Les Brown

Les Brown's Key Accomplishments Include . . .
As a renowned motivational speaker, author and television personality, Les Brown has risen to national prominence by delivering a high energy message, teaching audiences how to shake off mediocrity and live up to their greatness. It is a message Les Brown has learned from his own life and one he is helping others apply to their lives.

Born in low-income Liberty City, Florida, Les Brown and his twin brother, Wes, were adopted when they were six weeks old by a single woman who had very little education or financial means, but a very big heart.  As a child, Les Brown's inattention to school work, his restless energy, and the failure of his teachers to recognize his true potential, resulted in him being mislabeled a slow learner. The label and the accompanying stigma stayed with him, damaging his self-esteem to such an extent that it took several years to overcome.

Les Brown had no formal education beyond high school, but with persistence and determination, he initiated and continued a process of unending self-education which has distinguished him as an authority on harnessing human potential. Les Brown's passion to learn and his hunger to realize greatness in himself and others, helped him to achieve success. Les Brown rose from morning DJ to broadcast manager; from community activist to community leader; from political commentator to three-term legislator; and from a banquet and nightclub emcee to premier keynote speaker.

In 1986, Les Brown entered the public speaking arena on a full-time basis and formed his own company, Les Brown Enterprises, Inc. The company provides motivational tapes and materials, workshops, and personal/professional development programs aimed at individuals, companies, and organizations.

In 1989, Les Brown was the recipient of the National Speakers Association's highest honor: The Council of Peers Award of Excellence (CPAE). In addition, Les Brown was selected one of the "World's Top Five Speakers for 1992" by Toastmasters international and recipient of the Golden Gavel Award.

In 1990, Les Brown recorded his first in a series of speech presentations entitled You Deserve, which was awarded a Chicago-area Emmy, and became the leading fundraising program of its kind for pledges to PBS stations nationwide.

More About Les Brown . . .
Les Brown is an internationally recognized speaker and CEO of Les Brown Enterprises, Inc. He is also the author of the highly acclaimed and successful books, Live Your Dreams, and It's Not Over Until You Win. Les Brown is the former host of The Les Brown Show, a nationally syndicated daily television talk show which focused on solutions rather than problems.

Les Brown is one of the nation's leading authorities in understanding and stimulating human potential. Utilizing powerful delivery and newly emerging insights, Les Brown's customized presentation will teach, inspire and channel your audience to new levels of achievement.

• Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Greatness
• It's Not Over Until You Win
• Living Your Dreams
• Choosing Your Future

"A true motivator and the best speaker our company has presented to our agency force. We wanted to break new records and set new heights in our sales and that's exactly what Les Brown brought into our agency!"

— Gerald Battle
Agency Manager
Allstate Insurance

"Your ability to weave our corporate goals into your presentation helped our Mobil dealers and distributors relate, comprehend, and enroll in our vision to be the number one company in the petroleum industry."

— Michael D. Damitz
Project Manager
Mobil Oil Corporation

"Everyone at our conference was affected! Your captivating personality and approach grabbed all of us in the room, and you didn't let us go! You made us laugh and cry with your touching personal stories. You spoke to our topic 'People Advantage' with eagerness and enthusiasm. A member of our senior management (who has been exposed to over 25 speakers in his career) announced to our entire group that you were the best speaker he has ever heard!"

— Karen Marryshow
Phillip Morris

"What a terrific program!"

— Kandace Laass
U.S. Chamber Of Commerce