Thanks for all your birthday wishes

Many thanks for all your birthday wishes.
I was 51 this week.
I celebrated my birthday at the Coco Reef resort in Tobago in the West Indies.
This is what the staff did for my birthday!

I also managed to tour the island, including Englishman's Bay, where they filmed The Pirates of the Caribbean.

It is, as you can imagine, an amazing island.

It's been quite a hectic few weeks!

By any standards, it's been a hectic schedule this summer and autumn.
Here's a press release on what's been happening in my world!

Kevin Green celebrates breaking through onto world stage as public speaker

 

 

Social entrepreneur and multi-millionaire Kevin Green has plenty of reason for celebrating this week.
He’s spent his 51st birthday in Tobago and he also been able to celebrate a breakthrough moment as an in-demand international motivational and business speaker.
“This summer and autumn has seen me break through onto the world circuit of speakers,” Green said before taking the stage at Wales’ biggest business exhibition in Cardiff.
“I’ve done public speaking on an international level on plenty of occasions, but the last couple of weeks have seen the whole thing take off to a new level.”
Green completed a whirlwind tour of Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia before taking a short holiday break in the West Indies and then returning to home territory for the Introbiz Business Exhibition at the Cardiff City House of Sport.
“I’ve been clocking up the air miles,” Green laughed.
“But it’s been a wonderful experience and the chance to talk to so many people on my tour of the Far East was one not to be missed.”
Green is already an annual visitor to New Zealand and Australia for public speaking engagements.
He is in regular demand on the UK speaking circuit and regularly lectures in London on his own Kevin Green Wealth seminars.
This year, he has branched out into speaking engagements in The Netherlands and Belgium.
“Europe has been a great growth area for my brand of business speaking and training. I get a wonderful response the other side of the English Channel.
“The response in the Far East, meanwhile, is mind-blowing.
“The audiences are massive and the venues superb. The people are wonderfully friendly and you get a great vibe and great feedback from helping people further their business and entrepreneurial ambitions.
“Occasionally, it gets a bit scary, in a nice way. Especially in Vietnam, as we had to use translation facilities and I had to slow down my ‘full-speed’ Welsh accent for the translators. It’s a nervous moment waiting for some of the jokes to be translated, I can tell you.”
Green, the UK’s largest private landlord, is currently in negotiations to return to Vietnam to deliver training on property investment.
He added: “Most of my talks in the Far East were on the theme of creating wealth and happiness and the response was very positive from all the delegates.
“Next in the pipeline are trips to New Zealand and, hopefully, Australia.
“It all sounds like a ‘jet-set’ existence, but, in reality, it is also hard work.
“You have to be prepared for what are major public speaking events. The audience at these business events pay good money to come and listen to what you have to say, so you really have to be on the top of your game as a public speaker.”

Photos:
And the crowd go wild as Kevin Green speaks in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.
Kevin Green with fellow speaker and investor Mary Buffett, who discussed her own Buffettology theories.
Kevin Green enjoys a drink at Saigon's famous Chill Sky Bar.

Website -
http://www.kevingreen.co.uk/

It was 'back to school' for me yesterday!

It was a case of going 'back to school' yesterday as I visited the children of Swiss Valley Primary School in Llanelli.
Here is the press release from the day - 

Entrepreneur Kevin Green gives Swiss Valley pupils a lesson in business

 

Multi-millionaire and social entrepreneur Kevin Green took time out from his busy schedule to give a special talk to the children of Swiss Valley Primary School in Llanelli.
Mr Green delighted the children by turning up for the talk in his Aston Martin car.
He gave the children a 20-minute talk on how he's managed to turn his life around from being homeless in 1988 to running a property portfolio which makes him the UK's biggest private sector landlord.
Mr Green stressed the importance of hard work in striving to achieve your dreams.
He also gave the children some handy business tips.
"There's a budding entrepreneur in everyone," Green said. "The children of Swiss Valley School have been working hard on a gardening project in the school and are now working on selling their produce and their seeds.
"It's great to see first hand such enthusiasm and it's also great to see teachers like Neil Lane working so hard to develop children's sense of achievement alongside practical skills and business skills."
Mr Green was given a guided tour of the school's gardening project by headteacher Ceri Morris.
The children also grilled Mr Green on his achievements in a question and answer session.
"It was wonderful fun," said Mr Green.
"I work alongside the Welsh Government in helping to develop entrepreneurial skills with young people.
"As far as I am concerned, you can never start to early when it comes to learning about business and being an entrepreneur.
"From little seeds, great things grow and I am sure that at least some of the youngsters involved in the Swiss Valley gardening project will develop into the entrepreneurs of tomorrow, helping to drive the Welsh economy forward."
Mr Green's visit followed an earlier trip to Ysgol Gymraeg Teilo Sant in Llandeilo, where he gave a similar talk on developing business skills.

Weblinks -
http://www.kevingreen.co.uk/
http://kevingreenwealth.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.swissvalleyprimary.ik.org/

Photo slideshow from the visit -

Fab evening watching top class acts at The Corran in Laugharne

Wow! West is Best for live music!
Fabulous evening last night at The Corran spa resort venue at Laugharne in West Wales.
The place is earning a first class reputation for hospitality, service and live music.
I was lucky enough to be in the VIP wing of the hotel for the latest Live@TheCorran event.
I was in great company and it was great to chat to The Corran boss Peter Burnett, a man on a mission to bring the very best performers to West Wales.
It was also lovely to chat to the host for the evening - Mr Producer himself, the one and only Stifyn Parri.
Other notable faces in the celebs wing included ITV weather girl Sian Lloyd and Swansea City football ambassador Lee Trundle.
The Corran's first big music event was the Curtis Stigers gig back on the summer solstice in June.
That was a big event to beat - but Peter Burnett and The Corran team did just that with their latest musical extravaganza.
The headline act was Sister Sledge, very ably supporting by the wonderful Micah Paris and The Real Thing.
It was a real trip down memory lane for many of us.
Above, you will see some photos from the event -
The main stage at The Corran.
Peter Burnett with Sister Sledge.
My partner Lindsay with Sister Sledge.
Finally, me with Sister Sledge!
Peter Burnett deserves congratulations on another successful concert at The Corran. He is working tirelessly to bring quality acts to this corner of West Wales.
The venue is simply stunning.

Great to meet up with Mary Buffett

As part of my public speaking adventure in the Far East, it was great to meet up with astute investor Mary Buffett.
If you've heard of 'Buffettology', then you've heard of Mary Buffett.
She believes property and stocks complement each other.
She was kind enough to pose for a photo before our latest Success Resources Wealth Seminar in Vietnam.
Mary Buffett is a best-selling author, international speaker, entrepreneur, political and environmental activist. Ms. Buffett’s first book Buffettology, co-written with David Clark in 1997, was an immediate New York Times and Business Week best-seller.
Since that time, all seven of Ms. Buffett’s books have been best-sellers.
Ms. Buffett appears regularly on television as one of the top finance experts in America including CNN Business News, CNBC’s Squawk Box, Power Lunch with Bill Griffith, Bloomberg News, Fox Business News, MSNBC’s Headliners and Legends and BBC News.
She has appeared around the world as a principal speaker at some of the world’s most prestigious organizations including recent appearances with Bill Cosby, Laura Bush, Colin Powell, Rudy Giuliani and other prominent achievers filling arenas around the country as part of the Get Motivated seminar series.
Ms. Buffett has worked successfully in a wide range of businesses including extensive work as a consultant to a number of Fortune 500 companies including AOL Time Warner, as an executive at Columbia Records and as co-founder or her own music and editorial post-production companies, Independent Sound and Superior Assembly, working with many of the music industry’s biggest stars. She has also taught Business and Finance at several California State Universities, including UCLA.
She serves on the Corporate Board of the Environmental Media Association on the advisory board of The Luncheon Society and a founder of the board of The America China Bridge.
Her continued advocacy of women’s issues is shown by her featured role in the upcoming documentary, Femme, focusing on successful international women making a difference in society. She is the proud mother of three successful children and lives in California.

Website -
http://marybuffett.com/

I'm a very proud dad!

 

I'm proud of all my children, but I have give a special mention today to 16-year-old Emyr after he received some great GCSE results.
GCSE results day is a nerve-wracking occasion for many youngsters, but Emyr has shown that all the hard work is well worth it.
He got a A* grades in physics and biology, A grades in business studies, chemistry, geography and maths, B in English Lit and Lang, C in Spanish and PE.
Emyr, pictured on the left in this holiday snap, is the youngest of my three children.
They all seem to have inherited their dad's work ethic as they are all 'can do' people keen to make their way in the world.
Emyr has a summer job at the Carmarthen Bay Holiday park in St Ishmael's, not far from my West Wales home.
He's thriving on the independence and has got a scooter to travel to and from work.
Currently, 'dad' is on a public speaking tour out here in the Far East, but here's a quick message

'Congrats on your exam results, Emyr. This is one very proud dad. Love and best wishes and see you soon' - Dad.

First visit to Ho Chi Minh City is a memorable one

This is my first vist to Ho Ch Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, in Vietnam.
I am here as part of a public speaking tour of the Far East in conjunction with Success Resources.
The city is a real eye-opener.
For example, I just exchanged £400 in Sterling for 14million Vietnamese Dong.
You can see that becoming a multi-millionaire is very easy here!
As regular readers know, I am a big fan of motorbikes.
So I found a great way to get around the city and do some sightseeing.

There are plenty of sights to see, including this one which made me chuckle.
It's an illuminated sign on the wall of the restroom in a city centre restaurant.

'Chilling' in the Sky Bar in Saigon

 

It's been a busy public speaking tour of the Far East.
But I have found some time to relax!
Here I am enjoying a 'pit stop' in Saigon's Chill Sky Bar at the top of the AB Tower.
It is recognised as one of the most famous bars and best views over the city.
Pitched on the top floor of the AB Tower, it sits on a busy corner between the backpacker area of Phạm Ngũ Lão and the tourist mecca of Bến Thành Market.
There is a dress code: no shorts and no ‘flip-flops’.
The AB Tower looks back towards the big hotels and office blocks of Saigon’s financial district.
It gives a great view of all the big construction projects that have changed the city skyline over the last 10-plus years.
The bar itself is described in all the good guides to Saigon as 'a colour-changing ellipse set on a platform right next to the edge, so that it appears to hover over the city'.
It's definitely got the Wow factor!

Full house for our Business and Property Foundation Training

Big buzz today for the Team Green two-day Business and Property Foundation Training seminar event being held in London.
As you can see below, the room was ready for delgates first thing for what promises to be a great weekend's work.

In fact, we have a full house for the weekend, providing a great opportunity for one and all to exchange news and views and meet friends old and new.

The next photo shows the start of the seminar.

If you want to attend a future seminar, then keep on checking my website for details - 

http://www.kevingreen.co.uk/

Great evening with HRH Princess Royal and other VIPs

By any standards, it's been quite an evening.
Have just enjoyed a superb reception and dinner hosted by The Carers Trust charity at the historic Drapers Hall in the City of London.
The guest of honour was Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Princess Anne.

I'm pictured above enjoying an earlier reception and dinner with HRH (at the Grosvenor Hotel in London last year).

This latest Royal meeting was in response to an invitation from The Carers Trust, a charity I have supported in the past.

It started with champagne and canapes in a very grand reception room at the Drapers Hall.

In attendance were about 100 supporters of the charity, charity officials and some of the people who have benefitted from the charity's excellent work.

We heard an inspirational speech from a young South Wales lady who received some life-changing help from the Carers Trust - and, of course, there was a speech from The Princess Royal.

Afterwards, 20 key supporters of the charity were whisked away into The Court Dining Room at Drapers Hall for a private dinner with The Princess Royal.

The guests at dinner included Admiral the Lord Boyce, Master of Drapers Hall, and his good wife Lady Boyce.

Also in attendance were Lady Carew Pole, my good friend the ever-popular business 'Dragon' Hilary Devey CBE, Mr Andrew Cozens CBE, Mrs Carole Cochrane CBE, Lady Ashcroft and Scottish media and radio tycoon John Quinn.

I particularly enjoyed talking to Alan Rind, who heads his own Rind Foundation. The businessman has a wonderfully philanthropic attitude to spending his money. It is all going to charities and good causes through his Rind Foundation.

I also enoyed  chatting to Laura King, who runs caviar and speciality food business King's  Fine Foods, who are based near Rugby HQ at Twickenham.

It was a great occasion and my thanks go to The Carers Trust for their very kind invitation.

 

The wonderful Hilary Devey CBE

 

The Master of Drapers Hall, Admiral Lord Boyce

Jonathon Nelson and Mrs Ursula Reinstein

Weblink for the Carers Trust -
http://www.carers.org/