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When I pulled into campus, I was on the phone getting directions from the event coordinator. I told him that I was near the building that looked like an old fashioned church. Then I looked to my left and right, and I was surrounded by buildings that all looked the same. To my surprise, the entire campus was like this. It was awesome though, I felt like I was in another country... or better yet, back in time. Before getting too lost - my good friend Alex met up with us and jumped in the cupcake mobile. He directed me to the correct hall where I was lecturing at. And there it is! Another awesome, old fashioned church building...

It was very dark and quiet outside. 10 pm was approaching on a Thursday night, so I wasn't quite sure what to expect. As I pushed opened the cold, heavy doors with uncertainty, I heard lots of voices...

...I was very happy to see these college kids filling the hallways before the lecture started. Apparently they were there for nearly 2 hours beforehand, in hopes of getting some goods seats... or should I say seats in general...

I saw some familiar faces too. Brett and his crew were there! Brett alerted me about this store that was selling fake Johnny Cupcakes baseball t-shirts. My mom and I went to said store to get to the bottom of it. We found out some information and I've actually met a few other leads to the people who were making these. Poor print quality, bad t-shirt bodies, NO Johnny Cupcake tags or embellishments. And it makes no sense at all for a random person to want to by a baseball shirt with a cupcake on it from anywhere but my shop which is set up like a bakery. I will find them. Anyways, Brett and his friends are good people and have been supporting my brand for some time now. (unfortunately I didn't get a chance to get some photos of them.) Brett sings songs too.

LLBEAN! Seeing this backpack brought me right back to my childhood. I never owned one of these, but I always thought it was a neat concept when I was younger.

Hello everybody. Thanks a ton for coming out and taking a break from the normal college activities that usually take place on thirsty Thursdays. The entire lecture hall ended up getting so full that many people had to sit on the stairs, on the ground, etc.. You couldn't even see any bit of the ground in the entire room because of it's consumption by all of the curious students and customers. I know a lot of you had numb bum bums when my keynote presentation / lecture was finished, thank you for sitting through it. I spoke for over 2 hours and this room stayed completely full.

After the lecture was over, I hung out for a while, signed posters, t-shirts, and talked with some students about their business ideas and what not.

Some students even came equipped with scooters to get around campus on. How funny would it be if Heely's made business-esq dress shoes for professionals to zoom around the office in?

This kid reminded me of the famous Tay Zonday who wrote and performed that Chocolate Rain song. It's a compliment! That dude is known world wide!

I spotted some more customers who ventured onto campus. Lisa not only ventured onto the Boston College campus, but she also traveled across country for the grand opening of the Johnny Cupcakes Los Angeles shop. I think my favorite thing about Lisa, is that every time I see her, she is wearing comfy pants. Sweatpants, pajamas, flannels... she manages to dress well AND pull off the many lounge pants. It's difficult for guys to do it because ummm.. yep.

Alex and his crew were responsible for making all of this possible. Thanks again guys!

The 3 Musketeers! Some of my hometown buddies hung out and helped a bunch too. Micah, Alex and Lucas. I'm going to take them out for a great meal when I get home. Thank you guys!

I ended up leaving after 1:00 or 2:00 am to drive back home, which is an hour away. I went to bed super late, woke up and packed for my weekend trip to Philly. I would like to speak at a bunch of schools every month forever. I'm working on sorting out west coast dates for this winter.

Have your school or special committee / organization contact;  PR@johnnycupcakes.com

I received many positive e-mails from all of the students who attended. This one humorous e-mail stuck out, who was from one of the stray people that ventured out to the lecture;

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A few minutes of face freezing, I ran up the street to the State House. How do I get in though? There's a bunch of entrances, but they are all locked!

Should I jump the fence? Climb a tree? Am I going to get shot by security? Alas - an opened entrance has been found!

Just when I couldn't be any more late, I had to remove thirteen lbs of pack-rat rubbish + coins from my pockets.

What were those directions the security man gave my friend and I? Was it the 3rd hall or 30th hall? 5th elevator or 15th elevator? There was nobody to ask, we were lost in The State House and I felt like I was in The Shining.

Ooo look at all these neat little tiles...ok ok, I have to hurry, I'll look at these cool tiles later.

Finally! Phew. Hello everyone. I met a bunch of great people. There was a handful of other Massachusetts hustlers who were finalists in BusinessWeeks 'Americas Best Young Entrepreneurs'.

I love jazz trios. I wish I knew how to play a real instrument.

I met this cute couple at the event. Brendan and Elizabeth. Brendan started a neat company called Ten Minute Media, which has been going great. And Elizabeth is going to be opening a Houdini Museum! How dope is that?!! I used to be a magician and I did magic shows at kids birthday parties when I like 11 years old. I still dabble though. I love magic. Oh yeah -- doesn't Elizabeth sorta look like the actress from the My Girl movie from back in the day?

They presented a couple of awards to me.  The 'Citizens of Commonwealth of Massachusetts Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence' and the 'Massachusetts House of Representatives Award' for the success of my brand and for being named 'America's Best Young Entrepreneur' of 2008. Thank you everyone and thank you Massachusetts!

Now it's time to spread this knowledge + entrepreneurial experiences. I had a lecture at Boston College that I had to bolt to.

TO THE CUPCAKE MOBILE!

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"Johnny's topics would address: Independently Starting a Business (both web based & retail), Marketing and Branding, Acquiring a passionate following, Personalizing his business; why customers camp out for days to purchase his products, Inspiration and how it continues to lead to his success, Art and Graphic Design as it applies to his business, Creating a unique shopping environment, Word of mouth through viral marketing, Developing a fun and healthy working environment, Living and Promoting a substance-free lifestyle, and more. Johnny’s keynote speaker appearances have proved to and continue to inspire both students and faculty alike."

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I'm all about building memories and experiences. I live for this sorta stuff! So are you ready to hear about one of my many new projects? Huh? Well...

As far as I can remember, I've always wanted to show my favorite childhood movies on the big screen. All of these movies have molded me into the wacky person I am today. Movies such as Goonies, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Ninja Turtles, Ghostbusters, Home Alone, Terminator 2, Beetlejuice, 3 Ninjas, Friday The 13th, Back To The Future, and the list goes on + on...

Since I pride my brand off of my independent, DIY, homegrown morals + work ethics, I thought I would team up with a like minded movie theater in Boston -- The Coolidge Corner Theater. After meeting with them and talking about my many ideas, plans, and antics - we've decided we're a perfect fit for each other!

Once a month I will be presenting one of my favorite films from my childhood. Not only will it be a fun, memorable, older movie - but there will be trivia, raffles, games, contests, prizes, and even some limited edition Johnny Cupcakes movie themed t-shirts. Some of which you can only purchase at the theater during my once a month events. Every showing will be different from the next.

Just about all of these movies will be shown with the original film reels!

In addition to the varied tea, candy, ice cream, and many other great non-traditional snacks - this movie theater has some of the best popcorn I've ever had in my life.

These are going to be some unforgettable events! When + what is the first one you may ask? Well, well - you will have to stay tuned. I hope you're just as excited as I am!

Did I mention my dad used to take my mom to this very same theater, before I was born? He even took her to a midnight showing of Mad Max! Who would of thought that I'd be presenting movies at the very same theater they used to go on dates to? And who knows, maybe if it wasn't for this theater, I wouldn't of been conceived!

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Perfect little gift for him, her, yourself - or anyone with an iPhone really.
Fits both the regular iPhone and 3G iPhone.
Johnny Cupcakes fork logo emboss.
Simple, clean and classic.
100% rubber.

Available on our online shop, NOW!
Available in Boston's shop, later today.
Available in LA's shop, this weekend.

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...2009 is going to be a big year.

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The sky was looking beautiful. I was taking these while driving at the same time. Multitask McGee.

Finally got to Northeastern, however... I needed to find a real parking spot which took me a long time. After that, I had to navigate my way to the lecture hall with a little treasure map-like map.

Completely jam packed again! I didn't have as much time to speak as I did the night before, but we made the best of it. Thank you Anthony, Gordon, and Ted Clark for making it a success. And thank you Micah and Kathryn for helping out.

Look at this old treasure someone was wearing! This is one the first 10 t-shirts I've ever made. The ink was so thick, you could knock on it.

You know it's a super vintage Johnny Cupcakes shirt if it has my face in the bottom corner. This was one of my rusty trunk specials. (that sounds like an adult movie ha.)

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Laksmi is full of energy and excitement!

The school was going to put us up in a hotel, but I thought it would be fun if we roughed it out and got the full on college experience. Micah and I slept in my friends common area (that kind of sounds funny...) Thank you for letting us crash there, and thanks a bunch for donating some blankets + pillows mystery person -- that was very nice of you! While brushing my teeth and going pee pee, I was afraid to flush the toilet. It was probably the loudest, most powerful toilet I have ever witnessed. I thought I was going to wake up my friend + her roommates, as well as the rest of the floor.

Good morning! Just a few hours of sleep and we awoke to the bitter coldness that Massachusetts has to offer. Jack met up with us at the dining area. He swiped us in with his nifty campus card.

I held back from smashing my face with lbs of syrup-swelled Belgium waffles. Instead I kept it simple.

Whoa, I wanna ride on this.

What a bad ass logo. I wouldn't want to mess with this sports team...jeepers.

Back in the cupcake mobile! I have an early lecture at Northeastern University and a few hours to drive.

Godspeed.

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As I peered over both sides of the escalator, I realized it was more than a few hundred students waiting... it was 400+ waiting outside of the lecture hall ahead of time. The line wrapped all the way around the inside of building...

All the way until the end of the line met with the begining of the line. Sort of reminded me of my Los Angeles shops grand opening.

Soo many students, it was unreal. Everyone I talked to told me that they've never seen so much excitement, so many students showing up early, and a turn out this big for a lecture. Right when they told me that, I had to call my mom to wake her up with the good news.

"Oh my god! that's him!!"

Before...

...After. This hall was jam packed. Students even had to sit on the floor on the sides and way back of the auditorium. Next time we'll have to bring more chairs. I don't think one person left during the entire lecture. I think I spoke for well over 2 hours, going in depth on a lot of subjects, strategies, do's and dont's, as well as some personal stories. VERY personal stories.

I met a ton of great people and received a tremendous amount of thank you's, hugs, high fives, inspiration e-mails, etc.. These students are used to having very cut + dry, typical businessmen who tell them the way it has to be. When they hear about me starting my successful brand at the age of 19, in a very non traditional way, they become inspired. And I told them, "If I can do this with cupcakes, you can do this with anything." Here is a small portion of students that stuck around for a couple hours to ask questions, get autographs, photos, etc..

Micah, La, and Cassandra held down our table where we had a few Johnny Cupcakes t-shirts. People were pushing, shoving, scratching and grabbing -- trying to get the last of some designs + sizes. Thank you guys for being such a big help, and for staying alive + well during the student-stampede.

Out of the hundreds of items, products and arms that I signed the other night -- I thought this was the most adorable little item. It was a 5 dollar bill folded as a mini t-shirt.

Thank you Jack, Dawn, and the rest of the giggly-fun RLA group, for putting on this amazing Johnny Cupcakes event at Umass Amherst! Nobody says University of Massachusetts Amherst anymore. There, I said it. And thank you everyone for showing up, sticking around, listening and being great during the whole lecture. I had an amazing time!

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