From United States to Africa, Award-winning Motivational Youth Speaker and Champion Builder
Lakeisha McKnight has been known to speak with authority and effectiveness, stirring the hearts
and minds of business professionals, high school and college students.

 

What qualifies Lakeisha to be builder of CHAMPIONS? Lakeisha has/was…

 

•Risen from a Victim to Victor over childhood sexual abuse

 

•Battled and overcame low self-esteem

 

•Raised in a single female headed family (absent father)

 

•Engaged in acting for three years helping the fight against discrimination and sexism in
New Jersey

 

•Graduated as class valedictorian of her high school

 

•Featured in the Herald News Paper (Paterson, NJ) on two occasions for her remarkable
academic career in high school

 

•Received over 40 awards (including an honorary citation from Former President Bill
Clinton) for her strong academic, speaking, and community service career

 

•Rejected by community leaders due to being a female

 

•Overcame (been healed) from three diseases (one which was terminal)

 

•Overlooked for J.O.B.’s she was well qualified for in the workplace

 

•Awarded as an entrepreneur of the 2010-2011 year with Cambridge’s Who’s Who before
age 30,Honored with Lifetime membership & recognition with Cambridge’s Who’s who
among Executives, Professionals, and Entrepreneurs,

 

•Honored with membership with the National Association for Professional Women.

 

•Founder of two businesses including Kingdom Expansion Enterprises, Inc
(www.keelife.org) and The International Leadership Education and Development
Company LLC (www.ileadcompany.com),

 

•Authored many published/popular literary works including the book entitled GOALS
Guidelines on Achieving Life Success.

 

•AND SO MUCH MORE…

 

Lakeisha McKnight is on a mission to build champions our of students, enabling them to impact
the nations of the world. She is able to connect with students and empower them to STAND OUT
and No Longer be a Victim but ALWAYS a CHAMPION despite what they have faced thus far
in their lives. Lakeisha's CHAMPION programs for high school/college students and what each
student will receive:

 

No Longer a Victim, but ALWAYS a CHAMPION SM

 

Being a student can be a tough; however, when you add unexpected life events in the mix, it
becomes 10x more difficult. Lakeisha was once a student and still is in Virginia. She understands
the concerns students face and calling for every student to Unleash the Champion Within
themselves in preparation for the real world. Lakeisha adds a dose of laughter, real talk, and a
unique delivery that will make “No Longer a Victim, but ALWAYS a CHAMPION” a message to
remember.

 

Every school, college, and university will obtain the following benefits:

 

Each student will understand what a STUDENT CHAMPION looks like, enabling them
to make the transition from follower-leader-champion.

 

Each student will obtain a SUPER abundant level of self-esteem, which will be

 

measured by a change of thought pattern, speech, and behaviors.

 

Each student will begin to consider and build their power corner, major players that
will help them on their journey into a strong person and professional life.

 

Each student will strongly consider setting achievable goals that will guide him or her
in creating and/or improving their success plan.

 

Each student will develop Champion vision, discovering great lessons within troubled
pasts, poor decision-making, and difficult present situations.

 

Testimonial:

 

"I witnessed Lakeisha McKnight as a keynote speaker in Cameroon, Africa. The power and the
energy that Lakeisha displays as she captures her audiences. She communicates her love for
people and joy of life with such a passion that you could only be captivated. After hearing her
story, you could only think “Yes I can!”

 

- Gisele Rufer ~ CEO & President of Delance Swiss Watches ~
Website:www.delance.com

 

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It is not uncommon to see teenagers trying to fit in with their p eers. It is best to empower
students to embrace their differences and walk in the path that they truly desire for their personal
lives and careers. In Stand Out!, Lakeisha empowers students to embrace their unique life
stories and their desires to make in a difference in the world around them.

 

Every high school will obtain the following benefits:

 

Every student will learn about the importance of diversity within schools.

 

Every student will begin to identify what makes them different from their peers.

 

Every student will appreciate what them unique and respect the differences of others.

 

Every student will be able to craft their own unique family, educational, and career
path.

 

Every student will be empowered with knowledge about the different career paths that
are available to them.

 

Testimonial:

 

"She is absolutely amazing. Whether working with large or small groups, Lakeisha has the ability
to create an immediate environment of trust, and with that, she connects at a very deep level
with her audience…To me, the reason she relates so well to audiences anywhere in the world is
because she is what she teaches. She leads from the inside out and her message is powerful.
Lakeisha is the real deal."

 

- David Bernard-Stevens ~ President og The Leader Development Group, LLC ~
Website: www.leaderdevelopmentgroup.com & Former U.S. Senator

 

 

 

Topics:
Motivation, Inspirational, Youth/Children, Leadership

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