Sheri Riley
High-Performance Strategist, Empowerment Speaker, Award-Winning Author, & Former Head of Marketing for LaFace Records
A former Sr. Director of Marketing for LaFace Records, Sheri helped..
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A former Sr. Director of Marketing for LaFace Records, Sheri helped introduce the world to some of the most influential, multi-platinum artists of the 90’s including, Usher, TLC, and Toni Braxton. She currently serves as Founder and President of GLUE®, where she has spent over 22 years “developing profitable partnerships” and providing consultation to corporations, personalities, products, sports brands, foundations and national cable networks like CVS, BMW, The Atlanta Hawks, NBA Entertainment, Alonzo Mourning Charities, BET Networks, The Ludacris Foundation, TNT, NIKE, Converse and many more.
As a trendsetter in the entertainment industry, Sheri spent 20-years creating innovative marketing strategies at Trevel Productions, a management and production company, in addition to working in Marketing for LaFace Records.
She rose to the top of her field, yet she was miserable. Sure, she was successful, but something was missing. She couldn’t buy peace, and material possessions didn’t bring her clarity or joy. She came to the conclusion that she didn’t really have a life beyond her career and she felt like she was losing the connection to family and friends because she was putting work before them. Sheri was spending 100% of her time on 10% of who she was.
She resigned from her dream job at LaFace Records, at the height of her career, to pursue her mission of finding peace, clarity, and a well-balanced and courageous life. Her family and friends thought she had lost her mind. But Sheri knew something had to change. This is what inspired her to create the 9 Principles of Exponential Living®, which is the hallmark of her award-winning book, Exponential Living® – Stop Spending 100% of Your Time on 10% of Who You Are (Penguin Random House). It’s the ultimate guide to help high achievers learn how to integrate their personal desires into their life, without detriment to their professional achievement, and teaches them how to make choices, that lead to less stress, better clarity, and more fulfilling lives. The book has garnered several Self Help “Book of the Year” awards, it was an NAACP Image Award nominee and made it on Porchlight Books Business Bestsellers for June 2019.
Sheri’s motivational keynote presentations are based on the 9 Principles of Exponential Living®. These principles will ultimately teach businesses how to create company cultures for their highest performers, which will help eliminate employee burnout, an issue that can jeopardize productivity and impact retention. She speaks around the world, sharing her message of “Peace is the New Success®”.
She’s a founding member of the global John Maxwell Team and has given empowerment speeches and facilitated transformational workshops for; JP Morgan Chase, Delta Air Lines, Prudential, The Coca-Cola Company, Humana, ThinkAtion (Nigeria), Atlanta Hawks, Steve Harvey’s Act Like A Success Conference, PECO/Exelon, CVS Health, Turner Sports, CNN, Tom Joyner Foundation Fantastic Voyage, National Basketball Wives Association Conference, University of Georgia Women’s Basketball Team, the NAACP, and many more. She serves on the National Arts & Letters Commission for her sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., the University of Louisville Alumni Board of Directors, and the GPA Board for her daughter’s middle school.
Sheri is a wife, mother, daughter, empowerment speaker, life strategist, award-winning author, founder and an entrepreneur.
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Ernie was perfect for our Elders Conference at Little River Casino Resort in Manistee, Michigan. We will definitely be using PDA again!
LITTLE RIVER BAND OF OTTAWA INDIANS
Our speaker was great and the crowd enjoyed her! She was very engaging. Thank you again PDA for the great list of suggestions!
MEDTRONIC
Everything went great! and our speaker was wonderful! Thank you so much for all your help PDA! Looking forward to the next one.
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI – KANSAS CITY
I hope that this message finds you well. We had a phenomenal time with Atsuko this past Thursday. We wanted to just let you know how amazing she was. All those that were in attendance thoroughly enjoyed her and had nothing but amazing things to say about her. Thank you for working with us to make sure this happened!
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
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
Dear PDA Group, Thank you so much for your hard work in scheduling our speaker! From the moment we reached out to you the first time, you worked with us on all details and logistics and kept us up-to-date on the progress. Thank you for all your hard work on making our event such a success! We couldn't have done it without you and your team!
SAP COMPANY
Thank you again, Dr. Kimbrough, for a great presentation, our attendees are still talking about it!
CAMPUS LABS
Dr. Henry Lee's presentation was entertaining, insightful and wise. I, and everyone at Pfizer, especially appreciate the remarks you directed about following your passion and preparing yourself to excel. Thank you, everyone, at PDA for helping to make this happen!
PFIZER
The event was successful! I received many messages expressing how awesome, outstanding and inspiring Ms. Webb-Christburg's speech was."
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. MEMORIAL BREAKFAST, BOSTON, MLK SPEAKER
Everything went well. Atsuko was very easy to work with and the students enjoyed her performance! Thank you again for your recommendation and I hope to work with you again in the future!
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Dr. Novello left this morning after a very successful event on our campus! Thank you PDA Group for your help from the first phone to the last you were with us every step of the way.
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
Jordan Carlos was very very entertaining! A majority of students who answered the event survey indicated they really enjoyed Jordan and definitely will bring him back!
WESTERN CAROLINA 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.
FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY
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
Thank you, Peter, for all your help, you'll be happy to know that the event went incredibly well! Aneesa Ferreira was by far one of the best speakers we've ever had!
FURMAN UNIVERSITY
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