Marc Williams to speak in SUB 101 on Sept. 27

Marc Williams will speak at Northeast Texas Community College on Thursday, Sept. 27 from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Student Union Building (SUB) room 101. Williams' visit comes as part of Multicultural and Career Awareness Week at NTCC. Williams was voted by CNN as one of the "Top 10 College Motivational Speakers" in the U.S. The session is open to all students and staff and there is no charge to attend.

Williams, considered a ?marketing guru?, sports marketing pioneer and pop culture expert, has worked for three of the largest sports brands in the world: Champs Sports, Footaction and Reebok. He is widely regarded as one of the nation?s foremost experts on branding, sports marketing, consumer behavior and hip-hop culture. Marc has worked with many prominent sports and entertainment icons such as: Will Farrell, Jay Z, Beyonce, Gwen Stefani, Chris Rock, Chris Brown, Eve, Dewayne Wade, Outkast, Jermaine Dupri, Bon Jovi, Venus Williams and Actor Pooch Hall--who plays the character Derwin Davis of the popular television show ?The Game.? He has appeared on ESPN, CNN, BET?s 106 & Park, MTV and most recently The Daily Buzz. He has been on the cover of: Billboard Magazine, Black College Sports Today and The Network Journal. Marc is the Founder & CEO of an award-winning brand management consulting firm, Williams Communications, LLC. He is currently a doctoral student in Interdisciplinary Education at West Virginia University College of Human Resources and Education after receiving a full fellowship.