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ARE YOU LISTENING?! Recording artist Radiant Amar’s song for Haiti, “I Send My Heart to Haiti”, was just released. As you may know, his brother Hasaun Muhammad has accompanied Wyclef Jean for several days at a time since earthquakes ravaged Haiti on January 12.

Jerry Wonder (The Fugees) praises Radiant Amar: “His sound is where hip-hop is heading.”

Radiant Amar has partnered with Knowlove and a group of powerful 1st graders from Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School to record “I Send My Heart to Haiti”.

Please support the tireless, heartfelt efforts of my friends in their efforts to support Wyclef Jean’s Yéle Haiti Foundation by downloading this song and donating a minimum of $1.

TI, Radiant Amar, and Hasaun Muhammad in Houston

Download “I Send My Heart to Haiti” here.

Radiant Amar is a friend and personal muse of mine: his unique brand of social entrepreneurship is backed by his smooth vocals. During his childhood, he saw the bad side of violence, drugs, and gangs – and chose to do something about it. Radiant founded the C.H.A.N.G.E. Initiative, and has partnered with Russell Simmons, T.I., Rev. Al Sharpton, and others to encourage people, regardless of their age, race, class or creed, to become agents of positive social change. Radiant isn’t just a musical talent but a giving soul who is focused on change as a way of life and thought pattern for future-focused young people. I have seen fellow social-cause oriented young leaders of our generation gravitate towards Radiant as a voice of inspiration, a visionary, and a catalyst – he is a true hero.

HeroEx, which promotes social entrepreneurship by giving part-time delivery opportunities to disadvantaged and unemployed members of the San Francisco community, is proud to support unique and talented social entrepreneurs like Radiant Amar.

3 Weeks ago, we were the first to give you the exclusive sneak peek at the filming of Jason Derulo’s smash hit “In My Head” here.

MTV Buzzworthy’s Chris Ryan says it “takes place in what seems like the nicest convenience store parking lot I’ve ever seen.”

The convenience store is owned by my UC Berkeley classmate and good friend Frank Ahn. Jason Derulo’s management team picked his store because of its great location and pristine backdrop. It wasn’t always roses: Frank watched a lot of his colleagues (including myself) get corporate jobs while his Circle K convenience store was off to a rocky start. Armed robberies and theft have plagued his store, which is located in a rough part of Van Nuys, California. Since he took over the store, however, crime has dramatically reduced in the store itself and in its surrounding neighborhood. He’s been so successful that he used his cashflow to bankroll a check cashing business nearby and is looking to open more stores in the near future. You just can’t keep my boy down.

Please join me in applauding Frank for his bold entrepreneurial spirit. Watch the debut of Jason Derulo’s R&B-rock-pop smash, and share this inspirational story with your friends. And if you look closely, you’ll see him behind the counter in the video too.

Watch it here:

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In the spirit of Denzel Washington starring in the upcoming movie “The Book of Eli,” we are delivering movie tickets for you to see it at any theatre in San Francisco that is showing the movie. He holds our attention through all the SAG Awards, AFI Film Awards, Oscars, and of course, People Magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People. So when Denzel says “Deliver Us”, we say “OK!”

Here’s a partial synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes: “ In the not-too-distant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once America. Empty cities, broken highways, seared earth–all around him, the…In the not-too-distant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once America. Empty cities, broken highways, seared earth–all around him, the marks of catastrophic destruction. There is no civilization here, no law. The roads belong to gangs that would murder a man for his shoes, an ounce of water…or for nothing at all.”

Buy between 1 to 10 tickets and pay just $9 for us to deliver the movie tickets to you in 1 hour or less. Starting on January 15 (the movie premiere date), you can order through us here.

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Here’s a sneak peek of Jason Derulo shooting the new music video for his hit song “In My Head” in Van Nuys, California. “In My Head” debuted at #63 on the Billboard Hot 100, but the music vid hasn’t dropped yet.

He recently shot it on location in front of a Circle K owned by my college friend Frank Ahn. (Frank’s in the video too).

Jason Derulo’s got the moves, check it out:

And if you’re in Van Nuys, swing by Frank Ahn’s famous Circle K on 16056 Sherman Way. Just drop my name, and he’ll hook you up. (Did you know that Frank and I had our own party promotion group called “In Da Club” in college?)

Want more Jason Derulo? He’s on tour with Lady Gaga and you can win tickets here:

Keep your eyes locked on HeroEx as we continue to deliver the good stuff like this all year long.

Technology is a tool for Francis Ford Coppola. Just like how it’s a tool that helps HeroEx coordinate deliveries.

It’s the means, not the end.

Francis Ford Coppola says technology helps preserve films, drawings, music, and performances which are “the real wealth of the human race.”

Watch it here: Francis Ford Coppola dishes on film and tech.

“Technology is a servant, not a master.”

Oh Snap! Team HeroEx has some real life rockstars. Download this dope song by The Frail, with lead vocals by our very own Daniel Lannon. Hero by day, rockstar by night! (You should see him rock the stage in concert – and check out The Frail on MySpace).

Irvine on Christmas. Get it now!

The Frail is also rockin out NYE this year! Let us know and we’ll cop you a friends and family discount.

Time is all we have. Wasting time damages your health and your quality of life. I’ve reorganized my life around being more efficient with my time, which includes these mantras:

1. YOU ARE A QUEEN, OR KING — OR HERO.

So assume the role. Delegate what you need to. Your job is to say, “OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!” or “YOU’RE FIRED!” or “UP UP AND AWAY!”. How are you supposed to save the day otherwise?

2. IGNORE HATERS

Stalkers, Trolls, and people who don’t believe in you don’t deserve your attention. CUT them out, have your PR person manage them, CROWDSOURCE a team to shut them down, or PAY them to write more reviews of you. (All of these worked for me.)

3. MANAGE EXPECTATIONS

Avoid misunderstandings and complications – Set expectations for how you spend your time with people. Time-manage Mom and Dad by telling them to check your Twitter.

4. CRITICAL PATH

Choose your friends and eliminate the things that don’t matter.

5. GO DIAGONAL

I once learned in 7th grade geometry class that going on a diagonal path is faster than going 5 blocks up then 5 blocks across. So learn the shortcuts through the streets. Now that we have Google Maps, it’s even easier.

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6. ASK YOUR ASSISTANT

Hire an assistant. And get HeroEx to do your deliveries on the cheap

7. FIND THE REAL EXPERTS

Need an expert? If you want to find an expert on social media, for example, there are 15,740 of them on Twitter. Pick 1 or 2 people at the top of the food chain you need to talk to now, and go for the bullseye. Or if I wanted to talk to an expert on Ecommerce, I’d ask HeroEx advisor Jeff Holden, who ran the consumer side of Amazon.com for 9 years.

8. WATCH YOURSELF

“Shake ya ass, but watch yourself. Shake ya ass, show me what you workin with!” – Mystikal

Know yourself and the things you do that waste time. Now turn them off, shut them down, get rid of them. You know yourself best.

9. DAILY MEDITATION

I  meditate daily at SCLA – even for just 1 minute. 60 seconds of Ommmmm on a regular basis helps me focus on what’s important (and get to the critical path I mentioned above). I was inspired to do this by one of my best friends and Russell Simmons.

10. MONEY WINS

Can’t decide which one to pick, and all things are equal? Pick the one which brings in the cashflow for you, your boss, your company, your nonprofit, your family, your customers. We all work for the President – $ George Washington $.

BONUS

11. MINIMIZE INTERRUPTIONS IN YOUR DAY

Every time you get up to pick up groceries, to go out for lunch or dinner, to pick up office supplies, to grab Starbucks – you interrupt your normal workflow. It takes 20 minutes to readjust back to what you were doing before you got up. So plan your day to minimize this – or do it all at once.

"IMMA LET YOU FINISH, BUT BEYONCE HAS ONE OF THE BEST VIDEOS OF ALL TIME!" - Kanye West

Need help getting more done, so you don’t interrupt your day? Ask us at HeroEx – we’ll come to the rescue and deliver almost anything you want in 1 hour