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Empower Your Life
As a transformative speaker, I specialize in inspiring individuals to engage in thoughtful dialogue so they can be their best selves. My lectures focus on transformation, practical strategies, and actionable insights that foster lasting change. Together we explore compelling topics like Christianity, history, genealogy, entrepreneurship, trials and triumphs of being a first generation college student and servant leadership - just Life.
Previous Lectures
"Entrepreneurship and Branding", Presentation to Entrepreneurship Students at Virginia Union University - 2026
"Entrepreneurship and Branding", Presentation to the Business Students at Virginia State University for the members of the Elite Entrepreneurship Club - 2026
"Passion for the Connection", Chesterfield Behind the Mic Podcast, - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-158-genealogy-expert-hayes-explains-passion/id1585398372?i=1000780026383 - 2026
"A Quest for Family Ties: This is America’s Story", Presented at the Lifelong Learning Institute - 2026
"Still We Rise: Hope is a Strategy: Networking, Resilience, and the Power of Community", Presentation at the Black Cultural Center, Virginia Tech - 2026
"Samuel Hayes III: My American Story", Presented at Libby Mill Public Library ( https://share.google/EqJYxOgDegkkmiWuK) - 2026
"Samuel Hayes III: His American Story", Presented at Central Library- Chesterfield County - 2026
"Branding and Operations Management", Presentation to COBU 101, Introduction to Business, Virginia State University - 2026
"Moderator, Chief Facilities Officer Roundtable"; Presentation at Virginia APPA Conference - 2026
"Servant Leadership and Organizational Culture"; Presentation to PUAD 700-002, Ethics for Public Administration, George Mason University - 2026
"Judge, 3rd Annual Flame Pitch Competition 2026", Sydney Lewis School of Business, Virginia Union University - 2026
"From First Gen to Future Leader: A Conversation with Samuel Hayes III", Keynote Presentation at the I Am First Generation Celebration Week, Richard Bland College of William and Mary - 2025
"Chesterfield County General Services Overview", Presentation to Government Citizens Academy - 2025
"Servant Leadership and Organizational Culture", Presentation to PUAD 700-002, Ethics for Public Administration, George Mason University - 2025
"Branding and Entrepreneurship"; Presentation to CEE 402, Batten College of Engineering and Technology, Old Dominion University - 2025
“Branding and Entrepreneurship", Presentation to COBU 101, Introduction to - Business, Virginia State University - 2025
“An Unlikely Success: Journey of a First Generation Engineering Professional”, Presented to students at Virginia Western Community College (Recap of presentation - https://salemtimes-register.com/power-of-networking-lecture-series-kicks-off-with-talk-by-first-generation-virginia-western-graduate/) - 2025
"An Unlikely Success: Journey of a Facilities Professional"; Presentation to 2025 Future Leaders of Facilities Summit, VirginiaAPPA, Hampden Sydney College - 2025
"Servant Leadership"; Presentation to PUAD 700-002, Ethics for Public Administration, George Mason University - 2025
"Servant Leadership"; Presentation to PSYC 530U Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of Richmond - 2024
"The Intersection of Public Policy and Economic Justice in Virginia"; Presentation to MGMT 418, Organization and Environment, Virginia State University - 2024
"Faith, Hope and Love - The Currency of Heaven"' Presented at New Life Church https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-life-church/id1749897112?i=1000660707995 - 2024
The Intersection of Public Policy and Economic Justice in Virginia"; Presentation to MGMT 418, Organization and Environment, Virginia State University - 2024
"A 47-Year Family Search - Leveraging the Power of DNA"; Presented to the Afro American Historical & Genealogical Society, Inc. Greater Richmond Chapter - 2024
"A 47 Year Family Search in the Age of DNA", Presented to the joint Men's Fellowship of First Baptist Church and St. Martin's Episcopal Church - 2024
"Developing A Strategic Marketing Campaign
"Presentation to COBU 200, Business Communications, Virginia State University - 2023
"A 46-Year Family Search in the Age of DNA Expanded", A Presentation at William & Mary Library - 2023
"A 46-Year Family Search in the Age of DNA", A Presentation at William & Mary Library (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFEMLJ4oANo) - 2023
"An Unlikely Success: Journey of a First-Generation Engineering Student” Presentation to the Bridge and James Clark Scholars, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Virginia - 2019
"Servant Leadership and Organizational Culture"; Presentation to Advanced Topics in Public Organizations: The Context of Local Government in Virginia, Center for Public Policy, Virginia Tech University - 2018
"The Intersection of Public Policy and Inclusion and Equity in Virginia"; Presentation for Student Orientation, Center for Public Policy, Virginia Tech University - 2018
"Leadership and Organizational Culture, William & Mary - 2018
"The Intersection of Public Policy and Economic Justice in Virginia"; Batten Hour Series, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, University of Virginia - 2018
"Leadership and Business Innovation"; Minority Business Expo 2016
"Leadership and Strategy Execution"; Minority Business Expo 2015
Why Exponential Knowledge
Exponential Knowledge provides a platform to elevate my desire to take Storytelling to the next level. I previously did lectures and presentations under my company Stratageum. I have a passion to engage with individuals, meeting them where they are at through the medium of Storytelling.
Though I posses a BS in Civil Engineering, a Masters in Public Administration and a Professional Engineer's License and have spent most of my professional career in leadership roles in the private, public and educational sectors, I have pursued a life-long passion for history, genealogy and individual professional development through metamorphic storytelling. Click here for more information about me - https://linkedin.com/in/samuelhayesiii/
