Head on over to the online shop to pick up one of our new lightly camo'd, custom Johnny Cupcakes jackets.

I took a photo of this guy when I was at the Philly airport recently. I love how he's dead serious and probably has a gun in his right pocket-- but is just hanging out with his puppy in his jacket.

A few weeks back I had the opportunity to take part of the Step program.

Step helps bridge the gap that exists between high school education and career choices. Most students aren't really positive what they want to do for the rest of their lives. Rather than blindly rushing into school for the wrong career choice-- Step provides + sets up informative tours with different businesses throughout Boston.

Exposing students to this will ultimately give them a better understanding of business and the opportunity to make better informed decisions about their future careers.

Before my sister set up the tours of our shops, we gathered at Continuum outside of Boston for a meet & greet with all of the students.

Continuum is a behind-the-scenes design and innovation powerhouse. Taking some of the most simple yet complex ideas + concepts to the next levels. These are just a few items that they've been responsible for.

We had a wonderful dinner in Newton with some lovely people/higher-ups from the Boston schools, Continuum, and Step.

"One person or experience can change the course of an individual's life."

Below you will find the most recent There's Something In The Cupcake Mix collection. The first 3 are in-store exclusive and are numbered up to 200 each. If you act fast, you might still be able to pick one up. We may or may not be out of some sizes. Again, the first 3 shirts are available in-stores only.

The 'Face-Snatcher' is an online exclusive-- and is available now in the Johnny Cupcakes online shop.

I think I nearly stayed up straight for 3 days. Sacramento State University lecture to LA's release, to Boston's release... and I'm about to head to Boston to present Ghostbusters. Forgive me if I look like slimer or Zuul from Ghostbusters..I certainly feel like it. I'm sure once I head into Boston my excitement will take over my tiredness just like it usually does!

See you soon Judy Bloom.

Just a recap of last years spooky antics . Who knows what's going to happen tonight in LA and tomorrow night in Boston? A lot of fun is in store. I highly recommend coming out, as these fun events are the ones that customers wait all year for. Anyways, take a peak at the videos below of last years LA + Boston events;

The unveiling of the gory, limited edition, numbered t-shirts that everyone has been waiting for! All sorts of fun and games are in store for these events!

And then I'm bringing back a classic on the big screen in Boston-- Ghostbusters! Bill Murray rules.

...yes, he rules more than O'Doyle.

A few weeks ago my mom and I were invited to attend the Inc. 500 conferences and award ceremony out in DC. My mom went a few days early to partake in community service activities and business seminars. She said she learned 3 years worth of education in 3 days. Unfortunately I was only able to attend the last day, which was still jam packed with all sorts of fun stuff. The hotel we stayed in was like a whole entire town within a town.

We hung out with Chris Gardner and Norm Brodsky, as well as the AMAZING staff at Inc Magazine. Everyone was so friendly and fun. Thank you guys for taking care of my mom when I wasn't there!

Looks like these people were all seminar-ed out.

My quirky brand, Johnny Cupcakes, is the #237 fastest growing independent business in the nation, by Inc Magazine, this year. We got a nice little trophy thingy. As I mentioned in a previous blog post, my business would not be as successful as it is without the help of my wonderful team and my die hard customers.

I can't even begin to tell you how refreshing it is to talk with other entrepreneurs. We were surrounded by thousands of entrepreneurs who have all taken chances, risks, failed and gone broke over and over, people who had ideas and passions that did whatever it took to somehow, someway, make it work out.

Everyone's brand/business is different. Nobody was in competition, we were all learning from each other. Same thing happens when I talk with Benny Gold, Ben+Bobby Hundreds or Joshy D of Rebel 8. We're all completely different brands, but at the same time we're all connected through our passions. We all share the same every day puzzles that an independent brand goes through. Anyways, if you're a business owner, I highly suggest chatting it up with other business owners. That scared, lonely feeling that you sometimes might get once in a blue moon, goes away instantly.

Thanks again everyone!

One of my customers in the UK sent me a nice little box of treats! I can't keep talking about it or I'm going to start drooling. Thank you so much Grace!

My sister and I traveled to New York where I gave a lecture at Manhattan College. I forgot to take many photos, but here are a few..

What did that flyer just say? ::chomp chomp chomp:::

My friend DeJesus came out to the lecture and we hung out for a little while. I hadn't seen him for quite sometime. A few years back I had gone on tour with Gym Class Heroes-- and DeJesus and I would always wander about acting like goofballs every day + night. After the lecture we went through a gigantic maze while carrying all sorts of luggage.

Thanks for setting up the lecture guys!

My sister and I spent the night in NYC with our good friend Jessica. We laughed until we fell asleep + then woke up early to eat amazing everything bagels and to catch the train back to Boston for another lecture, at Wentworth.

Again, I forgot to take many photos until the very end, but it was a lot of fun. Ryan did a great Job setting up this event and promoting it. Thanks man!

I gave out many prizes to the crowd during our fun session of childhood trivia.

Shortly after, my sister and I headed out to North Carolina for some seminars. Boy oh boy, a lot has happened in the past few days. And this coming week is filled with more happenings! It's nice to relax sometimes, but I find myself always wanting to keep busy with new and old projects.

Back at the cupcake factory, my team has been playing Tetris with all sorts of boxes of mysterious Johnny Cupcakes products. If you haven't already-- pick up a Johnny Cupcakes Cardigan and some other custom goods that are in the online shop now.

I've been doing quite the traveling around the U.S. recently. My sister has been my traveling buddy for the most part, and we've been having some good laughs aside from almost getting shot. Met a bunch of great new friends, got some work off of + onto our plates, and ate a tremendous amount of delicious chips + cheese while in North Carolina (thanks Colin!). Just got into Los Angeles. Getting ready for There's Something In The Cupcake Mix release, this Friday at 9pm in LA, and then the next day in Boston at 9pm. I guess there's already some people camping out in Boston!

I'm also heading over to Sacramento State University for a lecture that is free and open to the public. If you live in the area or the San Francisco Bay area, make a small trip over to get a lesson from Mr. Cupcakes.

The brisk New England evening air is among us now. It chills your bones, but if you're a New England resident you're sorta immune and appreciate it.

A small piece of the line wrapping around the building. Everyone came out in good spirits for a night at the movies. It's always awesome seeing all of the familiar and new faces who come out to the Johnny Cupcakes Presents / movie nights.

Some free gifts for everyone in attendance.

This couple traveled from a Atlantic City to spend their wedding anniversary at one of my events! I thought that was awesome.

On Monday October 12th at 7:30 pm I will be presenting Ghostbusters, along with a super secret pre-show before the movie starts (short, secret Halloween pre-show starts at 7:30).  This is going to be a wonderful evening!

Below are few of the many lectures I have coming up. These ones are open to the public. If you're around you should make the trip out and get your learn on. I usually make up some random bits of trivia afterward where you can win some JC prizes too!

FYI the Boston University lecture that was listed in the Chronicle, is being pushed back to a different date.

Lots of great stuff going on. Sorry I haven't updated as much. Super busy week/weekend!

In no particular order-- below is a small list of just some of the upcoming October happenings to get excited about...

-Fall in general.
-A handful of new tops.
-A handful of new t-shirts.
-Updated eBay Vault items.
-A JC Pumpkin Carving contest.
-More random Twitter + Facebook contests.
-The October edition of The Cupcake Chronicle.
-There's Something In The Cupcake Mix in-store releases.
-Johnny Cupcakes Presents: Ghostbusters (w/ special pre-screening)
-Johnny Cupcakes x New Era hat with GLOW-in-the-dark thread. Limited to 144 pieces.

To stay up to date even more so, be sure to keep tabs on the Johnny Cupcakes Twitter page + the Johnny Cupcakes Facebook page.