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Lawrence Watkins Shares Anecdote About Failure

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  • Date Added : 8/31/2009
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Lawrence Watkins

  • Founder, Great Black Speakers Bureau
  • male
  • AfricanAmerican
  • 1984 (Age: 40 years old)
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Biography

Lawrence Watkins is a young entrepreneur and owner of Great Black Speakers Bureau, an organization dedicated to helping universities and corporations find speakers for the events that they host throughout the year. Founded in January 2007, Great Black Speakers has quickly risen and has become a premier force in the speaking industry, boasting over 200 African-American speakers and over 100 university/corporate clients.

Lawrence Watkins received his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Louisville. He is currently continuing his education as the Rodney P. Hunt Fellow at the Johnson School of Management at Cornell University.

The fear of failure is much worst than failure itself. Let me repeat that. The fear of failure is much worst than failure itself and let me explain what I mean by that. I had a mentor. His name is Mr. Brazley or Carl Brazley, and Carl was my mentor back in Louisville, Kentucky. He played profess...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).

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Video 1 of 11 Lawrence Watkins Describes Entrepreneurship As Self Expression
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Video 2 of 11 Lawrence Watkins Shares Early Personal Life And Disposition Towards Entrepreneurship
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Video 3 of 11 Lawrence Watkins Recommends Following One's Passion To Remain Engaged In Business Creativity
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Video 4 of 11 Lawrence Watkins Discusses Context That Guided Him To Starting Great Black Speakers Bureau
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Video 5 of 11 Lawrence Watkins Discusses Creation Of Great Black Speakers Website
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Video 6 of 11 Lawrence Watkins Explains Purpose Of Great Black Speakers Bureau
  • Lawrence Watkins - Lecture - Great BlackSpeakers Bureau
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Video 7 of 11 Lawrence Watkins Shares Anecdote About Failure
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Video 8 of 11 Lawrence Watkins Discusses Simplicity In Business Metrics
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Video 9 of 11 Lawrence Watkins States Students Should Push Themselves and Try New Things
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Video 10 of 11 Lawrence Watkins Shares Inspirational Quotes For Business
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Video 11 of 11 Lawrence Watkins Explains Blue Ocean Strategy
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