Pat Smith: Empowerment Speaker
Quick Facts:
- Second Chances: Finding Healing for Your Pain, Regaining Your Strength, Celebrating Your New Life”
- Co-founder of Pat & Emmitt Smith Charities & CEO of Treasure You
- First African American Miss Virginia USA & First Runner-up Miss USA.
- TV Persona, Entrepreneur and President & CEO of Emmitt and Pat Smith Enterprises
- Travels from: Dallas, TX
- **Fee range: On Request
Keynote Topics
Treasure You
“Whatever God is telling you to do in your life, you go and do it NOW!”
With that one line of inspiration, Pat planned her first retreat for women of high profiled celebrities who were feeling lost in their own self-worth.
She immediately knew, however, that the retreat was for every woman.
She knew that many women needed inspiration and motivation to uplift their spirits and rediscover their inner beauty and worth.
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