Aug 22, 2023
African American Speakers Who Can Motivate You
“Success is waking up every day and doing what you want to do.” – Daymond John
Are you doing what you want to do in life? Would you like to be better at what you’re doing? If you want to be successful, sometimes the best way is to learn from someone else who has done it.
If you’re having problems finding your personal success, BigSpeak Speakers Bureau works with some of the best African-American Motivational Speakers. These motivational speakers are experts in overcoming challenges and becoming successful because they have done it themselves.
Magic Johnson is a world-renowned NBA Hall of Fame All-Star, philanthropist, and motivational speaker. His stories of overcoming challenges as an athlete, entrepreneur, and HIV survivor inspire corporate and business conferences around the world.
2) Chaunté Lowe
Chaunté Lowe is a motivational keynote speaker, 4-time Olympian, 3-Time World Championship medalist, and breast cancer survivor. She has been in high demand ever since she decided to train for the Tokyo 2021 Olympics through Chemotherapy and a Double Mastectomy. Her story shows audiences the power of resilience through life’s challenges.
3) Daymond John
Daymond John is a motivational speaker, founder of FUBU clothing, and a reality TV investor on Shark Tank. In his talks, Daymond shares his story of overcoming tough times to grow FUBU clothing from a garage startup to a multi-million dollar company.
Cassandra Worthy is a motivational keynote speaker, innovator, and the world’s leading expert on Change Enthusiasm® Cassandra inspires and empowers her audiences so they can shine and overcome any challenge in their life.
5) Emmitt Smith
Emmitt Smith is the #1 Leading Rusher in NFL History, 3 time Super Bowl Champion, and bestselling author. Smith first rose to prominence via an illustrious football career as a member of the Dallas Cowboys. Using stories from his career, Emmit speaks about how to have a championship vision.
FlyGirl is a top inspirational speaker, America’s first African-American female combat pilot, and author of Zero to Breakthrough. FlyGirl’s highly contagious energy, moving stories, and gutsy essence motivate audiences to action.
Simon T. Bailey is a Leadership Imagineer and the former leader of the Disney Institute. He has been named one of the top 25 people who will help you reach your business and life goals by SUCCESS magazine.
8) Jade Simmons
Jade Simmons is a rockstar concert pianist and powerhouse motivational performer. Her stunning mainstage presentations combine virtuoso performance and riveting storytelling to speak to the hearts, minds, and goals of a company’s most valuable resource…its people.
A business attorney and CEO of the American Negotiation Institute (ANI), Kwame Christian took his place among the world’s top negotiation experts when his TEDx talk went viral, spurring his bestselling books, Finding Confidence in Conflict: How to Negotiate Anything and Live Your Best Life and How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race: Practical Tools for Necessary Change in the Workplace and Beyond, as well as Negotiate Anything, the #1 negotiation podcast in the world. Defining negotiation as “any conversation in which somebody in the conversation wants something,” Kwame has worked with the Fortune 500 to apply the fundamentals of negotiation to virtually all aspects of corporate success. He has also helped thousands, from all walks of life, acquire a negotiation mindset that can be applied to universal situations, conflicts, and difficult conversations. As Kwame is frequently quoted, “The best things in life are on the other side of difficult conversations.”
10) Butterscotch
Butterscotch is a top empowerment speaker and vocal percussionist virtuosa who uses her powerful voice to defy gender and music social constructs. She shares her story of how she overcame overt biases to become crowned the world’s first female beatbox champion.
If you would like to book an African-American Motivational Speaker, comedian, musician, or entertainer, contact BigSpeak Speakers Bureau. BigSpeak is a leading speaking agency and one of the top speakers bureaus for motivational and entertaining keynote speakers.