Tevin Vanager

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FUTURE BROWNSVILLE BUSINESS OWNER

Meet Tevin Vanager, a young entrepreneur from Brownsville, whose social enterprise encourages safe sexual practices with his new product, Fun in a Bag.

Tevin Vanager, while still a high school student at Transit Tech High School, realized that his classmates were sexually active but not always safe in their practices.  Already selling oils and other small items, Tevin saw an opportunity to sell condoms directly to his classmates that may have been apprehensive about buying them  from retail stores.  Coupling the condoms with oils and other items that would create a romantic atmosphere, Tevin created his first version of “Fun in a Bag.”

This winter, you participated in an entrepreneurial development program through the Sabaoth Group with Varise Cooper as your mentor.  What have you learned in that relationship?

The relationship that me and Varise have is exactly what you said which is he’s a mentor or advisor. He gives me a lot of advice about my field of study. What Varise taught me the most was to get understanding in everything that I do. Become more engaged and once you understand, apply what you know. That is something that I will always carry with me.

How did you come up with the idea for the product, Fun in a Bag? What is in it and how can we contact you to buy it?

I can’t take all the credit for the name Fun in a Bag. After me and Varise had a conversation about how wealth is generated and how it can be used to help others, I decided to take action by thinking of a product that would not only create a stream of income but also help and educate the people at the same time. In High School, I used to sell incense, fragrance body oils and condoms. I always believed that fragrances enhanced your sexual experiences and made it more enjoyable. So I decided to package it all in one with the additional items of the candles, candy and toys. Varise started suggesting different names and the one that stood out to me the most was Fun in a Bag.  Fun in a Bag costs $7.00. Fun in a bag deluxe includes lubricant and a sex toy so that bag is $10.00. And the final bag which was made last night is also a deluxe bag but this one has a Vibrating Sex Toy! That bag is $15.00. If you have any questions you can contact me at the phone number (347) 467-0379 and ask for TVT or email tvanagerinc@gmail.com.

A key part of Fun in a Bag is the educational insert that gives the buyer information to encourage safe sexual practices.  While researching the statistics, what surprised you the most?

The age and the amount of people that were in those situations is what surprised me the most.

FUTURE PLANS

Through the College Office, a program run by Cyrus Smith and based in Brownsville and East New York that prepares youth and young adults for their next life stages through school or vocational placement, Tevin is matriculated to Wells College for the fall of 2014 and wants to pursue a career as an entrepreneur, generating wealth through multiple sources of income. With the mindset to start businesses and build on them to generate wealth, Tevin recognizes that you attract what you think about most and is dedicated to accomplishing his goals as entrepreneur.  He credits reading The Secret with giving him this mindset, saying “I fell in love with the concept.  It’s beautiful.”To maintain his focus, Tevin reads books such as Richest Man in Babylon and the Prosperity Bible.