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.
I was very, very afraid. I was afraid more of the social influences if I failed more so than actually failing because you've gone down this unbeaten path that hasn't really been made yet and all your friends are engineers now or working in corporate America. They're making great money. I'm over h...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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Lawrence Watkins Discusses Challenge of Getting Parents To Support His Decision To Start A Business
Lawrence Watkins Discusses Personal and Academic Background and Decision To Start A Business
Lawrence Watkins States Entrepreneurs Are Creators and Can Exist Inside Large Organizations
