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Guest Speaker for High Schools, Colleges & Organizations
Students today don't just need motivation--they need clarity, confidence, and connection skills they can actually use.
That's where Rob "YB" Youngblood, "The LinkedIn Locksmith", comes in.
With more than 20 years of experience across education, leadership development, nonprofit management, and public relations, YB delivers engaging, high-energy speaking experiences that help students and emerging leaders turn uncertainty into purpose--and relationships into opportunity.
College & High School
Workshop Presenter
Roanoke Higher Education Center
Roanoke, Virginia
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Why Event Planners for High Schools & Colleges Choose "YB"
YB is known for meeting students where they are and giving them tools they can apply immediately. His message resonates because it blends real-world insight, practical strategy, and authentic inspiration,
not lectures.
Whether speaking to a high school assembly, college program, or organizational audience, YB empowers participants to recognize that:
Their story, confidence, and community are their greatest assets.
IMPACT 2026
THE MISSION OF IMPACT 2026
To empower, engage and expose 10,000
high students & young professionals
to
The Collaboration Creates Currency Movement
What Is The Collaboration Creates Currency Movement?
The Collaboration Creates Currency Movement is a purpose-driven initiative designed to empower students and young professionals understand that success is not just about what you know--it's about who you connect with, how you show up, and the value you bring to every relationship.
At its core, the movement teaches that:
Social capital is the precursor to financial capital.
By building confidence, clarity, and authentic connections, participants learn how to turn collaboration into opportunity and relationships into long-term impact.
Through engaging talks, practical tools, and real-world examples; students and emerging leaders are encouraged to recognize their story, personal brand, and network as powerful assets they can leverage at ever stage of life.
The Collaboration Creates Currency Movement equips participants to:
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Build Confidence and self-awareness
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Communicate their value with authenticity
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Develop meaningful, purpose-driven relationships
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Show up consistently with intention and credibility
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Understand how collaboration accelerates visibility, trust, and opportunity
More than a message, it's a mindset shift--one that encourages students and young professionals to move from isolation to collaboration, from potential to progress.
By learning how to connect before they collect, participants are positioned to create sustainable success in their careers, communities, and lives.
To bring The Collaboration Creates Currency Movement To Your School or Organization,
click HERE.
Collaboration Creates Currency:
The Blueprint For Visibility Credibility, and Profitability
The Collaboration Creates Currency Movement was inspired by the best selling book project which encourages readers to leverage collaboration as a strategy for increasing their influence, impact and income.
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