Our Inspiration

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INSPIRATION

YVONNE HARVEY-WILLIAMS

Wife, Mother, Entrepreneur, Award-winning and Renowned Speaker, Author, Television Host, Emcee, Program & Curriculum Creator, Mentor/Coach, Speaker Trainer

Born and raised in Paterson, New Jersey, Yvonne attended Eastside High School, as seen in the movie Lean on Me. She majored in Business Management at Passaic County Community College and was employed at a sales firm for The New York Times Newspaper. During her 11-year tenure at the firm, she received ten promotions, becoming a senior-level training and recruiting manager. Yvonne managed and trained thousands of people during her career. For over 27 years since then, she has used her life experiences of having to overcome tremendous adversity as a platform to encourage individuals to always be and do their best.

Yvonne's Achievements

#1 Speaker for Nine Consecutive Years

Yvonne has been the #1 speaker for nine consecutive years for one of the largest speaking bureaus for youth and young adults in the United States.

Educational and Inspirational Speaker:

She conducts keynotes, seminars, and workshops as an independent professional speaker, mentor, and consultant. Yvonne presents educational and inspirational information for some of the most prestigious organizations in the world. She has stood on platforms to speak, host, or emcee in every state in the USA.

Television Host:

Yvonne hosted a television show in New Jersey, highlighting community youth and interviewing celebrities and famous athletes.

Influential Figure:

Yvonne is featured in news stories, articles, magazines, national and international documentaries, teen empowerment and abstinence videos, and talk shows sharing her passion and purpose to reach youth and young adults. She was named one of the Top 100 influential people in the Southeast in 2014 and 2015; then Top 50 most Impactful in Rural America in 2016, being named among presidents, educators, military personnel, and entrepreneurs making a consistent impact in communities and beyond.

Author and CEO:

Yvonne has authored five books and is the CEO and founder of Speak2Inspire, LLC; a consulting enterprise for which she travels and speaks all over the country, Yvonneinspires Empowerment Sessions (Y.E.S.), and the creator of i-inspire clothing and product line.

Stop-Bullying Campaign:

She also launched the i-inspire: Stop-Bullying campaign to prevent bullying in all age groups nationwide.

Yvonne’s past and future successes have inspired millions of people across the world. She has dedicated her life to inspiring others, and her motto is, “It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish… so finish BIG.”

IT’S NOT HOW YOU START… IT’S HOW YOU FINISH…