Cameron Johnson
Encyclopedia
Cameron Johnson is an author
, businessman, entrepreneur
, and internationally recognized public speaker. Most recently he was a finalist on Oprah's Big Give
which aired on ABC
.
Cameron Johnson started his first business when he was nine years old. At age 12, Cameron made $50,000 selling his sister's Beanie Babies over the Internet.http://www.forbes.com/2008/02/09/teen-millionaires-startups-ent-johnson-cx-ml_0211johnson.html At age 15, his company was generating $15,000 per day in revenue and he had made his first million before graduating high school.*http://www.forbes.com/2008/02/09/teen-millionaires-startups-ent-johnson-cx-ml_0211johnson.html
In 2000, while 15, he became the youngest American appointed to the board of a Tokyo-based company. His first book "15-Year-Old-CEO" was released in Japan and made it to #4 on the country's bestseller list.
In January, 2007, his book "You Call the Shots: Succeed Your Way - and Live the Life You Want - with the 19 Essential Secrets of Entrepreneurship" was released by Simon & Schuster
. It became an instant bestseller and has been translated into many languages around the world.http://www.cnbc.com/id/24791620/.
He has appeared in hundreds of newspapers, magazines, and television programs worldwide including The Oprah Winfrey Show
, Fox News, MSNBC
, CNBC
, The Washington Post
, and The New York Times
. In 2008, he was a finalist and was featured in all 8 episodes of Oprah's Big Give
.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/19/AR2008041902032.html In early 2009, he hosted Beat the Boss
series 4, which took the name 'Beat the Boss: USA'. In 2008, he was named one of the Ten Outstanding Young Virginians, and in 2009 he was a recipient of the Ten Outstanding Young Americans
award from the U.S. Junior Chamber (The Jaycees).http://www.usjaycees.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17&Itemid=57
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
, businessman, entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
, and internationally recognized public speaker. Most recently he was a finalist on Oprah's Big Give
Oprah's Big Give
Oprah's Big Give is a reality television series that aired Sunday nights at 9:00 PM Eastern/8:00PM Central on ABC, and is hosted by Nate Berkus. The Big Give is produced by Harpo Productions, and created and produced by Oprah Winfrey, and also produced by Bert Van Munster and Elise Doganieri...
which aired on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
.
Cameron Johnson started his first business when he was nine years old. At age 12, Cameron made $50,000 selling his sister's Beanie Babies over the Internet.http://www.forbes.com/2008/02/09/teen-millionaires-startups-ent-johnson-cx-ml_0211johnson.html At age 15, his company was generating $15,000 per day in revenue and he had made his first million before graduating high school.*http://www.forbes.com/2008/02/09/teen-millionaires-startups-ent-johnson-cx-ml_0211johnson.html
In 2000, while 15, he became the youngest American appointed to the board of a Tokyo-based company. His first book "15-Year-Old-CEO" was released in Japan and made it to #4 on the country's bestseller list.
In January, 2007, his book "You Call the Shots: Succeed Your Way - and Live the Life You Want - with the 19 Essential Secrets of Entrepreneurship" was released by Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster, Inc., a division of CBS Corporation, is a publisher founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. It is one of the four largest English-language publishers, alongside Random House, Penguin and HarperCollins...
. It became an instant bestseller and has been translated into many languages around the world.http://www.cnbc.com/id/24791620/.
He has appeared in hundreds of newspapers, magazines, and television programs worldwide including The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey. It ran nationally for 25 seasons beginning in 1986, before concluding in 2011. It is the highest-rated talk show in American television history....
, Fox News, MSNBC
MSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
, CNBC
CNBC
CNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers...
, The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
, and The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
. In 2008, he was a finalist and was featured in all 8 episodes of Oprah's Big Give
Oprah's Big Give
Oprah's Big Give is a reality television series that aired Sunday nights at 9:00 PM Eastern/8:00PM Central on ABC, and is hosted by Nate Berkus. The Big Give is produced by Harpo Productions, and created and produced by Oprah Winfrey, and also produced by Bert Van Munster and Elise Doganieri...
.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/19/AR2008041902032.html In early 2009, he hosted Beat the Boss
Beat the Boss
Beat the Boss is a BBC TV programme in the UK, presented by Cameron Johnson and previously Saira Khan.Two teams, one kids team named "The Bright Sparks", and one adult team named "The Big Shots", have to create a product that will appeal to the kid's market...
series 4, which took the name 'Beat the Boss: USA'. In 2008, he was named one of the Ten Outstanding Young Virginians, and in 2009 he was a recipient of the Ten Outstanding Young Americans
Ten Outstanding Young Americans
The Ten Outstanding Young Americans program is an annual award given by The United States Junior Chamber organization. It is given to ten Americans between 18 and 40 years of age who "exemplify the best attributes of the nation’s young people."People considered for the award are often submitted...
award from the U.S. Junior Chamber (The Jaycees).http://www.usjaycees.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17&Itemid=57
External links
- Official Website
- Interview with Cameron Johnson - Success Circuit
- Oprah's Big Give Contestant: Cameron Johnson
- The First Million: Cameron Johnson - Forbes.com
- You Call the Shots (ISBN 141653606X)
- IMDB
- Mahalo
- http://convention.nscs.org/2008/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=790&Itemid=1199National Society of Collegiate ScholarsNational Society of Collegiate ScholarsThe National Society of Collegiate Scholars is a national nonprofit academic honor society for college students in the United States. NSCS has active chapters at more than 280 colleges and universities in the United States, including in the District of Columbia, and in Puerto Rico, consisting of a...
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