Adam Braun
- New York Times & Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, The Promise of a Pencil
- Founder, Pencils of Promise
- Founder, MissionU
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The Five Phrases That Can Change Your Life: Adam Braun at TEDxColumbiaCollege
What the U.S. education system can learn from the developing world: Adam Braun at TEDxUNLV
Adam Braun Speaker Biography
Adam Braun knows how to motivate people to powerful action and organizations who bring Adam to their event are seeing the difference.
The Founder of Pencils Of Promise, Adam Braun’s story is how one young man turned $25 into more than 525 schools, serving 100,000 students around the world, and built a global community which is well on its way to achieving its goal of making a quality education a possibility for everyone. His story proves that anyone can take small steps to lead a successful and significant life.
Adam's book, The Promise of a Pencil, did not become a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller just because it was a great story; it became a sought-after guide for achieving goals and dreams and in the book Adam outlines chapters that provide actionable steps toward success. Adam empowers audiences to discover their next big idea, and he gives them guideposts for a path forward. Watch him in action in this inspiring presentation: Creating Extraordinary Change in Life & Business
Adam went on to co-found MissionU, where he also served as CEO. A 21st century alternative to the traditional college experience, MissionU was named to Fast Company's "Most Innovative Companies" and received 10,000 applications for its first 50 slots. In 2018, MissionU was acquired by WeWork.
By the age of 31 Adam was already named to Business Insider’s 40 Under 40, Wiredmagazine‘s 50 People Who Are Changing the World, and was selected as one of the World Economic Forum’s first ten Global Shapers. Braun was previously nominated for the TED Prize and has received the nation's oldest and most prestigious award for public service, the Jefferson Award.
For-Profit, For-Purpose: New Currency in a Borderless World
Using his unique “for-purpose” approach, Adam Braun meshed for-profit business acumen with non-profit idealism and created a model now followed by a mission driven generation. Braun shares his experience as a model for how to get “unstuck,” outlining the key steps that can actively transform even the smallest ideas into a big reality. In this engaging journey-filled presentation, Braun explains the chances he took early on in his entrepreneurial journey, placing his bets on what he foresaw as an upcoming significant rise in the “profitable purpose,” which also harnessed the power of Millennials entering the workforce, and how together they realized that the most valuable currency we each possess is our commitment to a shared mission.
Ordinary Person, Extraordinary Change: How to Affect the Masses
Adam Braun captivates audiences with his story of being an ordinary person, creating extraordinary change — something he believes everyone can do. In this inspirational presentation, Braun shares five key phrases that will serve as guideposts when facing the most challenging moments in our careers and lives. This talk takes your audience on an unforgettable and inspiring journey
The Alpha Effect: How Great Leaders Invest in Others
While most think of an alpha leader as the dominant figure in every room, true alpha males and females in nature are only successful because of the empathy they display towards others in their tribe and the investments they make in strengthening each member of their pack. In this talk, Braun unveils the surprising traits of a new type of enduring leadership that focuses on collective team success and the exact tactics to make it happen. By explaining the best practices of the world's greatest alpha leaders in creating workplace culture, he unveils the actions you can take today to build teams that reach their greatest potential together.
