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One Million Frogs Press Release
One Million Frogs Press Release
One
Million
Frogs
Launches
on
Kickstarter
to
Fund
Entertaining
Book
Sharing
Entrepreneurial
Success
and
Life
Lessons
Myrtle
Beach,
SC
(May
15,
2013)-
Successful
frog
entrepreneurs
Rhett
Powers
and
Peter
Gascas
new
KickStarter
crowd-funding
campaign
aims
to
raise
funds
for
their
new
book
titled,
One
Million
Frogs.
The
book
is
an
entertaining
twist
on
entrepreneurship
as
it
chronicles
the
challenging
and
often
comical
journey
and
personal
transformations
of
two
businessmen
and
one
very
unlikely
frog
company.
The
campaign
needs
to
raise
$15,000
by
June
12,
2013,
in
order
to
fund
publication
of
the
book
and
the
employment
of
an
editor.
After
the
book
is
published,
all
proceeds
will
go
to
promote
entrepreneurship
in
youth.
After meeting as business and economic development consultants overseas, Power and Gasca discovered that they shared a passion for entrepreneurship. In the summer of 2005, at a pizza shop in Almaty, Kazakhstan, the two began hatching a plan to start their own business. After several failed attempts at getting started, the two were introduced to a small business that assembled and sold miniature desktop ecosystems with frogs. The business showed great promise but had tremendous distribution challenges. It was the atypical business school case study, but we were ready for the challenge, said Gasca. The pair started their company, Wild Creations, and purchased the business concept. With an extensive business plan and strategy for growth, Wild Creations, was to be the first of many successful businesses in their promising portfolio. But when Lehman Brothers filed bankruptcy and the financial industry collapsed, Wild Creations lines of credit dried up. Power and Gasca persevered and took to the roads, driving over a hundred thousand miles each, to attend trade shows and sell their new product. Fast-forward six years. Wild Creations EcoAquariums has grown from a modest 50 retail outlets to more than 1,500 stores. Frog sales are still strong, but even more impressive - kids invent many of Wild Creations products. The company has won over 40 industry awards, including a nomination as Toy Industry Association Toy of the Year. Wild Creations was recognized by the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce as the #1 fastest growing company in South Carolina, and by Inc. Magazine twice as one of the fastest growing private companies in America.
So much for traditional tips, Power and Gasca have first-hand experience on what it takes to win in business. Forget the MBA study guides and DIY entrepreneur books, with One Million Frogs, we are giving you an inspirational road map through our experiences, and real-life anecdotes that are at times troubling and emotional, often comical and unbelievable, but always lesson filled, said Power. The book is not just directed at entrepreneurs, but at anyone who has grand aspirations to achieve something bigger in life, who feels held back by uncertainty or societal peer pressure. Pledging to the campaign secures a pre-order of the book, in addition to other perks that coincide with varying pledge levels. For example, a $10.00 pledge will get backers an electronic copy of the book, while a $200.00 pledge receives an electronic version of the book, two signed hardcopies with handwritten messages from the authors, a shout out to the backer on the dedication page, a t-shirt, a personal phone call from the authors, and the best part: a Tootsie Roll. Backers can pledge $5,000.00 or more, and will receive perks including a two-day business coaching class put on by the authors and home entertainment by Power and Gasca, who promise to bring their Southern charm, entertainment and frosty beverages along to the backers personalized get-together. And with all KickStarter campaigns, there is no risk to anyone who pledges if the funding goal is not met, as they will not be charged their backing amount. With chapter titles such as, My Hair is on Fire, Swimming with the Sharks, and Dead Body Removal, One Million Frogs is sure to be an entertaining read that saves entrepreneurs from lots of frustration and disappointment in their business. The team also hopes that parents and mentors can share the book with teen and kid entrepreneurs, looking to start businesses at a young age. For more information, or to make a pledge to the KickStarter campaign, please visit http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2129986596/one-million-frogs?ref=search. ### Rhett Power and Peter Gasca founded wild Creations in 2007 when they realized that they shared a passion for entrepreneurism. The company weathered the greatest economic recession of our time and has recently won over 40 industry awards, including a nomination as Toy Industry Association Toy of the Year. Wild Creations was recognized by the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce as the #1 fastest growing company in South Carolina, and by the Inc. 500 twice, as one of the fastest growing private companies in America. The company is known for the sale of over two million frog EcoAquariums, and also sells products created by kid inventors. They hope to raise funds to sell their tell-all business book, One Million Frogs, to support anyone with dreams to achieve something bigger in life, who feel held back by uncertainty or societal peer pressures. They hope to use proceeds from the book to promote entrepreneurship in youth.