Written on October 19, 2012 by admin
The Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour in California brought some ‘awesome sauce’ to the students at Santa Barbara City College (SBCC). SBCC is one of the most beautiful campuses we’ve seen, overlooking the Pacific Ocean and is just a few steps from the beach. We sometimes wonder how students find time to study when they’re just a few steps away from the beach!
We met some fantastic people, Melissa Moreno and Antwanette Ramirez from the Santa Barbara SBDC. The day before the event, we went wine tasting at Deep Sea Wine Tasting on Stearns Warf and had some excellent seafood on the pier.
The next day, students were excited; there were over 200 excited students who gathered at the Fe Bland Forum. Devin Lars, CEO and president of Doing Everything Different http://www.doingeverythingdifferent.com/ delivered a moving keynote, inspiring students that we can’t waste our time or our lives, and the best time to live your dreams is now.
Written on October 13, 2012 by admin
Southwestern college, located in Chula Vista, CA motivated students to become entrepreneurs on Friday, October 12th. The Extreme Entrepreneurship tour was a hit, bringing in nearly 300 high school students from the surrounding area to see how they too could be come an entrepreneur.
Moderator EJ Carrion shared with students his struggle and even taking the leap of faith to start a business. Aaron Steed, Founder of Meathead Movers, inspired students with his story of being a high school student that decided to start a company with just $100. Being an athlete, Aaron connected with students on many levels and left students in amazement that they too could start a business at their age.
Many thanks to Gabriel Reyes and the entire Southwestern College for making this event possible. This was a truly memorable event for both the students, staff, and the entire Extreme Entrepreneurship team!
EJ Carrion motivating a student
Written on October 12, 2012 by admin
West Liberty University in beautiful West Liberty, West Virginia played host to an AMAZING Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour event on October 10th! University students created a standing room only crowd with over 150 people in attendance during the day.
Director of Entrepreneurship Carrie White enjoying the Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour!
Moderator EJ Carrion and entrepreneurial speakers Robert Nicholson and Steven Washington were very inspiring. Steven shared his story of overcoming challenges on the way to success, he is great at inspiring people to move past obstacles and reach their goals. Robert led the crowd through the entire business creation process, showing everyone how a simple idea can move forward into a brand new business. Local panelists Hugo Andreini, Leslie DeFelice, and Jesse Lenz provided insight into creating a business in the West Liberty area. They are all very knowledgeable and great entrepreneurs!
Of course, none of this would have been possible without Carrie White, the Director of Entrepreneurship at West Liberty University’s Center for Entrepreneurship and her team of volunteers. Carrie welcomed the team with a very good dinner at TJ’s Sports Garden and Restaurant. If you ever go there, we recommend any of the soups or a buffalo wrap. Carrie’s help and direction was a huge part in making the day such a success!
Written on October 10, 2012 by admin
“The person who really wants to do something finds a way; the other person finds an excuse.” - Unknown
Over 150 entrepreneurship enthusiasts on every level piled into Lakeshore Technical College on Tuesday, October 9 to gain knowledge, make connections and continue on their journey to success. It was inspiring to watch the high school students see a new potential, talk to the college school students about applying the entrepreneurial lifestyle to their paths, and listening to the newfound motivation Arel sparked in people from the community. An all around great event!!
Written on October 8, 2012 by admin
The Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour returned to San Bernadino, CA to inspire entrepreneurial spirit with the City of San Bernadino’s Employment Training Agency on October 4 to collaborate with their Career Fair.
Speakers Duane Spires, EJ Carrion, and Josh Dykstra inspired an audience of over 115+ to take actions on their monumental goals and aspirations of finally becoming an entrepreneur.
The experience didn’t just stop at entrepreneurship, we were also given a tour of Pasadena and the privilege of eating from some of the greatest local restaurants around. By the end, we were not only convinced that we should return, but that we should also move the Extreme Entrepreneurship Headquarters there!
Written on June 29, 2012 by admin
The Extreme Team returned to LA for our first collaboration with Goodwill Industries, Southern California. The passion of the staff alongside with the energy of the youth was overwhelming and made for an extremely Empact-ful Extreme Entrepreneurship event!
We were joined by speakers Ryan Woodlee of Magic Detailing and the Rosales sisters, Nancy and Christie, of Neveria Abel 1950.
Looking around the audience anyone could see the effect our moderator, EJ, and our speakers were having on the youth of El Monte and Pamona. The focus, interaction and vitality showed this team how many bright futures are on the horizon!
Written on June 19, 2012 by admin
The Scheduling Institute put on an extravagant event in Atlanta, Georgia which included an elaborate private reception at the Georgia Aquarium. The event was filled with dolphin shows, a luau theme, and even raffling off a Ferrari and Lamborghini. The extravagance continued as the Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour speakers, Mike Pronovost and Lisa Nicole Bell shared their stories and inspired over 115+ audience members to start businesses and strive for their dreams.
The Extreme Entrepreneurship team had a great time in Atlanta getting to know the Scheduling Institute, and doing what we love, connecting with audience members to share with them how entrepreneurship can change their lives.
Written on May 11, 2012 by admin
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What do a round leather spalding ball basketball and two Extreme Tour speakers have in common?
No matter how hard you throw them on the ground they bounce back! Bouncing back and moving obstacle showed up as a major theme at our Merritt College tour stop. Ryan Woodley, 25 year old CEO of a Ferrari detail company Magic Detailings waxed poetic about the struggles of starting young, working side jobs and even being ridiculed while working as a substitute teacher.
“I moved to California without a plan and was broke for months before I got my big break.” His dream of working on Ferrari’s took many sidesteps including having to work on less expensive cars to make a name for himself. First time speaker Aaron Steed, who was a teenager when he founded Meathead Movers, a moving company that hires college athletes to deliver great service, openly discussed the pitfalls that burden new entrepreneurs.
“We were a moving company that couldn’t find a ride to our first job, it was nerve wracking.” The company overcame financial scares, and tests of their will to bounce back and become the largest moving company in California. A full auditorium of high school and college students were buzzing with enthusiasm after both keynotes. ”If I can fall down and get back up, I can be just like Aaron and Ryan, and one day I’ll be the one on the news” said Harley (16).
Quotes like Harley’s are why we here at the Extreme Tour love what we do, because on the ride to the airport the thought crept in all of our minds,what if one of those students didn’t hear the message today and stopped chasing their dreams and goals because they didn’t believe. Would the world be robbed of the next Aaron Steed?
Written on May 8, 2012 by admin
The entire team was thrilled to be in Detroit, mostly due to our gregarious and lovable host, Pat. Pat was enthusiastic and proud to show the Extreme Team why Detroit, MI was the best city in the world.
The Extreme Team, dining with Pat in Greek Town - Detroit, MI
Her energy was contagious as we drove to Greek Town and walked through the Greek Town Casino for our pre-event dinner. The team had a blast talking about the goals for the next day’s event and what we hoped the youth would get out of it.
On the day of the event, we were thrilled with the turnout! The youth participating were from the inner-city of Detroit. For many of them, this event was the first time they’d let themselves dream beyond their bounds. I watched the faces of the youth while the foundations of their dreams were building in their minds.
Success! There is no better feeling than being able to put an individual face and a story with the impact we stive to make. The youth were fantastic and we can’t wait to hear more success stories from the SEMCA participants!
Written on April 26, 2012 by admin
Upon landing in Beaumont, Texas, excitement for the event at Lamar University was a common factor for the Extreme Team members. We were graciously welcomed by our wonderful hosts Jeff Dyson and Deidra Mayer, whom invited us to experience Texas on a whole different level by eating crocodile in at Floyd’s, a local restaurant, that night!
'Team Awesome' - Thank you for all the support!
The event was successful in every way possible! This is not just as a result of the Extreme Team (or because more than 300 people attended, doubling the expected attendance – WOW!) but due the wonderful volunteers and staff at Lamar University!
Our speakers: Duane Spires, Steven Washington, Bo Kelley and last but not least, Kathy Reeves, did a great job inspiring attendees to reach for their deepest goals and strive for success.
One of the most rewarding things Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour gets out of each event is to realize the change in attitude of individual students after being a part of the Extreme Tour. It is hard to describe how wonderful it is to see that “light” turn on in each of them. That light which will brighten their way to TAKE ACTION, and to work their way into a better future.
