Tawana Williams

Born without arms, Tawana Williams is a nationally known; award winning highly sought after keynote Motivational Speaker and Author. She has a powerful and uplifting message for people of all walks of life. Her compelling story is one of triumph, perseverance, and determination. She has overcome many obstacles. Tawana was gang raped during a home invasion, raped by her step father, she was addicted to crack and cocaine for 10 years; she’s also experienced abortion and motherhood and has never let her challenges/disability stop her. Tawana has many gifts and accomplishments. She’s an author, an artist (she draws with her feet), an entrepreneur, poet, vocalist, wife, mother, mentor, and CEO of Tawana Williams Outreach, Inc. a non-profit organization. She became a professional speaker in 1996. Tawana is the Author of four books, “I’m Different, But I Can” a children’s book about being different, Motivation For The Soul-Move Or Be Moved, a collaborative book of amazing stories with Tawana and 17 of her Circle of friends. Her Best Seller “Unarmed But Dangerous,” The Tawana Williams story of relentless struggle and Ultimate Victory, and “Da-Bomb! SYSTEMS That Create A Wealthy Mind-Set,” a book full of systems, practical principals, steps and strategies that will change your life, and teach you how to get what you want; it was released in August 2010.

Tawana was a guest on the Jerry Springer Show in 1993 (Beating the Odds). In 2005, she was a guest on the Judge Hatchett Show, as a Mentor to a troubled teen. She’s had phone interviews with Oprah’s Producers, and The Montel Williams Show Producers. In 2007, Tawana and her husband Toby were featured in Homes of Color Magazine, Hope for Women Magazine, and Epitome Magazine. Tawana produced her own Radio Show that was syndicated in more than a million households in Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee. In January 2008, she and Toby were Guest on the world-wide Television broadcast TCT-ALIVE and The Kim Jacobs Talk Show on The WORD Network in March 2009. In March 2010, she was a guest on The Balancing Act on Lifetime TV. She received the True Servant Award at the Agape Awards Ceremony in 2009. Tawana has countless Awards, Accomplishments, Accolades and Certificates.  

She was the Keynote Speaker in Omaha, Nebraska for the actor Mr. John Beasley. He starred in (The Sum of all Fears), (Losing Isaiah), and many other Movies. Tawana was a guest Speaker for Mr. Joe Dudley, Sr. (CEO of Dudley Hair Products and Dudley Cosmetology University) in Kernersville, North Carolina.

She was the Special Guest for World Renowned Motivational Speaker, Mr. Les Brown at the Speakers Network Training in Atlanta, Georgia. While there; she captured the minds and hearts of other Professional Speakers. She’s now a Les Brown Platinum Speaker, and has been under his leadership since 2005.

Tawana is Lobbying Congress for Family Assistant Rest Rooms (FARR) in all Airports throughout America. You can sign her petition at www.tawanawilliams.com

Tawana Williams is an Expert in Overcoming Adversities, and is teaching people throughout the world how to live a “No Excuse Lifestyle.” Her dream is to create and host her own Talk Show in the near future.