Professional Development Speakers
Professional development can be described as the process of striving to obtain the skills, qualifications, and experience that allow you to make progress and grow within your career field. Professional development is crucial to gaining new clientele and creating profit growth within a corporation or for an independent professional worker. Figuring out how to obtain such skills and qualifications requires a professional development plan or professional development consultant. Alternatively, you can hire an African-American public speaker from Great Black Speakers to address your company at a corporate function or consult you individually in creating and planning professional development. We offer a wide range of highly educated and high impact speakers and lecturers what will help boost your professional development.
Andre Norman
Inspirational life story of gang leader sentenced to over 100 years in prison who changed his life direction, got out of prison and now inspires audiences that anything is possible if you believe in yourself and follow your dreams!
From being one of the most feared prison gang leaders in the United States to becoming one of the nation’s most dynamic agents of change, Andre Norman has been speaking to and inspiring corporate professionals throughout the country and across the globe. He launched his program, Project Footprints, in 1999 to teach corporate audiences how focus, purpose, resilience and effective planning can overcome even the most daunting challenges in the busin...
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Walter Bond
Mr. Accountability, America's Accountability Leader
Walter Bond Walter Bond also known as “Mr. Accountability” is recognized as one of the world’s most preeminent thought leaders on training and development with a presentation style that is in a class all by itself. Through his keynotes, training systems, webinars, Tele-seminars, workshops, books and CDs, he travels the world transforming organizations into a culture of accountability. He has shared his messages with hundreds of companies, associ...
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Keith Wyche
Known for his signature “straight-shooter” approach, Wyche leverages real examples from his and his colleagues' journeys up the corporate ladder to provide practical strategies for advancing to corporate leadership.
Keith R. WycheKnown as a Turnaround Expert, Keith Wyche is the former President and CEO of ACME Markets (a division of Supervalu), a 113-store, full-service retail and pharmacy chain based in the Philadelphia area with over $2 billion in sales. Most recently, he served as President of SUPERVALU’s 72-store CUB division that is based in Minnesota.Wyche began his career in Sales, Marketing and Management roles with AT&T and IBM. Later he would serv...
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Dr. Avis Jones DeWeever
Executive Director of The National Council for Negro Women
Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeeverAn authoritative voice on race, gender, politics, and the production of positive social change, Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever is widely regarded as one of the most engaging and informative political and social commentators in the US. Currently serving as the Executive Director of the National Council of Negro Women, the nation’s oldest organization devoted to the advancement of both civil rights and women’s rights, her work catal...
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Bobbi Humphrey
“First Lady of the Flute”
Bobbi HumphreyShe has been named “First Lady of the Flute” by the critics and listeners alike and, from the accomplishments in her musical career, deservedly so. For three decades now, Bobbi Humphrey has been playing her special brand of music to audiences around the world. Her professional career began in 1971 when she was the first female signed to Blue Note Records. Certainly a lady playing a flute must have seemed something of a novelty then...
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Gwen Webber-McLeod
You Can't Fail Because Your History Says You Can't
Gwen Webber-McLeodPresident and CEO of Gwen, Inc.Gwendolyn (Gwen) Webber-McLeod, MSM, has over 30 years experience in leadership development, facilitation, strategic planning and the development of effective coalitions/collaborations. In addition, Gwen is a frequently sought after lecturer and conference keynote speaker on the topic of leadership. Her clients are CEOs, executive and mid-level managers, and leadership teams in public, private, hea...
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LeRoy Thompson
Uncover Your Purpose. Find Your Passion.
There are plenty of motivational speakers out there but there are precious few MOTIVATING speakers! You definitely want someone engaging who can capture the hearts and minds of your audience, right? But when you also have a speaker whose energy, empathy, and experience ignites people into action, well then that’s an event to remember. Rocky Thompson is exactly that MOTIVATING speaker everyone is looking for. The core of his message is that e...
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Charlotte Purvis
Professional speaker, communication coach, and customer service consultant who has successfully partnered with hundreds of clients in corporations, universities, and community organizations
INTRODUCING CHARLOTTE PURVIS Charlotte Purvis has had a life-long interest in how people communicate with each other. She has been fortunate to be able to use her academic training at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., M.S.) and her passion for communication to build her business, Purvis Communications Inc. CLIENT RELATIONS The Purvis Communications Inc. client list includes major corporations, small businesses, universities, comm...
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Eon Lewis
No Grease! Changing the face of Business
Identical twin brothers Damian and Jermaine Johnson founded No Grease! Inc. in 1997. Since then they have been recognized as the leaders of the Hair Care Industry in the city of Charlotte NC. Together, with business partner Charlie Petty, they now own and operate three grooming lounges in Charlotte, as well as the No Grease! School for the Tonsorial Arts (Now called Park West Barber School Charlotte). Today they are eager to share their knowledg...
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Charreah Jackson
ESSENCE Magazine's Relationships Editor and National Dating Coach providing insight and skills for succesful relationships
Charreah K. Jackson is a Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE), and has traveled the country speaking on the power of relationships in our lives. She provides interactive workshops and individual coaching to help men and women define their personal goals and a strategy to get there. Charreah is the relationships editor at ESSENCE magazine and a featured relationship expert on VH1, WEtv, the Huffington Post and BET. Her passion and excitement in...
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Deborah Parker
Leadership, Inspiration, Action
Deborah L. ParkerDeborah L. Parker is a seasoned facilitator, motivational speaker, army veteran, cancer survivor, trainer, author, and coach with a wealth of experience on a variety of workplace issues. She has encouraged audiences to use their "gifts and wits" in creating winning foundations for their professional and personal goals. Results, Wisdom, Motivation Taking adversity as the route to “never count yourself out!” is also a part of D...
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Daria Burke
Daria Burke, Founder & CEO of Black MBA Women, is an Independent Strategic Marketing Consultant in New York City, helping luxury, beauty and entertainment clients with a range of marketing initiatives including Brand Strategy, Marketing Communication, etc
Daria BurkeDaria Burke is the Founder and CEO of Black MBA Women, the first media platform that delivers content, career development and community for black women from top-tier business schools. She is also an independent strategic marketing consultant in New York City, helping luxury, beauty and entertainment clients with a range of marketing initiatives including brand strategy, marketing communication, launch planning and digital marketing. M...
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Dr. Shonta Smith
"The Essence of Education" Educator-Author-Professional Speaker-Coach
Dr. Shonta M. SmithDr. Shonta M. Smith is the “The Essence of Education”. Her company Dr. Shonta Smith International LLC is based in St. Louis, MO. The company provides services to professionals and institutions in the education field. The company’s mission is to help schools and institutions provide the highest quality education possible to our youth and to help teachers, principals and other education professionals excel in their careers. The c...
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