Did you ever wonder about people who have the same name as you?
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For Jim Killeen, pondering the question wasn’t enough. With a little help from Google (GOOG - Cramer’s Take - Stockpickr) and inspiration from his entrepreneurial roots, he set out to discover more about his name - and 6 other men who share it with him - and became a filmmaker in the process.
Killeen, 38, is a former professional poker player who started Casino Massage by himself in 2000. The company is now the official tableside chair massage provider of the famous Commerce Casino in California, with 45 employees and double-digit sales growth over the past few years.
Killeen acknowledges that he broke the first rule of filmmaking in the production of ‘Google Me‘ by spending his own money to make it. But he also broke the mold when it came to releasing the film, circumventing the notoriously nightmarish Hollywood distribution quagmire by debuting ‘Google Me‘ on YouTube and then selling DVDs of the film from his Web site.
‘Having an entrepreneurial background, you can’t be too risk-averse,’ Killeen says. ‘You have to be able to feel confident about taking calculated risks. Sometimes you win, and sometimes you don’t. I’ve just always been more satisfied to attempt to control the means of production. Continue reading the story.
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