Festus Amoye
CEO
Laddering Your Success
Festus is the second generation Nigerian American minority and non-traditional student graduate. That has assisted over 15 students to enroll in college and earn scholarships and loan repayment programs totaling over $750,000. He also earned nearly $87,000 in scholarships for his own educational endeavors; this led to him writing his first book and founding the educational technology company titled Laddering Your Success. He has since co-authored 6 additional works. He has been blessed to marry Lakesha Amoye and have 2 rambunctious boys. His other achievements include Phi Theta Kappa member alum, Alpha Chi member alum, National Society of Collegiate Scholars alum, Army Veteran (10 years)
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Cleophus Franklin Jr.
Founder/Author/Professor
Franklin Strategic Solutions and Franklin Leadership Foundation
Cleophus Franklin Jr.’s leadership career spans over thirty years with John Deere, Case-New Holland, and Mahindra. His global expertise in designing robust business and innovative branding growth strategies has benefited many companies across the globe, resulting in numerous marketing, new business growth, and new product innovation awards in the agriculture and heavy equipment industries.
Franklin founded Franklin Strategic Solutions (www.franklinss.com), a consulting business focusing on leadership & business development, business/brand strategy, and executive coaching. He is also the founder of Morningside University’s “Franklin Leadership Foundation.” The foundation’s purpose focuses on creating future leaders today through mentoring, internships, scholarships, and experiential learning.
Franklin has published eight books and focuses on leadership professional and personal development. You can purchase his s books at www.coffeewithcleo.com
Franklin is a board member and adviser for several for-profit/non-profit business ventures from vertical farming, women empowerment, precision farm technology, STEM education technology, academia, and heavy equipment solutions. He is also a senior corporate fellow and adjunct professor at the University of Houston - Downtown.
Franklin earned his master’s degree from the Kenan-Flagler School of Business at the University of North Carolina and a bachelor’s degree from Morningside University in Sioux City, Iowa. He and his wife, Lois, reside in Cypress, Texas.
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Jim Tillman
Author/Entrepreneur
JT Publishing Company
Jim Tillman is a noted author, historian, and multimedia storyteller who has made it his passion to research and chronicle the rich history of black culture in his hometown, Sioux City, Iowa. He has extensive experience in writing, film, video production and editing. He used that oral wisdom as impetus and foundation for his books, “The Journal of African American History Volume 1: Sioux City, Iowa,” and “The Black Experience 1950s: Sioux City, Iowa,” and in his film and video work.
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Fred Lange
Executive Coach, Consultant, and Entrepreneur.
Deliberate-Performance.com
Fred Lange is a coach, executive coach, consultant, and entrepreneur. He was born in Seattle and, from early childhood, became interested in human potential and the dynamics of human interaction and adversity. Fred started meditating and breathing work to cope with his struggles during his freshman year in college. He, then, incorporated biofeedback monitoring in his remaining years at the University of Washington. His early professional career experience included training in human potential, emotional intelligence, human value systems, Myers Briggs personality tests, leadership training, train-the-trainer and organizational development at two Fortune 100 corporations. He started his consulting firm focusing on startups in the dot.com boom, providing cultural, organizational, talent, and executive development. He also designed processes for human resources functions in major industries. He has coached thousands of managers, leaders, executives, and employees.
Fred brought his corporate learning, leadership, and mindfulness experience to university, Olympic and professional athletes, coaches, and university athletic administration in 2016. As a prior student athlete, himself, he had competed in 4 championship games, winning 3 of those games. In 2022, he was awarded Dominican University’s Athletic Department’s unsung hero award.
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