Book: Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman

Kayla enjoyed this book picked from the shelf at school. "This book is very funny and it might make you pee in your captain underpants" Kayla, innocently laughs and quips. Kayla tells us it took a week to read it. She explained that she reads on the bus and before she goes to bed (when mommy and daddy go to bed). This is a continuation of our model to encourage and reward our children to read books. We recommend that parents pay their children to read books not chores.

Our Model:
- Select and read the book
- log it in her journal (a book we bought for her with many pages for logging memories, ideas, and her book reading)
- post the book on the web from our Amazon account for future revenue
- get paid (our model is $1 for a super easy book, $3 for a more complex book, and $5 for a chapter book)
- save 80% which goes into the bank and 20% of the money she gets to spend on whatever she wants
- donate a portion of her revenue to a children's charity and to the children's ministry at church

What we believe: By paying kids to read books (not chores) we inspire kids to learn to read and love it. At some point, we believe she will develop a natural curiousity and will want to read without expectation of payment (although we don't mind paying her). In addition, we also have a model to pay her to write short stories. Inspire your kid today and try it. We would be happy to share more of our model with you.

Kayla enjoys negotiating her pay rate, logging her books, and giving us a mini-book review (so that we know she actually read it).

Shaina Sandoval, Actress and Model

Actress and Model Shaina Sandoval

Shaina (16) is an up and coming actress, dance enthusiast, and model. She is currently represented by Core Talent Agency (www.CoreTalent.biz) in Dallas.

Shaina has appeared in a few feature fims and videos, "Midnight Clear" starring Steven Baldwin, "Nico-The Millionaire", "Saved" Music Video, and "Rain". She has also been featured nationally on InventNow.org, Cowboys & Indians Magazine (7-page spread), AT&T, Pei Wei, and Walmart.

Kayla and Shaina recently met on the set of a feature film they are both acting in. Shaina will play a challenging lead role in that project.

Kayla Ventures is an experiment in promoting and helping other teenage and child actors, entreprenuers, and showcasing great parenting resources.

Kayla on "Houston Real Estate TODAY!" CNN 650 AM

Left to Right: Bryon Parffrey, Kayla Valadez, Steve Levine, and Paulette Blackwood Tate and her husband Art

Kayla joins Steve Levine, Host of "Houston Real Estate TODAY!" as special co-host. Her cameo was welcomed by Bryon Parffrey of Builder's Academy and Top Realtor Paulette Blackwood Tate. This show aired live on 8/15/08. Steve welcomed Kayla to the show and introduces her as a young actress and radio co-host. Kayla said "Hello and thank you" to the radio listeners. You can tune into "Houston Real Estate TODAY!" every Friday on-line or on CNN 650 AM in the Houston market. See: http://www.houstonrealestatetoday.com/

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Kayla behind the mic.

Kayla's First Check for Acting

Kayla holds her first check for the movie "El Nacional"

Kayla's proud day. Kayla received her first professional acting check. Her mommy and daddy require her to deposit 80% and she gets to keep 20% for her own use. She was excited to go to the bank to make her deposit and talk about opening a "Small Business" account to help manage her finances. She has the entrepreneur bug and wants to save up to buy a laptop and video camera so she can edit her own videos/movies.

Kayla is learning the principles of hard work and getting a reward for that work and reinvesting her proceeds. She is excited about learning the various ways kids can learn to make money and plan their future.

Kayla signs her check for deposit