Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Takes Command of First Publicly Traded Hip-Hop Company
08 June 2007 - 7:23AM
PR Newswire (US)
New CEO of H3 Enterprises, Inc. has Excellent Hip-Hop, Civil
Rights, and Community Empowerment Credentials NEW YORK, June 7
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- H3 Enterprises, Inc. (OTCBB: "HTRE"), the
first publicly traded Hip-Hop company, announced today the
unanimous decision of its Board of Directors to appoint Dr.
Benjamin F. Chavis as the company's Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Over the past 40 years, Dr. Chavis has become one of the world's
most effective leaders and strategists, having served previously as
the Executive Director and CEO of the NAACP and currently working
with Russell Simmons as Co-founder and President of the Hip-Hop
Summit Action Network (HSAN), the worlds largest coalition of
Hip-Hop artists and recording industry executives. Dr. Chavis comes
to the leadership of H3 Enterprises, Inc., as part of an executive
management services contract between H3 Enterprises, Inc. and CEF
Management, LLC (CEF), a New York City based management firm, in
which Dr. Chavis is a principal, along with New York attorney and
developer Joseph Fleming, and entrepreneur and restauranteur Leon
Ellis. One of CEF's major roles will be the future development and
international roll out of HipHopSodaShops. H3 has developed a
unique niche in the fastest growing and most profitable segments in
three of today's exploding youth related markets: Hip-Hop music,
video gaming, and energy drinks. These high margin sectors have all
been vertically integrated into the award winning HipHopSodaShops
franchise concept that may well become the leading destination
point for today's Hip-Hop Generation, the most sought after
demographic in the world. H3 Enterprise's primary revenue stream
will emanate from the HipHopSodaShops, a cutting edge concept
featuring a unique combination of healthy foods and beverages,
competitive cyber-gaming, and a wide array of celebrity
merchandising, as well as giant high definition flat screen
entertainment. "The HipHopSodaShops can quickly become one of the
single greatest forces for job creation, inner city revitalization,
and equal access to quality education. It also will provide
investment opportunities for every generation, and a productive
combination of entrepreneurship, cyber entertainment, and youth
leadership development the world over," stated Dr. Chavis. While
Dr. Chavis continues to champion the plight of inner city youth, he
has emerged as one of the strongest advocates of the positive
attributes of Hip-Hop culture. "H3 and the development of
HipHopSodaShops will be the culmination of what I hope will be
remembered as a lifetime of service to the betterment of our
communities," said Chavis. "I feel truly blessed to be given the
opportunity to create concrete avenues for equal access and
economic empowerment for all of our youth and for generations to
come." "My vision for H3 is to lead the company forward to become
the most profitable, community conscious brand in the world,"
continued Chavis. "We will utilize the magnificent talents of some
of our greatest athletes, artists, and entertainers to fulfill the
economic aspirations of the Hip-Hop Generation. We will educate our
youth about the benefits and power of investment and ownership, and
about the tremendous economic opportunities that lie ahead for all
of us." "Everything that Dr. Ben stands for and every cause that he
undertakes is amazingly similar to what H3 Enterprises is all
about," said Keith Chutjian, H3's Chairman. "With our first
HipHopSodaShop under construction in St. Petersburg, Florida, and
our new energy drink, Ben Gordon's BG7 White Tea Energy Blast,
being successfully test marketed in Chicago, the timing for
bringing in Dr. Ben and his talented CEF executive management team,
couldn't be better." "The fact that we are all truly united in
cause and purpose will make the execution of our business model
that much more rewarding and fulfilling," said H3's Founder, Brian
Peters. "Dr. Ben's lifelong dedication to the growth of business
and social opportunities within the inner cities and throughout the
Hip-Hop community falls into perfect alignment with H3's mission,
and I am very excited about our future as we ascend to new levels
with such a universally respected leader in command." For
information concerning H3 Enterprises, HipHopSodaShops, purchase of
H3 (OTBB: "HTRE") stock and BG7 Energy Drink, contact H3
Enterprises, Inc., c/o CEF at 212-385-8039. CEF Management, LLC is
headquartered in the Wall Street area at 116 John Street, Suite
2830, New York, NY. 10038. DATASOURCE: H3 Enterprises, Inc.
CONTACT: Kristian Buchanan of Primetime Omnimedia, Ltd,
+1-917-892-9645, , Web site: http://www.hiphopsodashop.com/
http://www.h3inc.com/
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