Elon Musk is one of the busiest industry leaders in the world as the 45-year-old heads SolarCity, Tesla, and SpaceX. But the billionaire is never too busy to communicate with his social media followers, as evidenced by his recent Twitter exchange with a man whose daughter was a fan of the CEO.
On Wednesday, March 1, Steven Loveday tweeted Musk, saying, “Elon, my daughter wrote you a letter for a school project. She mailed it to Tesla, but I figured I’d paste here. Thank you!”
Loveday’s daughter, Bria, a fifth-grader from Palo Alto, California, said that she is a big fan of Tesla and thinks that Musk’s ideas are “very smart and friendly to the environment.” She also went on to say that she and her father, who is an auto writer for InsideEVs.com and U.S. News World & Report, has introduced her to Tesla and solar energy.
“We watched a bunch of the awesome fan-made commercials, and we even went and sat in the Model X at Somerset Mall in Troy, Michigan,” Bria continued.
The fifth-grader said that she noticed that the company does not advertise, but many people are making homemade commercials for Tesla. Bria suggested that Musk should run a competition on who could make the best homemade ad for Tesla and the winners will get their commercial aired.
“The cool part is that you still won’t be taking the time and money to advertise for yourself,” said the young girl. “You could give the winners a year of free Supercharging or a Model 3 Easter Egg or something.”
Bria, who hopes to be a politician one day, said that she hoped that Musk would respond so she could share what he said with her teacher and her class. She added that it would be “so cool” if the CEO would also send her a Tesla t-shirt.
Musk responded via the microblogging site and wrote, “Thank you for the lovely letter. That sounds like a great idea. We’ll do it!”
A Twitter user commented on Loveday’s tweet and asked whether it was truly the fifth-grader who wrote the letter or “her father (the writer).” In response, Loveday said that Bria wrote the letter and that his daughter loves to write.
“I help her edit her stuff, but she’s gotten better, and she reads a ton,” he continued.
Others admired the child’s idea, declaring her to be a future director of marketing. Another Twitter user said that “we might all be blessed” if the 10-year-old really does end up becoming a politician.
“She’s already got my vote,” said the commenter.
According to Fortune, Bria chose to write Tesla because she cares about the environment and the company’s green-friendly initiatives. The 10-year-old, who is almost a brown belt in karate, told her parents six months ago that she wanted to run for public office when she’s older.
Loveday told the media outlet Bria is very optimistic about the future.
“At her age, she thinks that anything is possible,” said the freelance auto writer. “That’s why she wants to get into a position later in life where she can make her ideas possibly a reality.”
Tesla told Local 4 (via Click on Detroit) that the company will conduct the contest in some shape or form and that Bria should get her Tesla t-shirt on Friday.
For more, check out Jobs & Hire’s report on Elon Musk’s plan to send two tourists on a trip around the moon in 2018.
