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Apprentice Candidate and Runner-Up Miss America
Marshawn Evans, J.D., has garnered a reputation as an inspiring, articulate and intelligent orator. In the same mode as multitalented trailblazing women such as Oprah Winfrey, Katie Couric, Tyra Banks and Kimora Lee Simmons, Marshawn is a: media personality, distinguished entrepreneur, passionate youth advocate, inspirational speaker and up-and-coming litigator.
Marshawn emerged into national consciousness as the 3rd runner-up for Miss America. Her fame continued to grow after her coveted stint as one of Donald Trump’s handpicked cast members on NBC’s popular show, “The Apprentice.” Marshawn has become a growing fixture in the media, having appeared across a wide-spectrum of leading TV, magazine, radio, newspaper and internet outlets, including ABC, VH1, MTV, Glamour and USA Today.
As Founder of Communication Counts, Marshawn has traveled around the country working with politicians, athletes, entertainers and media personalities to enhance their communication skills. Recently, Marshawn launched an upscale clothing operation called JewelME Couture. In her entrepreneurial roles, Marshawn combines the elegant, ambassadorial style that won her the interview and talent portions for the Miss America competition, with an assertive business brawn and savvy.
Marshawn’s passion advocating for young people spawns from her own youth in which she was labeled a problem child. Her avid work with youth has won her prestigious awards and recognition from the U.S. Department of Justice and from former Texas Governor George W. Bush. Marshawn’s influence on youth issues stretches beyond U.S. Borders as she served as an Ambassador to the International Summit of Achievement in Dublin, Ireland. At the summit, Marshawn presented on best practices for training future leaders, with the likes of former United States President Bill Clinton, former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev, actor James Earl Jones and international human rights activist Steve Bono.
A consummate professional speaker, Marshawn’s client list includes the likes of Rotary International, Clear Channel, The National Youth Network, Florida State University, and numerous corporations, municipalities, nonprofits, churches and universities. Some of her seminar and keynote topics have included, “The Art of Project Management, Lessons Learned from the Board Room”, “Hand-in-Hand: Youth and Adult Partnerships” and “Skirts in the Board Room: Challenges Facing Women in the Workplace.”
After distinguishing herself as a top graduate from Georgetown University, Marshawn took a position as an attorney for one of Atlanta’s top law firms. Apart from practicing law, this young business leader and woman of conviction is currently completing work on an upcoming book, inspirational CD and DVD. Her clear ideas, enthusiasm, humility and attention to detail make her one of the rising personalities in the communication and entertainment industry.
Skirts in the Boardroom: A Woman’s Survival Guide to Success in Business
Skirts in the Boardroom is designed to equip women with the strategies necessary to combine confidence and compassion, style and substance, and, of course, beauty and brains. A must have for all women looking to maximize their professional potential, Skirts in the Boardroom offers refreshing and inspiring business advice that is savvy, sensible, straightforward, and long overdue!
Leadership for Life™
Leadership is more than a word…it is a way of life. This dynamic presentation is chalked full of leadership principles and strategies that teach students to speak up, take a stand, and make a mark in three essential areas: campus, community and career. Students will learn about different leadership styles, decision-making strategies, negotiation, effective communication techniques, attitude, character traits, how to L.E.A.D. (Listen, Educate, Act, Discern), and the Leadership for Life™ Three-Step Process: Receive, Reflect, Respond.
The Art of Project Management™ - Lessons Learned From The Boardroom
What does it take to become a winning project manager? What challenges arise? How do you deal with difficult people and discouraging circumstances, yet still avoid defeat? Millions of people watch THE APPRENTICE and say, “I can do that…in fact, I can do it better!” Well, now here is your chance! The workshop explores the obstacles facing project managers, and highlights the keys to successful leadership. Learn the keys necessary to creating killer presentations, thinking outside the box, leveraging the strengths of team members, meeting tight deadlines, working with limited resources, selling your ideas and much more! The presentation is highly interactive and gives participants an opportunity to experience a glimpse of what it is was like being on THE APPRENTICE.
Style & Substance: Life Lessons for Leading Ladies
Does society expect women today to be seen or to be heard? Is okay to fall on one end of the spectrum and not the other? Many years ago, women were simply eye-pieces – something beautiful to look at. After the women’s movement, women became mouthpieces, and beauty was undermined if not despised. Now, where do we stand? Can a woman be both beauty and brains? What does it mean to have the total package, and is it really possible to do it all? Marshawn addresses the challenges, insecurities, and complexes facing all women – and young girls – today. As a former Miss America finalist and an attorney, she shares lessons in leadership, maintaining balance, and how to mix both style and substance.
“King-Dreaming” Living the Legacy of HIStory & HERstory [MLK Program]
Martin’s Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech is probably one of the most important, influential and inspiring speeches in America history. The lives lived by Martin Luther King, Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King is equally moving and educational. King-Dreaming explores lessons in leadership by celebrating the legacy of both legends. The presentation challenges attendees to remember that fulfilling the dream requires us to continue the fight to improve the quality education, justice, and economic opportunity available to women and people of color in America. More is required of this generation. We have come far, but there is still work to be done. Being present is not enough.
The Attitude of Excellence: Fundamental Principles of Destiny-Driven, Life-Fulfilling Success
Almost everyone wants to be successful. However, many people find themselves unmotivated, unhappy, and unsatisfied. They are not alone. For most, learning to play life above the rim is not something that happens overnight. Excellence is a lifestyle, a state of mind, and a statement of heart. During the presentation, Marshawn notes that we all W.A.N.T. more out of life, but reminds that simply wanting is not enough. In order to have more, you have to become more. Real growth and true change always begins with attitude. Marshawn equips the audience with 12 Excellence Principles that form the foundation of her upcoming book The Attitude of Excellence™. Marshawn personal mission is to inspire excellence in others. The Attitude of Excellence leaves audiences with a roadmap to fulfill their destinies one “excellence principle” at a time. Audiences will be inspired to turn desire into direction, problems into possibilities, and adversity into advantage.
Suggested Topics:
Leadership for Life™ University Series
· College Counts! Make the Most of Your Experience
· Leadership: Footsteps Worth Following
· Professional Development 101: Taking the Next Step
· Goal Setting: Getting it Done, Doing it Right
· Crystal Clear: The Nuts & Bolts of Public Speaking
· Impact Interviewing™: Nail It Every Time
· Snag It™: Steps to Getting the Job of Your Dreams
Invest In Excellence™ University Series
· Success Unlimited: Thinking.Heck! LIVING Outside the Box
· The Six D's™: The Recipe for Destiny Driven Success
· Ingredients for Success: You're the Cook - Create the Meal
· Ooze Success™: Dress, Speak & Act the Part
Scholastic Success
· Academic Success: A State of Mind , A Statement of Heart
· Law & Order: Is Law School the Right Path for Me?
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