’t talking that loud...

[@yourmother8062]

Personally I think that it’s amazing that she’s able to find so much success in this business. This will definitely teach her about marketing etc and hey, even if it doesn’t last forever at least she’ll have some experience with management, finances and all that!

[@flipfloop7745]

I bought slime from her at slime mania and she was really nice

[@dvb3230]

I have elementary children. Slime is definitely still a huge thing. At least with the young kids .

[@evan6898]

What the hell, nobody does this anymore.

[@xalpacazeu1332]

It’s Evan A lot of young kids do

[@neelav2394]

Get them into Pokemon/zoids/David Attenborough documentaries/Carl Sagan documentaries/the curiosity show

[@Allyymoreno]

Samantha u inspired me to run my own Business when I’m older

[@daydreamer397]

Her as a teen : being mature, making over 100k and making her own business. Me as a teen : trying to put the light switch in the middle.

[@mxdslimez6017]

I'm hosting a slime convention in Oklahoma City on January 18, 2020 and shes going to be selling there as a VIP seller!!

[@mayhemmike1789]

At 16, I was sneaking beer into my room watching Beavis & Butthead...

[@lanniechitwood]

same

[@tvtime1]

I thought the mom was her sister.

[@thatsme2347]

Slime thats my job Oml i laughed so hard

[@aaliyah4606]

“My horses name is pony” 😂😂

[@TrenTyrant]

I thought it said 16 year old ruins her own slime experiment 😂

[@Beexxxx]

me to

[@RayMak]

She is a very successful smilepreneur

[@abriellesmalling8938]

I see you on like every video

[@apeach7553]

Abrielle Smalling 5B Me too

[@Hi-ey5zt]

Wait didn’t I just see you like 2 vids ago?

[@lavender_heart3831]

5 likes!?

[@susannanilsson812]

Inside edition,let’s make a video about slime when shall we make it? 2016?no 2017?no 2018?no 2019?YES!

[@rosegold8546]

"My horses name is 'Pony'" very creative👌😂

[@princessxoxoxo8676]

“We have employees.” by employees she means two of her friend lmfao

[@frankhahah8127]

Friends*

[@BrianRamos248]

Her: I got a horse Me: In the back...

[@cassandra2148]

She’s my hero now I’m 10 and I want to make a slime business, Thank You Samantha!!

[@lulusslime9360]

I started my slime shop this year and I’m almost at 30 sales and I’m loving it. I make KZbin videos and have a whole shop on Etsy and it’s a lot of work but it’s so worth it❤️

[@ChaoZxTigeR]

I dont know why but her voice is so relaxing

[@gavincampbell8037]

Yay Samantha Congrats!!!! Keep doing great work!

[@aderliscartyxx3240]

I’ve bought slime from her 💀I never knew she was that young

[@valsyd7883]

i have a room too i didn’t make it to the news 😂

[@arlette178]

Why don’t you guys make a video about Karina Garcia or Kawwi slime company??

[@mere1280]

She’s 16 ....... She can drive

[@chocomuffin105]

Who cares. Shes doing what she she loves 🤦‍♀️

[@brittanymurphy5102]

I just ordered 11 slimes today and I can't wait to check them out!

[@mia-kp7lp]

this would’ve been my dream 2 years ago. I will never go back.

[@lelesekhose8799]

Slime 💙 Lucky her. God Bless 🥰

[@victorcruz9059]

This is so inspiring

[@jackie3412]

Slime is my, like, de-stresser, immediately starts talking about how frustrated it makes her

[@leeleewilliams636]

This is so cool.! Good for you Samantha.! ❤️👏🏼

[@pontuuus-9662]

I made slime and i put My heart in it and im chilling in the grave Ik Its not funny

[@Leah-st9kj]

Who went to Etsy right after this video to see her slime shop?

[@mf6598]

No one

[@takybois6426]

MATTEL: we have the best slime products. 16 YEAR OLD GIRLS

[@Nobody-zt7bs]

I ordered from her and she is an amazing slime shop

[@sammytri9113]

Awe my girl samantha I talk to her every single day

[@verenaalbitar3959]

Me: I have so much slime Samantha:hold my glue

[@julia-ke7uf]

This is really random, but in the beginning, the background music sounded like a 2000’s “Don’t Bully” episode u would watch in the middle school....

[@aniela5524]

Why is her voice so soothing

[@giannanav]

News channel in 1946: definitely will have flying cars. Inside Edition 2019: 16 YEAR OLD HAS SLIME SHOP!!

[@stanpentagonandggforcrysta6000]

So original.

[@vora9743]

this is the longest inside edition video i've ever seen ever

[@safaaalbaghli3748]

Omg I thought they said she ruined her slime and now I was like waiting to ruin her slime😂

[@kaden8622]

Thats a pretty, messy, and fun job to do :D

[@liam5765]

the whole family is strange...

[@gavincampbell8037]

Stealth that is rlly rude

[@imnotkaren5085]

Gavin Campbell how

[@luisduron2333]

True

[@saraswinerton7202]

Stealth what

[@joannaliu945]

I just realised this was posted one hour ago..... Slime is still in season........oh.......

[@shi7212]

I guess so

[@michaelshadrick1697]

Samantha:I am done with school Me:what about college

[@underhillxa]

I’ve ordered from her before and it’s great !

[@ale-tl3gs]

‘we dye it...’ -youtube captions- we *diet*

[@blessyouelmo3395]

Okay but y'all act like a good, 100 other people don't have a business surrounded around slime...

[@flora7717]

Baby J ikr there r so many more famous slime shops

[@TeamJeremiah0]

rewatching all my favorite videos

[@cazmeer3]

“You have to put a lot of love in your slime” Me: *unzips*