BIOGRAPHY ‐ COACH KEN CARTER

BIOGRAPHY ‐ COACH KEN CARTERCoach Ken Carter is the Dean/Headmaster behind his Coach Carter Impact Academy and the CarterBrand. He has been coaching for well over 15 years. Throughout his life and tenure as a Coach he hasinspired and guided numerous lives of young men to reach their highest potential. His “no non‐sense”approach to getting things done is the force that has sustained him to have the tremendous positiveinfluence that he currently possesses. The vision for opening the Impact Academy came when CoachCarter was traveling from one of his many speaking engagements. The idea was to be able to reallyimpact the lives of some of our male youth by instilling in them the value of education and learning.Skills such as cultivating and creating your own, barbering, screen‐ printing are just a few of the coursesthat will be provided to the young men in attendance. They will also be given the opportunity to learnthe art and skill of basketball on many levels.When famed high school basketball Coach Ken Carter locked his undefeated, state play‐off team out ofthe gym and forced them to hit the books, he sent a powerful message. Ridiculed by his community,Coach Carter drove it home to his players to stop counting on athletic potential as the only ticket out ofa tough, inner city life. This eventually led to Paramount making a movie about Coach Carter's drive tobetter the lives of his players in 2005. It is entitled, "Coach Carter" and stars award winning actorSamuel L. Jackson.A successful author and speaker, Coach Carter brings the hard‐hitting advice about accountability,integrity, teamwork and leadership to succeed both on and off the basketball court. His latest bookentitled, "Yes Ma'am, No Sir" The 12 Essential Steps for Success in Life chronicles his personalexperiences in life that shaped him to be the man that he is today. It also hits on key points to assist andshow others how to lead more productive and successful lives.

More About Coach Carter . . .Coach Carter's philosophy is simple: If you get one percent better each day, within 100 daysyou'll be 100 percent better.In 2002, Coach Carter was selected to carry the Olympic Torch as it made its way to the SaltLake City Winter Games.Coach Carter is also the Head Coach of the world champion LA Rumble SlamBall team.Suggested Keynote Programs Five Steps to Career Success Use Your Passion to Succeed What You See is What You Get: How to Visualize and Reach Your GoalsWhat People Are SayingCoach Carter is a distinguished spokesperson and educator in his own right. He has engagedhimself in one of today's most important challenges - the education of our youth.--- Frank Colonna, Vice Mayor City of Long Beach, CA