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James E. "Buddy" Hooper
Founder,
President and CEO of OrangeBee Private Monetary SystemTM, Inc.
Buddy Hooper's first memories
are of his mother and father working side by side on their farm in a
small east Texas
town. He was bewildered when they took their produce to the market. His
blue eyes still light up as he talks about those days. It was his first
look at the business world.
After relocating to
Orange, Texas,
and working at a shipyard, Buddy's parents pursued the American dream
and opened a grocery store. Wanting a better future for their son, they
encouraged him to continue his education. Buddy enrolled in the
University of Houston,
majoring in Business administration while working full time at Sears
Roebuck and Company.
After college, Buddy joined the
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. He later left Goodyear, founded JMB Tire
and Appliance and pursued his own American Dream.
As his business knowledge grew,
so did his business holdings. Which came to include a chain of Tire
Stores, Nationally distributed Magazine, Restaurants, Publishing
Companies, Record Label, Artist Management Firm, Newspapers, Dance
Halls, Motels, Service Stations, Chemical Manufacturing., Boat Building,
Video Dating Service, etc.
During this time, Buddy
faithfully continued his education, and eventually became a Business
Consultant specializing in the areas of marketing, sales, and efficiency
management.
Entrepreneur and Business Person
Speaker: With The
International Platform Association
Author: Of Pain
and Beauty, a Novel
Editor and Publisher: Country Magazine
Diver: Certified
International Open Water Diver
Artist
Management:
Donna Douglas (Elly Mae of the
Beverly Hillbillies)
Amanda Arnold (News Anchor, Ch 11
Houston, Texas)
Debbie Kay, (Nominated by Country Music
Assoc. as the Female Vocalist of the year)
Television and Radio: Guest
of numerous Radio and Television talk shows.
Business
Owner:
OrangeBee Private Monetary SystemTM,
Inc. (Private Monetary System)
Present
J Edward Hooper Group, Inc.
(Business Consulting)
Beau-Jim Agency, Inc.
(Artist Management)
Beau-Jim Records, Inc. (Record Co.)
Beau-Jim Music, Inc. (ASCAP
Publishing Co)
Beau-Di Music, Inc.
(BMI Publishing Co.)
Barter Plus, Inc. (Barter
System)
Barter Solutions (Barter
System) Present
JMB Tire and Appliance Co.
(5 Goodyear Tire Stores)
Country
Magazine
(Nationally Distributed)
Telemarketing
Plus
(Telemarketing Firm)
Owner or Equity Partner
in: Motels, Restaurants, Newspapers, Service Stations, Boat
Building Company, Video Dating Service, Chemical Manufacturing, Dance
Clubs, Etc.
Achievements:Biography listed in reference
books: Personalities Of The South, Who's Who of Houston, & Who's Who in
Entertainment, Past President of The Houston Texas Entertainment
Industry Association, Captain in Brazoria County Texas Sheriffs
Department, Marine Division, Co-Chairman of The Texas Water Safari
Association, National Representative to Goodyear Dealer Council,
President, Lake Jackson Texas Business & Professional Association,
Chairman, Tourist & Convention Committee, Brazosport, Civil Defense
Director, City of Lake Jackson, Texas, Chairman, Retail Development
Committee, Brazosport Chamber of Commerce, President, Gulf Coast
Emergency Rescue Squad, Inc., Founder & President, Marine Division,
Brazoria County Sheriff's Department, Board of Director, Lake Jackson
Kiwanis Club, Director, Brazoria County Boy's Club of America, Charter
Member, Texas Gulf Coast Civil Defense Association, Director, Hawshaw
Music Scholarship Foundation, Chairman, Tourist & Convention Committee,
Hermitage/Donelson Tennessee Chamber of Commerce, Director of Tourist &
Convention Committee, Golden Triangle Chamber of Commerce.
Member:
American Society of Composers,
Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) Present
Country Music Association
American Guild of Authors and
Composers (AGAC)
International Platform Association
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