Les Brown, Keynote Speaker Vision Summit 2022

20/20 Vision for Success Coaching and Consulting welcomes the incomparable Les Brown to our Vision Summit stage as a keynote speaker. Mr. Brown has a story to share and a strong message we believe will benefit all who hear and choose to act. Are you joining us at the summit? You will want to experience this empowering speaker! Register from the HOME page and be sure to share on social media that you are coming to Summit!

About Les Brown

Les Brown is a former American politician, television host, and radio DJ, and recognized as one of the world’s greatest motivational speakers. Over the last four decades, he has transformed numerous lives with his speeches relating to almost every aspect of life. He grabbed attention as a member of the ‘Ohio House of Representatives and later went on to host his own show called ‘The Les Brown Show’ where he taught people to follow their dreams and reiterate the phrase “it’s possible”, emphasizing the need to seek solutions rather than ponder over problems. Throughout his career, he has interviewed some of the brightest minds in the business world and has worked closely with them in the boardroom. He has earned several accolades as an orator and is now referred to as “The Motivator”.

Les Brown was born Leslie Calvin Brown on February 17, 1945, in Miami, Florida. After giving birth to Brown and his twin brother, Wes, on the floor of an abandoned building, Brown’s biological mother gave her sons up for adoption when they were six weeks old to Mrs. Mamie Brown. When he was in fifth grade, Brown was forced back a grade by the school’s principal after being disruptive in class. Brown’s demotion subsequently led him to be placed in special education classes and labeled as mentally retarded. As an adolescent, Brown attended Booker T. Washington High School where he was influenced by a speech and drama instructor who encouraged him to pursue a career in radio broadcasting.

After graduating from high school, Brown worked as an errand boy for a Miami Beach radio station where he observed the disc jockeys and eventually became an on-air personality. In the late 1960s, Brown moved to Columbus, Ohio, to work for WVKO Radio, where he became active in the community. Brown’s political activism in Columbus won him a seat with the 29th House District of the Ohio State Legislature. In his first year, Brown passed more legislation than any other freshman representative in Ohio State legislative history. In his third term, Brown served as chair of the Human Resources Committee.

In 1981, Brown left the Ohio State House of Representatives to care for his ailing mother back in Florida. While in Miami, he continued to focus on social issues by developing a youth center training program. In 1986, Brown entered the public speaking arena on a full-time basis. In 1989, Brown received the National Speakers Association’s highest award, the Council of Peers Award of Excellence (CPAE). In 1990, Brown recorded the Emmy Award-winning series of speeches entitled You Deserve, which became the lead fundraising program of its kind for pledges to PBS stations nationwide. In 1991, Toastmasters International selected Brown as one of the world’s best speakers and awarded him the Golden Gavel Award.

Brown ranks amongst the nation’s leading authorities in understanding and stimulating human potential; he is a featured guest on many radio broadcasting stations and is often hired by professional corporations to teach and inspire new levels of achievement.