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One Million Frogs Launches on Kickstarter to Fun !ntertainin" Book Sharin" !ntre#reneurial Success an Li$e 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 !he book is an entertaining twist on entrepreneurship as it chronicles the challenging and often comical "ourne# and personal transformations of two businessmen and one very unlikel# frog compan# !he campaign needs to raise $%&,''' b# (une %), )'%*, in order to fund publication of the book and the emplo#ment of an editor +fter the book is published, all proceeds will go to promote entrepreneurship in #outh +fter meeting as business and economic de,elopment consultants o,erseas, Power and Gasca disco,ered that the# shared a passion for entrepreneurship -n the summer of )''&, at a pi..a shop in +lmat#, Ka.akhstan, the two began hatching a plan to start their own business +fter se,eral failed attempts at getting started, the two were introduced to a small business that assembled and sold miniature desktop ecos#stems with frogs !he business showed great promise but had tremendous distribution challenges -t was the at#pical business school case stud#, but we were read# for the challenge, said Gasca !he pair started their compan#, /ild 0reations, and purchased the business concept /ith an e1tensi,e business plan and strateg# for growth, /ild 0reations, was to be the first of man# successful businesses in their promising portfolio 2ut when 3ehman 2rothers filed bankruptc# and the financial industr# collapsed, /ild 0reations lines of credit dried up Power and Gasca perse,ered and took to the roads, dri,ing o,er a hundred thousand miles each, to attend trade shows and sell their new product 4ast-forward si1 #ears /ild 0reations 5co+6uariums7 has grown from a modest &' retail outlets to more than %,&'' stores 4rog sales are still strong, but e,en more impressi,e - kids in,ent man# of /ild 0reations products !he compan# has won o,er 8' industr# awards, including a nomination as !o# -ndustr# +ssociation !o# of the 9ear /ild 0reations was recogni.ed b# the South 0arolina 0hamber of 0ommerce as the :% fastest growing compan# in South 0arolina, and b# -nc ;aga.ine twice as one of the fastest growing pri,ate companies in +merica

So much for traditional tips, Power and Gasca ha,e first-hand e1perience on what it takes to win in business 4orget the ;2+ stud# guides and <-9 entrepreneur books, with One Million Frogs, we are gi,ing #ou an inspirational road map through our e1periences, and real-life anecdotes that are at times troubling and emotional, often comical and unbelie,able, but alwa#s lesson filled, said Power !he book is not "ust directed at entrepreneurs, but at an#one who has grand aspirations to achie,e something bigger in life, who feels held back b# uncertaint# or societal peer pressure Pledging to the campaign secures a pre-order of the book, in addition to other perks that coincide with ,ar#ing pledge le,els 4or e1ample, a $%' '' pledge will get backers an electronic cop# of the book, while a $)'' '' pledge recei,es an electronic ,ersion 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 !ootsie Roll 2ackers can pledge $&,''' '' or more, and will recei,e perks including a two-da# business coaching class put on b# the authors and home entertainment b# Power and Gasca, who promise to bring their Southern charm, entertainment and frost# be,erages along to the backers personali.ed get-together +nd with all KickStarter campaigns, there is no risk to an#one who pledges if the funding goal is not met, as the# will not be charged their backing amount /ith chapter titles such as, ;# >air is on 4ire, Swimming with the Sharks, and <ead 2od# Remo,al, One Million Frogs is sure to be an entertaining read that sa,es entrepreneurs from lots of frustration and disappointment in their business !he team also hopes that parents and mentors can share the book with teen and kid entrepreneurs, looking to start businesses at a #oung age 4or more information, or to make a pledge to the KickStarter campaign, please ,isit http=??www kickstarter com?pro"ects?)%)@@AB&@B?one-million-frogsCrefDsearch ::: Rhett Power and Peter Gasca founded wild 0reations in )''E when the# reali.ed that the# shared a passion for entrepreneurism !he compan# weathered the greatest economic recession of our time and has recentl# won o,er 8' industr# awards, including a nomination as !o# -ndustr# +ssociation !o# of the 9ear /ild 0reations was recogni.ed b# the South 0arolina 0hamber of 0ommerce as the :% fastest growing compan# in South 0arolina, and b# the -nc &'' twice, as one of the fastest growing pri,ate companies in +merica !he compan# is known for the sale of o,er two million frog 5co+6uariums7, and also sells products created b# kid in,entors !he# hope to raise funds to sell their tell-all business book, One Million Frogs, to support an#one with dreams to achie,e something bigger in life, who feel held back b# uncertaint# or societal peer pressures !he# hope to use proceeds from the book to promote entrepreneurship in #outh

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