A Globally Recognized Changemaker
Dr. Verna Price is a globally recognized changemaker, inspiring leaders and transforming lives across industries. From being named one of the Top 100 People to Know by Twin Cities Business Magazine to receiving the University of Minnesota Founders Award for co-founding the world’s largest Undergraduate Leadership Minor, her impact is undeniable. A TEDx speaker, celebrated entrepreneur, and featured EBONY Magazine Everyday Hero, Dr. Verna has been honored as Entrepreneur of the Year, Pioneer of the Year, and more. With media features, business accolades, and a legacy of empowerment, she continues to redefine leadership on a global scale. This is empowerment in action. This is global impact. This is next-level leadership.
Articles
Teaching Inmates the Power They Hold Within
Occasionally I get a letter from a state or federal prisoner suggesting a column idea. The letters typically share a common theme, namely: “I’m not guilty, get me out of here.”
But a while back I received a letter from Edward R. Clark, inmate number 100675, from the Minnesota Correctional Facility at Moose Lake that was a first: He wanted to praise a prison program. Clark acknowledged having been imprisoned for a total of 38 years, which made him something of an expert on prison life. “I’m acutely aware of what works and what doesn’t work,” he wrote.
What works, he said, is a program called “The Power of People/Silent Cry,” that began as a single talk between a mentor and offenders, which now has grown to four Minnesota prisons and reached more than 3,000 inmates.
Star Tribune Article – A Reservoir of Happiness
Some visitors to the downtown Minneapolis Hilton should leave feeling happier than when they arrived March 24 — for reasons that have nothing to do with duplicity.
Dr. Verna will be there talking about “Finding the Happy Factor at Work.” An internationally known human potential expert and CEO of The Power of People Consulting Group, Verna Cornelia Price founded the “change conference” six years ago.
Woman Power
Dr. Verna Cornelia Price quit her job as a professor at the University of Minnesota, bought computer equipment, set up her company J. Cameron & Associates in her basement and waited for success.
“I thought it would happen in like a week,” she said. “It didn’t. It took years.”
Now Price is a successful motivational speaker and author who creates programs that enhance the effectiveness of organizations by empowering individuals. In 2002 she published a book: The Power of People: Four Kinds of People Who Can Change Your Life.
Awards
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Top 100 People to Know in 2021
Twin Cities Business Magazine
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University of Minnesota Founders Award (2017)
Co-founder of the largest Undergraduate Leadership Minor in the world
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Ted Talk
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Entrepreneur of the Year
Black MBAs (2010)
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Everyday Hero
EBONY Magazine (2013)
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Pioneer of the Year
Women Venture (2010)