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 went to prison for the first time Tuesday. Right, I got locked up. Deb Streeter, she invited me to speak to her prison entrepreneur program. Actually, I didn't know what to expect when I was going into this situation. That's the picture of the Auburn Correctional Facility in Auburn, New York. ...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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