Tulsa Presents: Clifton Taulbert, Tulsa Business Leader & Pulitzer Nominated Author
DoubleTree by Hilton-Downtown Tulsa 616 W 7th St. Tulsa, OK 74127 United States
Thursday, February 22, 2018, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CDT
Category: Tulsa Chapter Events
Welcome Tulsan Clifton Taulbert: "Living and Working Beyond the Past" Advance Reservations Required for All Guests & Members Register Now
One of our most inspiring speakers returns! Clifton's gracious approach to business and life will encourage and refresh.
Born in the Mississippi Delta during a time of intense segregation, Taulbert overcame intense obstacles to achieve his dreams. He is a sought-after presenter on an international scale, despite a demanding schedule as the CEO of two companies. Taulbert has authored 13 books including a best-seller "Once Upon A Time When We Were Colored" that became a major motion picture success. Another of his books, "Eight Habits of the Heart" garnered an invitation to address members of the Supreme Court and their invited guests.
* Recommended for 1 CPE at the basic level; suitable for those currently holding or aspiring to leadership positions. while remaining focused on personal and organizational character.
More About the presenter:
Clifton Taulbert is the president and CEO of the Freemount Corporation, a human capital development company and the President and CEO of Roots Java Coffee - an African-American owned national coffee brand, importing coffee from the country of Rwanda. A USAF veteran, Taulbert has been a leader in the Tulsa community for many years.
Inspired by the international reception to his very first publication, Taulbert has since written thirteen additional books, which includes Eight Habits of the Heart, the book read by Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, garnering Taulbert an invitation to address members of the US Supreme Court. Taulbert's fourteenth book, The Invitation, the "Old South" meets the 21st Century as this black writer finds himself as a house guest of a white South Carolina plantation owner. Their paths crossed for five years and the intereaction between the great-great-grandson of slaves and the family who historically were slave-owners is indeed an invitation for all. About the program: 1) Our “Presence” Sends Signals “To the Generation of Promise” “Remember to be gentle with yourself and others. We are all children of chance, and none can say why some fields will blossom while others lay brown beneath the August sun. Care for those around you. Look past your differences. Their dreams are no less than yours…” Kent Nerburn
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