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The Ego Mistake: From Eight Figures To $8.25 Per Hour

In this signature keynote presentation, Marques shares his gut-wrenching story of how he went from a NFL athlete, to a struggling retired athlete, to a eight figure business owner, to completely bankrupt, to a custodian earning $8.25 a hour working in downtown Raleigh, NC, to a successful keynote speaker/business leader.  Marques is truly passionate keynote speaker and in this signature keynote his real, raw, and vulnerable side shine bright.  Marques is a keynote speaker that takes full accountability and responsibility for the mistakes that he made in his journey, which is why so many people can relate to this signature keynote presentation, on so many levels.  Marques is a keynote speaker that excels at stage presence, he loves to engage all the audiences that he interacts with, and he is a keynote speaker that uses his life experiences to educate his audiences on every level.

Marques is a keynote speaker that truly shares his failures, and this signature keynote presentation is one of grit, perseverance, overcoming obstacles, and much much more.  This keynote presentation will truly inspire you and give you action steps to help you overcome any challenges that you may have in your life.  Marques is a keynote speaker that truly believes, that its not about how many times you get knocked down in life, its about how many times you get up when knocked down, that really count!

Self-Absorption Causes Self-Destruction:

In this signature keynote presentation, inspirational keynote speaker Marques Ogden shares how important it is to never let your ego, get bigger than the good part of your soul.  Sometimes in life, people can let their ego take over and can become egotistical, self-centered, arrogant and down right mean.  Inspiring keynote speaker Marques Ogden, shares his story of how he became an ego maniac, as he built one of the most successful construction companies in downtown Baltimore in 2012.  Keynote speaker Marques Ogden, shares how he became so self absorbed with things that didn't matter like money, fame, and prestige he lost sight of how to treat his people with dignity and respect.  Some keynote speakers when talking about this topic, do not share their mistakes with their audiences, for fear of being judged and ridiculed, Marques is not one of those keynote speakers. 

During this custom keynote presentation, Marques will open up about how his ego, his arrogance, and his negative attitude, cost him everything he owned.  Marques is also the type of keynote speaker, that will give you action steps to help you succeed and this keynote is no different.  Marques will give you a plethora of action steps with how to avoid letting your ego, cause your demise.  Again, Marques is the type of keynote speaker that will open up about his failures, in an attempt to help you to succeed!

The Success Cycle Creates Healthy DEI

Marques is a keynote speaker that doesn't just believe about talking about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, he is a keynote speaker that believes that you should "JUST DO IT!"  In this custom keynote presentation, Marques opens up and shares that all of his business success is the result of having a diverse team, where equity and inclusion are the foundational pillars of the organization.  Some keynote speakers talk about DEI from a perspective of what they have read, studied, or done research on....  Marques is a keynote speaker that speaks on this topic, from the perspective of how he has lived his life this way since being a young child, watching his father be a pioneer in this space, in the late 1970's.  

Some keynote speakers do not want to share their personal journey in this area, as they have no real experience on the topic.  Marques is not one of those keynote speakers.  He shares all of his tips and tricks, to help his clients truly understand how to use DEI to build a healthy, sustainable and productive environment, so everyone can thrive in your organization.  Marques is one of the keynote speakers, that truly cares about his clients achieving fulfillment and prosperity, in their lives!

Recycling vs Trashing Company Culture:

Every organization goes through some sort of change, to rise to the next level.  Keynote speaker Marques Ogden, loves to talk about the importance of recycling and not trashing an organizations culture.  Marques is a keynote speaker who shares how important it is to have "an alignment around a unified vision" as an organization, and more importantly he is a keynote speaker that talks a lot about "transforming your mindset, before you transition!"  In this custom keynote presentation, inspirational keynote speaker Marques Ogden shares how as a leader you have to exemplify innovation, relatability, good sense making, and you have to be a visionary in order to maintain a healthy and sustainable culture as an organization transitioning through change.  Marques is one of those keynote speakers that shares a lot of metaphors around this topic, as he lost everything he owned from not sustaining a healthy culture in his construction business. 

Today, Marques has rebuilt himself and his brand, through learning how to be compassionate, empathetic, patient and authentic with his team, as they grow through change.  A lot of keynote speaker speak on this topic as a result of things they have heard about, read about, or seen on television.  Marques is one of those keynote speakers that speaks on this topic, as a result of the life experiences he has been through building successful multi-million dollar companies, and also losing everything he owned and starting over from rock bottom!  This is a keynote presentation, that will leave you with plenty of knowledge, on how to build and sustain your brand, through a healthy and productive culture!

Drop The Poker Face, Selling Requires Authenticity

Sales is the art of building relationships with people, where you can conduct business with them, where they feel its not transactional or forced.  Some keyemplnote speakers do not want to share their real, authentic stories when on stage talking about this topic, Marques is not one of those keynote speakers.  Marques, loves sharing stories on how he built his first business in construction, not knowing a damn thing about it, but building it to an eight-figure empire off the art of connecting with people in an authentic and genuine way.  Marques loves inspiring audiences with his keynote speeches on this topic, as it is a topic that a lot of people truly do not understand or comprehend. 

Keynote speaker, Marques Ogden will not only blow you away with his "rises from the ashes" story during this keynote, he will also share with you many strategies and systems to help you successfully grow your business through relationship marketing.  Marques is one of the rare keynote speakers, that loves to share his mistakes and failures, to help his audiences grow and succeed in their personal and professional lives.  Keynote speakers like Marques will not only relate to your audience, he will educate and inspire them as well!

At 32! What I Wish I Would Have Told My 32 Year Old Self

Keynote speakers talk a lot about professional development, as the backbone of how to build fulfillment/success in the corporate setting.  This is 100% true, but a lot of keynote speakers do not have a story of how they lost everything at 32 years old, due to the fact of not displaying strong professional development skillsets.  Marques is not one of those keynote speakers.  Marques is a keynote speaker that shares his heart-wrenching story of how he lost absolutely everything at the age of 32, due to his ego, his bravado, and his lack of respect for his employees and team.  Marques, delves deep into his mistakes and failures, to help his audiences see the importance of treating people with respect, being patient with others, and always showing empathy and compassion for those you come in contact with.

Inspirational keynote speaker Marques Ogden, will blow you away with his story and he will give you easily applicable action steps, to help you learn how to always maintain the right professional development demeanor, in all that you do in your life!

Creating A Winning Culture, Like One Of The Greatest Teams In NFL History, The 2000 Baltimore Ravens!

As a 19 year old young man, I got to see so many amazing things behind the scenes, that created one of the best teams in NFL history! Amazing strategic and tactical action steps learned from great men and players Brian Billick, Ray Lewis, Jonathan Ogden, Tony Siragusa, Trent Dilfer, Michael McCrary, Todd Heap and many more!

In this signature keynote we will be discussing some key things that made The Ravens so good that season, that you can implement into your business! Things such as How To Focus On Attributes Over Skills, How To Move Horizons, How To Embrace Pivoting Leadership, How To Pour Rocket Fuel In Your Tank, How To Integrate Emotion And Logic In Your Business And More!