A Meaningful Life | Lawrence Drake PhD. | TEDxWhiting

"When you look at me, what do you see? And how do you know that I live a meaningful life?" Two powerful questions posed by Lawrence Drake, PhD. (President of Bethune Cookman University) as he takes you his journey of finding meaning in the midst of lack and loss, leisure and laurels. Dr. Lawrence Drake is a dynamic and focused, global leader who creates a clear vision and strategic direction that has consistently delivered results in domestic and international markets. His experience has led him to be a champion of targeted recruitment and people development, allowing him to build teams for sustainable organizational success. Through his leadership, Dr. Drake has built teams with such cross-functional expertise in finance, technology, operations, human resources, public policy, philanthropy and marketing. As the first in his family to earn a college degree, Dr. Drake began at Fisk University and graduated from Georgia State University with BA in 1977. He went on to earn an MBA from Rockhurst University in 1990 where he was an Executive Fellow. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx