“When you understand why you're doing something, then it's much more difficult to get knocked off your path. And once you've identified what your purpose is, then you can commit to that. And when you move within that purpose, the universe rewards you.”
Armond empowers leaders by teaching them how to unlock their highest potential thru helping others to maximize their talents.
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Takeaways From A Session With Armond Include:
1. How to build trust and establish leadership through open communication.
2. How to become a more empathetic, and effective, leader.
3. How to build high-performing teams through cohesiveness and empathy.
4. How to unlock the best possible version of yourself
5. How to overcome obstacles and lead your organization into the future.
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Armond is an accomplished leader who has been in positions of authority and influence for over 20 years. He speaks frequently about the mindset that leaders must develop in order to have successful. He can help you reach new heights as a leader in your career or business. Some of the speeches on Leadership that he has given include:
• Your Business Can’t Outperform YOU!! How Becoming the Best Version of Yourself Will Bring Out the Best Version of Your Business.
• The Seven Universal Truths of Mindful Leadership
• Empathy is a Superpower: How leading with empathy can take your leadership to new heights
• Don’t Ask for Permission to Use Your Gifts: Unlocking the Leader Hiding Inside You
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As an entrepreneur himself, Armond has nearly two decades of experience owning and operating companies. He shares that knowledge and experience with other entrepreneurs thru a number of different talks, including:
• What now?! How to survive as an underrepresented founder during a Recession
• Trust the Process: Why Creating Strong Processes Drives Growth in Early Stage Businesses
• The End is Determined at the Beginning: How Finding the Destination Early in the Journey Helps Founders be Successful
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Armond is the Founder and Managing Partner of The Paragon Group, a venture capital firm that invests exclusively in early stage companies run by female or ethnically diverse founders. His approach to investment is unique due to his focus on mindset and the mental approach of founders. He speaks on a variety of topics relating to venture capital and investments.
• Be careful what you wish for: How Rushing to Get Investment Leads Founders to the Wrong Investors.
• Why taking VC money should be a last resort, not a first option.
• You Can’t Eat IRR: Why Achieving Exits is More Important Than Growing Valuations
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Armond believes that diversity is the key to success for organizations. Diversity of thought and experience is what separates the best from the rest. Armond has espoused the advantages that organizations that have ethnically diverse and/or female leadership possess. Some of the speeches on Diversity that he has given include:
• Why Investing in Female Founders is Necessary for Modern Society to Achieve Its Highest Potential
• What now?! How to survive as an underrepresented founder during a Recession
ABOUT ARMOND
As a celebrated speaker, Armond helps his audiences overcome obstacles to reach new heights. He has worked with organizations such as the Atlanta Business Chronicle, the Black Sports Business Symposium, and Digital Undivided to strengthen their leadership and develop the type of mindset that leads to a culture of innovation and improved profitability.
As Founder and Managing Partner of The Paragon Group, Armond helps underrepresented founders find success through the development of leadership skills and the ability to motivate others. As an active advocate for our communities, he’s served on the Board of Directors for the 100 Black Men of Atlanta (the largest and most influential Black mentoring organization in the city), and is an alum of the following leadership programs: United Way’s Volunteer Involvement, Urban Land Institute, and Atlanta Regional Commission.
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