Theme: Ideas Unleashed

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized (subject to certain rules and regulations).

Kemisha Roston
711 Wiley
MARSHALL, Texas, 75670
United States

Abbey Gibb

Break up Artist

An Emmy Award winning journalist, who believes the most inspirational people are those who find blessings in what looks like defeat or great challenges. Ms. Abbey Gibb is passionate about helping others to fall in love with themselves again and again.

B. Tyler Ellis

Author/Minister

An award-winning author and international speaker. After having earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Biblical Studies and spending two decades as a ministry practitioner - primarily in College Ministry - Tyler now works for a nonprofit called Let’s Start Talking. As the Associate Director of FriendSpeak at LST, Tyler trains churches around the country to help refugees and international students improve their English through conversational reading sessions using the Bible. Mr. Ellis, has a fresh idea about the human experience and can be found tweeting on twitter @BTylerEllis.

Darryll Stinson

Rejection Deflector

A vision-driven change agent with a career-long record of community outreach, leadership development, marketing, and communications success for leading organizations. Mr. Darryll Stinson seeks to use rejection as a powerful tool with which we can discover our true and complete identity based on a variety of healthy and holistic influences. Darryll’s theory is that by understanding who we are and what we are uniquely gifted and created to do, we can more healthily process the sting of rejection and turn the initial pain into strength to become a better version of ourselves.

Edward Crawford

Servant Leader

Service has been at the core of Mr. Edward Crawford’s identity since he was young. Having witnessed the true impact that service has on the lives of others, he is passionate about the idea of being successful in life through service and touching the lives of others and helping them succeed.

John Guydon

Entreprenuer

Speaker, coach, entrepreneur, and storyteller with a goal to help people shift their perspective and overcome their limiting beliefs about race. Mr. John Guydon realizes that everyone has hardships, but that it’s how you respond to those things that matter.

Raé Lundy, PhD

Psychologist

Dr. Raé N. Lundy is a licensed clinical psychologist and the Associate Vice President of Student Health, Counseling, and Wellness at Wiley College. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. Lundy is a passionate mental health activist and an avid speaker who is committed to helping people better understand their personal emotional needs through innovative self-care strategies.

Rennie Gabriel

Money Mogul

Currently, a real estate investor, wealth educator, and philanthropist, Rennie Gabriel went from being broke at age 50 to becoming a multi-millionaire after learning the secrets of the wealthy. Rennie’s philosophy is that when we take care of ourselves financially, then we can build wealth with a purpose--and when we do, we can give back to help those who are suffering, and create a better, more transformative, thriving world.

William Lamb, PhD

Ex Bus Driver

A notable seventeen year member of the administrative staff at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee, where he leads a diverse and global “service- learning” program for college students. Mr. William Lamb insists that chaos is really the lack of order, not the lack of control. William believes that overcoming the control of chaos begins by responding to chaos instead of reacting to it; in a fight or flight reality, the best thing for us to do is step back and respond before we react.