In a lower-class apartment, in a small town, in a large and wealthy countries, the United States. In 1984, was born a small black man of African-American descent. The little man was named Farrah Gray. Farrah Gray was born as a man who is rich in positive thinking as well as imagination. Rich determination and struggle. Yes! Because he did have to fight with the cockroaches in his small toilet that always accompanied him in his apartment. Farrah Gray has a poor life that is far smaller than the overflow property.
Already a destiny to be born from poor families. But he's not the one who resigned to fate, though he was still a child. Armed with the dream of a happy family, just like life in typical television he watched, Farrah Gray decided to look for money. This is not unusual because at that time he was still 6 years old. In an age where every child usually enjoy the fun playing and indulging in a parent property. But this little boy actually thinking far ahead. Eager to please his family experience better life. He did not want to wait any longer. He just wanted to run as fast as lightning to success.
His first business was selling stone door wedge. He just collected rocks for free on the streets, coupled with paintings that put in little rock. Farrah went around from house to house to sell his stone door wedge creations. Want to be able to get a customer, Farrah Gray even made his own name cards and gave them to customers. A unique business card that he created by his own handwriting. Written by an interesting word "chief executive officer of the 21st Century".
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The Lucky turned smiling at him at the age of 8 years. He met with a man named Roy Tauer who were interested in business cards "21st Century CEO" of his. Mr. Roy was able to see the big ambitions of Farrah Gray's eyes. He saw the figure of the entrepreneur and the fighters were already growing inside of Farrah Gray. Therefore, Mr. Roy invited Farrah Gray to establish a business club named UNEEC (Urban Neighborhood Economic Enterprise Club) – read as Unique. UNEEC formed as an organization that encourages young people to be entrepreneurs.
Since then, Farrah Gray ran as a businessman. He continued running forward to having his own office on Wall Street at age so young. He became the youngest person to have an office on Wall Street. His interesting story then took him a chance to get interview at KVBC Channel 3, for the first time in his life at the age of 11 years.
Gray's name was more known as a young entrepreneur, until at the age of 14 years, Farrah Gray was named the youngest billionaire of selling that penetrates up to $ 1.5 million dollars from his company Farr-Out Food. Not satisfied until there, Farrah Gray expanding his business empire by acquiring Innercity magazine at the age of 19 years.
Success comes in repeatedly on Farrah Gray. Reliable leadership of a young child, high integrity extraordinary struggle also dragged Allen University to confer Honorary Doctorate degree to him. Even the Farrah Gray also completed his successful by writing books that occupy a best seller.
Farrah Gray still has not stopped moving forward yet. He still wants to continue to grow and become more useful figure for more people. Therefore, he donates his honorarium as a speaker to establish Farrah Gray Foundation. A foundation that focuses on the development of entrepreneurship education for young dynamic and optimistic to be the winner in this life. As Farrah Gray, who always enjoyed his trip to run as fast as lightning in this life. Always trying to get better as the words of his beloved grandmother.
"If better is possible, than good is just not enough."
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