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Synopsis He was born in the inner city of Chicago. At age six, he carried
homemade business cards in his "briefcase" (a plastic lunch box). At eight, he
started a business club. At ten, he suffered his first major setback. At
eleven, he was co-hosting a national television-radio simulcast. At fourteen,
he was a millionaire--the kind that wears a suit, addresses his elders with
respect, but still hangs out at the mall. At sixteen, he was a reallionaire--a
businessman dedicated not just to money, but to giving back and inspiring
others. Find your mentor. Find your purpose. Give from the heart. Live your
dreams. Farrah Gray's family couldn't give him money or connections, but they
gave him values to live by--pride, respect, hard work, preparation,
inspiration, the desire to give back and the strength to never give up. Let the
lessons in this book, based on those values, guide you to success on your own
reallionaire journey.
A remarkable teenager who went from public assistance to a million dollar
net worth shares his story and offers 9 key principles to success.
Farrah Gray is no ordinary teenager. He wears a suit and tie; he has an office
on Wall Street and another one in Los Angeles . . . and he sold his first
business at the age of 14 for more than a million dollars. He invested that
money in a partnership with Inner City Broadcasting, one of the most prominent
African-American owned businesses in the country, and now is heading the
relaunch of their signature magazine, InnerCity. According to People magazine,
Farrah is the only African-American teenager to rise from public assistance to
a business mogul without being in entertainment or having a family connection.
Reallionaire tells Farrah's extraordinary and touching story. When he was just
six, Farrah's mother became seriously ill, prompting his decision to provide
for this family, and he spent the first $50 he ever made taking them for a real
sit-down dinner. At the age of eight, he founded his first business club. By
fourteen, with a million dollars in his pocket, Farrah was well on his way to
business success.
Each stage of Farrah's progress is marked by one of the principles of success
he learned along the way, creating not just an extraordinary story but also a
step-by-step primer for others to create success in their own lives with honor;
charity and compassion.
In the tradition of great motivators and leaders, this is both an instructional
book and a story to inspire others to live life to the fullest. And readers
don't have to be interested in business to enjoy it. In fact, Farrah is a role
model for everyone-just think of him as a Les Brown for the 21st century.
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