DR
FARRAH GRAY
Born September 1984 in Chicago, Illinois,
he grew up as the son of a single but hardworking mother in the city’s
impoverished South Side. His family was so poor that as he put it “The only
thing in our refrigerator was the light that comes on when you open the door of
the fridge”. Rather than be held down by these adverse circumstances, Gray was
spurred by them and by his mother’s will and determination to make something
significant of his life.
At age 6, he started his first business
selling home-made lotions and hand-painted rocks (to be used as bookends and
door-stops) from door to door.
At age 7, he was carrying business cards
that read “21st century C.E.O”
At 8, he co-founded the Urban Neighbourhood
Enterprise Economic Club (U.N.E.E.C) IN Chicago’s South Side to help poor youths
get off the street.
At 14, he became a self-made millionaire
At 21, he became Dr. Farrah Gray courtesy
of an honorary doctorate in recognition of his brilliant mind
Today at 27, he has achieved more than most
people achieve in a lifetime despite his humble beginnings. Named one of the
most influential Black men in America, Gray is the only African-American to
become a business mogul without being in entertainment or having a family
connection.
His bestselling book “REALLIONAIRE”
chronicles his extraordinary success story and therein he tells readers that
success is not really about money but about doing the work you were sent to do
in the world, whatever it is.
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