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Presentation to the 2013 Pennsylvania SkillsUSA Conference
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I’m Very Excited to Be Here!
WINNING!
#FAIL
FIRST LESSON
IT IS OKAY TO FAIL!
Some of you will pay attention…
Some of you will be all like…
And some of you might actually learn something!!!
If that happens, I’ll be all like…
Why Should You Listen to Me???
I AM NOT YOUR FATHER!
I AM NOT YOUR TEACHER!
I’M JUST LIKE YOU!
PROOF… I ALSO WORE A RED JACKET!
Why did they ask me to talk
tonight?
Because of theChoices I Made…At Your Age
I TOOK ADVANTAGEOF OPPORTUNITIES!
Tech School, Coop / Apprenticeship, School Organizations, Competitions,
Night Classes
SOUND FAMILIAR?
SOME CHOICES
WERE NOT POPULAR WITH FRIENDS
PEOPLE THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY
BUT THAT’S OKAY!
I KNEW WHAT I WANTED DO!
START MYOWN
BUSINESS…
…THE DAY AFTER
HIGH SCHOOLGRADUATION
THAT’S ME
FOUNDER & CEO
IT CONSULTING
JUNE 19981 Day After Graduation
Age 18
OFFICE: Mom’s Basement
2013: One of My Cars and Office
SO HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
SECOND LESSON
TIME GOES BY FAST!
STOP AND SMELL ‘EM
Associates Degree…
Yep… It’s All I Got!
WITH NO FEAR OF FAILING
I DECIDED TO MAKE THE LEAP AND RUN MY
BUSINESS FOR A LIVING
1998 – Graduated High School, Started IT Consulting2000 – Graduated College – Decided to pursue growing business2002 – Bought My Own House2004 – Changed business name to PointSolve, hired people2005 – Ran for Public Office… and Won – Youngest in history2005 – Bought First Investment Property2006 – Started Municibid2007 – Became VP of a Town, In Charge of $45,000,000.2010 – Sold the IT Company I Started in 1998 (hundreds of customers)2011 – Municibid Started Growing Fast (200 customers), hired people2013 – Named top 40 business people in Philadelphia under age 402013 – Municibid tops 1000 customers2013 – Speaking For Organization That Got Me Started
IT DEFINITELY HAS BEEN
A ROLLER COASTER RIDE
AND…
YOU ONLY GET ONE RIDE
SO, ENJOY IT!!!
Seriously.
DON’T BE A GRUMPY CAT
10 HONEST, REAL TIPSYOU CAN USE,
STARTING TODAY!
FROM ME…I’ve been in your shoes
TRAVEL THE WORLD
WHEN YOU’RE YOUNGDon’t have money? Figuring it out is the fun part.
IDEA: Work on a cruise ship.
LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE
I RECOMMEND SPANISH & MANDARIN CHINESE
DO THINGSTHAT SCARE YOU
IDEA: SCUBA DIVE WITH SHARKS… I HAVE.
MIX IN A SALAD
EAT HEALTHY FOOD AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE!
DRINK MORE WATER
YOU WILL FEEL & LOOK BETTER
EXERCISE!
I RECOMMEND TRYING YOGA… EVEN FOR GUYSI DO IT.
DON’T BE TAN MOM
WEAR SUNSCREEN!
BE KIND & RESPECTFUL
TO ALL PEOPLE!
DON’T BE COCKY
ACT LIKE YOU’VE BEEN THERE BEFORE
LISTEN TO& RESPECT
YOUR PARENTS & TEACHERS
LIKE ME,THEY ARE HERE
TO HELP
TRUST ME…Moms Never Stop Nagging!
Deal with it.
WHEN ASKED TO SPEAKHERE IN 15 YEARS…
SAY YES!
I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST OF LUCK HERE & IN THE FUTURE!
YOU CAN DO IT!
Oh! And one more thing…