The landscape of inspirational keynote speaking continues to evolve with changing audience preferences, technological advancements, and societal shifts toward inclusivity and sustainability. Successful speakers navigate these trends by staying relevant, authentic, and responsive to the needs of their audiences.
Ogden Ventures, LLC is an elite brand founded by Marques Ogden specializing in inspirational keynote speaking for major corporations and organizations and coaching + consulting for business professionals and high-level executives. “Work with us on what we do best; sharing our powerful life lessons on the world stage helping amplify your message and elevating your brand to the next level of growth and success,” says Marques Ogden, Founder, Ogden Ventures.
The Man behind the curtain
Marques Ogden is a former NFL player who is now an inspirational keynote speaker. He is also the founder and CEO of Ogden Ventures LLC, three-time best-selling author (Sleepless Nights; The Success Cycle), business coach and consultant, and the podcast host of Authenticity with Marques Ogden; although his journey did not come easy or without unrelenting adversity. After retiring from football, Marques pursued a career in construction and contracting. At 27, he founded a construction company with fast growth but eventually went bankrupt, losing almost two million dollars on one project in 90 days.
He pulled himself together during his darkest hours and got a part-time job as a custodian. Marques rose to the top again with hard work and determination, using his struggles as inspiration to blaze his trail forward. Now, he shares his powerful story to help others learn how to fail forward and achieve success in their lives. Marques’ story and insights as a thought leader have been featured in top publications such as USA Today, Forbes, Cheddar News, and Authority Magazine. As a speaker, he is landed jobs with over 40 Fortune 500 companies and over 15 Fortune 100 companies like Amazon, Goldman Sachs, Intel, JPMorgan Chase, and Home Depot. As a podcast host, he is interviewed iconic guests such as Michael Strahan, Joe Namath, and Willie Parker Jr. Marques hopes to continue reaching new levels in his professional career and positively impacting as many people’s lives as possible through doing what he loves; speaking on stage and sharing his experiences and knowledge with others.
Client-oriented services
“The top-performing companies in the world invest in high-level consultants. And that is exactly who we are. We help identify and address your unique business challenges, work with executive leadership on efficiencies and decision-making, and create a tailored action plan to ultimately elevate your company to reach new levels of growth and success you did not even know was possible.
We bring our real-life experiences paired with a fresh perspective to give you the advice we would give ourselves if we were in your shoes. Our brand is proud to partner with some of the most successful companies in varying industries to help them reach the same goal: achieve unimaginable success through action and accountability. Our clientele includes Oracle NetSuite, JP Morgan, The University of Tennessee, and Nestle, to name a few,” added Ogden.
Achievements
IAOTP 2024 Award: Top Inspirational Athlete and Keynote Speaker of The Year For 2024!
The International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) is an international boutique networking organization that handpicks the world’s finest, most prestigious top professionals from different industries. These top professionals are allowed to collaborate, share their ideas, be keynote speakers, and help influence others in their fields. This organization is not a membership that anyone can join. You must be asked by the President or be nominated by a distinguished honorary member after a brief interview. With almost 2 decades of experience, IAOTP’s group of publishers, IT experts, PR, Marketing, and Branding professionals, have helped thousands of top prestigious professionals get the recognition and credibility that they deserve and have helped in building their branding empires. Our company prides itself to be a one of a one-of-a-kind boutique networking organization who hand picks only the best of the best and creates a networking platform that connects and brings these top professionals to one place.
Future roadmap
“We are focusing our efforts more on consulting and getting into the Evergreens and online communities to help as many people as possible who cannot afford our high-ticket coaching and speaking services but still want access to information and knowledge to move them forward. We are focusing on online communities with different partners and we are trying to focus on more consulting to build deeper connections with our clients and work with them around the clock to help them meet their goals and aspirations,” concluded Marques.
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