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 feel like the value proposition that we give to our speakers is that at a very, very low cost we can disperse your name. We can give you publicity. We can help you find speaking engagements at universities across the nation and also corporations around the nation. With that value proposition, w...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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