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Hey everyone,
I have been lurking around the forum for about a week now. I have been getting to know some of you from your posts and teaching myself some great new things in the process. The wealth of information here is amazing. I hope that I can both contribute and find answers to questions on these forums (I have no doubt about both :cheers:).
To start off, I live in Schaumburg, Illinois...about 20 minutes outside of Chicago. The craziest coincidence that baffled me while I was lurking through this forum (and checking out MJ's Myspace page) is that MJ went to the same high school (James B. Conant) that I graduated from a week and a half ago! Truly a small world. I want to move to Arizona when I am all done with college (I know...I am a mini MJ haha). The main reason I want to move there is because my grandma lives in a beautiful Scottsdale subdivision right next to Pinnacle Peak. I love AZ more every time I visit (should be out there this August I think...I'm preparing for the 110 degree mark already).
JOBS:
I started working when I was thirteen years old because all I wanted to do was buy myself a car when I turned 16. My first place of employment was the River Forest Country Club in Elmhurst, IL as a Caddie. I met a lot of prominent business men during my three summers at River Forest. I learned things that you can never get out of a classroom. And at the end of it all, I purchased the 1997 Eagle Talon Tsi I had always wanted with my own cash:
When I finally turned 16 I wanted to get out into the real workplace. I held many jobs in retail/sales. I worked at: IKEA
Express for Men
The Great Indoors (Commissioned flatscreen sales)
TCF BANK (I learned a lot at this job)
During November 2006 while I was employed at The Great Indoors, I came out to Scottsdale to visit my grandmother. I took a trip over to Scottsdale Infiniti to check out my (affordable) dream car, a 2003 Nissan 350z. Once I drove it, I couldn't leave AZ without it:
I realize that I was an idiot to waste money on these cars a few years back, but I didn't know better. I was 16 at the time and all I saw was my mojo growing :iamwithstupid:.
I never regret anything though. And having the cars was a little taste of paradise. I was in the Jr. Fastlane I guess you could say.
The 5th and final place that I work at and worked at last summer is the Chicago law firm Bollinger Ruberry and Garvey (www.brg-law.net). My mom is an attorney and she is good friends with Mr. Ruberry. He has taken me under his wing and I have learned things that most people need to go through four years of college and three years of law school to learn.
I love learning. I read constantly. If I don't know something, I internet ninja search it and I find it out.
SCHOOL:
As I previously stated I just graduated from James B. Conant High School. I was planning on going to Villanova next year (my neighbor is an Alumni and he wanted me to go as well, I will get into more detail about him later) but I decided I didn't want to go that far away. I decided a bit too late though because I had already turned down Indiana University and UofI at Champagne.
Everything worked out though and I will be attending the University of Iowa in August of 2008.
BUSINESS VENTURES:
Even as a little kid I was always setting up companies. Law mowing services, tattoo "parlor" (sharpie markers), lemonade stands, etc etc. These were the best because they were Tax sheltered haha.
My serious business ventures are a Non-for-profit organization on environmental awareness (website currently under construction), and an investment website (which is also in development). The non-for-profit has already turned a profit though from the 300 tee-shirts I sold out in the first hour I had them at school. The money is going back into the company for server space and more tee-shirts/ prize giveaways. I am also working on getting grants from the state to award to great volunteers for college.
I have a million other ideas for eBusinesses, and not just "Oh, this might work ideas." I am constantly brainstorming.
FUTURE PLANS:
-Rule the world. (Kidding, haha)
On a more serious note, I plan to build my online companies while I am in college. If the companies do well enough to allow me to being investing in real estate, then I will do that straight out of college. If the companies tank, then I plan on getting my law degree and working in a corporate firm until I build the proper equity to get the hell out of the firm and into commercial developments in real estate.
The reason I like real estate so much is because of my neighbor, Robert. Robert is a very, very successful individual. He and his father in-law started a business that mass packages things like golf-balls, gum, razors, and other various companies.
Robert is a close family friend of ours. He is the nicest guy I have probably ever met. He is not at all arrogant. He is always willing to teach me and help others. I have a great respect for him.
Robert is 43 now, and he owns a Commercial Real Estate company here in Chicago. It started off as something small to keep him busy because he was retired. After a couple of years though, the company has done very well. This is one of the major reasons I want to get into Commercial Real Estate developments. I love it.
I apologize for the extremely lengthy introduction. I was trying to be as personal and descriptive as possible :smxG:. I am very glad I found these forums and I thank MJ for starting them. I look forward to talking to everyone here and having a great time :cheers:.
Very Truly,
-Alex
I have been lurking around the forum for about a week now. I have been getting to know some of you from your posts and teaching myself some great new things in the process. The wealth of information here is amazing. I hope that I can both contribute and find answers to questions on these forums (I have no doubt about both :cheers:).
To start off, I live in Schaumburg, Illinois...about 20 minutes outside of Chicago. The craziest coincidence that baffled me while I was lurking through this forum (and checking out MJ's Myspace page) is that MJ went to the same high school (James B. Conant) that I graduated from a week and a half ago! Truly a small world. I want to move to Arizona when I am all done with college (I know...I am a mini MJ haha). The main reason I want to move there is because my grandma lives in a beautiful Scottsdale subdivision right next to Pinnacle Peak. I love AZ more every time I visit (should be out there this August I think...I'm preparing for the 110 degree mark already).
JOBS:
I started working when I was thirteen years old because all I wanted to do was buy myself a car when I turned 16. My first place of employment was the River Forest Country Club in Elmhurst, IL as a Caddie. I met a lot of prominent business men during my three summers at River Forest. I learned things that you can never get out of a classroom. And at the end of it all, I purchased the 1997 Eagle Talon Tsi I had always wanted with my own cash:
When I finally turned 16 I wanted to get out into the real workplace. I held many jobs in retail/sales. I worked at: IKEA
Express for Men
The Great Indoors (Commissioned flatscreen sales)
TCF BANK (I learned a lot at this job)
During November 2006 while I was employed at The Great Indoors, I came out to Scottsdale to visit my grandmother. I took a trip over to Scottsdale Infiniti to check out my (affordable) dream car, a 2003 Nissan 350z. Once I drove it, I couldn't leave AZ without it:
I realize that I was an idiot to waste money on these cars a few years back, but I didn't know better. I was 16 at the time and all I saw was my mojo growing :iamwithstupid:.
I never regret anything though. And having the cars was a little taste of paradise. I was in the Jr. Fastlane I guess you could say.
The 5th and final place that I work at and worked at last summer is the Chicago law firm Bollinger Ruberry and Garvey (www.brg-law.net). My mom is an attorney and she is good friends with Mr. Ruberry. He has taken me under his wing and I have learned things that most people need to go through four years of college and three years of law school to learn.
I love learning. I read constantly. If I don't know something, I internet ninja search it and I find it out.
SCHOOL:
As I previously stated I just graduated from James B. Conant High School. I was planning on going to Villanova next year (my neighbor is an Alumni and he wanted me to go as well, I will get into more detail about him later) but I decided I didn't want to go that far away. I decided a bit too late though because I had already turned down Indiana University and UofI at Champagne.
Everything worked out though and I will be attending the University of Iowa in August of 2008.
BUSINESS VENTURES:
Even as a little kid I was always setting up companies. Law mowing services, tattoo "parlor" (sharpie markers), lemonade stands, etc etc. These were the best because they were Tax sheltered haha.
My serious business ventures are a Non-for-profit organization on environmental awareness (website currently under construction), and an investment website (which is also in development). The non-for-profit has already turned a profit though from the 300 tee-shirts I sold out in the first hour I had them at school. The money is going back into the company for server space and more tee-shirts/ prize giveaways. I am also working on getting grants from the state to award to great volunteers for college.
I have a million other ideas for eBusinesses, and not just "Oh, this might work ideas." I am constantly brainstorming.
FUTURE PLANS:
-Rule the world. (Kidding, haha)
On a more serious note, I plan to build my online companies while I am in college. If the companies do well enough to allow me to being investing in real estate, then I will do that straight out of college. If the companies tank, then I plan on getting my law degree and working in a corporate firm until I build the proper equity to get the hell out of the firm and into commercial developments in real estate.
The reason I like real estate so much is because of my neighbor, Robert. Robert is a very, very successful individual. He and his father in-law started a business that mass packages things like golf-balls, gum, razors, and other various companies.
Robert is a close family friend of ours. He is the nicest guy I have probably ever met. He is not at all arrogant. He is always willing to teach me and help others. I have a great respect for him.
Robert is 43 now, and he owns a Commercial Real Estate company here in Chicago. It started off as something small to keep him busy because he was retired. After a couple of years though, the company has done very well. This is one of the major reasons I want to get into Commercial Real Estate developments. I love it.
I apologize for the extremely lengthy introduction. I was trying to be as personal and descriptive as possible :smxG:. I am very glad I found these forums and I thank MJ for starting them. I look forward to talking to everyone here and having a great time :cheers:.
Very Truly,
-Alex
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