I recently attended the "Houston Business Expo" here in Houston, where Kirbyjon Caldwell, Jim McIngvale, Deborah Duncah, and Mayor Bill White spoke. Mr. Caldwell talked about one of his friends John Maxwell, a leadership training expert, noted for many successful books and corporate speaking engagments. In Mr. Caldwell's message, he cited Mr. Maxwell - "If you want to raise employees, pay your chidlren to do chores. If you want to raise leaders, pay your children to read books."
So, Kayla (my daughter) and I discussed this and came up with a program where she will get paid to read books. We also have decided on a negotiated price on the value of the book she reads. A
$1 book would be very limited writing and many pictures, a
$3 book would have more words and fewer photos, and
$5 would be a thicker book, with lots of words. We haven't decided on a limit yet (who knows how many books she will want to read now).
Child Entrepreneur Kayla ValadezFinally, a
$10 book is a book that daddy and mommy want her to read that has more reading than she might be used to. In addition, we still want to instill the entrepreneurship spirit in her and other young children (if you have children, we hope you try this). So, we have started an on-line bookstore for all of the books that she reads that are available on
Amazon.com for sale. She will be providing her review of each of her books and you and your family can decide if you want to puchase the book. If you have any business ideas for kids, please send them to
Kayla@KaylaVentures.com Get caught up in
The VORTEX! We are paying Kayla $5 to read this book (she decided she wanted to make money (she will be writing a review on her blog when she is done with the book).
The "Movers and Shakers" talks about media and the new media to help businesses Market what they do. A great discussion on marketing, business, networking, legal, and the new media. Kevn Price, Show Host, welcomes Ken Marsh of Fearless Networking, Mark Krasney, The Virtual Lawyer, and Andy Valadez (StealthMarketer/Marketing Evangelist) of Marketing Dynamics. Get caught up in THE VORTEX!
Kevin Price, Show Host, discusses real estate issues with Pam Efferson, Realtor(r) for Exit Complete and Andy Valadez, StealthMarketer/The Marketing Evangelist, of Marketing Dynamics. In this segment, we talk about the "differentiated" Realtor, market trends, use of the web and technology, changes in the Realtor community, and the invention of the new Realtor (i.e., tech savvy, conscierge, maven, networked community leader, community servant, etc.) - Realtor 2.0 (you heard it here first). Get caught up in THE VORTEX!
Wow! It has been a busy month in the media. Went on air with Kevin Price (pictured left), Show Host for Houston Business Hour (radio program) and "Movers and Shakers" (TV and Web Segment), along with Ken Marsh (on my right), President of Fearless Networking, and Marck Krasney (far right), of Phonoscope Legal Services. We had a chance to talk about the great economy, being very contrarian to what everyone else sees and hears in the "old media" (the ones who always have bad news to report and are losing viewers and listeners as a result). Get caught up in The VORTEX! See the clip here: Great Economy
The Houston Manufacturers TV show airs every Tuesday in the Houston market at 10am on Phonoscope Business Channel 11. I was invited to be a guest panelist by radio and TV personality, Kevin Price of the "Houston Business Hour" radio show. Steve Chaplouka of SFC Business Services (pictured to my left) and Ralph Fain of RFain Group (pictured to the right of Kevin) were also available to discuss business "best practices". You can see the video clip here: Best Practices Get caught up in The VORTEX!
