Join us for lunch, networking, a keynote speaker, and our annual awards ceremony. Damon West will be the keynote speaker at the Pike County Chamber of Commerce 2022 Annual Banquet & Awards Celebration on Monday, October 24, 2022 at 11:30 AM at the Pike Cattleman's Park.
RSVP by October 17, 2022.
About the Speaker
Damon West, M.S. Criminal Justice, is a college professor, internationally known keynote speaker and Wall Street Journal best-selling author of The Coffee Bean: A simple Lesson to Create Positive Change, which Forbes’ listed in the “Top Twenty Books You Need to Read to Crush 2020.”
His autobiography, The Change Agent: How a Former College QB Sentenced to Life in Prison Transformed His World, vividly tells how he transformed the pot of boiling water that is a Texas maximum-security prison into a pot of coffee.
At 20 years old, he was a Division 1 starting quarterback at the University of North Texas, when he suffered a career ending injury. He turned to hard core drugs to cope with disappointments of life. After graduation, he worked in the United States Congress, was a national fundraiser on a U.S. Presidential campaign and eventually trained to be a stock-broker for United Bank of Switzerland (UBS). One day at UBS, he was introduced to methamphetamines; he became instantly hooked—and the lives of so many innocent people would forever be changed by the choices he made in order to feed his insatiable meth habit.
After a fateful discussion during his incarceration with a seasoned convict, Damon had a spiritual awakening. He learned that, like a coffee bean changing with the application of heat and pressure, he was capable of changing the environment around him. Armed with a program of recovery, a renewed faith, and a miraculous second chance at life, Damon emerged from over seven years of prison a changed man. His story of redemption, grit and determination continues to inspire audiences today.
The Coffee Bean message has inspired thousands. Damon’s clients include such companies as Walmart, AIG, Chick-fil-A, Southwest Airlines, and sports teams like the Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Timberwolves, Clemson, Alabama and Georgia. The U.S. Army has even incorporated the #BeACoffeeBean mindset into their resilience training. Damon’s story has been featured both nationally and globally.
He is passionate about the Coffee Bean message and loves sharing how it changed his life and how it can change yours, too.
Today, Damon lives a life of recovery and service, sharing his story all over the world. Of all the hats Damon wears, however, the two most important to him are being a husband to Kendell and a stepfather to Clara.
Sponsorship Levels
PREMIER PARTNER TABLE HOST - Priority seating with logo recognition on a reserved table of eight. Includes eight event tickets, business logo featured during the event, plus prominent recognition in the event program. (limit to 4) - $1500
TABLE HOST - Logo recognition on a reserved table of eight. Includes eight event tickets, business logo featured during the event, plus prominent recognition in the event program. - $1000
PLATINUM - Includes four event tickets with reserved seating, business logo featured during the event, plus prominent recognition in the event program. - $700
GOLD - Includes two event tickets with reserved seating, business logo featured during the event, plus recognition in the event program. - $400
SILVER - Includes one individual open seating ticket, business name featured during the event, plus recognition in the event program. - $250
INDIVIDUAL OPEN SEATING ALSO AVAILABLE - $30 per person
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