Deerfield Beach, FL - Even though he's just 20, Farrah Gray has achieved more than many will experience in their entire careers. A remarkable young African-American who was determined to achieve his dreams against the odds, Gray is a successful entrepreneur on a mission to inspire.
In his new book, Reallionaire: Nine Steps to Becoming Rich form the Inside Out, Gray shares the essential lessons that took him from public assistance to a millionaire by the age of 14. Growing up in struggle as the youngest in a single-parent household, Gray made his first decision to help provide for his family when his mother became seriously ill. The first fifty dollars he made paid for a real sit-down dinner. He was six.
"My story, though unique, is not unlike others who began with nothing more than a dream fueled by sheer determination," Gray says. "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."
Entrepreneurship began at age six for Gray, when he peddled body lotion for $1.50 door to door. In Chicago, at eight years old, he started UNEEC (Urban Neighborhood Economic Enterprise Club. Gray reached millions of listeners every Saturday night as co-host of radio show "Backstage Live" in Las Vegas. He was 10.
At 13, he founded NE2W U.S. A. (New Early Entrepreneur Wonders University Student & Alumni) Capital Search Fund headquartered on Wall Street. Gray officially became a millionaire after hitting sales of $1.5 million for his company, Farr-Out Foods. At 15, he served as the youngest member of the Board of Advisors for the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce. 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 Congress. Gray believes that "action, as always, counts for more than mere words: founded the Farrah Gray Foundation.
From age 15 to 18, Gray served on the Board of Directors of United Way as the youngest director ever to sit on their board nationwide. When he was16, he acquired INNERCITY Magazine from Inner City Broadcasting Corporation, the largest privately-held radio broadcasting company in the U.S. that primarily targets African-Americans.
In Reallionaire, with the help of writer Fran Harris, Gray takes us from the projects in Chicago to his digs in Las Vegas where he now runs INNERCity magazine, and as a real estate investor he sits on the National Association of Real Estate Brokers, Inc., Region 15.
The book has been endorsed by Bill Clinton, Stedman Graham, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, and includes color pictures from Gray's world. It captivates us through storytelling and then equips us with practical steps that we can apply in our own lives to achieve our goals.
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