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Lawrence Watkins States Entrepreneurs Can Be Successful Without Corporate Experience

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  • Date Added : 9/21/2009
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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.

Being up here at Cornell, I've met a lot of entrepreneurs who started their companies in college. I can think of three or four right off the bat that have successful companies already in college and I think that best thing that college students can do while they are in this type of environment is l...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).

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Video 1 of 7 Lawrence Watkins States Assigning Blame Is Never An Effective Way To Approach A Problem
  • Lawrence Watkins - Interview - Simplicity of Business
  • 9/21/2009
  • Lawrence Watkins
  • 2 min. 34 sec.
Video 2 of 7 Lawrence Watkins Shares Anecdote On Leadership And The Positive That Can Come From Holding Yourself Accountable In Bad Situations
  • Lawrence Watkins - Interview - Simplicity of Business
  • 9/21/2009
  • Lawrence Watkins
  • 1 min. 55 sec.
Video 3 of 7 Lawrence Watkins States Importance of Confidence and That Failure Often Leads To Success
  • Lawrence Watkins - Interview - Simplicity of Business
  • 9/21/2009
  • Lawrence Watkins
  • 2 min. 33 sec.
Video 4 of 7 Lawrence Watkins States Entrepreneurs Can Be Successful Without Corporate Experience
  • Lawrence Watkins - Interview - Simplicity of Business
  • 9/21/2009
  • Lawrence Watkins
  • 4 min. 16 sec.
Video 5 of 7 Lawrence Watkins Recommends Getting At The Root Of The Problem Instead Of Merely Dealing With Symptoms
  • Lawrence Watkins - Interview - Simplicity of Business
  • 9/21/2009
  • Lawrence Watkins
  • 3 min. 28 sec.
Video 6 of 7 Lawrence Watkins Suggests Solving Problems As They Come Up
  • Lawrence Watkins - Interview - Simplicity of Business
  • 9/21/2009
  • Lawrence Watkins
  • 2 min. 23 sec.
Video 7 of 7 Lawrence Watkins States Business Is Simple But Not Easy
  • Lawrence Watkins - Interview - Simplicity of Business
  • 9/21/2009
  • Lawrence Watkins
  • 3 min. 42 sec.

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