The world's leading poetic voice and inspirational speaker.
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Imagine leveraging the power of an electric opening/closing performance and insightful stage keynote all in one presentation! Sekou Andrews helps organisations with riveting inspiration through an innovative speaking category called ''Poetic Voice.''
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I was a little bit nervous, because what Sekou does is definitely edgy and out there. But people were blown away by it. Sekou is definitely one of the most engaging motivationalspeakers that I have had the pleasure to work with.
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Sekou is undoubtedly one of the most accomplished event speakers, with more than two decades of speaking. He has been inspiring people across genres and industries, sharing stages with heavyweights like John Legend, Jill Scott, Maroon 5, Kendrick Lamar, Carlos Santana, Jay-Z, and Drake.
Some of Sekou’s accomplishments include the “Best Spoken Word Album” Grammy nomination (in three decades), the 2020 ABA Entrepreneur of the Year, three Helen Hayes Awards, two Independent Music Awards, and two national poetry tours, among others. Thanks to his “wow-factor,” the world’s biggest organisations have been jostling just to have a piece of Sekou. This has seen him present for the likes of Google, the NBA, PayPal, The Gap, ASAE, Global Green, Capital One, LinkedIn, Nike, and Toyota- you could go on and on.
Sekou’s work has also been featured in several media outlets, including MTV, BET, Showtime, Good Morning America, HBO, MSNBC, CBS, and ABC World News. Apart from public presentations, he has also performed privately for prominent figures, such as Corretta Scott King, Norman Lear, Hillary Clinton, Larry King, and Quincy Jones. Additionally, Sekou has been eliciting standing ovations, cheers, and tears regularly because of his powerful voice on health and wellness.
See keynotes with Sekou AndrewsAs companies large and small grapple with how to face disruption and inspire a culture of innovation, this popular, energetic keynote reminds your audience to innovate from within first. Sekou offers a creative perspective on embracing failure, encouraging unconventional thinking and being the kind of leader who walks your innovation talk. The inspiration in this hilarious and powerful talk will hit your audience deeply when Sekou shares the personal, innovative story of his creation of a new, cutting-edge style of communication, illustrating that “Innovation is simply the difference between ‘Why didn’t I think of that?’ and ‘Why didn’t I think LIKE that?’”
Of the top 3 things people fear most – spiders, public speaking and death – only two can kill you… (especially death). Not only will stage fright NOT kill you, when you convert it to stage MIGHT it will make YOU the killer. You will kill the speech, crush the pitch, and rock the presentation by learning how to PERFORM your speech like a rockstar. The fun and interactive keynote is perfect for leaders, entrepreneurs, executives, and anyone else who wants to become a more dynamic communicator but doesn’t know how to unlock that power. Stage Might is a training system that teaches the powerful techniques of songwriters, comedians, actors and improv artists and applies them to business communication. Sekou Andrews will help your audience take off their speaker hats, put on their performer hats, and learn from OUTside of their industry in order to stand out withIN their industry.
Storytelling is transforming how innovative companies market, engage customers, and do business. Sekou has helped audiences – from sales teams and marketers to grantwriters and techies – understand how to embed information into engaging stories that reach consumers on a human level. Pulling key material from Sekou’s executive training on storytelling, this speech is rich with strategic insight on how to find the story in your data, as well as Sekou’s usual energetic, interactive, high-powered brand of storytelling that will help your company celebrate it’s perpetual “Happily Ever After.”
What if you could remind your audience of the moment they fell in love with healthcare? What if you could reignite the passion in providers – caregivers, executives, and housekeeping alike – to connect with patients on a human, heartfelt level? What if you could take your entire healthcare community on a laughter and tear-filled journey that renews their vows to provide the best quality care. If you could do that – write a love poem to healthcare that makes your audience fall back in love with it – this keynote is how it would sound.
Providing quality healthcare is a beautiful topic. Patient safety and medical error … not so much. So Sekou transforms this important but challenging issue into a rollercoaster ride of laughter and tears that holds every team member accountable for keeping patients safe. The fact that this speech consistently leaves audiences carrying Sekou’s pinky promise pledge back to their facilities, pinning it on their walls, and sharing it with their team is proof of how poetic voice can turn what some consider the un-sexiest of topics into powerful anthems.
Want to help your audience celebrate their awesomocity? This talk is like gifting your audience with their own, personal, halftime-at-the-SuperbowlAl-Pacino-locker-room speech! Sekou shares inspirational insight and personal development concepts to help you transcend dark days and challenging seasons. By the time you’re done laughing your stress off while learning how to reignite your passion, confidence and balance, you will want to share these infectiously creative takeaways with everyone you care about to remind them to “LIVE WHAT YOU LOVE,” be the “LITTLE EXTRA CUP,” and “ALWAYS VACUUM WITH A SMILE.” Based on “The Awesome Anthem” – one of Sekou most popular videos featuring Quincy Jones, Tim Ferris, Omari Hardwick, Norman Lear, and many other icons, business leaders and artists – this speech is perfect for both business conferences & entertainment events
This speech, in various forms, has been shared with diverse audiences – from TEDxWallstreet and Conscious Capitalism, to Speak & Write To Make Millions and The GAP. It’s bold message dances between creating the discomfort necessary to compel change, and fostering the inspiration necessary to ignite possibility. Beginning with the statement “This year, it’s about the money!” Sekou then journeys through the process of redefining wealth, from the most self-serving definitions of wealth to the most holistic. “True wealth is not defined by whether I can pay for it, but whether I can pay it forward.” Remind your attendees to invest in themselves and their communities, and “make dollars that make change” by learning to get rich quick with NEW MONEY.
THANK YOU for an engaging session on disruption, mindset, and shifting. I always thought I had to separate my artistic and creative self from my professional brand, but you just opened a world of possibilities for me with your poetic voice and inspirational keynote.
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