from people pleaser to confident deal maker
As an author, podcast host, and trainer responsible for helping to some of the biggest companies in the world negotiate million dollar deals, most people assume that I’ve always been a confident leader.
But the truth is I wasn’t born this way, I was built this way.
Rejection and isolation sunk their teeth into me at an early age.
As a first generation Caribbean American who grew up in small-town Ohio, nobody wanted to be my friend and it devastated me. More than that, it turned me into a people-pleaser, as I vowed to never again experience that level of rejection.
Out of my desire to be liked, I built a wall of self-limiting beliefs that was holding me back from the life I wanted, from my career to my relationships, and even my confidence.
Until one day I discovered how to re-define negotiation and apply the fundamentals to building my confidence and discovering a life of authentic success, stronger connections and more exciting opportunities.
Today I’m proud to be the host of the #1 Negotiation podcast in the world, Negotiate Anything, a LinkedIn Top Voice, a best-selling author and regarded as one of the top global thought leaders on negotiation and conflict resolution - having successfully consulted with leaders from some of the largest and most successful organizations in the world.
How did I make the shift?
I learned to negotiate with myself and always win - and I can show you how too.
13 MILLION podcast DOWNLOADS in 180+ countries
Honors and Awards
The Ohio State University William Oxley Thompson Alumni Award (2023)
Winner: Columbus Podcast Awards (2022)
Columbus 40 Under 40 (2022)
John Glenn College of Public Affairs Young Alumni Award (2020)
Moritz College of Law Outstanding Recent Alumnus Award (2021)
600,000+ TedxTalk Views for “FInding Confidence in Conflict”
2.3 MILLION LINKEDIN LEARNING COURSE PARTICIPANTS
Watch Kwame Work: The art of Persuasion & ACtion
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