Dr. Jermaine M. Davis is Founder & CEO of Jermaine M. Davis Seminars & Workshops, Inc., a personal
and professional development company that creates customized presentations, learning resources, and
educational materials for individuals, teams, and organizations. Dr. Jermaine began his professional
career as a snack food sales rep and a district sales manager within corporate America. He honed his
expertise in creating culturally inclusive work environments, building high-performance teams, teaching
leaders how to communicate courageously, and coaching employees on how to increase their levels of
happiness and motivation so they can thrive and succeed in Life, School & Work. Dr. Jermaine founded
Snack Attack Vending of Minnesota in 2003, a snack food company that specializes in helping individuals
and companies satisfy their snack food cravings, but after growing Snack Attack into a successful
business, he decided to fully dedicated himself to his true passions of speaking, teaching, writing, and
film making.
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With his corporate background, entrepreneurial spirit, and accolades as an award-winning professor,
Jermaine has positioned him to be a highly regarded communicator, an excellent leadership coach, a
captivating keynote speaker, and a dynamic workshop presenter. Prestigious organizations such as 3M,
Penn State, Best Buy, Caterpillar, Sam’s Club, Prudential, West Point Military Academy, and Enterprise
Rent-A-Car regularly seek out Dr. Jermaine’s expertise in the areas of motivation, leadership,
communication, diversity and inclusion, and overcoming burnout in Life, School & Work.
Dr. Jermaine, a motivational speaker and keynote speaker was raised by a single mother in the Henry
Horner Housing Projects on the West Side of Chicago. Although he endured the tragic loss of six family
members to violent deaths, including his youngest brother Greg, Dr. Jermaine was determined to change
the direction of his life. Living in the midst of violence and frequent loss of life, Dr. Jermaine became
passionate about bringing honor to his family’s name and dedicated his life to helping people break the
negative cycles that keep them trapped in destructive lifestyles.
As a teenager, he began studying principles of success, and with the encouragement of mentors and
teachers, he enrolled in college. After earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Communication from
Elmhurst College, he became the first person in his family to graduate from college! He continued his
education by earning a Master’s in Speech Communication from the University of Wisconsin-Superior and
a Doctorate in Organizational Leadership from Argosy University.
As an African American motivational speaker, Dr. Jermaine has been actively teaching, coaching, and
mentoring college adults for more than twenty years. He is currently a Professor of Communication