Les Brown
Les Brown is a renowned public speaker, author and television personality. Les Brown is an internationally recognized speaker and CEO of Les Brown Enterprises,LLC., he is also the author of the highly acclaimed and successful book, Live Your Dreams, and former host of The Les Brown Show, a nationally syndicated daily television talk show which focused on solutions rather than problems. Les Brown has risen to international prominence by delivering a high energy message which tells people how to shake off mediocrity and live up to their greatness. It is a message Les Brown has learned from his own life and one he is helping others apply to their lives.
LeToya Luckett
LeToya Nicole Luckett, known professionally as LeToya, is an American R&B singer-songwriter and actress. She was a member of the R&B female group Destiny’s Child, with whom she won two Grammy Awards and released many successful commercial recordings. After signing a record deal with Capital Records, she gave birth to a successful solo career. Her solo debut album, LeToya (2006), topped the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart in July 2006 and was certified platinum by the RIAA in December 2006. The single, “Torn”, achieved records on BET’s top ten countdown show 106 & Park. She was also named “One of the Best New Artists of 2006″ by AOL and the “Top Songwriter of 2006″ by ASCAP. Luckett released a second solo album Lady Love on August 25, 2009 which debuted at #12 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and #1 on the U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. LeToya’s most recent works have landed her starring roles in Warner Bros., The Preacher’s Kid and Killers starring Ashton Kutcher.
Farouk Shami
Farouk Shami came to America in 1965 with $71 in his pocket and through determination achieved the American dream. He is the Founder and Chairman of Farouk Systems, Inc. a multinational corporation that manufactures the world renowned brands BioSilk and CHI. These lines are currently sold in 106 countries which has given Farouk a unique perspective on global business and how to succeed in the 21st century. Farouk is an entrepreneur, educator, employer, manufacturer, and problem solver. As a humanitarian who fervently believes that generosity is repaid many-fold, Farouk has donated to numerous charities and organizations worldwide without making it public knowledge. He also built a school to educate the young women of Palestine in the sciences and created a research center committed to ending childhood diabetes at the City of Hope in California in memory of his father, Sheik Mohammed Shami. Farouk is a brilliant businessman who has done what many said was impossible, manufacturing high quality products in America.
