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  Date / Time: 12/30/2008 2:38 AM UTC

  Meet Marshawn Evans, author of SKIRTS IN THE BOARDROOM: A Woman’s Survival Guide to Success in Busi
  

  Marshawn Evans NBC "The Apprentice" • Lawyer • Miss America Finalist As one of the nation’s leading experts on the art of maximizing human potential, Entertainment Attorney MARSHAWN EVANS is Founder of MEU Consulting, a corporate life-enrichment consulting firm focusing on peak performance, diversity, workforce readiness, and dynamic leadership strategies. MEU, consults with Fortune 500 Companies and human resource departments on leading peak performance strategies, while offering unique insight from her experiences working with professional athletes, practicing as an employment lawyer, and as a national competitor. As a pioneering woman in the world of professional sports, she is President of EDGE 3M Sports & Entertainment (www.edge3m.com) - a brand management firm responsible for elevating the profile of elite entertainers and athletes in the NBA and NFL, helping make her clients peak performers on and off the field. In addition to her success in business, Marshawn is a former Miss District of Columbia and Miss America Top 5 Finalist, she was appointed as an International Ambassador to the Summit of Achievement in Dublin, Ireland, and has served as a spokesperson for the National Invest in Youth Campaign. Marshawn’s presentations are driven by a nine-step peak performance model called HABITUDE™. Some of her most popular presentation topics include: The Diversity Cycle: Value Differences via Different Values; Executive Edge: How to Make Your Mark; Style & Substance – Life Lessons for Leading Ladies™; and He Said, She Said: Gender Differences in Communication. Marshawn is currently penning her first book, Skirts in the Boardroom: A Woman’s Survival Guide to Success in Business & Life, Marshawn attracts attention from the world’s leading corporations. A native Texan and a former Harry S. Truman Scholar, Marshawn finished her undergraduate studies magna cum laude at Texas Christian University and graduated Georgetown University Law Center debt-free by obtaining over $200,000 in scholarships. She practiced law with one of Atlanta’s most prestigious firms, and has been featured by Glamour Magazine, USA Today, The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, ABC, Fox News, and on NBC’s The Apprentice with Donald Trump. Her pro bono legal work and reputation as a passionate, no-nonsense advocate has created a buzz in Atlanta’s legal community. Driven by faith and dedication to service, Marshawn serves on numerous boards including Jamie Foxx’s Learn Through Laughter Foundation and the T. Meredith Brito Foundation for women. Marshawn believes in strengthening the esteem of women while erasing stereotypes, and has committed the use of her voice to make that happen. Presentations SKIRTS IN THE BOARDROOM: A Woman’s Survival Guide to Success in Business and Life Skirts in the Boardroom is designed to equip women with the strategies necessary to combine confidence and compassion, style and substance, and, of course, beauty and brains. A must have for all women looking to maximize their professional potential, Skirts in the Boardroom offers refreshing and inspiring business advice that is savvy, sensible, straightforward, and long overdue! BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Lessons, Legacy, and Leadership (or alternate title Never Do Less With More) What do heroes and sheroes like Booker T. Washington, Sidney Poitier, Duke Ellington, Hattie McDaniel, Sojouner Truth, and Rosa Parks have in common? They were all able to defy the O.D.D.S., and make a difference despite circumstances. Why is it that today’s generation has more available in terms of resources and opportunity, yet they choose to do less. During the presentation the speaker challenges the audience to never do less when they have so much more. Reflecting on the lives of black legends, Marshawn motivates the audience to adopt strategies for making a lifelong impact, not just an impression. KING-DREAMING: Living the Legacy of HIStory & HERstory [MLK Program] Martin’s Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech is probably one of the most important, influential and inspiring speeches in America history. The lives lived by Martin Luther King, Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King is equally moving and educational. King-Dreaming explores lessons in leadership by celebrating the legacy of both legends. The presentation challenges attendees to remember that fulfilling the dream requires us to continue the fight to improve the quality education, justice, and economic opportunity available to women and people of color in America. More is required of this generation. Being present is not enough ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS: • The Art of Project Management™ - Lessons from the Boardroom • Executive Edge, Making The Mark • He Said, She Said: Gender Differences in Business Communication • Sharp & Savvy:™ Corporate Communication Strategies for Women • High Heels: Mixing Style & Substance (Business Leadership Lessons for Women)

  When you dream, you become powerful. When you establish a vision, and truly embrace it with clarity, you become unstoppable. The number one cause of failure, and the number one reason many women fail to maximize their potential – more so than low self-esteem or gender stereotypes – is a lack of vision. For women, it is our strongest asset. Our vision is literally tied to our destiny.
  
  Without vision, there is no direction and no catalyst for growth. With vision, everything changes. We still face challenges, but we do so with courage because we can see the bigger picture. Because of vision, your outlook, your poise and your approach helps you place disappointments in perspective.

   

   

   
  Visit www.MarshawnEvans.com
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