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Kezia M. Williams

Chief Executive Officer of The Black upStart

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Kezia M. Williams Biography

Kezia M. Williams is the Chief Executive Officer of The Black upStart — a nationally recognized company serving African-American innovators interested in starting successful and profitable, job creating small businesses. Through the administration of an incubator program, the Black upStart administers a culturally-sensitive, pioneering curriculum that integrates experiential learning methods, lean startup methodology, and business case studies. To date, the organization has trained nearly 500 entrepreneurs in the District of Columbia, New York, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Southern Africa. Black upStart graduates have launched ventures in 12 different states and have been featured on Netflix, ABC’s Shark Tank, the Washington Post, Essence Magazine, and Black Enterprise Magazine for their innovative businesses.

Recently, Kezia launched SkillHouseU: Classrooms for the Culture, an online school that provides necessary skills and training for entrepreneurship and wealth creation. Since the launch of SkillHouseU in March 2020, nearly 5,000 people have enrolled in over 22 classes facilitated by 12 recognized financial experts. Her Live-Classrooms sessions regularly reach 100,000+ viewers. With nearly 500,000+ followers on her personal and business Instagram pages, Kezia’s national influence continues to grow and disrupt traditional notions of education and entrepreneurship.

Kezia has been recognized by the Huffington Post, Slate’s The Root 100, Madame Noir, the Black Enterprise Magazine and Madame Noir and is regularly a speaker at national conferences and symposiums across the nation. Kezia is the proud daughter of Gail Elaine Davis and a native of Richmond, Virginia.

Williams is available in partnership with Collective Speakers.

Speaking Topics
  • THE FUTURE OF BLACK WEALTH

    Kezia M. Williams is an entrepreneurial rockstar. In 2019 she was listed on The Root’s Top 100 influential African Americans list. She is the CEO and founder of The Black Upstart which is an organization that trains entrepreneurs and wealth creators to become job creators and asset owners. Since 2016, her company has trained 5,000 inspiring adult learners through her popup school and online courses. A remarkable 41% of them are still in business and 50% now employ staff. Kezia’s culturally relevant, history informed, Black wealth blueprint helps individuals understand how to break generational patterns of poor financial decision making and establish paradigms of profit generation and wealth acquisition.

  • CREATING BLACK JOBS WITH CORPORATE BUSINESS IN BLACK BUSINESS (VIRTUAL)

    A leader in entrepreneurship and wealth creation in Black communities, Kezia M. Williams has trained over 5,000+ Black entrepreneurs and wealth creators through her traveling popup school and online courses across the nation and in Africa. Kezia has also partnered with Fortune 500 companies and community development financial institutions to advise their financial and marketing support of Black businesses and nonprofits to ensure intentional financial investment. Kezia’s depth of knowledge and understanding of the “Black Consumer”, Black businesses and the “Black Dollar” makes her an essential voice to understanding the growing and challenging landscape of Corporate Social & Financial Equity plans.

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  • How do I book Kezia M. Williams to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Kezia M. Williams for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Kezia M. Williams, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Kezia M. Williams or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for Kezia M. Williams

    Speaking fees for Kezia M. Williams, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Kezia M. Williams are $10,000 - $20,000 for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Kezia M. Williams, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Kezia M. Williams speak about?

    Kezia M. Williams is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Business, Diversity Speakers, Education, Entrepreneurism, Equal Pay, Finance, Women's Issues.
  • Where does Kezia M. Williams travel from?

    Kezia M. Williams generally travels from Washington, DC, USA, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Kezia M. Williams’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Kezia M. Williams for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Kezia M. Williams for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Kezia M. Williams or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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Chief Executive Officer of The Black upStart

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Washington, DC, USA
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Kezia M. Williams Biography

Kezia M. Williams is the Chief Executive Officer of The Black upStart — a nationally recognized company serving African-American innovators interested in starting successful and profitable, job creating small businesses. Through the administration of an incubator program, the Black upStart administers a culturally-sensitive, pioneering curriculum that integrates experiential learning methods, lean startup methodology, and business case studies. To date, the organization has trained nearly 500 entrepreneurs in the District of Columbia, New York, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Southern Africa. Black upStart graduates have launched ventures in 12 different states and have been featured on Netflix, ABC’s Shark Tank, the Washington Post, Essence Magazine, and Black Enterprise Magazine for their innovative businesses.

Recently, Kezia launched SkillHouseU: Classrooms for the Culture, an online school that provides necessary skills and training for entrepreneurship and wealth creation. Since the launch of SkillHouseU in March 2020, nearly 5,000 people have enrolled in over 22 classes facilitated by 12 recognized financial experts. Her Live-Classrooms sessions regularly reach 100,000+ viewers. With nearly 500,000+ followers on her personal and business Instagram pages, Kezia’s national influence continues to grow and disrupt traditional notions of education and entrepreneurship.

Kezia has been recognized by the Huffington Post, Slate’s The Root 100, Madame Noir, the Black Enterprise Magazine and Madame Noir and is regularly a speaker at national conferences and symposiums across the nation. Kezia is the proud daughter of Gail Elaine Davis and a native of Richmond, Virginia.

Williams is available in partnership with Collective Speakers.

Kezia M. Williams Speaking Topics

  • THE FUTURE OF BLACK WEALTH

    Kezia M. Williams is an entrepreneurial rockstar. In 2019 she was listed on The Root’s Top 100 influential African Americans list. She is the CEO and founder of The Black Upstart which is an organization that trains entrepreneurs and wealth creators to become job creators and asset owners. Since 2016, her company has trained 5,000 inspiring adult learners through her popup school and online courses. A remarkable 41% of them are still in business and 50% now employ staff. Kezia’s culturally relevant, history informed, Black wealth blueprint helps individuals understand how to break generational patterns of poor financial decision making and establish paradigms of profit generation and wealth acquisition.

  • CREATING BLACK JOBS WITH CORPORATE BUSINESS IN BLACK BUSINESS (VIRTUAL)

    A leader in entrepreneurship and wealth creation in Black communities, Kezia M. Williams has trained over 5,000+ Black entrepreneurs and wealth creators through her traveling popup school and online courses across the nation and in Africa. Kezia has also partnered with Fortune 500 companies and community development financial institutions to advise their financial and marketing support of Black businesses and nonprofits to ensure intentional financial investment. Kezia’s depth of knowledge and understanding of the “Black Consumer”, Black businesses and the “Black Dollar” makes her an essential voice to understanding the growing and challenging landscape of Corporate Social & Financial Equity plans.

Kezia M. Williams Videos

  • Kezia Williams of The Black upStart shares tips to build generational ...
    According to the McKinsey Institute of Black Economic Mobility, Black families have only one-eighth of the wealth that white families have.
  • Top 3 Stock Picks for 2021
  • Kezia Williams "Professor Kez" Reel 2020

FAQs on booking Kezia M. Williams

  • How do I book Kezia M. Williams to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Kezia M. Williams for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Kezia M. Williams, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Kezia M. Williams or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for Kezia M. Williams

    Speaking fees for Kezia M. Williams, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Kezia M. Williams are $10,000 - $20,000 for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Kezia M. Williams, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Kezia M. Williams speak about?

    Kezia M. Williams is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Business, Diversity Speakers, Education, Entrepreneurism, Equal Pay, Finance, Women's Issues.
  • Where does Kezia M. Williams travel from?

    Kezia M. Williams generally travels from Washington, DC, USA, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Kezia M. Williams’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Kezia M. Williams for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Kezia M. Williams for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Kezia M. Williams or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.

Kezia M. Williams is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as THE FUTURE OF BLACK WEALTH and CREATING BLACK JOBS WITH CORPORATE BUSINESS IN BLACK BUSINESS (VIRTUAL). The estimated speaking fee range to book Kezia M. Williams for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Kezia M. Williams generally travels from Washington, DC, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Morgan DeBaun, Megan Smith, Tina Sharkey, Arlan Hamilton and Melanie Whelan. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Kezia M. Williams for an upcoming live or virtual event.

Kezia M. Williams Speaking Topics

  • THE FUTURE OF BLACK WEALTH

    Kezia M. Williams is an entrepreneurial rockstar. In 2019 she was listed on The Root’s Top 100 influential African Americans list. She is the CEO and founder of The Black Upstart which is an organization that trains entrepreneurs and wealth creators to become job creators and asset owners. Since 2016, her company has trained 5,000 inspiring adult learners through her popup school and online courses. A remarkable 41% of them are still in business and 50% now employ staff. Kezia’s culturally relevant, history informed, Black wealth blueprint helps individuals understand how to break generational patterns of poor financial decision making and establish paradigms of profit generation and wealth acquisition.

  • CREATING BLACK JOBS WITH CORPORATE BUSINESS IN BLACK BUSINESS (VIRTUAL)

    A leader in entrepreneurship and wealth creation in Black communities, Kezia M. Williams has trained over 5,000+ Black entrepreneurs and wealth creators through her traveling popup school and online courses across the nation and in Africa. Kezia has also partnered with Fortune 500 companies and community development financial institutions to advise their financial and marketing support of Black businesses and nonprofits to ensure intentional financial investment. Kezia’s depth of knowledge and understanding of the “Black Consumer”, Black businesses and the “Black Dollar” makes her an essential voice to understanding the growing and challenging landscape of Corporate Social & Financial Equity plans.

Kezia M. Williams Speaker Videos

  • Kezia Williams of The Black upStart shares tips to build generational ...
    According to the McKinsey Institute of Black Economic Mobility, Black families have only one-eighth of the wealth that white families have.
    Top 3 Stock Picks for 2021
  • Kezia Williams "Professor Kez" Reel 2020
    HOW TO BECOME AN ENTREPRENEUR

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This website is a resource for event professionals and strives to provide the most comprehensive catalog of thought leaders and industry experts to consider for speaking engagements. A listing or profile on this website does not imply an agency affiliation or endorsement by the talent.

All American Entertainment (AAE) exclusively represents the interests of talent buyers, and does not claim to be the agency or management for any speaker or artist on this site. AAE is a talent booking agency for paid events only. We do not handle requests for donation of time or media requests for interviews, and cannot provide celebrity contact information.

If you are the talent and wish to request a profile update or removal from our online directory, please submit a profile request form.

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