Marques Ogden

In our most popular signature keynote, Marques shares his heart-wrenching story of hitting rock bottom, losing millions and going bankrupt because of his enormous, pompous ego. With a positive, resilient mindset and perseverance, he was able to rise from the ashes and begin rebuilding the life and career of his dreams.

Without struggle, there is no progress. That has been the ultimate life lesson for many of us, including Marques, who learned the hard way after losing everything and starting over at an $8.25/hr wage as a custodian. He now uses his story to help his audience not make the same ego mistake. This signature keynote is all about embracing failures and using them as fuel to soar even further. He provides action steps and strategies to help you succeed through the power of accountability, grit and determination!

Any leader who is focused more on themselves than they are on their employees and the organization’s overall well-being is not a true leader. Marques speaks from experience; when he ran his construction company At 32, he became tyrannical and treated his employees like objects instead of people. This made him live his life with wrath, jealousy, anger, deceit and self-absorption, which caused his ultimate self-destruction.

Now, he has gone full circle, and his mission is to serve others above all. In this signature keynote, Marques shares the power of servant leadership and how leaders from all industries and walks of life can use this leadership style to empower their employees and build a legacy that doesn’t lead to self-destruction but rather self-fulfillment.

In an ever-changing work landscape wavering between remote and in-person work, companies must focus on nurturing a thriving, abundant company culture. Employees crave a positive and enjoyable work-life and perform at their optimal level when they feel aligned with the company and its values.

Sadly, company culture in today’s world tells us to Cancel and Trash everything we disagree with, but what if we took the time to recycle it? In this signature keynote with pulled insights from Marques’ book The Success Cycle, he shares how to recycle bad energy into positive, productive energy to shift employee mindset and build a thriving company culture to achieve optimal business success.

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!

Did you know that the only animal that charges into the eye of the storm is the bison! The bison believes heading into the eye of the storm, they can get through the storm much faster and come out better and stronger, then running from the storm!

In this signature keynote, Marques, who is a Howard University Bison graduate, uses his story to inspire audiences to not run away from their challenges and adversities, like some people do! In this signature keynote, Marques shares his story and gives you action steps on how to face your challenges head on, so you can come out on the other side, more successful and fulfilled by facing your challenges head on instead of running away from them! When audiences hear this signature keynote, they are inspired and have action steps that they can implement right away to be more successful in their personal and professional lives!