What does Vine star Nash Grier have in common with Angela Bassett?

Angela Bassett, Nash Grier, Zendaya Coleman, Boris Kodjoe, Nicole Ari Parker, all have somethign in common, they all have their own copy of Future American President. Now you can have your own special edition version of Future American President too. Starting September 12th, 2015 at 7:30 pm PST, you'll be able to make your very own special edition book with your child on the cover.  

KICKSTARTER ONLY!  under FUTURE AMERICAN DREAM

September 12th, 2015

Launch time: 7:30 pm PST

Hosts: Angela Bassett, Nicole Ari Parker, Felicia Henderson and Dr. Pearl Grimes

Watch LIVE on Periscrope!

Caption: Nash Grier with Future American President

Caption: Angela Bassett with Future American President

Caption: Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker with Future American President

Caption: Zendaya with Future American President

The Impact Of A Picture

If children grew up seeing themselves on the cover of an inspirational book, I believe it would instill a sense of confidence to help them achieve anything in life. They could see themselves as a future CEO, or a future entrepreneur, or even a future American president.

This is the power images have, and why I believe it is important to show children positive images of themselves. Pictures can have a profound impact on a child life and shape the way they see themselves forever. The same can be said for negative images. If a child only see's images of people who look like him or her in jail or in a negative light, it will have an impact as well. 

On September 15th, 2015 starting at 9:00am, I am inviting you to join me in changing the way the world see's our future generation. If you'd like to join me, please click here or on the button below to subscribe and leave your email. I will keep you informed as we get closer to the launching a project to show positive images of children everywhere.

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Always dream big!

First TV Press!

Yesterday I was surprised by a late email at the end of the business day. A producer emailed me to say, my friend, Zendaya was doing a talk show on Monday morning and the show wanted 120 Future American Presidents books to give away to the live audience. Zendaya wrote my books foreword, and is one of today's biggest stars.

The Zendaya Foreword in Future American President

I was surprised  because the time was 4:55 p.m. and I felt it was an impossible request, even if I reached  my publisher. The show wanted the books by Monday morning at 8:00 a.m. which made it even more of a challenge. 

The Zendaya Foreword in Future American President

After multiple emails back and forth, the show decided to nix the giveaway idea and just focus on promoting the book in other ways. I sent the requested information and the show asked me to come down and be a VIP guest in the audience for Monday's show.

I hope to share a LIVE Periscope broadcast from behind the stage on Monday, along with an interview with Zendaya after the show. To see all the behind the scenes video follow me on Periscope @Matthew_JordanS. Once I have the air date for the show, I will announce the name of the show.

If you're unfamiliar with Periscope, it's a way to broadcast LIVE video from your smartphone. Periscope is owned by Twitter and connects to your twitter account once you have the Periscope app downloaded on your phone.

Have a great weekend and I look forward to seeing you on Periscope this Monday morning at 10:00 a.m.!

Always Dream Big

Unexpected New York

We never know what surprising events will affect our lives when we wake up and start our day, but every day has the potential to be an incredible day of change.

When I met the family below, they were in New York City on vacation from Texas and none of us had any idea that we'd meet. Once I met them I loved having the chance to speak with them and photograph the entire family.

When I asked the kids to write what they'd do in the future if elected as president, the son knew right away what he'd do and went to work writing down his thoughts. As he wrote, his shy little sister sat right beside him and watched him write every single word. Her focus on her brother was intense and wonderful to experience in person. I won't be surprised if she grows up to do amazing things in her life, and who knows, maybe she will even become a  future American president. 

Always dream big!

The Perfect Mother's Day Gift

Recently I've watched a select group of parents as they received something very unique and special. As each parent received this item I watched their expressions and their faces (and sometimes their tears) told me that we had something very special.  The comments from mother's, father's and even grandparent's have been wonderful to hear and thank you all for your comments and suggestions.

 I had an idea but  to bring the idea to life it needed a bit of tweaking. We are now about 60 days away from it being ready to share the perfect Mother's Day, Father's Day, graduation, birthday, every day gift with the world. So what's the perfect Mother's Day gift? One that will make her heart smile every time she looks at your gift, and become more precious as time passes.

Stay tuned and always dream big!