BLANCHE'S
STORY
Blanche has faced and
survived countless challenges; childhood pneumonia,
poor self-esteem, cervical
cancer, homelessness, domestic violence, two failed
marriages, single parenthood,
financial ruin, and within a three month period,
the sudden death of
3 grandparents, a mentor and her beloved father.
Life could have broken
her spirit but instead it shaped her greatness!
Blanche Williams is one of today's
most inspiring and engaging
communicators. A true renaissance woman, she has evolved
from a non-conforming business and community maverick
into
a national broadcast journalist, acclaimed author, dynamic
speaker and change agent. She believes that success
doesn't
happen
by chance, "it's my choice."
Tuned
into her personal understanding of the greatness that
lies within each of us, in January 2003, Blanche launched
GREATNESS BY DESIGN, a rare and fresh talk show that
shuns
sensationalism and focuses on the stories behind
women
and men of greatness.
Since
her debut, she's conducted interviews with stellar
personalities including Dr. Maya Angelou, Cicely Tyson,
Suze
Orman, Dr. Mary Frances Berry, Quincy Jones, Charles
OsGood,
Patti LaBelle, Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, Dr. Stephen Covey,
Phylicia Rashad, Avery Brooks, Iyanla Vanzant, Caroline
Myss,
B. Smith, Nancy Wilson, Po Bronson, Stevie Wonder, and
Deepak Chopra.
She
founded and moderated the first annual National
Black
Women's Town Hall Meeting on July 11, 2008, in
partnership
with Dr. Dorothy Height and the NCNW.
The
event included a distinguished panel of women, a diverse
audience,
and
was televised on C-Span.
Williams'
mastery of inspiration and compelling communication
is
proven
in her acclaimed audiobook, How to Design
Your Mind for
Greatness.
She
was also a contributor in bestselling
book series,
Chicken Soup for the African American Woman's Soul.
Her
passion for excellence has also
been featured in national
publications
such as ESSENCE, Black Enterprise,
Washington Woman,
and
the Essence
Bestselling book Self Seduction: Your
Ultimate
Path to Inner
and Outer Beauty. She's
been a featured
Empowerment
Coach on Lime TV and regular contributor on Lime Radio's
Total
Wellness
with Dr. Andrea Pennington.
Williams
has written for
HerPlant.com,
Black America Web, NiaOnline, The Gospel Truth, Afro-European
Sister
Network, America Mi Dream, Rhythm Magazine, and EmpowerMag.com.
Williams is President/CEO of Greatness
By Design, LLC and its
Empowerment
Enterprises, based in the Metropolitan DC Area.
Williams
has come a long way from her humble beginnings as a
shy, self-conscious young girl growing up in Memphis,
Tennessee. However, glimpses of her greatness began
to
surface
around the age of 12, when she was chosen to give her
8th grade commencement speech. Forging ahead with vision,
courage and self-determination, her innate spirit of
excellence
continues
to leave an indelible mark upon all her endeavors.
On
her 21st birthday, Blanche drove
from
Memphis to Miami
with
big dreams and
even bigger plans. Her entrepreneurial
passion
has spanned over
a decade. Her first company,
Blanche
Productions, Inc., was created
at
23 which later became
The
African-American Lively Arts Association, Inc., a non-profit
501
(c) 3 organization. Under her
direction,
it received international
recognition and acclaim for
its
Quincentennial Year projects' the
"Miami
Expo '92: Unity of the
Americas" and the International Youth
Ambassadors of Miami.
Williams went on to establish Destination
Florida,
Inc., the
only minority-owned firm
hired
to work with President Bill
Clinton
and
the
White House providing Special
Event
and Logistics Management for the
historical
"Western Hemispheric
Summit
of
the Americas-Miami" in 1994. She received local,
national
and
international
recognition for her effort.
Her professional expertise continued to flourish as
Small
Business
Incubator Director for the well-known Center for
Technology,
Enterprise and Development (T.E.D. Center)
serving
Palm Beach County, Florida. Her business development
skills proved invaluable in the grooming and development
of
emerging
small businesses. One of her unforgettable highlights
while at the T.E.D. Center was speaking at the Habitat
II United
Nations Conference in Istanbul, Turkey. Her professional
efforts
have garnered many accolades, including the distinguished
"Community Service" Award from the National
Association of
Women
Business Owners.
In 1995, her life took a turn for the worse, yet was
a blessing in
disguise. She endured the sudden death of her loving
father,
three
grandparents, and a mentor while also being in the midst
of a painful divorce. These losses would transform her
life
forever
while opening the door to a higher level of her
understanding,
spirituality and greatness.
She continues to combine her life lessons,
talents and
unrelenting
commitment to leave her signature of excellence
and mark of distinction. As she touches audiences around
the
world, her message centers on creating strategies that
will
challenge
and empower individuals to transform their current
mindset to one that will enable, strengthen and motivate
them
to reach beyond their expectations to generate the power
to
master personal greatness!
At six foot three inches tall her commanding demeanor,
graceful presence, and bold delivery keeps her heads
above the
rest.
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