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The folks are still buzzing about you - you were terrific!
Global Chief Diversity Officer
Inclusion & Diversity Department
McDonald's Corporation
Your talk to UNC students was exactly what I was hoping for and was the perfect culmination of our Career Development Certificate Program ... I wish we could have bottled your talk (videotaped it) so we could pull it out and hand to every student that uses University Career Services.
-- Marcia Harris, Director
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
It was a delight to have you participate in the 2006 SkillsUSA National Leadership
Conference as our Opening Session keynote speaker. The accolades about your positive
and inspirational message are still arriving daily in our mailbox, and it reinforces our
feeling that we made a wise speaker selection. Thank you again for being part of a
wonderful night with an audience of more than 12,000.
We greatly appreciated that you and Keppler Speakers took the time to understand our
organization and our needs, in order to tailor your remarks to fit our audience of students
and teachers. This personalization made your impact so much greater to our audience. I
have a feeling that your appearance will be hard to top, as we begin plan for next year!
With your personality, masterful speaking ability and business savvy, you are a rising star
and I am sure that we will hear your name and see your face many times in the future.
-- Karen N. Perrino,
Associate Director, Membership
It was indeed a pleasure and a privilege to have you as our Closing Session Keynote Speaker for The National Society of Black Engineers’ 2006 National Leadership Conference- “Rebirth: Experience the Transformation!” in Palisades, NY. With premier conference Sponsor IBM, and a world class training facility this event was definitely one for the record books! Words cannot express the impact that you had on our NSBE leaders and we have received so many accolades about your presentation! This year was the first in a truly transformational experience for our leadership, and I am elated that you supported us in our Rebirth!
Your impactful words and real life experiences from both inside and outside of the boardroom provided an action base to bring about positive change. And as the collegiate and alumni leadership of a 20,000+ member society, we want you to know that you have left an indelible mark that will last. After four intense days of leadership boot camp and cross-functional training it was refreshing to have such an Outstanding Man of Excellence bring everything together and challenge our leaders to Be and Do more, and for that Mr. Jackson- we thank you!
You played a pivotal role in assisting and honing our leadership, and on behalf of the National Executive Board, and the 20,000 + members of our great society, we would be honored to have you back in the future! Mr. Jackson please keep motivating, inspiring, and empowering individuals, you are truly gifted.
-- Christopher Cooper, 2006 National Leadership Institute Chair
National Society of Black Engineers
Thank you for participating in our 9th Annual Wall Street Project Conference. Our 2006 effort was
one of our most successful events yet. As moderator of the session entitled “Real Estate
Development in the 21st Century,” you contributed to that success. Your session provided key
information and guidance in the area of real estate development and challenged our attendees to “get
informed, get inspired and get involved.”
-- Reverend Jesse L Jackson,Sr., Founder and President
Rainbow PUSH / Wall Street Project
The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) and the MED Week 2005 Conference Management Team thank you for your outstanding participation in the opening panel discussion at the Minority Enterprise Development Week 2005 Conference... Our theme, "The Art of the Deal: Making It Happen", was chosen to motivate business owners to take thier enterprises to the next level. Your insight to the strategies, tactics and tools critical to building a successful business through dealmaking was particularly helpful...
-- Ronald N. Langston, National Director
U.S. Dept of Commerce
I want to personally thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to speak at our Student Support Services Conference "Removing Barriers from Student Learning", September 12-14, 2005. Your presentation was informative, the feedback was positive and we look forward to having you participate again in the future.
-- Dr. A. Sean Alford, Executive Director
Richland One
If you are looking for an engaging speaker who can relate to young professionals as well as more experienced leaders of business and industry, consider working with Kwame Jackson. Kwame was the closing keynote speaker for the Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers (EACE) annual conference in August 2005 and the entire group was enthused by his positive attitude and personal approach. This isn’t a speaker who just pulls a canned speech off the shelf; Kwame took the time to research our organization and tailored his message to the audience. And his message is one that is appealing to all – work hard, work smart, be upfront and honest, and love what you do. We thoroughly enjoyed his engaging style and his entertaining delivery, and highly recommend him for similar audiences.
-- Kathy Williams, Gettysburg College
EACE Major Speakers Chairperson
Please accept this as the first of my expressions of gratitude for your
participation in the African American Business Summit 2005.
Your support was invaluable and brought a new level of hope to the
entrepreneurs and business professionals who attended the conference.
-- Pat Means
Turning Point Magazine
Without question, it was an absolute pleasure to meet you in Kansas City for the National Eagle Leadership Institue. Thank you for being so gracious and for adding to the success of the program. It is a privilege to have made a connection with you both and we welcome the opportunity to work with you again. Please keep us posted on the progress of your endeavors. If you find yourselves this way again, call me!
-- N. Michelle Paige
Vice President, Director of Meetings & Programs
National Eagle Leadership Institue
I want to thank you for participating in the 34th Annual Conference of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition and the Citizenship Education Fund...With your help we accomplished the aim of the conference which was to educate, build partnerships, advance dialogue, and forge a plan of action... We appreciated your contribution, thereby helping us to declare this year's Annual Conference a resounding success and one of the best ever. We look forward to the opportunity of working with you again soon.
-- Reverend Jesse L Jackson,Sr., Founder and President
Rainbow PUSH Coalition
Words cannot express how much I appreciate your support of College Bound by speaking at our 14th Annual End of the Year Celebration. We thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to have a discussion with our youth about the importance of 'seizing the moment' and focusing on the important things of life... Students and families alike commented on the truth you presented ...
-- Rustin M Lewis, Executive Director, College Bound
I wanted to thank Kwame Jackson again for staying on the air much longer than we had planned Saturday morning on WTIC NewsTalk 1080. (Our planned in-studio guests from In-Roads were running exceptionally late.) Kwame's graciousness and professionalism was much appreciated. He was a terrific interview and I enjoyed talking to him.
Please keep us on radar to any of his future endeavors.
-- Stan Simpson, Columnist - The Hartford Courant
Talk Show Host - WTIC NewsTalk 1080
"I am delighted to say that everyone in attendance was extremely impressed with Kwame’s keynote address. We could not have asked for a more appropriate speaker and I am sure he felt that we were a very receptive and appreciative audience. The personalization of his message through his own life’s story resonates with most African American business and professional people, who are themselves 1 or 2 generations away from abject poverty and/or illiteracy. African Americans need more business leaders, role models, and, yes, even heroes, to help point the way or blaze trails that lead to economic prosperity and wealth creation."
-- Kenneth E. Clark, President & CEO
MD/DC Minority Supplier Development Council
"It was a pleasure speaking with you and I enjoyed hearing you share such valuable knowledge and helpful key points to 'being comfortable' with who you are. I think now, those students now hear that alarm at the gate."
-- Cortney L. Hill, Information and Communications Officer
Winston-Salem State University
"Words cannot express the wonderful time Hewitt Associates had last night
during our Black History Month Celebration. Kwame delivered an outstanding
message, not only to the black associates, but to all associates and our
leaders, about the commitment that we all have to picking up and passing the
torch. We thank you once again for all of your efforts and support."
-- Tyronne Stoudemire, Global Diversity, Inclusion Sr. Operations Manager
Hewitt Associates,
Lincolnshire/1OP 5N-6, UK
“On behalf of the entire LinkShare team, I would like to extend our appreciation for your participation in the LinkShare Executive Marketing Summit. Our guests took away an incredible amount of valuable information from your insights and experience.”
-- Heidi Messer, President and Chief Operating Officer
LinkShare Corporation
"On behalf of the University of Maryland Career Center, I extend a sincere thank you to Mr. Jackson. We at the Career
Center were deeply impressed with both his presentation and his interaction with students, faculty, and staff. Mr.
Jackson’s talk embodied the message that we aim to convey not only for the students that we serve, but also the entire
staff. Many of the staff members commented on how Mr. Jackson’s presentation challenged them to step up their game
both personally and professionally. That for me is the mark of a successful and meaningful program.
Thanks again for a wonderful program!"
-- Jesse J. Scott, Career Center Associate
University of Maryland at College Park
"Weber Shandwick engaged Kwame Jackson in September 2004 as a spokesperson for Life
Insurance Awareness Month on behalf of our client, the Life and Health Insurance Foundation
for Education (LIFE). Kwame’s participation in this educational campaign far exceeded both
Weber Shandwick’s and LIFE’s expectations.
In his capacity as spokesperson, Kwame participated in interviews with media outlets including
the New York Times, FOX & Friends, CNNfn Your Money, Inside Edition and Bloomberg Radio,
in addition to a Satellite Media Tour (SMT) and Radio Media Tour (RMT). His participation in
these media interviews on behalf of Life Insurance Awareness Month was instrumental in
reaching millions of Americans with LIFE’s messages about the importance of having life
insurance, and of working with a qualified insurance professional...
...The response from the media was outstanding. We saw unprecedented demand for LIFE’s
SMT and RMT, with more than 80 outlets requesting interviews with Kwame. Kwame
approached these highly demanding broadcast media tours with a high degree of energy and
enthusiasm, and was able to deftly keep the focus on life insurance. And following these
appearances, traffic to LIFE’s consumer Web site increased 100 percent.
Kwame was an excellent spokesperson on behalf of the life insurance industry during the
September 2004 Life Insurance Awareness Month, and comes highly recommended by the
LIFE team at Weber Shandwick."
-- Rachel Lohman, Group Manager
Weber Shandwick
"I was on the steering committee for the Leaders for the Future program that Kwame spoke at. He did an outstanding job and his speech was very motivational ..."
-- Andre Harper, Field Representative, United States Senator George Voinovich
Testimonial Letters (pdf) :
Career Day UNC Chapel Hill
Harlem Business Alliance
Congressional Black Caucus Conference
SkillsUSA
Jesse Jackson - Rainbow PUSH06 Conference
U.S. Department of Commerce
The National Society of Black Engineers’ National Leadership Conference
Harlem Dowling West Side Center
National Black College Alumni Foundation Hall of Fame Foundation
Richland One - South Carolina
Jesse Jackson - Rainbow PUSH - 05 Conference
Weber Shandwick
RG & Associates, Plan Sponsor Summit
Ball State
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
College Bound
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Letters to Kwame