Darius M. Norwood
Entrepreneur, Marketing Strategist, Keynote Speaker, Facilitator, Podcast Co-Host ‘All Things Career’, & Author ‘Secure The Bag: Resume Guide’
What To Expect
Darius doesn’t just “give speeches” - he delivers custom experiences that engage your audience with his interactive and transparent speaking style. Personal and Business Growth is his top priority. Darius frequently speaks about marketing, business, and career development, as well as his own corporate and entrepreneurial journey.
Keynote Speaker Topics
Marketing
Entrepreneurship
Career Development
Motivational & Success
Leadership
Sales
Workshops & Speaking Topics
Be The ValYOU: How to discover, use, and evaluate your value
No matter if you’re working on your business or in someone else’s; you should be dedicated to providing a return on the time, energy, and money that was invested in you. This presentation is great for college students, professionals in the workplace, and entrepreneurs that need help recognizing the value that they bring into every room.
Norwood will share his successes and failures during his corporate and entrepreneurial journey and how he uses the “ValYOU of 30” to make sharp decisions that align with his value and personal goals.
Be the ValYou everywhere you go!
The New Standard of Social Media: Aligning your business goals with your social media efforts
Many companies understand that social media is no longer a nice-to-have within its marketing strategy, but lack the bandwidth and understanding of social media to maximize their efforts. During this presentation and workshop, Norwood shows organizations the basic principles of each social media platform and how to align their business and brand goals with their social media efforts.
The New Standard of Social Media will reveal how B2B, B2C, and Nonprofit organizations can build awareness, create engagement, and convert audiences into loyal customers.
Build a personal brand that opens doors
Have you ever heard that first impressions can make or break opportunities? This workshop is for students looking to learn how to present themselves. You’ll learn how to develop a story based on your skills, experiences, and personality traits to build an elevator pitch that’s worth being remembered.
Don’t forget why it’s called “Social” Media
This is a social media 101 workshop teaching you how to leverage your favorite social platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and TikTok). And yes, we’ll also be discussing what not to do.
Let’s align your goals with the appropriate social channels.
Krystal M. Geyer - Assistant Director of Ball State University's Entrepreneurship Center of Miller College of Business
“Darius spoke to our introduction to entrepreneurship course of over 150 students. He was so generous with his time, in sharing his story, and in offering to help support our students and programs. The concepts he’s created around “The ValYOU of 30” and the importance of creating, investing, and discovering value resonated with everyone in the room. His speaking style is engaging and interactive and he displays vulnerability in a way that lets listeners know it’s okay to be who you are, to fail, and to not please everyone.”
About Darius Norwood
Darius Norwood is a marketing and sales strategist is focused on streamlining processes and optimizing go-to-market strategies at BLASTmedia, a B2B SaaS PR Agency.
For the past 5+ years, Norwood has grown and managed $10M+ sales accounts with multiple Fortune 500 companies and supported small businesses in finding and keeping their customers at his marketing consultancy. His love for business sparked after founding the nationally recognized Coca-Cola-sponsored Music Fesitval, ChirpFest, at Ball State University.
In his free time, Norwood also co-hosts the “All Things Career” podcast; a show full of career hacks that helps professionals climb the corporate ladder and full of frameworks that entrepreneurs can directly apply while building their business. Norwood is passionate about learning, problem-solving, improving businesses, and, most importantly, improving the lives of others.
“The reason to strive for prosperity and wealth is to one day pursue a greater purpose than making money.”
Norwood’s goal is to be proud of his works and contributions to the world as he strives to reach the highest version of himself with his wife, Kirsten.