African American/ Black Speakers Archives - The Keynote Shop https://thekeynoteshop.com/tag/african-american-black-speakers/ Speakers Bureau Fri, 10 Feb 2023 21:59:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://thekeynoteshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-The-Keynote-Shop-LogoMark-512x512-1-1-32x32.png African American/ Black Speakers Archives - The Keynote Shop https://thekeynoteshop.com/tag/african-american-black-speakers/ 32 32 Sarita Maybin https://thekeynoteshop.com/profile/sarita-maybin/ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 04:15:17 +0000 https://thekeynoteshop.com/?p=960 Helping People Work Together Better! Speaks on: Emotional Intelligence, Personal Development, Communication, Hiring and Retention & Employee Engagement Sarita Maybin is a TEDx speaker, author and communication expert who provides her audiences with the skills to transform uncomfortable conversations into constructive communication. With real stories, real solutions and a relatable presence, Sarita breaks down barriers […]

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Sarita Maybin

Helping People Work Together Better!

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Sarita Maybin is a TEDx speaker, author and communication expert who provides her audiences with the skills to transform uncomfortable conversations into constructive communication. With real stories, real solutions and a relatable presence, Sarita breaks down barriers to reveal how to work together better.

 

Why Book Sarita?

In her fun, interactive and informative presentations, Sarita empowers audiences to:

• Stay positive in the face of adversity, uncertainty and change
• Confront tough communication situations, deal with difficult people and overcome workplace negativity
• Work together better…even in these high-tech times

 

Traveling From: CA

Fee Range: Virtual $10,000 – $15,000

In Person: $10,000 – $15,000

Sarita Maybin provides her audiences with the skills to transform uncomfortable conversations into constructive communication. With real stories, real solutions and a relatable presence, she breaks down barriers to reveal how to work together better.

In her 20+ years as an international speaker and communication expert, Sarita has spoken in all 50 states, 10 countries—including Iceland—and on the prestigious TEDx stage. Her extensive client list includes Hewlett-Packard, Los Angeles County, Kaiser Permanente, Department of the Navy, University of California, and many others.

Sarita has made it her mission to inspire others to embrace positivity, even amid the challenges of our ever-changing high-tech times. Raised as a “military brat” moving from country to country, Sarita quickly learned how to make fast friends and finesse stressful situations.

She is a former university dean of students and literally wrote the book on how to answer the perpetually perplexing question: If You Can’t Say Something Nice, What DO You Say? She continues the conversation in her new book Say What You Mean in a Nice Way.

Sarita’s programs range from 30 – 90-minute conference keynotes and breakout sessions to two-hour staff development kick-offs and half-day workshops. In-person, virtual or hybrid presentations available. (Ask about additional topics and customized presentations.)

 

NEWEST KEYNOTE TOPIC:

Say What You Mean in a Nice Way: Communicating with Kindness and Compassion 

Learn how to transform uncomfortable conversations into constructive communication in this upbeat presentation based on Sarita Maybin’s new book Say What You Mean in a Nice Way. Take away real solutions for communicating with compassion, kindness and civility—in person and online. Gain fresh insights on how to say what you mean and mean what you say in a nice way.

 

Presentation highlights include:

  • How to communicate with C.A.R.E. to create positive results
  • You’re Not the Boss of Me – How to gain cooperation when you’re not in charge
  • Do You Play Nicely? How to lead, follow or get out of the way
  • How to navigate dialogue dilemmas when communicating online
  • Are you a L.I.A.R.? – Four behaviors that make or break relationships

 

If You Can’t Say Something Nice, What DO You Say?: Practical Solutions for Working Together Better

We’ve all been told “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” This high energy presentation based on Sarita’s first book provides practical approaches and positive phrases for those times when you need to say something NOT so nice. Learn how to respectfully deflect the negative comment of a well-meaning manager, kindly clue in a co-worker and constructively convey concerns…without destroying the relationship.

 

Presentation Highlights Include:

  • How to know if you should confront a situation or just let it go

  • Three-step process for conveying concerns with tact and respect

  • How to soften the sting when giving negative feedback or bad news

 

  • How to respond when someone asks your opinion, and you have nothing nice to say

 

  • How to set boundaries with your boss—without being insubordinate

 

 

How to Stay Positive and Focused in Uncertain Times

Alternate Title: Adapting, Succeeding & Thriving in the Workplace

The ability to stay positive and productive in the face of change, challenges and uncertainty is essential for success. In this uplifting presentation, you will learn how to recharge your energy using “resiliency resources,” reset after setbacks and rekindle passion for your career.

 

Presentation highlights include:

  • Strategies for thriving on change
  • How to cope with workplace situations that are beyond your control
  • Five ways to rekindle passion for your career
  • Three P’s for Staying Positive
  • How to use your “resiliency resources” to bounce back from adversity



Communicating for Success: Working Together for Better Results

Learn how to communicate in a way that gets your ideas heard and encourages the cooperation of others. Take away tools that will empower you to communicate at all levels within your organization and effectively build trust within your own team. Sarita will share her Top 10 Positive Communication Phrases and five proven strategies for overcoming listening barriers.

 

Presentation highlights include:

 

  • Discover what your body language is really saying
  • Overcome listening barriers using five proven strategies
  • Find out how well you listen – Listening Checklist
  • Build trust using Sarita’s Top 10 Positive Communication Phrases
  • How to receive negative feedback without getting defensive

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]]> Daymond John https://thekeynoteshop.com/profile/daymond-john/ Mon, 04 Apr 2022 19:48:30 +0000 https://thekeynoteshop.com/?p=914 Daymond John is going to share his unique goal-setting and achievement strategies, which will empower audience members to make positive changes in every aspect of

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Daymond John

Daymond John is going to share his unique goal-setting and achievement strategies, which will empower audience members to make positive changes in every aspect of their lives.

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Daymond is now named one of Linkedin’s Top 20 Influencers in the U.S. He is ranked #4 in the Top 10 including Melinda Gates, Adam Grant, and Sara Blakely.   

Daymond teaches audiences how to apply successful methods in today’s business world by providing proven tips on negotiating, boosting sales, and increasing productivity from your team.
He is the personification of the American Dream: from humble beginnings to over 4 billion in global products and the star of ABC’s Shark Tank. He will empower audiences, more than any business advisor, to make positive change, set goals, and achieve success to live their own American Dream.
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Daymond shares the strategies he uses to continue bringing him financial success. From guerrilla marketing and branding techniques to using cutting-edge innovation with social media, he is one of the top business strategists with a track record of winning.

Traveling From: NY

Fee Range: $65,000

An entrepreneur in every sense of the word, Daymond John has come a long way from taking out a $100,000 mortgage on his mother’s house and moving his business operation into its basement. John is CEO and Founder of FUBU, a much-celebrated global lifestyle brand, and a pioneer in the fashion industry with over $6 billion in product sales world-wide.

John is an award-winning entrepreneur and has received 100s of awards including the Brand Week Marketer of the Year, Advertising Age Marketing 1000 Award for Outstanding Ad Campaign, Ernst & Young’s New York Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and was named #2 on LinkedIn’s Top 20 Voices, a list of the top influencers, who are using their voice to help us analyze today’s changing world of work, navigate our industries, and find balance. Most recently, Real Leaders Magazine named Daymond John one of the Top 50 Keynote Speakers in the World in 2022, a list of “real teachers — people who speak from experience.”His marketing strategies and ability to build successful brands has made him a highly influential consultant and motivational speaker today. His marketing firm The Shark Group offers advice on how to effectively communicate to consumers through innovative means and connects brands with the world’s top celebrities for everything from endorsements to product extensions.

John is also an author of 5 best-selling books including his New York Times best-selling books, The Power of Broke (2016) and Rise and Grind (2018). In March 2020, John released his fifth book, Powershift, that walks through his tried-and-true process of how to transform any situation, close any deal and achieve any outcome through his own experience and vast network of industry leaders.

Finally, John is celebrating his 13th season on ABC TV’s critically acclaimed business reality show Shark Tank by renowned producer Mark Burnett, which has reinvigorated entrepreneurship around the world. Shark Tank has now gone on to win five Emmy® in the US and millions of weekly viewers world-wide tune into the show as John demonstrates his marketing prowess and entrepreneurial insights. 

Daymond John has been a phenomenally successful business person for over 25 years. Along his entrepreneurial journey, through his many successes as well as failures, he has learned a few things about getting the best out of business and life. He believes the keys to his success include establishing the right mindset and following a few fundamental principles, which he calls his five “S.H.A.R.K points.” Get ready! Daymond John is going to share his unique goal-setting and achievement strategies, which will empower audience members to make positive changes in every aspect of their lives.

 

GOALS AND MOTIVATION: THE DAYMOND STORY

Participants will hear first-hand, how a man, with no formal business training whatsoever, went from driving cabs and waiting tables at Red Lobster to creating a global fashion empire with retail sales exceeding four billion dollars to date, and a starring role on ABC’s hit reality business show, Shark Tank.
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This is not the usual rah-rah, “you can do it” motivational presentation. This keynote will challenge attendees to exercise their brains in a way that cultivates a positive, goal-setting mindset.

 

FOSTERING CREATIVITY

In this keynote, Daymond John uses personal examples from his phenomenally successful rags-to-riches journey to explain how he honed his entrepreneurial mindset. More important, John teaches audience members how to this mindset, which includes what he calls the “Power of Broke” thinking, to achieve their goals and objectives — inside or outside a corporation.

 

VIRTUAL FIRESIDE CHATS

During an historical pandemic, it becomes even more important to keep the momentum going, the creativity flowing, and the energy level up. Fireside chats do just that. Audiences get to ask questions in ways they could never do with a live keynote presentation.

   

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]]> Darren Woodson https://thekeynoteshop.com/profile/darren-woodson/ Fri, 17 Dec 2021 03:24:06 +0000 https://dzw.fii.mybluehost.me/?p=569 Top Motivational Speaker on Team Building Speaks on: Corporate Culture, Business Growth, Leadership, Organizational Development, Negotiation, Focus & Productivity Why Book this Speaker: 5 time

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Darren Woodson

Top Motivational Speaker on Team Building

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Why Book this Speaker:

  • 5 time Pro Bowl safety and 3 time NFL Super Bowl Champion with the Dallas Cowboys
  • Former ESPN Analyst 
  • Real Estate Entrepreneur

 

Fee Range: $30,000-$50,000

Traveling From: TX

A three-time Super Bowl champion and five-time Pro Bowl selection, Darren Woodson is often recognized as one of the greatest players to wear a Dallas Cowboys uniform.

A native of Phoenix, Woodson played football at Marvale High School as a running back and linebacker. He attended Arizona State University, where he was a converted linebacker for the Sun Devils and earned his Bachelor of Science in Justice Studies.

In the 1992 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys selected Woodson in the second-round (37th overall). Throughout his 12 seasons (1992-2004) with the Cowboys, he earned a reputation as one of the hardest hitters and most ferocious safeties in the NFL.

Woodson retired in 2004 as the Cowboys’ All-Time Leading Tackler with 1,350 career stops and registering career totals of 11 sacks and 23 interceptions. Throughout his NFL career, his dependability, athleticism and aggressiveness helped lead the Cowboys to three Super Bowl Championships (Super Bowl XXVII, XXVIII and XXX) – securing him an elite position in the club’s history. In 2015, Woodson was inducted into the prestigious Cowboys “Ring of Honor.” He was also named to the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame (2009) and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame (2017).

Upon retiring from the NFL, Woodson joined ESPN as an NFL analyst in 2005. He appeared on “NFL

Live” and “SportsCenter” and also participated on the network’s coverage of the Super Bowl, NFL

Draft and NFL training camp specials. After 14 years with the network and commuting weekly to

Bristol, Connecticut, Woodson announced his retirement in 2019.

Transitioning from the NFL to a post-playing career is not easy for most athletes —but Darren found a new passion in commercial real estate with the founding of The Star,esrp with offices in the Dallas Cowboys’ World Headquarters.

Darren is married to Tiffany Woodson and has four beautiful children.

Creating Cultures of Excellence

  • How to tackle the challenges of leadership, build a winning team, and compete to be the best. How to move beyond the mediocre and to create cultures of excellence.
  • How to successfully deal with challenges in today’s business climate in “the new normal”
  •  Understand the cultural differences between mediocre teams and winning teams, whether they are in sports or business? 
  • Understand what leaders must embrace in order to build a culture of excellence with their teams.
  •  Learn how to embrace change, competition, and confrontation within your organization.
  • Cultures of excellence embrace:(hard) change(honest) confrontation (healthy)and… individuals with (heartfelt) character

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]]> Risha Grant https://thekeynoteshop.com/profile/risha-grant/ Tue, 14 Dec 2021 20:39:33 +0000 https://dzw.fii.mybluehost.me/?p=386 Leading Keynote Speaker on Diversity and Inclusion Speaks on: Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Women Leadership, Coporate Culture, Leadership, Disruption, The Future of Work & Hiring

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Risha Grant

Leading Keynote Speaker on Diversity and Inclusion

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Risha is one of the most influential thought leaders on the topic of DEI. She helps companies understand that DEI is not a diversity problem, it’s a people problem and she helps solve those people problems. 

Her premise is that there is a lot of BS (Bias Synapse) in the world and Risha is the expert to help companies identify their BS and build a more inclusive culture.

Traveling From: OK

Fee Range: Virtual $15,000-$25,000

In Person $15,000-$25,000

RISHA GRANT 

Motivated by her passion to correct societal isms like racism, sexism, classism and plain old stupid-ism, it is Risha’s personal mission to expose the value of Diversity & Inclusion while shining a light on the economic impact it creates. From her race, gender and lifestyle choices, to growing a small business and tackling economic issues, every area of her life intersects diversity. 

Founder & CEO of Risha Grant LLC, an award-winning diversity consulting and communications firm, as well as an edgy, educational and motivational speaker, author Risha Grant is an internationally renowned diversity, inclusion and bias expert. She covers these topics as NBC KJRH’s community correspondent and host of the Risha Talks series. Through her Tulsa World column, Risha Talks and as a contributor to Black Enterprise Magazine, she has motivated and educated numerous corporations, associations, and universities. In her book, That’s BS! How Bias Synapse Disrupts Inclusive Cultures and the Power to Attract Diverse Markets and her corresponding “BS” Video Series, Risha has led audiences to new places of respect and understanding. 

Through her interactive keynotes and deep-dive training sessions, Risha teaches and empowers attendees with D&I tools to increase their bottom line and permission to get rid of their BS. 

Permission:Granted To Get Rid Of Your BS

ALSO AVAILABLE AS A VIRTUAL EVENT

Whether implicit or conscious, bias is the number one threat to humanity and any company’s success. If your company’s goal is to create cohesiveness within your organization, increase revenue, be innovative and/or elevate your reputation- the bias in your workforce and community is a roadblock. You know the problem. Permission:Granted is your answer.

Throughout this session, Risha allows attendees to authentically express their biases, while giving them easily applicable tools to get over them, however screwed up they may be. Although diversity can often be an uncomfortable topic, Risha’s approach helps attendees to easily understand the concept, without feeling bored or judged.

Risha Grant teaches Diversity & Inclusion through the lens of humanity using terms like BS or Bias Synapse as a way to explain our brain’s involvement in the processing and validation of bias.

Take-aways: Attendees will leave this talk with:

  • An understanding of Diversity & Inclusion
  • A thorough awareness of their biases
  • A realization of how their biases originated
  • A recognition of the symptoms and results of bias
  • Tools to address bias internally and externally
  • Tips to navigate the “hot spots” of workplace diversity

 

Permission:Granted To Build An Inclusive Culture

ALSO AVAILABLE AS A VIRTUAL EVENT

Building an inclusive culture is imperative to business success. Learn the keys to creating a culture that welcomes all employees, boosts retention and productivity. During this talk, Risha shares applicable tips and strategies to take your company’s culture to the next level.

Take-aways: Session includes:

  • Keys to attract and retain top diverse talent
  • Strategies to showcase how an inclusive culture provides a competitive advantage
  • Stuff she thinks is important (that you should write down) as you establish your inclusive culture

Permission:Granted To Attract Diverse Markets

ALSO AVAILABLE AS A VIRTUAL EVENT

Companies need to know what to say and how to get diverse customers to buy their products and services. Why? Because business sustainability, competitive advantage, a constantly changing economy and about $14 trillion in buying power. During this session, Risha will share with attendees the keys to effectively engaging various diverse groups and provide them with tips on how to create a diversity communications strategy for their company.

Take-aways: Attendees will leave this session understanding how to:

  • Create a successful diversity communications plan of action
  • Communicate to diverse audiences
  • Market to diverse groups vs. mainstream audiences

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