CEO OF WORLD BUSINESS EXCHANGE NETWORK SHARES HIS LIFE
STORY AT L.A. COUNTY LIBRARY IN TUJUNGA

Local Students Hear Roosevelt Roby Speak as Part of Black History Month Celebration

Guest speakers of the closing ceremony for Black History Month include from Left to right: Robin Petgrave, pilot and owner of Celebrity Helicopters; Cathy Shannon, Financial Center Manager for Citibank; Michael McCarthy, professional storyteller; Roosevelt Roby, President and CEO of The World Business Exchange Network; Ollie Linson, Battalion Chief of the Los Angeles County Fire Department; and Tony Fair, VP of Citibank.

LOS ANGELES, CA, – Roosevelt Roby, CEO and President of The World Business Exchange Network, spoke at the L.A. County Library in Tujunga as part of a Black History Month closing celebration. The theme of the celebration was “Understanding Our Past, Living Today, Creating Our Future.” Mr. Roby was asked to present by Cathy Shannon, Financial Center Manager for Citibank. “I’ve heard the story of how Mr. Roby became a successful businessman and I
knew the students of Mount Gleason Middle School would be delighted to hear his perspective on Black History, as we close up the month-long celebration,” said Ms. Shannon.

“I like to tell students that if I can make it, they can make it. My father was a poor sharecropper and I didn’t learn to read until I was 27 years old. If you believe in yourself, you can succeed in anything you put your mind to do,” said Mr. Roby, whom has become a self-made multi-millionaire as an entrepreneur in international trade.

The World Business Exchange Network (www.wbe.net), is an international trade organization on the Internet. Since 1987, the WBE.net has been instrumental in training and coaching entrepreneurs in how to set-up home businesses as successful export agents.

Other people who were part of the festivities include: Robin Petgrave, pilot and owner of Celebrity Helicopters; Ollie Linson, Battalion Chief of the Los Angeles County Fire Department; actor Ellis E. Williams of “The Hughley’s;” and Michael McCarthy, professional storyteller.

WBE.net leverages international trade to its subscribers via access to its massive database of buyers and sellers of products from thousands of international businesses in hundreds of countries around the world. In addition the WBE.net offers complete instruction on exporting, including a Training Manual & User Guide, detailed video and 24/7 training. The
training is design for ease of use, so anyone who desires to own their own business and work from home, can become an export agent with the WBE.net.

The World Business Exchange Network is bolstered by partnership agreements with the United States Department of Commerce, the United Nations and countries all over the world. To learn more about starting a business in international trade, contact the World Business Exchange Network at 1-800-537-7347 or visit the Web site at www.wbe.net.

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