Cameron Johnson is a prime example of a unique and driven entrepreneur. If you begin to look at his business history, he starts innovating in 1994 with Cheers and Tears Printing Co, and end in 2004 with TrueLoot. However, what is shocking is that he has had 13 other businesses during that time. Johnson is an example of an entrepreneur who loves to innovate and create. He has not been satisfied with his initial company that he created when he was 9 years old that brought in over $50,000. Johnson loves the idea of innovating and does not want to be held to just one company.

I think that this story is inspiring because when thinking about an entrepreneur, you often think they have one chance to be successful or else they will plummet and fail. Even though Johnson’s first effort was successful, he decided to continue creating. I think that this is a valuable lesson for young entrepreneurs who think that they have only one chance to be a success.

I think that we can also learn from the mindset that Johnson has as an entrepreneur. He says, ““True prosperity isn’t something you take from the world: it’s something you share with the world.” I think that this quote is especially helpful because when I first thought of an entrepreneur I assumed that they were only trying to create an idea so that they can benefit themselves. Johnson is a classic example of an entrepreneur offering his product and idea as a service to the people instead of just trying to make a product. This idea is consistent throughout his 15 business ventures. He is constantly trying to help others, and I believe that is what has lead to his success. Cameron Johnson may not fit the stereotype of a success entrepreneur who made it big with his billion dollar idea. He started as a 9 year old selling welcome cards and has shifted from business to business leaving his positive impact where he has gone. He now works as a consultant to help other entrepreneurs succeed.

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Cameron Johnson – The 9 Year Old Entrepreneur Who Became A Teenage Millionaire

This post is more on the sentimental side, so excuse my soppy story. The most incredible entrepreneur that I know is my father. My father was in the military for nine and a half years  during the gulf war and worked overseas for Boeing in Saudi Arabia for five and a half years. At the time he married my mother, my father had a high school degree and no outside business experience. My father promised my mother that she would never have to work when they had children so that my mother could be a stay at home mom. My father returned to the states when I was one and a half and my brother was two months from being born. He started working as a financial planning business while also pursing a bachelor’s degree at Philadelphia biblical university, now Cairn. He worked about 90 hours a week from the time I was 2 till the time I was 8 on growing his business and pursuing his degree.

It was a rough time for our family, as many entrepreneurial businesses are not extremely profitable in the beginning stages. I remember times where my father would skip meals and the bills were paid over the phone at the last moment possible. This is the less beautiful sides of entrepreneurship. Many people do not entirely understand the downsides to being an entrepreneur. It becomes even tougher to be an entrepreneur when you have a family to support and people relying on you.

My father worked so hard and somehow still managed to be home with our family on Sundays. My father continued to grow his business and got his Bachelor of Science in biblical studies in 2005, when he was 39 years old. He continued to pursue various accreditation and grow his clientele and increase his business. Currently, my father has his own firm with three employees and is a certified financial planner for many interesting clients. He is proof to me that starting your own business takes a lot of time and hard work, nothing comes easy. My goal in this is to somehow make him proud with my business endeavors and one day work alongside him in the business.