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Re: Why Are You Here?

sufolla said Mar 20, 2007, 7:34 AM:

JSDUIT used to be my license plate. 2007 is my year to move from reflection to action. Such adrenalin laced with fear. I will start Citizen Chefs this Spring. Citizen Chefs will offer recipes for action submitted by front line organizations and citizens themselves - “taste a better world”. Beginning as a nonprofit (going fiscal agent route) eventually adding revenue generating arm (for profit) to sustain. I am currently creating database of more than 600 global and local organizations focusing on 12 categories (monthly programming). My goal is to complete this database by April 30. I just deleted my ramblings about May and June goals so as to stay closer to two week goal focus.

12 categories are: Aging, Animals, Arts & Culture, Children, Education, Environment, Health, Homeless, Human Rights, Peace, Poverty and Technology.

btw, I am an HR manager by day and moonlighting citizen chef :-) Any other moonlighters out there? I am here for the relationships - to learn from all of you who have traveled this road ahead of me or those of us traveling together and to leave bread crumbs for all those still yet to arrive.

Thank you Fred for creating this space…….Why are you here?

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Re: Why Are You Here?

Fred said Mar 20, 2007, 8:23 AM:

Hello Sufolla,

What a great response! I am very interested in your project. Please keep us updated. I also moonlight currently. I am a web developer by day ;)

Why am I here at Zaadz? The big answer can be found in my weblog post “On Success” (http://fredbliss.zaadz.com/blog).

The short answer is that I have always had the entrepreneurial fire within me, and over the last eight months, I have found myself developing my first winning idea along with a business partner (http://chefchris.zaadz.com) whom has jumped in and made progress possible in ways that wouldn't be possible without him.

The Big Idea is not a public one as of yet, but I can tell you it involves craft breweries and the Internet.

I first found Zaadz last week through Kelly Perdew's weblog here. He was the winner of “The Apprentice” in the second season. He is an engaging, inspirational figure, and when I saw that he took time out of his busy schedule to interact here, I thought this would be the right place to be to continue to further success and to meet wonderful, like-minded people.

So, here I am, embracing and running with this truly remarkable community. I love it!

Fred

Re: Why Are You Here?

~KES said Mar 22, 2007, 7:28 AM:

Hello Momentum Group~

I am here to start! I have been successfully running a casting company in Los Angeles and have been moving into creating documentaries and educational films. I have completed two. One has distribution and one is still in my control for licensing and distribution. It’s called Organic Gardening made easy. I have a trailer of it on my main page here.

Just now it is going through the marketing process. I have it in one Target store and one sample out to 12 countries. It’s a start. I took it to the Whole Foods convention–bought a booth with balloons and sold my first 200. I am getting a feel for my publics. Vegans love it as it shows all organic from soil on up to the harvest. This has been a great learning curve from concept to reality.

I love helping actors/artist launch their careers and do that on the side. I wrote a book on it called “Business of the Business” and have a cd called “The Actor’s Tool Kit”. I have lectured for about 10 years around the U.S. helping artists.

I am here to help in a good way. Having a team to play with helps and i want to contribute to that motion.

To all of your success!
Kathy

Re: Why Are You Here?

Fred said Mar 22, 2007, 7:50 AM:

Hi Kathy

Wow, what a great intro! Thank you for sharing here. It's going to take people like you to make it a great pod. Obviously, you have definite skill in getting things done, and we will all benefit from your insight and wisdom, I'm sure. Thank you again!

Fred