LeRon Barton

Testimonials (10)

• I first heard LeRon speak during a webinar hosted by my favorite HR network, StartupExperts, earlier this year. There were a few speakers, but he stood out with his frank, honest, and sometimes challenging observations about diversity in the workplace. I'm VP of People for a small SF-based company where two of our core values are being radically open-minded and obsessed with learning. Coupled with a truly supportive leadership team, we crave education and awareness around DEI. I had been planning to bring in a speaker focused on DEI, but didn't know where to start. LeRon and I talked a couple of times to see if he'd be interested in speaking with us and through our discussions, he made it so easy to frame our speaker event: an honest and raw look into the daily life of a Black man in America. LeRon is just a pleasure to talk to, but will also challenge traditional and outdated views. Given the employee feedback after the speaking event, I have no doubt that our talk enlightened my employees on so many fronts. And at Q&A, there were several variations of the question: how can I be a better ally? I absolutely loved working with LeRon and we'll definitely invite him back!

  Stephani Martin

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• The minute LeRon started talking, I was so glad our paths crossed! He brings such a matter-of-fact approach to a discussion that suits any audience. He led our teams into a powerful dialogue while simultaneously educating us about Race, Bias, and Microaggressions. His stories were engaging, relatable, and authentic. LeRon created a safe place that allowed our employees to share their own experiences, making our conversation very engaging and interactive. We could have talked for hours! As a global tech company, our employees have been inspired to continue talking and learning. I highly recommend LeRon for all sorts of speaking engagements.

  Dru Hartshorn

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• LeRon gave a talk at our company on the history of Juneteeth and the origins of racism in America and how it manifests and what one can do to be a part of the solution and not the problem. It was incredible! I have never had a speaker come and garner as much engagement as LeRon did. He fostered so much true discussion about tough topics and the team felt utterly energized to make a difference after his presentation. I cannot recommend LeRon enough. He is a great speaker with excellent content.

  Murph

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• LeRon was a guest speaker at Nord Anglia International School Dubai recent event on reducing inequalities. His passion, compassion, intellect and humility allowed for a truly inspiring event where students from 11- 18 were engaged and allowed the young people to appreciate their roles as Allies and humanitarians in the fight for social justice. The ripple effect of LeRon has been great with curriculum adaptations, students voice events, debate and conversations happening in the school. We are grateful for his time and for his moral courage.

  Liam Cullinan

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• LeRon spoke at our equality week which was a virtual even prompted by the BLM movement. LeRon was our virtual speaker who spoke to all the students in secondary form ages 11-19. His talk was insightful and allowed our students to reflect upon their own privilege's. LeRon further spoke about being an 'ally' which a turn of phrase many students had not heard before here is a video of our event and LeRon's talk, highly recommended for any similar events or key note speaker opportunities.

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  mike morley

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• LeRon spoke with our non-profit organization (South Carolina PTA) and did an AMAZING job! This was by far one of the best presentations we've had! He is very engaging with the audience which allowed us to have very deep and meaningful discussions. We will definitely ask him to speak with us again! We appreciate everything he does and received positive feedback regarding the webinar. I STRONGLY recommend LeRon!

  Jessica Mckinley

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• LeRon came and joined my colleagues and I for an interactive virtual session sharing guided a presentation curated specifically for our team. I appreciated the amount of detail, preparation and consideration he gave before and during the talk. I highly recommend LeRon as a speaker, presenter or guest for any engagement, he is knowledgeable across many topics and has the rare ability to speak to any type of group given his thoughtfulness and people smarts. Thank you LeRon!

  Veronica Murray

  02/19/2021

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• LeRon joined the Student and Family Services Department for the Des Moines Public Schools to teach us about race, racism, and how we can #dosomething about it. His content was exactly what our group needed and was relevant to our needs as educators in the largest urban school district in the state of Iowa. The interaction and involvement from our group, the questions, the thoughts, and the discussion were enlightening and eye opening. The whole group walked away knowing they had learned something new and found ways to change their thinking. LeRon's passion and expertise empowered all of us to focus on living in a brave space!

  Melissa

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• My first interaction with LeRon was a training put on by United Way featuring him on "Exploring Microaggressions." The audience had various types of individuals from different industries and titles, but his 90 minute presentation was so awesome I had to get him to do a similar training for our law firm. When reaching out to LeRon he was able to tailor the content on microaggressions and expand it out to macroaggressions as it pertains to the law firm experience and he knocked it out the park! LeRon's session was very interactive and he had an innate way to create a safe space where people felt comfortable being open. He was very professional, friendly, and provided a lot of insight for our employees to continue conversations on their own. I highly recommend him to speak to your company or group on micro/macroaggressions as well as other focused topics that affect people daily!!!

  Alexandria M Ray

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• LeRon Barton volunteered with us for a talk to middle and high school students, regarding Racial Discrimination in America. I believe his insight was truly remarkable on the subject, and his openness to confronting deep questions about the matter really engaged the students with his talk. I'm grateful for this opportunity of working together to deliver this talk and inform students more on racism and how to prevent such behaviors from happening.

  Global Talks: LeRon Barton | July 20th | The Global MUN 2021

  Mau Muñoz

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