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Hello. My name is John Shumate, I'm 21, and I'm a well-accomplished Entrepreneur. Here's a little bit more about my life so far:

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I started with technology at the age of 5. It grew on me, as I got older. When I turned 13, I was poised to become somebody important to people. The face of something revolutionary. I was still unsure of what my purpose was in life, but I knew that I was definitely a prodigy and someone with a gift waiting to be viewed by the world before me. I started High Tech Entertainment at the age of 13 with the goal of combining the aspect of today's technology with entertainment. It really started out as a regular computer-consulting firm that specializes in computer troubleshooting, networking, audio/video production, and web design, but as I grew older, I grew hungrier for more than just your typical computer-consulting firm.....

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Having established my computer business, I decided to make High Tech Entertainment into an empire of sorts. The next business venture that branded the name of High Tech Entertainment (HTE) was High Tech Entertainment Radio. Which is an Internet radio station that I started at the age of 15 in 2003. After 4 years of running both aspects of High Tech Entertainment, the station got very established, and my computer consulting firm was doing good as well, but it was getting very repetitive and boring. I love what I do, but it was just not interesting anymore, which made me realize that I need to sit down and think out what my purpose would be in life since those 2 didn't seem to be it.....

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On a March day in 2006, I sat down on my porch thinking about what is my calling. What industry is waiting for a change - an evolution if you will, and then, it hit me when I picked up a modeling magazine. It was full of half naked chicks showing their asses off. Now, don't get me wrong. I'm a guy who loves women, but this wasn't fashion. It wasn't entertainment. It was like porn and if I wanted to buy porn, I could pull out my credit card and buy some online.....

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I got fed up with how some portions of the fashion industry were being tainted. So, I was going to fix it, by doing my own magazine. A magazine that would show what fashion and entertainment is truly all about. I sure knew it wasn't about what I saw in that magazine.....

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So, after pitching the idea to my friends and such, they thought it was a joke. People said that I have no shot at this, that I can't model, and that I couldn't learn how to dance either. It's amazing how starting a business brings out who's really your friend and who's not. When I saw this, I knew I needed to really re-evaluate my life and learn how to improve it.....

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So, around December of 2006, I decided that this magazine will have a very unique format as it will mix fashion with salsa, hip-hop, rock, and of course articles that everyday people can relate to in their own lives. I knew that I needed a new set of friends to support me in life. I knew I needed to do something completely different from the rest. I knew that this magazine was not only going to succeed, but it is going to change the face of fashion and entertainment forever.....

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I knew all of this, but I didn't have a clue what to name it, until a woman came across this name:....

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Vicissitude.... it means change.....

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Vicissitude is what my life was all about. My life was going to be changed. I was going into a completely different territory. I was going to meet a new set of people, that were motivated by this and will support me all the way. I was going to be taking the biggest risks of my life when I start this magazine.......

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Well. life wouldn't be much fun if I didn't have risks to take. I'm willing to take these risks. I’m willing to answer my calling. I’m ready to show the gifts bestowed upon me to the rest of the world.

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This magazine is not a job...it is not a business. This is my life.....

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This is Vicissitude..and I will share this gift with you. ....