As a
renowned professional speaker, author and television personality,
Les Brown has risen to national prominence by delivering a high
energy message which tells people 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 ot
hers
apply to their lives.
Born a twin in low-income Liberty City in Miami,
Florida, Les and his twin brother, Wes, were adopted when they were
six weeks old by Mrs. Mamie Brown. Mrs. Brown was a single woman who
had very little education or financial means, but a very big heart.
As a child, Les' inattention to school work, his restless energy,
and the failure of his teachers to recognize his true potential
resulted in him being mislabeled as a slow learner. The label and
the stigma stayed with him, damaging self-esteem to such an extent
that it took several years to overcome.
Les has had no formal education beyond high
school, but with persistence and determination he has initiated and
continued with 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 greatness. He rose from a
hip-talkin' 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 a premier
keynote speaker.
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, he 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 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.
Les Brown is an internationlly recognized speaker
and CEO of Les Brown Enterprises, Inc. He is also the author of the
highly acclaimed and successful books, Live Your Dreams,
It's Not Over Until You Win and his latest release,
Up Thoughts for Down Times. Les 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'
customized presentation will teach, inspire and channel your
audience to new levels of achievement.
