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Fagan Speakers Coalition How To Make People Listen To You 12 68 Board Members Katrina McGhee Successful Women Speakers: 22 Brand Up to Stand OUT 2 3 TERRELL OWENS Philanthropist, Entrepreneur, Fitness Expert, Model, he 6-Time NFL Pro-Bowl Chattanooga (UTC) football player, actor, humanitarian, program, Owens made a name for Motivational Speaker, Actor, Humanitarian, Loving Father, loving father, fitness expert, himself as an explosive receiver, and the NFL’s 6-Time Pro-Bowler Tmodel and motivational speaker, earning first team All-Southern Terrell Owens is a man on a mission. Conference honors and setting a With 1078 Receptions, 15,934 school record for catching a pass in yards, and 153 touchdowns during 11 consecutive games. the span of his 15-year career, his extraordinary skills on the gridiron Terrell was drafted by the San and his elite athleticism has raised Francisco 49ers in the third round the bar for wide receivers in the of the 1996 NFL draft, spending 8 league. Owens is credited with seasons with the team. Owens made being one of the most exciting and his mark in the league by amassing electrifying athletes to ever play the a highlight reel of spectacular plays game. and performances. These include a game-winning touchdown against Terrell Eldorado Owens was the Green Bay Packers in a 1998 born in Alexander City, Alabama wild-card playoff games that was on December 7, 1973 where he dubbed, “The Catch II,” a record- attended Benjamin Russell High breaking day on December 17, 2000 School. There he excelled in several when he surpassed the 50 year-old sports including football, basketball, mark for the single-game reception baseball and track. total, and his role in leading the 49ers to the second greatest comeback in After being recruited by the NFL playoff history, which occurred University of Tennessee at against the New York Giants in 2002. 4 5 In 2004, Owens joined the Philadelphia first to score a touchdown in seven Eagles. His presence made an consecutive “Monday Night Football” immediate impact on the team. He games. On September 15, 2008, in yet averaged one touchdown per game, another remarkable Monday Night helping the Eagles to win 13 of its first Game, Owens moved into second 14 games, paving the way to Super place on the NFL’s all-time career Bowl XXXIX. Despite a late season touchdown list. injury that doctors projected would take weeks to heal, Owens started the Owens’ work on the field is only game and had nine receptions and 122 mirrored by his accomplishments off yards in a disappointing loss to the the field including partnering with the New England Patriots. Alzheimer’s Association which is near and dear to his heart. Owens’ beloved Owens went on to play for the Dallas grandmother, Alice, succumbed Cowboys in 2006, embarking on to the disease. In 2000, he testified another storied legacy. In his first before Congress to continue to raise season with the team, Owens led awareness about the disease. the league with 13 regular season touchdowns and this despite a serious Owens is also a respected and best- tendon injury to his finger. While selling author, penning a children’s doctors recommended season ending book, “Little T Learns To Share” and surgery, Owens elected to wait until a fitness book, “T.O.’s Finding Fitness”. the end of the season to repair the Owens’ latest endeavor, the, “‘What damage. In 2007, Terrell set a Dallas TO Do’ Global Campaign,” is an Cowboys record with 15 touchdown initiative aimed at empowering and receptions and helped lead the team motivating youth around the world to the NFC East divisional title for through speaking, workshops and the first time since 1988. Owens also though an inspirational clothing line amassed 69 catches for 1,052 yards for men, women and children. and 10 touchdowns in his last season Owens’ most recent accomplishments for the Dallas Cowboys. Owens include being featured on the cover of entered his 14th NFL season with the the Official EA Sports, Madden NFL Buffalo Bills. It was in this season, ’19 “Hall of Fame Edition” video game. Terrell became only the sixth player In February of 2018, it was announced to record 1,000 career catches. Owens that Owens would be inducted into the also added a stint with the Cincinnati Pro Football Hall of Fame and in April Bengals to his resume. of 2018, Owens was officially inducted Owens has garnered countless awards to the Alabama Hall of Fame. and accolades for his work, on and off the field, including, six Pro-Bowl appearances, 5-time Associated Press All-Pro, recorded five seasons with 13 or more touchdowns and he was the 6 7 DERRICK BOLES STANLEY T. PADGETT Organizational Leadership Expert Business Advocate Derrick is the founder and CEO of Boles Academy. His experience and expertise Stan Padgett was born in Columbia, South Carolina, and grew up in Kentucky. He have landed him high profile clients on a global scale. His innovative “Heart’s and graduated from high school in Montgomery, Alabama, and received a Bachelor of Minds” approach to leadership and in-depth knowledge of group dynamics and Science in Government from Auburn University at Montgomery in 1979. He graduated organizational behavior has earned international recognition as one of today’s new from Duke University School of Law in 1982 and has been practicing law in Tampa age thought leaders. since then. He has been AV rated by Martindale Hubbell since 1992 based on the opinions of judges and other lawyers in the Tampa Bay area. Derrick life’s work and mission is to challenge, inspire. educate and mobilize communities and leaders to MStand Up” for community empowerment. In July Over more than 35 years of practice, he has handled hundreds of litigation matters for 2017, Derrick suffered not one but two massive strokes. In the time since, Derrick national, regional and local companies and for individuals, and has counseled large has been on a miraculous journey to recovery. Derrick delivers a message of and small businesses and individuals on how to avoid legal problems. resiliency, toughness, courage, and sheer determination to not only recover, but share the message of hope that comes with near death experiences. He got engaged to the love of his life at age 17, 3 months after she turned 16. They Derrick is the author of Courage to Lead, where he explains what it takes to stand were married 18 months later and will celebrate 42 years of marriage in 2018. They up. It doesn’t take much. 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