To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. In this episode, Ashley speaks to Natalie Williams, a doctoral student and collegiate speaker who works with colleges all around the country! Cloud State University's Power in Diversity Leadership Conference, I watched in awe as she was able to open eyes and minds and give students the skills and confidence to push forward and succeed, despite the trials they are facing. Natilie understands that college is the perfect place for students to create, cultivate, and enhance their leadership skills and change the world. I wasn’t too sure how it would go, but I knew ISU would help me because I saw the same importance put on peer mentorship that I learned in CMU,” said Williams.

Natilie Williams articulated everything that needed to be heard and thought about not only in a professional manner, but in a manner that allows you as a listener to really investigate your thoughts and beliefs and challenge them.

If you’re looking to hear how great college speakers get booked, crush it on stage, and continue to experience rapid growth in their business, then this is the episode for you! At 22 years old, she received a master’s in communication from Illinois State University, receiving both degrees without any student loan debt! And checking bank accounts daily, making sure that, you know, what’s what, did this bill get taken out? While a native of the South Side of Chicago, I received a bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University and a master’s degree from Illinois State University, and did so with no student debt whatsoever. And I’m especially wondering how things have changed with COVID, because you just mentioned you were doing in person speaking.

Emily: It sounds to me like, you know, going into your PhD program, it was never like a question that you would give up the speaking. Whether those mountains were me learning the speaking industry, how to network with decision makers, or even watch my role model in the field soon become my peers.

As a nationally-recognized college speaker, Natilie retells her story of triumphs, contemplations, and the process of how she discovered her purpose of empowering others. I don’t , I don’t think I’ve ever gotten near that degree of specificity with like my time blocking practice. Fast forward to my Masters program at Illinois State University, I did a 130-page thesis “For the Culture. A South Side Chicagoan, Williams is traveling the nation to encourage students to use their resources and education to set themselves ahead of the pack and become leaders in their local communities. After watching the show while studying abroad during her undergraduate career, she made the connection between the program’s collegiate themes and student leadership and goal execution.