Workshops 2011

HBF LIVING WEALTH SEMINARS
Countee Cullen Library (CCL)
104 West 136th Street
New York, NY 10030-2695

THE BUSINESS OF THE UNIQUE ARTIST
PRESENTER: TANYA WRIGHT (Deputy Kenya Jones on HBO'S TRUE BLOOD)
VENUE: CCL Conference Rm. B
TIME: 1:30p – 3:00 

Tanya Wright offers her BUA class (Business of the Unique Artist). BUA is a comprehensive class designed to help the artist (that includes writers, actors, singers and/or jewelry designers!) to identify and access ALL of their creative talents to earn a living doing what they love to do. Each student will leave with a personalized program on how to align themselves with various organizations, corporations and institutions that NEED their "unique" creative talent(s)!

Tanya has taught BUA at various colleges and universities across the country, including the New School here in New York, NY. Pen and paper required. ALL students must fill out a questionnaire PRIOR to class (due Thursday, July 19, 5PM). TANYA will also be at the Harlem Book Fair selling copies of her book, BUTTERFLY RISING. BUTTERFLY RISING, a feature film she wrote and directed, is currently making its way on the independent film festival circuit.
    

THE EQUATION: APPLYING THE 4 INDISPUTABLE COMPONENTS OF BUSINESS SUCCESS
PRESENTER: OMAR TYREE
VENUE: CCL Conference Rm. B TIME: 3:15p – 4:30p

Millions of readers have discovered The Secret of how to Think and Grow Rich, studied The Tipping Point, The Millionaire Next Door, and Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Who Moved My Cheese?, all while overdosing on many variations of Chicken Soup for the Soul. Now the question becomes, "What do we do with all of our acquired knowledge?" The answer: The Equation. L / A * S = B. The Equation: Applying the 4 Indisputable Components of Business Success reveals a foolproof blueprint for business and life. There is no simpler method available to build your net worth. The time is now to apply this universal formula to your life.

HOW TO BE A SIX FIGURE AUTHOR (WITHOUT BEING SIGNED TO A MAJOR PUBLISHING HOUSE)
PRESENTER: J. M. BENJAMIN
VENUE: CCL Conference Rm. A TIME: 12:00p – 1:30p

Join successful author J. M. Benjamin in an eye-opening discussion on the differences between traditional and self-publishing; and the difference between self-publishing and working with an independent publisher.  Topics covered will include ways to publish (major publishing house; independent publishing house; vanity; subsidy; print-on-demand; self-publishing) . Topics covered will include how to maximize minimum money; marketing; advertisement; promotion; travel; the importance of distribution; guerilla tactics to increase book sales; traditional versus untraditional marketing.
   

GENERATION E: POWER YOUR WAY TO WEALTH
Presenters: Robert McFadden, President, Viridian Energy; Max Rodriguez, Founder, Harlem Book Fair
VENUE: CCL Conference Rm. A  TIME: 1:30p – 2:45p

Did you miss making profit during the dot com boom? Did you miss the profit that came from telephone deregulation? Did you miss the profit from the housing boom? Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, has declared energy as the next business from which a new generation of millionaires, Generation E, will appear.  Join with Viridian Energy President, Robert McFadden and Harlem Book Fair Founder, Max Rodriguez, as they present the next (and, maybe, the biggest) opportunity to create lasting personal wealth.