Matthew Knowles

Knowles provides a business-oriented, motivational, and inspirational talk all rolled into one. As the title suggests, this keynote focuses on characteristics that are common among successful people from all parts of life. Knowles will share the 10 traits commonly shared among successful people from all walks of life, including passion, work ethics, vision, team-building, planning, and more.

Knowles shares with audiences how to understand the theory, process, characteristics, approaches and practice of entrepreneurship. He provides an in-depth look at why some entrepreneurs fail, and why others succeed. By using his previous experience in the music industry, he’ll share simple steps for a successful branding and endorsement building process, including how to build a brand, how to create brand identity, and how to build a brand and endorsement strategy.

Recently, Dr. Knowles announced that he has breast cancer more specifically, the BRAC2 genetic mutation which places him in a high risk of developing other cancers. With a major emphasis on early detection, Knowles gives his personal perspective of understanding the link between a healthy lifestyle and a healthy mind and body. In this talk, he shares his personal battle with cancer, family history,  and genetics. Knowles stresses, especially to the urban community, “If we do not make time for our wellness, we will be forced to make time for our sickness.”

• Cracking the Code: 20 Tips for Breaking Into the Music and Entertainment Industry
• Identifying, Tapping and Manifesting Potential – Knowles leads a discussion of the five environments in which we grow and develop. These environments play the role of “power broker” whose dynamic operation decides the extent to which the individual grows, learns, and achieves.
• Harmonizing Your Workforce: Five Ways to Make Diversity and Inclusion Competitive Advantages. Knowles highlights how and why diversity and inclusion matter and the effect they can have on your business by building a more adaptable, innovative, engaging team, with greater problem-solving capacity.
• Habits of Successful Marketing and Salespeople. Knowles shares lessons from 20 years of high achievement in sales and marketing, including his experience as one of the top salespeople worldwide at Xerox Medical System. This presentation gives an audience insight into Knowles’ key steps to creating a measurable, repeatable sales process.
• Racism from the Eyes of a Child. Knowles shares a personal reflection and view on racism in America and worldwide, through an examination of the backdrop of discrimination from post-slavery, up through the Civil Rights Movement, and into the present racial climate that exists in every facet of our lives.
• The Emancipation of Slaves Through Music. Knowles offers a key examination of the liberating effects of music on oppressed people by taking audiences on a journey of music — from its secret use during slavery up through its eventual commercialization in the music industry. Knowles explores the uprooting of Africans via the transatlantic slave trade and the evolving effect on the people and their music.