Reallionaire
Nine Steps To Becoming Rich from the Inside Out
By
Farrah Gray with Fran Harris
"My
story, though unique, is not unlike others who began with nothing more than a
dream fueled by sheer determination. Even if you've never walked the streets of
a housing project or seen food stamps up close, I believe my story will remind
you of the kid in all of us who knows no limits and believes anything - and
everything - is possible."
Farrah Gray
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At age 6, Farrah Gray sold body lotion for $1.50 from door
to door
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At 7, he carried a business card that read "21st Century
CEO"
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At 8, in Chicago, Farrah started UNEEC (Urban Neighborhood
Economic Enterprise Club) . At 9, almost 10, Farrah co-hosted radio show
"Backstage Live" in Las Vegas reaching 12 million listeners every Saturday
night
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At 12, Farrah had a lucrative nationwide speaking career
commanding $5,000 - $10,000 per appearance
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At 13, Farrah started Farr-Out Foods, a specialty foods
company headquartered in New York targeting young people
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At 14, Farrah officially became a millionaire by hitting
sales of $1.5 million for Farr-Out Food product
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At 14, Farrah started New Early Entrepreneur Wonders (NE2W)
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At 15, Farrah negotiated selling of Farr-Out Foods for one
million plus
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At 15, Farrah was sent a special invitation to consult and
oversee an entrepreneurial institute for The Minority Business Development
Agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce
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At 15, Farrah was elected by the United Way of Southern
Nevada to sit on the Board of Directors for a three-year term as the
youngest director ever to sit on any United Way board nationwide
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At 15, Farrah had the distinct honor of serving as the
youngest Board of Advisor for the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce
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At 16, Farrah acquired INNERCITY Magazine
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At 17, Farrah financed a comedy show on the Las Vegas Strip,
which gives him the distinct honor of being the second African-American
after Red Foxx to own a show production on the Las Vegas strip
At the time of publication of Reallionaire: Nine Steps to
Becoming Rich form the Inside Out, Farrah Gray will have recently made his rite
of passage from teen to 20 years of age. In two short decades of life, he will
have achieved more than many will experience in their entire careers (which
usually start after college graduation and span decades!) His winning
combination of ambition, brains, personality, a loving, supportive family and
the spirit of philanthropy, makes Farrah Gray's story a joy to share.
In Reallionaire with the help of writer Fran Harris, Farrah Gray
takes us from the projects in Chicago to his digs in Las Vegas where he now runs
INNERCity magazine, among other entrepreneurial ventures. He learned early what
it takes to be a success and shows us in his new book how that translates from
the inside out.
The book is complete, including full-color landmark pictures
from Farrah's world. It captivates us through storytelling and then equips us
with practical steps that we can apply in our own lives to help us achieve our
goals. According to Farrah, it only takes nine. They are:
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Understand the Power of a Name
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Never Fear Rejection
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Build An Ail-Star Mentoring Team
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Seize Every Opportunity
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Go With the Flow but Know Where You Want to Go
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Be Emotionally Prepared to Handle Failure
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Dedicate Your Time to What You Know
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Love Your Customer
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Never Underestimate the Power of a Network
Naturally, each of these steps is fully explained, chapter by
chapter All of this wisdom, and only nineteen years in the making...imagine
what's to come!
About The Author:
Farrah Gray's mission is to educate youth about career opportunities in
business, while leading by example in the area of social responsibility. A
self-made millionaire by the age of 14, Farrah Gray's business ventures have
included KIDZTEL pre-paid phone cards, Farr-Out Foods, One Stop Mail Boxes &
More, the Teenscope interactive teen talk show, a comedy show on the Las Vegas
Strip, the NE2W Fund to support young entrepreneurs, and InnerCity magazine, a
joint venture with Inner City Broadcasting, Inc., one of the oldest and most
respected African-America media conglomerates. He has also consulted with the
United States Department of Commerce Minority Development Department in the
creation of a national youth entrepreneurship incubator.
He has been the focus of CBS and NBC television reports, the
Tavis Smiley Show (NPR), Good Morning America, as well as hundreds of magazine
and newspaper articles. He has met with President Clinton, Michael Milken, H.
Wayne Huizenga, Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich, Chicago Mayor Richard M.
Daley, and many other business and political leaders. He served on the Board of
Advisors for the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, and he was the youngest member
ever of the Nevada United Way Board of Directors. And he did it all before his
twentieth birthday.
Farrah Gray lives in New York and Las Vegas, where he bought a
house for his mother as he promised himself he would when he was just a small
child.
Fran Harris is a former WNBA champion and ESPN
commentator. She is the author of five previous books.