Aug 3, 2023
Top 10 African American Keynote Speakers Who Can Help You Overcome Obstacles
“In my journey, I have learned that obstacles are opportunities. Acknowledge the obstacles and don’t give them power.” — Vernice Flygirl Armour
Looking for a keynote speaker who can help your business improve? Someone professional, experienced, and successful in their field who can show you the opportunities in your obstacles? Then check out these Top 10 African American Keynote Speakers.
If you’re looking to learn from the best in the industry, BigSpeak Speakers Bureau works with the Best African American Speakers. These speakers are successful marketers, thought leaders, negotiators, leaders, and athletes. They can inspire you while showing you new ways to approach challenges.
Marcus Collins is a Marketing Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, and the author of For the Culture: The Power Behind What We Buy, What We Do, and Who We Want to Be. Marcus teaches the significance of developing an empathetic muscle to recognize how we are more alike than different, which can improve your company culture and bottom line.
Cassandra Worthy is a top 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.
Gregory Robinson is a top leadership expert best known as the man who successfully launched the James Webb Space Telescope after the project was years behind. Within months of being named Director, he increased the efficiency of the schedule from 55% to 95%. Greg shares how you can lead through the alignment of teams and open communication.
4) Chaunté Lowe
Chaunte Lowe is a motivational keynote speaker, 4-time Olympian, 3-Time World Championship medalist, and breast cancer survivor. Her story shows audiences the power of resilience through life’s challenges.
Metta World Peace, formerly known as Ron Artest, Jr., is a famous championship athlete and advocate for mental health. During his 19-year professional playing career, he was NBA Defensive Player Of The Year, 3rd Team All NBA, and recipient of the J. Walter Kennedy “Citizenship of the Year Award.” Metta shares his own experience with mental health and how you can find support for your health or help support others.
Known as FlyGirl, Vernice Armour went from cop to combat pilot in 3 years. Within months of earning her wings, FlyGirl found herself flying over the deserts of Iraq, supporting the men and women on the ground. From the moment she steps on stage, she shows audiences how to acknowledge the obstacles in life without giving them power and how to create a plan to win on the battlefield of life.
Kwame Christian is a best-selling author, business lawyer, and CEO of the American Negotiation Institute (ANI). Kwame’s interactive talks help leaders learn the skills they need, so they can have difficult conversations and negotiate a successful deal.
8) Omar Johnson
Omar Johnson is a top branding expert, founder of ØPUS United, and former CMO at Beats Electronics. Johnson shares how he built diverse leadership teams while working at Beats and teaches how when partnering with the communities you serve, your business can make more conscious decisions in its marketing and branding efforts.
9) Wema Hoover
Wema Hoover is a culture and DEI expert who has dedicated her career to serving as a catalyst for change and as a transformational leader. Her expertise centers on diversity, equity, & inclusion, authentic leadership, and women’s empowerment, with a reputation for creating systemic organizational change in people, processes, and products on a global scale. Her deep experience spans multinational, market-leading consulting, pharmaceutical, and technology enterprises with a high degree of cultural awareness, having lived in the US, Europe, and Asia and leading globally dispersed teams. As a trusted C-suite and board-level advisor, Wema has leveraged her background leading global DEI efforts for companies like Google, Pfizer, Sanofi, and Bristol-Myers Squibb to help inform and guide corporate leadership through evolving corporate culture, creating inclusive work environments, and integrating DEI and sustainability to build high-performance organizations and drive business results.
10) Bonin Bough
Bonin Bough is a top branding speaker, marketer, author, CNBC television host, and former Chief Media and eCommerce Officer at Mondelez International. Bonin has been instrumental in the successful transformations and rapid growth of the world’s most-loved, billion-dollar brands, including Oreo, Cadbury’s, Pepsi, Gatorade, and Frito-Lay. From his years of experience, he speaks to the importance of innovation, mindset, culture, and growth.
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