Cameron Johnson

Well, the real thing was I got started in business really when I was nine years old.

And I started a printing business, printing greeting cards, stationery, that sort of thing.

And the way I got interested in business was I actually, at the age of eight, I wrote a letter to Donald Trump because I had seen the movie Home Alone 2, Lost in New York.

And Donald Trump has a cameo in the film.

So Donald Trump, I said to my parents after the movie, does he really own that hotel, the plaza in New York City where it was filmed?

And my parents said, yes, yes, that's Donald Trump.

He's a very successful real estate guy.

So I said, well, I want to go to New York City.

I've never been in New York City.

And my parents said, you know, after enough asking, if you get straight A's, we'll go next summer.

I got straight A's.

I knew we were going to go to New York.

I said, can we stay at the Plaza?

I said, you know, I also learned at an early age, if you don't ask for it, you're not going to get it.

So, and also later on in life, I learned that it's easier to ask forgiveness than permission.

in starting these different businesses.

So I found out that we were gonna be staying at the Plaza.

I decided to write a letter to Donald Trump.

So I just said, my name's Cameron Johnson.

I'm eight years old.