Andre Powell

Social Media has everyone’s attention and has become a part of so many lives. But have we really become more social? Andre presents a blog he wrote in collaboration with BizGalz blog. Making genuine connections is interactive and will cause attendees to think of ways to make new connections.

Dreams, purpose, inclusion, and love are the principles covered in this conversation. Backed by scriptural context, the Importance of You goal is to change the mindset of how people see themselves on a “me” level. Open their eyes to why there are who they are and improve their outcome on self. One endeavor of this topic is to combat self-hatred, thoughts of suicide, and loneliness. (30 minutes – 1 hour)

Bouts of Depression and Loneliness and combating with extreme prejudice is the goal of this speech topic. In a TEDTalk style presentation Andre shares some of the hardships of working through college dealing with changing of majors, suspensions, and suicide and prevention. Through it all Him being an RA showed his purpose. (17-45 minutes)