Mr. Robert L. Pruitt II

Robert Pruitt

Returning to Raising the Bar as one of the event's most acclaimed keynote speakers, Robert L. Pruitt, II provides leadership & diversity training, motivational speaking, workshops and seminars throughout the United States and internationally.An informal educator and trainer since 1985, he specializes in the development of programs that provide youth and adults an opportunity for extraordinary personal growth.His focus on authenticity supports others in recognizing their leadership potential.He seeks to empower everyone with the understanding that they can be a vehicle of transformation for themselves and others.Robert also provides leadership training, conflict resolution training and consulting services for national and international business organizations.

He has authored several books including Out of the Box (April 2007), Understanding Male Power and Its Role in Relationships for the National Basketball Association and African American Males in School and Society.He has appeared on numerous television and radio programs including The Audrey Chapman Show on WHUR-FM 96.3, Washington D.C. and The Beverly Smith Show on WAMO-FM105, Pittsburgh, Pa.He is a regular guest on Yolanda Gaskins program Love and Money on XM Satellite Radio and Radio One (Washington, D.C./Baltimore).

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Robert Pruitt

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Robert Pruitt

Robert Leigh Pruitt, II provides leadership training, motivational speaking, workshops and seminars throughout the United States and internationally for high schools & colleges, organizations and businesses.In July he provided a keynote and conducted a leadership-training for Operation Smile Inc. in Limerick, Ireland; In 2004, he conducted leadership-training seminars for the Shahi Export House in New Delhi and Bangalore, India; And in 2003 conducted similar workshops on race and diversity for the Police Leadership and Powers Unit in the United Kingdom.

Pruitt—an informal educator and trainer since 1985—specializes in the development of programs that provide youth and adults an opportunity for extraordinary personal growth.His focus on authenticity supports others in recognizing their innate leadership potential.He seeks to empower everyone with the understanding that they are to share the gift they are with the world (1 Peter 4:10).

He has authored several books including Out of the Box - Sharing the gift you are with the world, Leadership & Advocacy in Pharmacy, Understanding Male Power and Its Role in Relationships for the National Basketball Association (NBA) and African American Males in School and Society.He has appeared on numerous television and radio shows.

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Robert L. Pruitt, II is a community activist, author, speaker, trainer and informal educator.Through his company RobertPruitt.Com, he serves a wide variety of clients ranging from youth groups throughout the United States to the senior management of Shahi Export Industries in India.Robert provides race and diversity training for the Montgomery County Department of Police, and delivered a similar program for the Police Leadership and Powers Unit in the United Kingdom in 2003.He has worked with American University, the University of Maryland, Baxter Pharmaceuticals and the FBI National Academy Associates, to name just a few.Working through his motivational speaking & leadership training company, RobertPruitt.com , his motivational addresses and leadership training have inspired thousands of individuals to live their vision and, in doing so, provide authentic service to everyone they meet.

Robert L. Pruitt, II, is a Domestic Violence Facilitator with the YWCA of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County in Maryland.Mr. Pruitt specializes in developing intervention materials and programs aimed at ending violence for men who batter and boys raised in abusive homes.He has provided professional development workshops, and active trainings and lectures for the following : Junior High Schools, Colleges and Universities in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia, local law enforcement, health care providers, youth organizations, service organizations and Departments of Social Services throughout the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area.Several workshops have spawned from Mr. Pruitt's work with Domestic Violence : Conflict Resolution, Anger and Stress Management, Effective Listening and Communication, and a Leadership Program entitled Foundations - Building an Effective Community. While his messages are universal, many of Mr. Pruitt's programs and lectures target African-American youth and address issues of vision, identity, values, molestation & rape, power & control, and leadership.Mr. Pruitt also formed Men for Families, Inc. in 1998.This nonprofit organization supports men that have completed domestic violence intervention programs.The participants choose to strengthen intra personal skills, encourage other men to change their behavior, and participate in community service.Besides facilitating groups and conducting workshops, Mr. Pruitt has served as an informal science educator for 14 years, specializing in the development of educational materials.He has conducted science programs at Southampton College, Southampton, NY ; American University, Washington, D.C., and the Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh, PA. He also works with ValuesFirst where he infuses character education into the curricula of District of Columbia Public Elementary Schools and provides training for administrators, teachers, parents and students.Mr. Pruitt has appeared on several local television shows (Fox News 5, Channel 8 News, Maryland Public Television, Jones Cable, Prince Georges County, and D.C. Cable) and on radio (WHUR 96.3 FM, WYCB, & WOL in the Washington, D.C. area).
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In addition, Mr. Pruitt is planning a domestic violence march in Washington, D.C., working on a documentary for LIFETIME Television, and conducting youth leadership workshops and service programs for The National Student Leadership Conference at Stanford University and American University.Mr. Pruitt is co-author of Bubble Monster and Other Science Fun (1996), Bite Size Science (1998), and African-American Males in School and Society (1999).He resides in Maryland and shares his life with his wife and friend Sonia - a Montgomery County, Maryland Police Detective.