Kwame Jackson

Kwame Jackson is polished, confident and credentialed with prestigious Wall Street experience and business lessons he learned from Donald Trump in front of 22 million people each week, on the hit show “The Apprentice.”

As a New York City based real estate entrepreneur, professional speaker and media personality, he is poised for global aspirations. Although born in Washington, D.C., Jackson was raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, which he considers his hometown.

Kwame holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Business School and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School.

Although he was flattered to make both People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People and its 50 Hottest Bachelors list in 2004 , Kwame is a businessman first!

His professional experience includes co-founding several Internet start-ups during his time at Harvard, sales and marketing roles at Procter & Gamble, and most recently, on Wall Street as an Investment Manager for Goldman Sachs. It was his no nonsense attitude and ability to be a team leader that made him stand out on "The Apprentice" and it is his affable nature and street smarts that make him stand out in life.

Kwame is one of the highest paid and most in-demand speaker amongst those in reality television. He continues to be courted by Fortune 500 firms, major television networks, fashion houses, sports teams, marketers, advertisers, community, civic and political leaders for his input and expertise.

As a professional speaker, he regularly addresses universities, aspiring entrepreneurs and executive management teams at the world's leading companies on various topics such as leadership, team building, surviving while thriving in corporate America and the importance of being an entrepreneur. Kwamen's 250+ lectures to date include engagements at General Electric, American Express, McDonald's, American Airlines, JP Morgan Chase, The Democratic National Convention, London School of Economics, and Cornell University.

Kwamen's diverse efforts have been recognized with acclaim and accolades that include Keys to the City from Detroit, Indianapolis, Trenton, and Columbia; a National Entrepreneur Award from the United States Department of Commerce Small Business Administration and Minority Business Development Agency; and the declaration of "Kwame Jackson Day" by the Mayor of Charlotte, NC - Kwamen's hometown.

It is his business savvy, passion for excellence and the lessons he has learned in the boardroom that have given him the ability to inspire others to explore, embrace, and execute the keys to success.

True to Kwame’s entrepreneurial training at Harvard, Kwame has founded Legacy Holdings LLC, an emerging private investment firm focused on real estate development and Kwame Inc. a personal brand management firm focused on his multi-media efforts as a professional speaker, budding author, and television personality.

Kwame continues to live by his own words..."We have our whole lives to be ordinary, and only a few fleeting moments to be extraordinary!"