Jesse Leon is a professional motivational speaker who has inspired audiences in the United States, Canada, Dominican Republic, Columbia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, and elsewhere. He connects with audiences through his honest and vulnerable, insightful and humorous speaking style. Jesse’s amazing life story offers audiences powerful lessons on overcoming adversity, self-transformation, and self-acceptance, and going from surviving to thriving. Jesse is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese and has delivered speeches in each of these languages.
Jesse’s memoir, I’m Not Broken, is unique and exhilarating. It tells the story of one young man’s indomitable spirit and determination to survive—against all odds. Jesse graduated from Harvard University after overcoming the horrors of sex abuse and sex trafficking, drug addiction, homelessness, and mental health issues. Jesse offers audiences unvarnished insights into racism, social justice, economic parity, homelessness, affordable housing, education, substance abuse, drug addiction, sex trafficking, and other issues.
Jesse is a certified diversity coach and consultant to philanthropy and social impact investors. He has a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of California at Berkeley, a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from Harvard University, and completed a post-graduate fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Urban Redevelopment Excellence.
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