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TELLING STORIES THROUGH NECKTIES TO EMPOWER BLACK YOUTH TO GREATNESS
Nationwide Derrick Hayes, from Columbus, Georgia, is an encouragement speaker that is internationally known for having the unique talent of turning names and words into positive messages within seconds right before your eyes. Hayes calls these "Derricknyms".
After
being a sought-after keynote speaker at several events sponsored by
such entities as the U.S. Department of Commerce, Subway, Legacy
Chevrolet, Brown Sanders College, Georgia State University, Tennessee
Childcare Facilities Corporation, Mississippi 4-H, American Camping
Association, Bowie State University, Tennessee State University, Georgia
Power, Jackson State University, and many others Derrick Hayes was
asked by a friend to participate in Bow Tie Monday.
The last thought on Derrick's mind was to wear a tie to work but he also did not want to say no to someone else dream. After wearing a bow tie for a few weeks there was a day when the weather would not permit anyone to go out and get another bow tie so Hayes had to learn how to turn the regular ties that he already had into bow ties so that he could continue to participate in Bow Tie Monday.
The last thought on Derrick's mind was to wear a tie to work but he also did not want to say no to someone else dream. After wearing a bow tie for a few weeks there was a day when the weather would not permit anyone to go out and get another bow tie so Hayes had to learn how to turn the regular ties that he already had into bow ties so that he could continue to participate in Bow Tie Monday.
