Keynote Speaker: Jonathan Edison • Presented by SPEAK Inc. – Video

Posted: Published on January 27th, 2013

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Keynote Speaker: Jonathan Edison bull; Presented by SPEAK Inc.
Inspirational Business Speaker Author Armed with vision, a mission to inspire and a powerful story, Jonathan has already taught more than 500000 people the life-changing principles of how to Make Your Own Magic. Growing up in an environment that was a prescription for failure, young John John -- his grandmother`s affectionate nickname for him -- faced many hardships. Although love generously bestowed by his parents and grandmother was a constant factor in his early years, Jonathan`s childhood was extremely difficult. After exposing him to drugs and violence, his mother was removed from the household by the Department of Social Services when he was seven years old. Two years later Jonathan`s father left to start a new family on another side of town. The grandmother that took over his upbringing died suddenly when he was 14. Now homeless, Jonathan was forced to take up residence in his aunt`s basement. To afford the $50.00 a month in rent and his portion of the electric bill, he worked a full-time job as a dishwasher/bus boy at Chili`s Grill and Bar in the evenings and on weekends. He became a father at 15, graduated from high school with a 1.63 grade point average and completed his first year of college with a 0.62 GPA before dropping out completely. Instead of becoming another statistic, Jonathan found the magic he needed within himself to rise above adversity. He enrolled in remedial classes at Wayne County Community College. In 1993, Jonathan graduated with an ...

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