An award for personal development.

Eric Thomas is rising to national prominence by delivering a high energy message that tells youth through first hand experience how to live up to their full potential and greatness and by breaking the cycles of crime, hopelessness and despair that many face daily. His messages are both inspiring and dynamic. Thousands of youth nationwide have become peak performers academically, spiritually and personally because of his blunt essays on reality and remarkable ability to reach even the most jaded of minds.

Eric has given talks to Fortune 500 companies, urban educators, collegiate athletic programs and inner-city youth development agencies with the message of his own life’s struggles and the principles, insights and strategies he used to overcome them. Eric was born in Chicago, Illinois and grew up on the streets of Detroit, Michigan. His childhood and adolescent years were difficult, and his life struggles and personal identity issues were intensified because he did not establish a relationship with his biological father until his early thirties.