Business and community leaders speak with high school students about the power of relationships and reveal what it means to lead a successful life.
Just in time for the NCAA Playoffs, Fab Five teammate and NBA great Chris Webber visits Grady High School and talks to the students about living their dream. Chris Webber knows about dreams. His dream was to play in the NBA. But he knew it wasn’t enough to dream. He had to work hard. Chris knew […]
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Cole Parker, founder of Divas in Defense, a women’s self-defense class, discusses the importance of learning from difficult situations and always remaining open to new opportunities. [tab:Watch the 5-Minute Clip] [tab:About the Speaker] A Marketing Guru and Serial Entrepreneur, Cole is Atlanta’s go-to-guy for Small Business Development and Re-branding. Cole […]
Suzy Blough, a longtime worker in the field of international education, discusses the importance of understanding each other’s differences, actively seeking new experiences, and pursuing one’s passions. [tab:Watch the 5-Minute Clip] [tab:About Suzy Blough] Suzy Blough Career: International Educator From: Atlanta, Georgia Education: Bachelor of Arts from Emory University, Master of Education from University […]
[tab:About John Paul Engel] John Paul Engel is an internationally known marketing strategy consultant, speaker, and author. He has worked in 12 countries for Fortune 500 companies, emerging businesses, and the Japanese Government. He began his career on the research staff of the Federal Reserve Board where he prepared briefing materials for then Chairman Greenspan […]
Steve Shlansky, founder of GO! Productions, tells a group of Grady High School students the story of how he created his firm and how he overcame obsticles in his career by always keeping a hand in the craft that he loves. [tab:Watch the 5-Minute Clip] [tab:About the Talk] by Natalie Johns Theater was the answer to […]
Reviewed By Natalie Johns: “It isn’t about the money,” said Tonya Freeman. “It’s what you want to do in life, if you’re a happy person then you will surround yourself with happy people” Who is in your inner circle and how do you define yourself? That was the question that Tonya Freeman asked to the […]
Edwin Link, Director of Program Management at Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center, discusses tips on making good choices in life. He say, first ask yourself were you are on the Hope-Fear continuum. He asks his student audience to write down their biggest hope and their biggest fear. The audience reveales a great deal about what […]
Carrie Whitney is an independent publicist. [tab:Watch the 5-Minute Clip] [tab:About the Talk] Carrie Whitney: A Day in the Life of a Freelance Publicist Not everyone gets to be his or her own boss. Publicist Carrie Whitney does. Whitney recently shared some of her stories and experiences as a freelance publicist with a group […]
Don Cornwell: Top Ten List for Career Success A previous speaker told us that we all have an inner genius, a personal set of skills that makes us unique, which helps us find work that we enjoy and in which we excel. So, how do we know what our inner genius is? For some of […]