Patrick George gave his first speeches at the tender age of 5 while visiting his grandmother’s church in Douglas, Georgia. He has been delighting and encouraging people of all ages since. Patrick was presenting semi-professionally while he was still in high school as a student leader involved in Student Council, JROTC, Future Educators of America, DECA, and other student organizations in Broward County, Florida. Patrick was awarded the Silver Knight Award from the Miami Herald for his volunteer work in the area of speech working with elementary and middle level student in both leadership and drop-out prevention programs.

After high school he volunteered with both elementary and high school students while attending college in Tallahassee, where he also worked at Publix Supermarkets in a variety of positions. During this time he got his first break into speaking professionally. Patrick’s first conference was a Florida Association of Student Councils (FASC) District V Conference hosted in Lake Placid, Florida in 1992. Later that year Patrick was on staff at camps sponsored by National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) and FASC as well as Broward County Schools. Patrick’s involvement with these camps spanned about eight years. He also served as Asst. Director to the Alaska Association of Student Councils Summer Leadership Camp for five years. He also served as Director of the Broward County Middle Level Leadership Camp for one year. Patrick showcased at the National Association of Student Councils Conference as one of the youngest professional speakers before he was twenty-one.

Patrick George has delivered over 1,500 motivational presentations at conferences, colleges and schools throughout the United States and Canada. He has appeared in the Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel and other publications. Patrick also publishes an semi-monthly newsletter that he sends to past clients, students and potential clients. This newsletter is available free through his website www.patrick-george.com
The Little Black Book of Leadership Quotes is Patrick’s first book.

Patrick currently lives in Demopolis, Alabama with his wife Christi and their three children Leah, Maxwell and Jeremiah, and two dogs Alex, a beagle lab mix, and Gunne a rat terrier. When he isn’t on stage or working on a new project he enjoys reading, traveling and cooking. He also enjoys watching baseball his favorite sport.

You can contact Patrick via email at patrick@patrick-george.com