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Career Development & Education

BIO:
Author, professor, lecturer, motivational speaker, music executive, artist manager, entrepreneur, fighter and cancer survivor would be the words used to sum up the life and career of Mathew Knowles.

Dr. Knowles received a BA in Economics & Business Administration from Fisk University for his undergraduate degree. He also possesses an MBA in Strategic Planning and Organizational Culture, a Ph.D in Business Administration and recently attended Harvard's Professional Development course inEthical Leadership. He currently holds a professorship at University of Houston, Prairie View A&M University and The Art Institute. In fashion, he was the Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of apparel lines House of Deréon, Deréon, and Miss Tina.

As a pioneer for African American success in the corporate world, Knowles corporate career includes communications sales consultant at AT&T, sales and marketing at Xerox Corporation, Xerox Medical Systems, Phillips Medical System and Johnson & Johnson. In music, at Music World Entertainment Corporation, he has architected the careers of Destiny’s Child, Beyoncé and Solange, just to name a few, and has worked with legends such as Chaka Kahn, O’Jays, Earth, Wind & Fire, and many others.

WORK EXPERIENCE:
AT&T (2 years)
• Communications Sales Consultant

Xerox Corporation (2 Years)
• Copier Sales
• Presidents Club (1 Year)

Xerox Medical Systems (8 Years)
• Sales and Marketing Specialist
• Presidents Club (8 Years)
• Number 1 Sales Rep Worldwide (3 Years)

Philips Medical Systems CT/MRI Sales (6 Years)
• MRI / CT Sales Specialist
• Top Ten Sales in U.S.

Johnson & Johnson Neuro Surgical Specialist (2 Years)
• Neuro Surgical Sales & Marketing – Codman Division

Chief Marketing Officer / Owner Beyond Productions (7 Years)
• Top urban apparel
• House of Deréon (Upscale tier)
• Deréon (Mid-tier)
• Ms. Tina (Walmart)
• Sold to Li & Fung for $75 Million

President of Music World / Sanctuary Urban (2002-2007)
• Responsible for creating a new division that included a management company, record label, touring, and merchandise
• Staff included 114 with 5 offices around the world
• Artists include Chaka Khan, The O’Jays, Mary J. Blige, Kool and The Gang, Eve, Nelly, and many others

CEO / President Music World Entertainment Corporation
• Founded the company 27 years ago for Artist Management, Film & TV, Record Label, Tour & Merchandise on an international platform

Music World Entertainment: Soundtracks:
• Dream Girls #1
• Cadillac Records #1
• Roll Bounce #1
• Bring It On #1

Film & TV:
• Obsessed #1 (Executive Producer)
• Chancers #1 Reality Show UK (Executive Producer)
• Breaking From Above (Executive Producer)
• Eight Days (Executive Producer)

Albums:
• Destiny’s Child (8 Consecutive #1 Albums)
• Michelle Williams (2 Consecutive #1 Albums)
• Beyoncé (3 Consecutive #1 Albums)
• Kelly Rowland (2 Consecutive #1 Albums)
• Solange ((2 Consecutive #1 Albums)
• Mario (#1 Album)
• Trinitee 5:7 (4 Consecutive #1 Albums)
• Le’Andrea Johnson (3 Consecutive # 1 Albums)
• Amber Bullock (#1 Album)
• Joshua Rodgers (#1 Album)
• Brian Courtney Wilson (2 Consecutive #1 Albums)
• Juanita Bynum (#1 EP)

➢ Le’Andrea Johnson #1 Female Gospel Artist 2012
➢ Beyoncé #1 Female Artist Worldwide
➢ Destiny’s Child #1 Female Pop & R&B Artist in History of Music. (400 Million Records Sold)
➢ Trinitee 5:7 #1 Female Trio in the History of Gospel Music
➢ Beyoncé & Destiny’s Child Billboard Top Ten Artist of the Decade (2000-2009)
➢ Combined Artist Grammy’s – 28

SPEAKING TOPICS:
• The DNA of Achievers: 10 Traits of Highly Successful Professionals: A business-oriented, motivational, and inspirational talk all rolled into one. As the title suggests, it focuses on characteristics that are common among successful people from all walks of life. (KEYNOTE)

• Entrepreneurship 101: Understanding the theory, process, characteristics, sales, marketing and practice of entrepreneurship. An in-depth look at why some entrepreneurs fail, whereas others succeed. (LECTURE, 
COURSE, KEYNOTE, MASTER CLASS)

• Cracking the Code - Tips for Getting in the Music & Entertainment Industry: Here are tips to breathe life into your music and entertainment career and to make sure you are building a foundation for long term success. Taking inventory of your musical and entertainment skills, experiences and learning the business of music. Don’t sit around waiting for your musical career to happen. Step up and make it happen! (LECTURE, COURSE, KEYNOTE)

• 10 Qualities of Successful Leadership: These leadership traits are essential qualities that make effective leaders, weather you are managing a team, an organization, a department, or an entire company, these traits are all used to guide people and projects to success. (MASTER CLASS, LECTURE, KEYNOTE, CORPORATE)

• Harmonizing Your Workforce: Five Ways to Make Diversity and Inclusion Competitive Advantages: Diversity and inclusion can have many positive factors, such as being more adaptable, more innovative, a more engaging team, acceptance, and greater problem-solving capacity. (KEYNOTE, CORPORATE)

• How to Develop Your Branding & Endorsement Identity: Using Beyonce’ as a case study we look at simple steps for a successful branding and endorsement building process from how to build a brand, how to create a brand identity, how to build a brand and endorsement strategy and others. (LECTURE, KEYNOTE, CORPORATE, MASTER CLASS)

• Habits of Successful Marketing & Salespeople: Taking from 20 years of high achievement in sales and marketing, from being the number one salesperson worldwide at Xerox Medical System and others. This presentation is about using a measurable, repeatable sales process from knowing your product, reviewing your pipeline, follow up, building an effective marketing strategy from determining the target audience, how to champion on social media, conducting research and more. (CORPORATE, LECTURE, KEYNOTE, MASTER CLASS)

• Racism from the Eyes of a Child: A personal reflection and view on racism in America and worldwide. An examination of the backdrop of discrimination from post-slavery, up through the civil rights protest, on into the present racial climate that exist today in every facet of our lives. (LECTURE, KEYNOTE) Also available, The Emancipation of Slaves Through Music.

• Health & Wellness: With a major emphasis on early detection and genetics, Knowles gives his personal perspective of understanding the link between a healthy lifestyle and a healthy mind and body. Knowles share his personal battle with cancer, family history and BRCA-to mutation. Knowles stresses, especially to the urban community, “If we do not make time for our wellness, we will be forced to make time for our sickness”. (LECTURE, KEYNOTE, CORPORATE)

• Ethical Leadership: This workshop is directed for respect of ethical beliefs and values and for the dignity and rights of others. Through case studies you will gain the knowledge and tactics that lead to successful ethical outcomes. (WORKSHOP, MASTERCLASS)

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:
• Master Class, “Conversations on Authentic Leadership”, Vancouver, Canada, Virtual
• Keynote, “Learning Unlocked”, Lets Engage/Open Sesame, Virtual
• Panelist, "Inspiring Community Transformation Through Faith, Finance, and Business", American Heart Association, Virtual
• Roundtable, “My Take On: Black Experiences in Music”, AIM Academy, Virtual
• Keynote, “My Point of View : Breast Cancer From A Unique Perspective”, Delta Research and Educational Foundation, Virtual
• Lecturer, “Media Entrepreneurship”, Film Criticism Course, Hampton University, Hampton, VA
• Panel, “The Inaugural College of Business & Public Affairs Deans Speakers Series”, Alabama A&M Panel, Huntsville, AL
• Lecture, “Harmonizing Your Workforce”, Microsoft In Partnership with Global Leaders Organization, Virtual
• Panel, “DNA of Achievers: 10 Traits of Highly Successful Professionals”, TED Talk, Dallas, TX
• Keynote, “The Doctor Is In” and “Pink Table Talk”, Black Breast Cancer Alliance, Virtual
• Lecturer, Sacramento Black Expo and Conference, San Diego, CA
• Keynote, “The Butterfly Club Annual Meeting”, Pfizer Inc.
• Keynote, “The Best You Expo”, Los Angeles, CA
• Keynote, “2020 Start Up Summit” and “A Conversation With…” BIME Pro Conference, Bilbao,
Spain
• Keynote, “Conquer The Crisis” Virtual Summit
• Keynote, “Navigating Race in America: A Discussion With Dr. Mathew Knowles”, Barnes &
Thornburg, LLC, Virtual
• Panel, “Money In Motion” Ride-Rolling Out Conference 2019, Atlanta, GA
• Keynote, “DNA of Achievers: 10 Traits of Highly Successful Professionals”, Hawkins, TX
• Keynote, “Black Institutions and Race Futures”, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
• Keynote, “Transcend: The Power of You”, National Black MBA Association®, Inc. (NBMBAA) 41st Annual Exhibition & Conference, Houston, TX
• Keynote, “Importance of Men’s Health”, Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, Houston, TX
• Panel, “Idol Makers” Springboard and “A&R”, Memphis, TN
• Keynote, “Racism In America: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the World of Entertainment”, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, N. Adams, MA
• Co-Host, “African Leaders 4 Change Awards”, Pretoria, South Africa
• Judge, “African Idol”, Johannesburg, South Africa
• Keynote, “Entrepreneurship and Diversity”, University of Cape Town, South Africa
• Panelist “Lights, Action, Camera: Being a Media Mogul-Business, Economics and Wealth
Creation”, Mack Performing Arts Collective, University of Houston, Houston, TX
• Panelist, “Mental Health” Alabama A&M, Huntsville, AL
• Keynote, “Creating Your Masterpiece” Tuscany, Italy
• Keynote, “Diversity In The Entertainment Industry” Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada
• Keynote ,“Traditional and Digital Entrepreneurship in Today’s Music Industry” Houston, TX
• Keynote, “Success In Business”, Kern County Black Chamber of Commerce Bakersfield, CA
• Keynote, Brown Family Health Center Community Lecture Series Nacogdoches, Texas
• Guest Lecturer, “Racism From The Eyes of a Child”, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
• Keynote, “Film Scoring and Film Soundtracks”, Hampton University Hampton, VA
• Keynote, “Fathering An Achiever” 2017 NC Fatherhood Conference“, Raleigh, NC
• Keynote, Black Enterprise Conference, Atlanta, GA
• Keynote, “Does Music Play a Part In Violence”, Survivors of Violence Conference, Cleveland, OH
• Entrepreneur In Residence, Entrepreneur Speaker Series, Howard University, Washington, DC
• Keynote, “The Formation of a Star…The DNA of Achievers”, Berklee College of Music, Boston,
MA
• Panelist, “The Evolving Music Industry”, Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
• Guest Lecturer, “The Music Business from a Performance Perspective, Global Music Management Strategies”, University of Salford
• Guest Lecturer, “The Music Business as an Entrepreneur”, Manchester, UK
• Driven Music Conference, Austin, Texas, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and Atlanta, GA
• Panelist, “Developing Your Skills and Talents”, Rice University, Houston, TX
• Keynote, Power of Music Conference @ Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX
• Keynote, “Formation of a Star” Seminar, Circle of Sisters, New York, NY
• Keynote, “Delta’s Evening of Empowerment Awards”, Rochester, NY
• “Mathew Knowles Presents…The Entertainment Industry: How Do I Get In?”, Houston, TX
• Keynote, Texas Announcers Gospel Bureau, Houston, TX
• Keynote, “Sales and Marketing in the Digital Age”, Houston Community College, Houston, TX
• Keynote, “How to Get Unstuck: My Life, My Process, My Victory”, Houston, TX
• Keynote, American Marketing Association (AMA), Houston, TX
• Keynote, MEIEA (Music & Entertainment Industry Educators Association), Austin, TX
• Keynote, eWomen Network Keynote Speaker, Houston, TX
• Seminar, “The Entertainment Industry: How Do I Get In?”, Houston Community College, Houston, TX
• Keynote, eWomen Network, Dallas, TX
• Keynote, “Sales and Marketing in the Digital Age”, Rice University, Houston, TX
• Panelist, “The UP Experience”, Rice University, Houston, TX
• Panelist, Billboard Music & Money Symposium, New York, NY
• Keynote, “Popular Music Performance Forum” University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
• Keynote, “How To Develop a Viable Artist”, Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
• Panelist, “The Business of Gospel”, Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
• Panelist, “Leveraging Relationships between HBCU’s and the Entertainment, Media, and Communication Industry”, National HBCU Conference, Washington, DC
• Panelist, “Go Beyond the Music”, Philadelphia Praise Inspiration and Music Conference,
Philadelphia, PA
• The Learning Annex, both New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA
• Keynote, “The Power of Entrepreneurship”, Paul Quinn College, Dallas, TX
• Keynote & Panelist, Springboard, Houston, TX
• Keynote, Sync Summit, Paris France

PROFESSORSHIP / GUEST LECTURER / e-LEARNING:
• Prairie View A&M (Current)
• Art Institute International (Current)
• University of Houston (Current)
• Harvard University
• Howard University
• Cornell University
• Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
• Alabama A&M
• University of South Africa
• University of Manchester
• Fisk University
• Hampton University
• University of Sothern California
• University of Cape Town (South Africa)
• Berklee College of Music
• Nova Scotia Community College (Canada)
• Rice University
• Texas Southern University (9 Years)
o School of Business
o School of Communications

ACCOMPLISHMENTS / AWARDS:
• Grammy Nominee
• Songwriter (“Survivor” #1)
• Executive Producer (Over 75 Albums)
• Executive Producer: Movies/Reality Shows (“Obsessed”, “Chancers”, “Breaking From Above”, etc...)
• 2007 International Executive of the Year by the Greater Houston Partnership
• Century Award of Excellence (Omega Psi Phi)
• 2011 Living Legends Award
• Power of Influence Award
• Century Award of Excellence – Omega Psi Phi
• Combined record sales over 400 million

BOARDS / ADVISORY BOARDS:
• Orchestra US Vice Chairman Board of Directors (Current)
• MePlayList Board of Directors (Current)
• Make-A-Wish Foundation Board of Directors for Southwest Region (Current)
• Grammy’s (The Recording Academy) Board of Directors
• Gospel Music Association Board of Directors
• Rhythm and Blues Foundation Board of Directors
• Prairie View A&M President’s Advisory Board (Current)
• Dreamstage, Inc. Advisory Board (Current)
• Acclinate Genetics, Inc. Advisory Board (Current)
• Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Advisory Board (Current)
• One Earth Rising Advisory Board (Current)
• York College of Pennsylvania – Department of Communication and the Arts Advisory Board (Current)
• Tunedly, Special Advisory Board (Current)
• Houston Community College Music Advisory Board
• Music & Entertainment Industry Educators Association

EDUCATION:
• Fisk University BA in Economics and Business Administration
• First University Honorary PhD in Humane Letters
• Cornerstone Christian Bible College MBA in Strategic Planning and Organizational Culture
• Cornerstone Christian Bible College PhD in Business Administration
• Harvard University: Ethical Leadership

BOOKS / PAPERS:
• Strategic Partnership at Walmart (Published by University of Virginia)
• DNA of Achievers (#1 Best Seller at Amazon)
• Racism from The Eyes of a Child
• The Emancipation of Slaves Through Music
• Destiny’s Child: The Untold Story
• Public Relations and Media

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