Promenade partners with many leading African-American Diversity, Equity & Inclusion speakers. They often cover complementary topics in leadership, change, employee retention, engagement, resilience, peak performance, success, innovation and the future. We have access to dozens more related high-visibility experts.
Dr. Bertice Berry – Sociologist, was the host and co-executive producer of her own nationally syndicated talk show, “The Bertice Berry Show,” and hosted “USA Live,” a four-hour live interview and entertainment show on the USA Cable Network. She’s been featured on numerous other television programs, including appearances on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” and ABC’s “20/20”. Dr. Bertice Berry is also the best-selling author of an inspirational memoir, I’m On My Way, But Your Foot Is On My Head, and the hilarious bestsellers Sckraight From the Ghetto, You Might Be Ghetto If and the sequel You STILL Ghetto.
Dr. Bertice Berry – Sociologist, TV Show Host, Author
Michelle Silverthorn – Author of New Book: Change the Rules – Change the World: How to Recruit, Retain, and Lead a Diverse Workforce. A graduate of Princeton University and the University of Michigan Law School, Michelle practiced for two large law firms in New York and Chicago. She then transitioned into the legal education field where she trained thousands of attorneys – in-person and online – about implicit bias, diversity and inclusion, and millennials in the workplace.
Michelle Silverthorn – Author of the New Book: Change The Rules – Change the Word
Frans Johansson – Software & Medtech Company founder, Author, The Click Moment & The Medici Effect: Seize Opportunity in an Unpredictable World/Breaking Down Silos.
Majora Carter – Sustainable Bronx Founder, MacArthur Fellow, Urban Revitalization Strategist.
Lenora Billings-Harris – CSP, CPAE Award-winning Diversity Strategist and author who helps organizations make diversity & mitigating unconscious bias a competitive advantage.
John Register – CSP International Keynote Speaker | Helps Clients Embrace Their New Normal |Paralympic Medalist | Gulf War Veteran | Amputee | #1 Best-Selling Author
Paralympics Medalist, Gulf War Veteran Helps Audiences Amputate Their Fears
Omekongo Dibinga – PhD, Passionate international speaker on leadership, diversity & inclusion.
Dr. Tiffany Jana – Author of: Overcoming Bias | Erasing Institutional Bias | The B Corp Handbook. New for 2020: Subtle Acts of Exclusion: How to Understand, Identify, and Stop Microaggressions.
Dr. Tiffany Jana – Author of Erasing Institutional Bias, TEDx Speaker
Cassandra Worthy – With contagious energy that radiates throughout every room she steps into, Cassandra Worthy is the world’s truly DISRUPTIVE thought-leader on CHANGE that companies need to build organizational resilience and adaptability. An emerging star of the speaking world.
Heather R. Younger – J.D., CCXP
Heather speaks on overcoming adversity and is a recognized leadership authority. She teaches strategies for intentionality, emotional IQ and team effectiveness.
Dr. Sheri Prentiss – Be transformed by the words and presence of a proven visionary, best-selling author and highly sought-after physician leader
Simon Bailey – 30 years’ experience in the hospitality industry, including serving as sales director for Disney Institute. Leadership, Service and Peak Performance expert has worked with more than 1,800 organizations in 47 countries. His Goalcast video, released on Facebook, has over 87+ million views worldwide. Multiple books.
Simon Bailey – Former Disney Training Leader on Change, Service and Igniting Your Brilliance
Ashlee Ammons – From NBA superstar LeBron James’s 1st intern and event producer to the 38th black female to close $1M in a round of funding. Named to 100 Powerful Women list by Entrepreneur Magazine- 2019.
Ashlee Ammons – Top 100 Young Entrepreneur
John Amaechi – A multi-faceted speaker who has been booked around the world to address diversity, sports, LGBT issues, politics and more. He is a former NBA player who famously turned down a 17 million dollar contract with the world champion Los Angeles Lakers to honor a prior commitment. A New York Times best-selling author with his autobiography Man in the Middle.
John Amaechi – Pioneering NBA Player, Diversity & Inclusion Advisor, Author.
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