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.).
Register & Subscribe
Login