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Cedric Crawford

Speaker * Author * Trainer
MrMakeItGreat.com
Country or state 
United States (California)
Available to 
Global
City 
Bakersfield
Fee 
Languages 
English
Volunteer
No

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Bio

Abridged Bio:

Commonly referred to as “MrMakeItGreat.com” Cedric Crawford is a Motivational Speaker, Author and Peak Performance Specialist that’s been making audiences T.A.L.L.E.R. all over the world. Prepare to “Think – Act – Laugh – Learn – Excel & Reflect” on what you need to do in the coming days to make it GREAT in your space.

From Corporate, Fortune 500's, Schools, Government, Military to Non-Profit Organizations & Sports Teams, his tips, tools, takeaways and techniques along with his AMAZING, easy-to-digest formulas and philosophies continue to be adopted and leveraged to achieve success in multiple areas of business, sports and life.

From Adversity & Change to Leadership & TeamWork, his evergreen content is sure to inspire, motivate, empower and educate you and your crew and leave you feeling fired-up and laser-focused on what Not Only comes NEXT, but what comes NOW.

His mission is to L.E.A.V.E a Legacy worth duplicating by modeling a life where he’s “Living Everyday Adding Value to Everyone” he encounters and he invites you to do the same.

"Your Skillsets & Assets without the proper Mindset is sure to leave you Upset..." is one of his favorite quotes and his closely-guarded ingredients of his Successipe (Not Recipe) for Mastering the proper "Mindset" to Making it Great is just one of the many topics he enjoys delivering and serving-up to a hungry audience.

His Motto: “We only get one shot at this ‘life’ thing, so let’s not just try to make it ‘good’, let’s make it GREAT!”

Just a few of his original Quotes:

“What’s focused on most develops in the host.”

“Lesson repeated until Lesson heeded.”

“Success in the absence of struggle does NOT exist.”

“Don’t let the memory of your last failure bully you into a mindset of never wanting to try again”

A.D.V.E.R.S.I.T.Y: Ability to Develop Via Experiencing Rough Situations that Involuntarily Train You.

A.T.T.I.T.U.D.E: A Tool To Install a Thought Used to Determine Emotion

C.H.A.N.G.E: Choosing to Have A New Goal to Explore

"Now let's partner together at your next event to NOT just make it 'good', but let's Make it GREAT!!!"

--- Cedric Crawford ---

--- MrMakeItGreat.com ---

Current position (1)

Speaker * Author * Trainer

MrMakeItGreat.com

Achievements (2)
GigMasters Speaker of the Year

An Annual Award given to an outstanding speaker who has all 5-Star ratings for every speaking event in a given year with a minimum of 10 speaking events.

Agents of Awareness Speaker of the Year

Annual Award given to an outstanding speaker by other speakers.

Degrees (1)
Mass Communications
University of Utah
1989 to 1993

Presentations

Presentations (2)
Legacy Leadership Worth Duplicating

The Great Leaders have a “Successipe” of skills that separates them from the masses. Great Leadership is a progressive acquisition of skillsets. Maximizing the full potential of themselves and others around them is always a high priority objective.

Prepare for a unique, fun & informative experience on this journey of uncovery and discovery of how the Great Ones became GREAT with a “Successipe” of ingredients/skills that’s been battle-tested, conflict-confirmed and Great Leader approved by some of the best.

Get ready to be a little bit T.A.L.L.E.R: Think, Act, Laugh, Learn, Excel & Reflect on how the great leaders of yesterday and today leave behind a Legacy of Leadership that’s Worthy of Duplicating.

You will learn:
•14 of the Key Skills employed by Great Leaders that makes them exceptional.
•The techniques used to gain influence and buy-in from others on the team to get results.
•The #1 most important skillset & how to master it for the best results.
And Much, Much More...

Overcoming The Bullies Called A.D.V.E.R.S.I.T.Y. & C.H.A.N.G.E.

The two most predictable phenomenon this side of the universe are the inevitability of confronting Adversity & Change. It’s not a question of “if”, it’s just “when” it will happen and “will” you be ready & “why” it’s important you should be answering these questions with a profound “Yes”.

Adversity & Change have a job to do and the “Great Ones” understand the role of these two very well. Their ability to succeed where others have failed has left a plethora of footprints & clues to be leveraged by those who follow.

Come take a journey of uncover & discovery where you’ll be challenged to Reframe Adversity, Redefine Failure, ReFocus Efforts & Replace Excuses of "No" w/ Reasons for "Yes" & much, much more on your way to overcoming & becoming that which you need to be in order to see the success you wish to see…

A.D.V.E.R.S.I.T.Y. is merely the Ability to Develop Via Experiencing Rough Situations that Involuntarily Train You. And, C.H.A.N.G.E. is Consider Having A New Goal to Explore.

Workshops (2)
Becoming that Great Legacy Leader that others want to Enthusiastically Follow...
4 hours
(View workshop agenda)

This interactive workshop is a training where you will use the "ings" of learning: Reading, Writing, Hearing, Seeing, Thinking, Doing & even Dancing that makes the learning process a new, engaging experience.

The Formula to Making it Great
1 hour
(View workshop agenda)

A time-tested, 4-Step formula that contains the four pillar/principle practices required to make it Great in "Any" space. These principles have stood the test of time by being demonstrated by a "Whose Who" list of both old and contemporary leaders who've managed to achieve HUGE levels of significance in their respective spaces.

Past talks (12)
Leadership Peak Performance
McDonald's SoCal Franchise Owners Leadership Conference
Anaheim, California
January 10, 2017
Leadership Mindset Masters - Exceeding the Vision
Asendia USA
Las Vegas, Nevada
January 10, 2018
Wellbeing Champions Reaching New Heights
MARS, Inc.
Las Vegas, Nevada
January 10, 2017
Successipe to Making it Great
Tulare County Public Health Dept.
Tulare, California
January 10, 2017
Successipe to Making it Great
Aspiranet Child & Family Services
Bakersfield, California
January 10, 2018
Successipe to Making it Great
Country Club Mortgage Workshop
Visalia, California
January 10, 2018
A "C.I.B.A." Formula to Making it Great
CIBA Insurance Workshop
Glendale, California
January 10, 2017
Find the "Why" for your "P.I.E."
Leaders in Life Youth Conference
Bakersfield, California
January 10, 2016
G-6 Formula to Success
Black Student Union of California Convention
Bakersfield, California
January 10, 2016
The RPLA Formula to Making it Great
Idaho Falls High School Assembly
Idaho Falls, Idaho
January 10, 2017
The RPLA Formula to Making it Great
Centennial High School Assembly
Bakersfield, California
January 10, 2017
The RPLA Formula to Making it Great
Bakersfield High School Assembly
Bakersfield, California
January 10, 2017
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Books & Articles (4)

Bread Crumbs to Making it Great (Volume 1)
Make it Great Studios,
2012
Bread Crumbs to Making it Great (Volume 2)
Make it Great Studios,
2015
Bread Crumbs to Making it Great (Volume 2)
Bread Crumbs to Making it Great (Volume 1)

Expertise (18)

Leadership
Business
PR & Communications
Leadership Leadership and change Youth Leadership Inspiration Life Adversity Overcoming Adversity Behavior Change Motivation Business motivation Motivational coaching Ability to change lives career change behaviour change Business change Customer Service

Awards & certifications (1)

Speaker of the Year
GigMasters
2017

Reviews

Testimonials (7)
  • My company had the pleasure of experiencing a presentation by Cedric R Crawford. Mr. Crawford gives a presentation that is engaging and motivating while offering insight into one’s untapped dreams and how to achieve them. His audience left inspired to reach for the stars and turn their lives into a positive journey. Mr. Crawford is a talented presenter and his audience as well as my fellow employees are still talking about his wonderful presentation. We will definitely have Mr. Crawford back in the future.
    Toni Greppin
    Aspiranet
    Verified
  • Cedric captivated our group in both the morning and afternoon sessions. His high energy presentation was just what we wanted to get folks fired up. It was entertaining, engaging, interactive, and informative. Cannot recommend him highly enough.
    Judith Richmond
    Tulare County Health & Human Services Public Works
    Verified
  • He was wonderful! He was funny, entertaining, energetic, and motivating. We're glad to have found him.
    Melissa Velasquez
    Tulare County Office of Education
  • Mr. Make It Great was one of the main reasons our event was so successful. From the time we contacted him to the time he completed our event he was engaged and upbeat. He personalized a presentation for our staff of 1200+ over 4 sessions and never missed a beat. He took time out personally to meet with me and my other event coordinators prior to the event and worked with us at every crossroad we came to. We handed him an idea and he ran with it. We have had several staff thank us for having a different kind of speaker this year. They left motivated and ready to reclaim their passion for their job and recognition for their accomplishments and accountability!
    Francena Martinez
    Verified
  • Mr. Make it Great was a hit at our event. We brought him in to inspire and motivate our Associates and he sure did that! He also did his homework on our organization and personalized it in a way I have never seen a speaker do. This was definitely an asset to his program!
    Diane Dieffenbach
    MARS, Inc.
  • Easy to work with, responsive & well-prepared. Appreciate that he reached out to a few attendees in advance to learn about our company and sales team. Attendees included our nationwide Sales team, Senior Management team and Sales Support group. Some feedback from attendees included great energy, funny, entertaining, engaging, relevant, and motivational! Content that struck a chord with several attendees and will be applied to both personal and professional goals. An excellent way to end the meeting. And in the words of one of our attendees, we never thought we’d have the opportunity to see our Senior Management doing the Cupid Shuffle, ever, so thanks for that!
    Colleen Smith
    Asendia USA
  • Mr. Make it Great was an awesome speaker for our Umoja Summer Bridge Program Kick-off Breakfast. He left me with a number of easy to recall talking points that I can reference throughout our 6 week program and also motivated me personally to continue to push myself to ensure that our students get my very best every day. Lastly, he not only inspired our students but also the parents and community members in attendance. He delivered a high energy, interactive speech that engaged the audience from the beginning. I look forward to having him out to future events without a doubt. Absolutely a great job--5 stars!
    Don Love
    MiraCosta College (Umoja Program)
    Verified
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