Mentor: The Kid & The CEO

by Walter Jenkins

Tony has no direction in life and no hope for his future ~ until he meets a business man named Malcolm. Because Malcolm is willing to share his knowledge and experience with Tony, they both become successful and significant. There are setbacks for both student and teacher, but with hope and action they overcome challenges and difficulties, and achieve significance.

175 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 21, 2016

Reviews

[Lindsey Bluethman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was given this book by the author. His outlook on life is so optimistic and he’s such a wonderful person to talk to - so I had to read it. It’s a very easy book, I read it in one setting. I liked all the advice he gave - especially Bc the CEO is essentially the author- so it’s cool seeing how he started and all he accomplished.
I could see this being a great book for younger people or people going through a rough patch Bc it has a great list on ways to be a better person and live a better life. Also he gives a lot of recommendations for other books and mentoring people.

[Shayne Bauer · Rating 3 out of 5]

The entire time I was reading this book, I was trying to determine why students love it so much. It is likely due to the simplicity of the text--which is exactly why I did NOT care for it. I really need more depth in my reading, and this book did not deliver. It is also way too tidy for me. Do situations in life really work out this perfectly?

I will recommend it to students because it is such an easy read, and some students definitely need that. It is also inspirational--I'll give it that for sure. But I doubt that I will pass this one on to any adults.

[Melanie Hopes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read especially for troubled youths

This book was chosen by one of my probationers to read for community service hours and as a way to divert his anger issues. I read the book with this youth so that we could discuss it later. I found this book to be an outstanding example of the power of positivity. I am looking forward to reading some of the other books referenced in the book to improve myself as well. This book also gave me a new insight on mentoring and how effective it could be.

[Whitney Coffee · Rating 5 out of 5]

So so good! And so inspiring! I literally couldn’t put the book down once I picked it up this morning, and has such good advice to enhance and grow your own life in different aspects!

[Kyle S · Rating 5 out of 5]

For my fiction book of choice, I chose the book Mentor The Kid and the CEO by Tom Pace and Walter Jenkins. This book is a thrilling fiction book with an intense plot. This book offers both life lessons and personal accounts that can be related to in life.

While reading this book, I was unhappy with how serious the fiction story was. I believe that the authors could have added more things such as funny dialogue. The story of Tony the main character is very serious due to him getting into a run in with the law. While reading, I found myself struggling to enjoy what I was reading at some points because of this.

There were many things that I really enjoyed reading this book as well. First, the authors did an amazing job of making this a fiction story that was easily relatable. While reading about Tony’s life experiences, I was able to compare his life to mine in many ways such as the fear of starting new jobs and also going out of one's comfort zone.

While reading this fiction story, the theme that I believe the authors were trying to stress was keep trying for you want no matter how many obstacles show up in the process. You must keep trying and never give up. If Tony would have given up after he was sent to jail, then he wouldn’t have ever met the Company CEO named Malcolm who helped him turn his life around. Malcolm was able to mentor Tony in such a positive way that Tony began getting job opportunities and was even able to start his own business.

One conflict that is evident in this fiction story is when Tony is sent to jail. Tony is forced to live through months in jail. Once he gets out, he had to solve the next conflict of having no money and the inability to get a job due to him being a felon. Through hard work and determination, Tony was able to overcome these obstacles and began living a successful life. Some people may not like this fiction because of how slow the plot moves along throughout the book, but I would definitely recommend this book to anyone because of the interesting conflict and theme. I rate this book a five out of five stars.

[Emilee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was sent to me as a free copy in my library. On the back it guarantees if this book was a waste of your time to call this number and he'll give you $5o. I couldn't help but read it now.

Tony has made some bad decisions in life and has ended up in jail. It drives me crazy that he blames his life on everyone else. He has a horrible attitude and all he's doing it counting the day until he gets out. The guards encourage him to go to group. A big bully type guy named Charlie encourages him to go. He decides to go out of fear. Malcolm a middle aged successful businessman leader of the group takes a liking to him and encourages to be something more by giving him a blue book. He begrudging reads it and finds he can't put it down. He realizes that he can have a different life but just changing a few simple things. By the time he leaves jail he is a different person. He and Malcolm keep in touch by running every Saturday morning. He's given a new start thanks to Malcolm and another ex convict Gary who has also been mentored by Malcolm and now owns a successful business. I've been on a mind your mind thinking kick lately and so this book really resonated with me. One of the keys to his success is reading good books. Naturally as a librarian I'm bought into this idea. I just reminded me of the importance the power of reading and how it can change your thinking and your way of life. It even has a book list in the back that he recommends. The blue book that he gave to each convict is The Greatest Miracle in the World by Og Mandino. I can't wait to read that book now.

[Danny · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked the book at first, couldn’t put it down but I feel like it just skipped a huge part of Tony’s journey. I was really excited about him getting out of jail, and developing new habits and turning his life around, but I feel like they didn’t cover enough about how he started his “business with 6 employees” it kinda just jumped to “I became a successful business owner, and found a beautiful wife. The end. But it was very inspiring and I started looking for running buddies because of it for sure. It was a very quick read for me as well. I’m proud of the guy for writing a book too, and I like how he told the story. I felt like I’m kinda in his shoes in a lot of ways

[Victoria Montes · Rating 1 out of 5]

I read as much as I could of this book but it never hooked me. The author promised 50 bucks to read it if you didn't like it but I couldn't be bothered to finish it. It told more than showed things. Like I was supposed to just believe that this mentor from the outside comes in and his words resonate with the kids who I don't know anything about except he doesn't take responsibility for his actions. That would be a good place to start for a character arch but I wanted to be drawn in and the author missed that opportunity entirely

[Caroline · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this for school ("I" meaning "my teacher read it aloud to the class over a period of a few days") and it was pretty cool. It made the whole concept of being able to change your life and be successful seem more accessible and relevant, but I think it's the pessimist in me that still thinks that some of that stuff is bs. But it had a good message and made the whole thing that I just explained seem less bs than normal. idk. Overall, good book.

[Ives Phillips · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is awful. Just awful. The storytelling is extremely lacking, the characters are annoying and flat, especially the main character, Tony. The self-help advice amounts to clicking a Pinterest meme, and not worth the time and attention that reading requires. This is not a life-changing book.

DNF'd at 33%

[Steven · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of my students suggested I read this, so I did. It was ... okay. Everything just seemed to be so easy for Tony and Malcolm. It's a stretch to believe things happened just like that. And the book got a little preachy toward the end when Tony went to church. If it's targeted toward people my student's age (about 14) it's probably much more meaningful than it was for a cynical old fart like me.

[Pduit · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can’t say enough about this book. Brilliantly written and so full of wisdom. I just started teaching in the high school and every student needs to read this. I was able to assign a copy to each student and within one class, two students were reading it together and finished 5 chapters in class. They were so intrigued by the message. I can’t wait to see how the rest of my students react to it.

[Linda Saleski · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this story. It’s uplifting and full of hope and moral centered-ness in these times of corruption and dishonesty. Reminded me of how important our practice is. But even more importantly how connectedness and relationship fuel our growth.

[Baylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book was very good. It was helpful and fun to read.

[JoAnn Simpson-Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book to read for anyone in life, in business, in becoming a better person.

[Peyton Webb · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was well written and somewhat inspirational.

[Ava Zwirn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short but very good!

[Kevin Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

The credit is missing here for Tom Pace. This book changed my life! Mr. Pace is a great man who had a huge impact in my life!

[Geovany · Rating 2 out of 5]

I got this book as a gift from Tom Pace, the guy the book is about, he became a really good mentor for a few local folks, he ones told me a story about being a millionaire then being 2 million dollars in debt and back to a millionaire, he owns a very successful “buy and sell” you old cellphones and he encourages every employee to read books and he actually pays them to read books, he also gave me another Christian book but I’m not religious so I didn’t read that one ( the purpose driven life) and is just collecting dust on my shelve, maybe ill get to it, but back to this book, this book is a very simple easy to read book that you can read in an hour or so, pretty interesting for me because i know the guy.

[Umar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book. Changed my Outlook on life. The book is all about the power of habits. Creating good habits and how it leads to success. Surrounding yourself with positive people. I read this book three times back to back with in two weeks. I love this book.

[Stacey · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting message in the book. Thought it was nonfiction when I started reading it but it was not. Ended up disappointed that it was fiction. Some people may get a lot from this book.

[Jamal Ward]

I thoroughly loved this book, it not only managed to keep my attention but offered many important ideas and contributed to improving my reading. It helped me refine my interest and reading and remember that reading is always important. it follows the life of a man named tony who is 19 years old, he meets a mentor and CEO of a multi-million dollar company, he begins to reshape his life and even has to the help the man who mentored him. Read this book to find-out the awe inspiring ending.