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William Allen Young

William Allen Young

Actor-Director, National Motivational Speaker, Founder & President of the Young Center for Academic & Cultural Enrichment

William Allen Young prolific skills and reputation as the former #1 College Speaker in the Nation’ are legendary among American students of forensics speech. Today, his powerful and transforming presentations delivered throughout the nation continue to resonate with audiences from every walk of life and inspire a new generation of leaders, thinkers, and doers to be change that is needed in the world. His skills as a motivational speaker are in demand by top businesses, colleges, sports franchises, and national organizations. Business leaders value him as an innovative thinker and motivator. Educators consult his experience as ...

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William Allen Young prolific skills and reputation as the former #1 College Speaker in the Nation’ are legendary among American students of forensics speech.

Today, his powerful and transforming presentations delivered throughout the nation continue to resonate with audiences from every walk of life and inspire a new generation of leaders, thinkers, and doers to be change that is needed in the world.

His skills as a motivational speaker are in demand by top businesses, colleges, sports franchises, and national organizations. Business leaders value him as an innovative thinker and motivator. Educators consult his experience as an effective program planning and development. Parents and students embrace him as an inspirational mentor and role model.

His client list includes such diverse organizations as Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Xap Corporation, NAACP, California Teachers Association, California Community Colleges, Western Association of College Admissions Counselors, Boys & Girls Club of America, California State Universities, Los Angeles Unified School District, University of Southern California, Stanford University, and Our Authors Study Club.

His extensive knowledge and extraordinary life experiences in overcoming adversity coupled with his proven ability to motivate diverse individuals and groups to achieve success, make him uniquely qualified to speak on a variety of relevant topics.

Whether he is conducting management training for employees at Northrop Grumman, motivating students and teachers at a public school in South Africa, teaching Master Classes at a prestigious performing arts academy in New York, or delivering a keynote speech or commencement address at his alma mater, USC – William always inspires and elevates his audience to achieve their life’s goals.

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William A. Young Keynote Address (2012 Diversity Conference)
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The American Psychological Association was thrilled to have Dr. Antonia Novello as our speaker for the 2024 APA Convention. Dr. Novello was fantastic, and her presentation was a tremendous success. Thank you, Peter, for all your hard work in making this event such a resounding success.

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Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

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UJA-Federation

We have received so much fantastic feedback following our virtual event. It was an absolute success, and Sylvia Fowles was excellent. Thank you again to Sylvia and the entire team for your partnership!”

U.S. Bank

Kurt Warner was spectacular—he completely wowed the audience and solidified major leadership points. He was an amazing partner, and we will be talking about this experience for years to come. We will definitely leverage the PDA team for all of our speaking needs!”

Sysco Corporation

The events over the past two years went very well — everyone had a great time with Dr. Mark Esper in 2025, and Sam Hinkie led a very engaging Q&A with our Principal, Jean Reynolds, in 2024. Thank you for working with us these last two years; your support has been instrumental to the success of our programs!

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It was an absolute privilege to have Dr. Sanjay Gupta as our keynote speaker for the 2026 GME Leadership Conference. He delivered an outstanding address that resonated deeply and left a lasting impression on everyone in the room. The entire planning process was seamless and collaborative. It was a pleasure working together, brainstorming suggestions, and ultimately selecting the perfect fit for our event. We couldn’t have asked for a better experience.

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We had a fantastic day with Inge! She was very engaging with all those that attended. Her personal stories about the holocaust were very special and we were moved that she was willing to share them with everyone. Thank you again, PDA for all your hard work and dedication to make this program such a success!

Salt Lake Community College

It was a great pleasure to work with PDA Group! The communication was always prompt, friendly and helpful. We loved the speakers and events we booked through Mr. Peter Walker (PDA Group).

Western Michigan University

On behalf of myself and my organization Entertainment Unlimited the Campus Programming Board of Ferris State University, we thank you PDA and Dan for a successful event!! Dan was magnificent! Students really enjoyed the presentation. I know I did. Can’t wait to bring in more programs with PDA Group.

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