Genius Brands International Introduces Secret Millionaires Club to Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders at Annual Omaha Meeting
28 April 2014 - 10:00PM
Marketwired
Genius Brands International Introduces Secret Millionaires Club to
Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders at Annual Omaha Meeting
Company to Reach Some 40,000 Shareholders Through Its
Exhibition
BEVERLY HILLS, CA--(Marketwired - Apr 28, 2014) - Genius Brands
International, Inc. ("GBI") (OTCQB: GNUS), a global brand
management company dedicated to providing entertaining
content with a purpose
for toddlers to tweens, will introduce its Warren
Buffett's Secret Millionaires Club brand and product lines
to an anticipated 40,000 Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE:
BRK.B) shareholders attending its annual meeting on May 3, 2014 at
the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
Genius Brands International's CEO Andy Heyward has a long
history of involvement in the annual meeting and for 15 years has
produced the opening animated short that kicks off the meeting each
year. The productions feature Berkshire Hathaway companies,
managers, and directors, as well as icons starring in satirical
shorts based on pop culture. Past productions have featured
Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bill
Gates, as well as numerous iconic personalities such as the Geico
Gecko!
"This marks the first time a non-Berkshire company has been
invited to exhibit to its shareholders and we're honored to be part
of such a unique event," said Genius Brands International's CEO
Andy Heyward. "It's an incredible opportunity to showcase
Genius Brands International and the Secret Millionaires
Club brand to potential investors, as well as to the large
media contingent that attends the event, and we're looking forward
to an amazing weekend."
Known to Omaha locals as "Berkshire Weekend," the annual
shareholders meeting of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is one
of the larger and more unique events in Omaha. Dubbed the
"Woodstock of Capitalism," the event typically attracts 40,000
shareholders from around the world as well as a wide variety of
media outlets. In addition to the highly anticipated "Warren
and Charlie Show" -- Buffett and partner Charlie Munger's marathon
Q&A session -- the weekend gathering also includes financial
meetings, shareholder dinners, cocktail parties, exhibits from the
numerous companies Berkshire owns, local shopping discounts, a
company picnic, physical challenges, including a 5K run, and
appearances by Buffett himself.
The Genius Brands International exhibition for Secret
Millionaires Club will showcase episodes of the Secret
Millionaires Club television series, as well as products
available from the brand, including:
- Warren Buffett's Secret Millionaires Club -- Business
in a Box. This interactive play kit empowers children with
everything they need to create their own business venture, be it a
car wash or lemonade stand. The kit includes toys, activities
and DVDs, as well as a booklet with business tips from Mr. Buffett
himself.
- The book Secret
Millionaires Club: Warren Buffett's 26 Secrets to
Success in the Business of Life by Amy Heyward and Andy
Heyward, co-authors and co-executive producers on the animated
series. Published by Wiley, the book features all of the same
lessons featured in the animated series. Chapters include "Don't Be
Afraid to Make Mistakes," "Love What You Do," "Protect Your
Reputation," "If You Fail, Try Again," Confidence Comes With
Understanding," and many other lessons from Mr. Buffett, which he
credits for his own success in life.
- Secret Millionaires Club - DVD Volumes 1 and 2 are
comprised of episodes and lessons from the online webisodes and
television series.
Secret Millionaires Club, starring an animated Warren
Buffett, features a group of kids who have adventures in business.
Secret Millionaires Club empowers kids by helping them
understand the world they live in, teaching them about the impact
their decisions have on their own lives… and encouraging them to
have the confidence to be the best they can be. The series airs on
the Hub Network.
Warren Buffett's Secret Millionaires Club has also
spurred the Grow Your Own Business Challenge, a national
competition open to kids 7-14. The competition invites young people
to use what they've learned from Secret Millionaires Club
to create a new business idea. The contest is sponsored by the
Fairholme Foundation to further its mission of improving
[financial] education and reaches over 100,000 classrooms and youth
organizations with free tools and lessons for teaching good
financial habits to youth.
In May 2014, five individuals and three team finalists in the
competition will be flown to Omaha, NE to present their winning
ideas to Mr. Buffett and a panel of VIP judges. One Grand Prize
individual and members of one Grand Prize team will each be awarded
$5,000. The finalists will be invited to nominate a teacher who was
most inspirational in the process to join them in Omaha and win up
to $1,000. For more information, please visit www.SMCkids.com. A
new addition to the final event this year is the University of
Miami's Launch Pad Entrepreneur Team. The team will host a workshop
at the event to offer advice and guidance to the finalists.
About Genius Brands
International: Headquartered in Los Angeles, California,
Genius Brands International (OTCQB: GNUS) is a publicly traded
multimedia content and brand management company.
Led by industry veterans, Andy Heyward and Amy Moynihan Heyward,
Genius Brands International includes award-winning Baby
Genius, Warren Buffett's Secret Millionaires
Club, Gisele Bundchen's Gisele & the Green
Team, Martha Stewart's Martha & Friends, Thomas
Edison's Secret Lab and Stan Lee Comics,
featuring its first movie, Stan Lee's Mighty 7. The
Company provides "content with a purpose" for kids of all ages,
meaning interactive content that is as entertaining as it is
enriching.
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"continue," "predict," "forecast," "project," "plan," "intend" or
similar expressions, or statements regarding intent, belief, or
current expectations, are forward-looking statements. While the
Company believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable,
undue reliance should not be placed on any such forward-looking
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date of this release. These forward looking statements are based
upon current estimates and assumptions and are subject to various
risks and uncertainties, including without limitation those set
forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC"), not limited to Risk Factors relating to its
business contained therein. Thus, actual results could be
materially different. The Company expressly disclaims any
obligation to update or alter statements whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as required by
law.
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