Christopher Cann

Christopher D. Cann is an African American business owner, a motivational speaker and published author. His dedicated parents taught him and his siblings, at a very early age, to be free thinkers, the importance of ownership and to be an entrepreneur. He is extremely grateful for their leadership and guidance, as it set him on a path of creating and controlling his own destiny.

His dream was to become a successful business owner. However, once that dream was realized it led to his true purpose. He wanted the opportunity to tell, show and plant the seed early in minority youth that they have the ability to succeed and that it does not require working for someone else and allowing someone else to dictate the terms of their success. He is passionate about what he does and believes that if his efforts make one child successful, he has done his part.

As a motivational speaker, he loves motivational quotes and words of wisdom. Listed are a few of his favorites.

The question is not whether we can afford to invest in every child; it is whether we can afford not to. (Marian Wright Edelman)

To build a business, you must start small and dream big. In the journey of entrepreneurship, tenacity of purpose is supreme. (Aliko Dangoto)

Always know there is unlimited power in a developed mind and a disciplined spirit. If your mind can conceive it and your heart can believe it, then you can achieve it. (Jesse Jackson)