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Reallionaire, 9 Steps To Becoming Rich
by Farrah Gray (Video 00:39:50)
Farrah Gray is one of the most respected entrepreneurs in the today. Farrah become a millionaire at the tender age of 14 years. He grew up in the projects of Chicago, with his grandmother, who taught him to respect himself and to believe that the impossible was very possible. Take the "First Step" by watching "9 Steps".
Farrah Gray
Las Vegas, Nevada
Expertise: Celebrity Entrepreneur / Philanthropist / Best-selling Author

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Farrah Gray was named as one of the most influential black men in America by the National Urban League's Urban Influence Magazine. At 21 years old, he was recognized by Ebony Magazine as an entrepreneurial icon, business mogul and best-selling author. Raised in the projects on Chicago's Southside, he defied the odds and became a self-made millionaire by the age of 14. At the age of 21, he received an Honorary Doctorate degree of Humane Letters from Allen University in recognition of his ingenious economic mind and distinguished commitment to the development of values such as leadership, integrity and scholarship. In his rise from poverty to national and international prominence as an entrepreneurial icon and pre-eminent power speaker, Gray has inspired millions around the world.

Since his first interview at 11 years old on KVBC Channel 3, Gray has become a celebrity, featured in thousands of print, magazine, radio and television media including The NBC reality show Starting Over, 20/20, Good Morning America, ABC World News Tonight, The Montel Williams Show, Tom Joyner Show, The Tavis Smiley Show, CNBC, BET, NBC, FOX, CBS, NPR, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post.

Gray began his entrepreneurial, personal and civic development at six years old selling home-made body lotion and his own hand-painted rocks as book-ends door-to-door. At age seven, he was carrying business cards reading "21st Century CEO." At eight, he became co-founder of Urban Neighborhood Enterprise Economic Club (U.N.E.E.C.) on Chicago's Southside. U.N.E.E.C. was the forerunner of New Early Entrepreneur Wonders, the flagship organization he opened on Wall Street. NE2W educated and engaged "at-risk" youth by creating and developing legal ways for them to acquire income. Gray is the youngest person to have an office on Wall Street.

Between the ages of 12 and 16, Gray founded and operated business ventures that included KIDZTEL pre-paid phone cards, the One Stop Mail Boxes & More franchise and The Teenscope "Youth AM/FM" interactive teen talk show. He was also Executive Producer of a comedy show on the Las Vegas Strip and owner of Farr-Out Foods, "Way-Out Food with a Twist," aimed at young people with a Strawberry-Vanilla syrup product. Farr-Out Foods generated orders exceeding $1.5 million.

As a pre-teen, Gray reached 12 million listeners and viewers every Saturday night as co-host of "Backstage Live," a syndicated television and radio simulcast in Las Vegas. His sense of social responsibility motivated him to create the non-profit organization, The Farrah Gray Foundation which focuses on inner city community-based entrepreneurship education and provides scholarship and grant assistance for students from at-risk backgrounds to attend black colleges and universities. He donates honorariums from speaking engagements and the proceeds of his book to his foundation in what he refers to as his "self-imposed" youth tax.

Gray served a three-year term on the Board of Directors of United Way of Southern Nevada at the age of 15 and also became the youngest member of the Board of Advisors for the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce. He was also the youngest member of the "African-American Leadership Roundtable" to be invited by President Bush and the Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. He is also the spokesman for the National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Marrow Donor Program. First Premiere Bank and Diamond Financial Products unveiled its newest debit card, The Farrah Gray Prepaid MasterCard, the "goFarr" card designed to increase financial freedom and financial literacy.

Gray is the Co-Chair of Relational Brokers Alliance Consultancy and has consulted with JP Morgan Chase and the U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Development Agency. The Farrah Gray Foundation has partnered with the Kauffmann Foundation, launching entrepreneurship programs in inner-city schools across the country.

Gray is the author of Reallionaire which was nominated by NBC & Publishers Weekly Quill Awards in the category of "Health/Self-Improvement." His book appeared on the Amazon and Barnes & Noble's best-sellers lists two weeks before its international release. Reallionaire was also named the #1 Best-selling Nonfiction Paperback book in Essence Magazine. His book and his journey to succeed against the odds have become required reading and part of classroom study from elementary school to entrepreneurship departments on college and university campuses such as Harvard University. Reallionaire has been endorsed by former President Bill Clinton, Pierre Sutton, Stedman Graham, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen. Gray is also a contributing author to Chicken Soup for the African-American Soul.

Gray's honors include Keys to the Cities of Dallas, Shreveport, and Cincinnati. He has also received Proclamations from the Governors of Illinois and Nevada, the Mayors of Chicago, Las Vegas and New Orleans and Clark County Nevada Commissioners. Dr. Gray's Awards include The National Urban League Whitney M. Young Jr. Entrepreneurship Award, The Indiana Black Expo Hoosier Lottery Entrepreneur Award, The Alabama A&M Students In Free Enterprise Award, The Davidson College Love of Learning Lifetime Educational Achievement Award, Central State Award of Appreciation for contributions made in the area of entrepreneurship, NV Magazine Vision Award and the American Red Cross Award of Appreciation. His biography is recognized in the Marquis Who's Who in America.
Farrah Gray

As a speaker, few can match the authority, experience, and perspective Farrah Gray offers in Business and the passion Gray displays about "Reallionaire 9 Steps To Becoming Rich…".

Farrah Gray is one of the most respected and entrepreneurial minds in the country. Achieving "Life Goals" by becoming a millionaire by 14 years of age. He grew up in the projects of Chicago, with his grandmother, who taught him to respect himself and that "He could have and do anything that he wanted".. He started his first business painting rocks and selling them a paper-weights, door stops and decoration. With his first $50 he took his mother out to dinner. His goals revolved around helping his mother... He created his 5 person policy where he found funding for his children's businesses. His story is intriguing and inspiring.

For speaking engagements or more information on Farrah Gray, contact the American Program Bureau (APB) at 1-800-225-4575 or visit the APB website.

Farrah Gray covers groundbreaking topics such as:

  • Reallionaire: Nine Steps to Becoming Rich from the Inside Out
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Leadership
  • Motivation
  • Mentorship
  • Entrepreneur
  • Millionaire
  • Business

About The American Program Bureau
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