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Q&A With Sporty King

Sporty King
Location: chicago, IL United States
Joined: Nov 4th, 2007

•WGN Minority Business Report Entrepreneur of The Week (6/7/97)... converted to weekly inspirational feature (1999-2001)
•Purdue University/Black Cultural Center, Artist-In-Residence/Haraka Writers (1999-2001)
•Living Single Magazine Pinnacle Award Recipient (June 1999)
•First male Master of Ceremonies for League of Black Women Black Rose Banquet (1997)
•Cataloged in Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History & Literature (1996)
•Top 9 speakers in the world, Toastmasters International World Championship of Public Speaking(1996)

My Interview Question

Are you looking for the Muhammad Ali of Inspirational Speaking?

Life & Professional Aspirations:

Sporty’s programs interactively give audience members the chance to be empowered, inspired and educated through his collection of over a quarter century of original poetry, as he shares experiences from his personal and corporate life. Each session will help to renew the spirit that truly impacts leadership qualities… giving members something to apply and pass on…. As we find out more about ourselves, we become better equiped to help others.

Website:

http://sportyking.com

Education (request update)

High School: Cranwell School in Lenox, MA class of 1973

Activities & Accomplishments:

Mr. King is a native of Harlem, in New York City. He started writing poetry in 1969 to combat homesickness. Having won an ABC (A Better Chance) Scholarship, he went to high school in Massachusetts. D

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