Michael C. Platt is on a mission to end food insecurity. A teen baker, social entrepreneur and food justice advocate, he's been baking since he was nine but has been interested in the challenges of inequality since learning about the March on Washington at age six. He comes from a home of educators and advocates and began to ask questions early on about the challenges of inequity. Michael began a business with a 1-for-1 model, Michael's Desserts, which has donated a dessert to someone in need for every one that he sells. With this model Michael has served hundreds of people."The 1-for-1 business model is our way of feeding kids and adults who may not get a sweet treat. When parents fall on hard times the extra things that used to happen regularly, like the movies or homemade dessert, sometimes stop.

I wanted to give kids a sweet treat and feed those who might be having a difficult time." He also raises money for No Kid Hungry, working to end childhood hunger.Michael appeared as one of the best kid bakers in the country in season 4 of Kids Baking Championship on Food Network and has been featured in the Capital Gazette, WUSA9 news, CBS news, PGCTV news, Ted Talks, Good Morning America, CNN, Washington Post, People.com, Guideposts, the Rachael Ray Show and more. He's a member of the Kashi Crew, a crew of kids who worked with Kashi to create a new line of cereals and snack bits called Kashi by Kids. He also appeared on BYUtv's feel-good show "Operation Awesome," taking a look at how kids are changing the world every day in 2021.