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Steve has earned high praise for his highly collaborative style and working closely with clients to seamlessly customize his content to the messaging goals for each event.
“Steve Pemberton was one of the most incredible speakers I have ever had the pleasure of hearing.” – Marketing Brand Manager, Cyracom
“By far, he has been the best speaker we have ever had for our annual kickoff.” – Heart of Illinois United way
“Steve spoke very well and hit it from a very personal place. We broke all our fundraising records and exceeded our goal – so I’m happy!” – The Children’s Trust
Congressional Awards Foundation
Boston College Convocation Address
Economic Empowerment Summit
Congressional Awards Foundation
Boston College Convocation Address
Economic Empowerment Summit
World Premier of “A Chance In The World – Panel Discussion
Supplier Diversity Panel Discussion at MCDONALD’S
After growing up in foster care, Steve Pemberton has never cared for labels. Pemberton discusses how the conversation on diversity should move away from a sole emphasis on classifying people by their visible characteristics to focusing on who they are and the life experience they bring. Pemberton will outline how this approach brought increased shareholder value to Monster and Walgreens and how any company can shift their paradigm by getting the most out of their employees, which in turn increases customer engagement, company morale, focused company strategy and top-line revenue.
Steve will inspire his audience to look deeper at the people around them. Success is all about opportunities, and creating opportunities for others is a special gift that every manager should cultivate. Learn the unique ways Steve increased the bottomline while also fostering growth within the organization by focusing on the greatest strength: the people.
The heartfelt story of how Steve as an orphan boy defies seemingly impossible odds, navigating a foster care system, all while trying to solve the mystery of his own identity and destiny. Learn how Steve overcame his circumstances, how he went on to become a Fortune 500 executive and how his life experience impacts his views today on business and life.
Pemberton discusses how to develop products/services, offer a customer service experience and market your business in a way that reflects the lifestyles of consumers. Pemberton shares his own life experience, his keys to implementing technology that pulled people from all areas of life while at Monster and how Walgreens revolutionized their stores to ensure they reflect the vast diversity of their customers’ lives. Pemberton also shares ways to understand consumer behavior in context, including where in the process customers are interacting and why.
Pemberton shares stories and lessons on how to navigate adversity, coming from the “everyday hero.” These are people Steve has met in his life that, in the face of difficulty, that show humility, strength, courage and perseverance. The very idea of “hero” needs to be fundamentally revisited. We call the wrong people heroes. Heroes are also in the “everyday person”, and these people do everything in their power to serve their country and take care of themselves and their families. There are life lessons to be learned from these people and their stories, those who do not necessarily fit America’s ideas of a traditional hero. Steve discusses who these every day American Heroes are, and how we can learn from their character and their values.
A cultural change needs to occur to bring the “united” back to this country, creating a national “One America” ideology that fosters an attitude and mindset of revolution, a shift that will return us to faith and service, and therefore “Country” and “United”. This topic would be appropriate for non-profit organizations where Steve tells his stories of how people can unite as one to overcome impossible odds.
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