2010 Walker's Legacy Book & Lecture Speakers Calendar
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Lunch: "Lessons For Success in Entrepreneurship" Panel & Book Signings CLICK HERE TO VIEW PICTURES FROM THIS PROGRAM A'Lelia Bundles--author, Emmy-award winning television producer and former ABC News executive--is Madam C. J. Walker's great-great-granddaughter and biographer. Her nationally best-selling book, On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker, was a 2001 New York Times Notable Book and recipient of the Association of Black Women Historians Best Book of 2001. An engaging speaker, she has appeared at dozens of conferences and institutions including Harvard University, London's City Hall, the Israeli Presidential Conference, the National Archives, Spelman College, the National Association of Women Business Owners and the Center on Philanthropy. She has appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” NBC’s “Today,” CBS’s “Sunday Morning,” NPR’s “Morning Edition” and “Fresh Air" and C-Span Book TV’s “Public Lives.” Her articles have been published in the New York Times Book Review, O (The Oprah Magazine), Essence and other national magazines. She currently is at work on the first major biography of her great-grandmother, A'Lelia Walker, a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Entrepreneur, business coach, and author, Clara Villarosa opened The Hue-Man Experience bookstore in Denver more than two decades ago and later opened a second, enormously successful branch in Harlem. Far more than a bookstore, her New York opening was marked by attendance from Maya Angelou, Stevie Wonder, Ossie Davis, and Jay-Z among others. A business coach, she has led workshops for countless clients and organizations. The recipient of more than thirty awards, including the National Minority Entrepreneur of the Year, she lives in Harlem, New York.
Moderated by: Natalie M. Cofield, President, NMC Consulting Group
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Click here to purchase a copy of Down to Business and On Her Own Ground.
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Lunch: "Carla's Pearls of Success" Keynote, & Book Signing
Investment banker and Gospel singer Carla Ann Harris has been named by Fortune magazine among The 50 Most Powerful Black Executives in Corporate America. Black Enterprise named her one of the Top 50 African-Americans on Wall Street. Essence magazine named her among The 50 Women Who are Shaping the World. Harvard's Black Men's Forum named her Woman of the Year in 2004.
Moderated by: Natalie M. Cofield, President, NMC Consulting Group Additional Remarks By:
Click here to purchase a copy of Expect to Win.
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Dinner: "Defining Your Passion & Purpose in Business" Keynote
A sought-after speaker, career and business coach, TVOne Makeover Manor Life Coach Dee Marshall is the founder of Raise The Bar, LLC. Marshalls' speaking and coaching credits span from the larger conference circuit to women's ministries to College and University campuses. In 2006 she was a featured guest coach for Essence Magazine "Women Who Are Shaping The World" and a year later was asked to join the all-star cast of Makeover Manor as the Life Coach expert. Click here to register.
Moderated by: Natalie M. Cofield, President, NMC Consulting Group
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Lunch: "Executive EDGE: How to Make Your Mark" Keynote & Book Signing
September TBD 2010: Career Development - Registration: 11:30am Program: 12:00- 2:00pm Sumner Museum Great Hall
Recently named one of Atlanta’s Power 30 Under 30, Marshawn has been featured by Glamour Magazine, Upscale, Monarch, Diversity Business Magazine, USA Today, The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, ABC, Fox News, MTV and NBC. Her successes in the classroom and the courtroom took her to the infamous boardroom as one of Donald Trump's handpicked cast members on NBC's hit show “THE APPRENTICE.” Marshawn was the only person to lead Trump’s all-women’s team to a victory as the Project Manager for an upscale, yet in your face, Lamborghini advertising campaign. She has worked on marketing initiatives for Tiffany & Co, Rolls-Royce, Vitamin Water, Gatorade, Kraft, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Star Wars: Episode III, Bally Total Fitness, Dairy Queen, Best Buy and Outback Steakhouse. As Miss District of Columbia, she finished 3rd runner-up at the Miss America Competition winning talent and interview. A former U.S. ambassador to the International Summit of Achievement in Dublin, Ireland, and a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, Marshawn practiced as a commercial litigator and employment lawyer with one of Atlanta's most prestigious law firms.
Moderated by: Natalie M. Cofield, President, NMC Consulting Group
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