TEDx Speaker

Dr. Latame Phillips is a TEDx Speaker and sought-after voice on leadership, personal accountability, and the power of everyday people to drive extraordinary change.

Phillips speaks from his real life experiences. Born in Kenya, raised in a San Diego immigrant community, deployed to a combat zone, built a career in corporate wealth management, earned a PhD, and raised five kids on his own. Every stage he walks onto, he brings all of that with him. His platform spans TEDx and major corporate stages, and his message is consistent regardless of the room: the people best positioned to change communities aren’t celebrities or politicians. They’re the ones already in those communities, willing to lead.

He has been featured as a speaker and media voice across ABC, FOX, NBC, and Telemundo, with extended coverage on Zondra TV, Giving Outloud, SHOUTOUT DFW, and The CW Magazine.

Speaking Topics

Phillips speaks on subjects he knows firsthand, not just professionally.

Leadership and Personal Accountability

Drawn from military service and years of executive leadership, his take on accountability is practical and unsparing. Leaders don't wait for permission.

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Wealth-Building Strategies for Underserved Communities

Informed by his years as a Wealth Management Executive, he speaks to the gap between who gets access to financial knowledge and who doesn't, and what to do about it.

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The Power of Everyday People to Create Change

A throughline in everything he does. His core belief is that meaningful, lasting change comes from regular people deciding to act, not from institutions or public figures.

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Fatherhood and Being a Role Model

As a dedicated single father of five, he speaks openly about what it means to lead at home, and why that kind of leadership matters as much as anything that happens in a boardroom.

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Veteran Experience and Military-to-Civilian Transition

Having made that transition himself, he understands the disorientation and the opportunity it carries. He speaks to veteran audiences and organizations working to support them.

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Issues Unique to the Black Male Experience

As a contributing author to The Heart of a Black Man and a Black man who has navigated every environment from combat zones to corporate boardrooms, he brings a grounded, honest perspective to topics that too often get discussed without the people most affected in the room.

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Overcoming Childhood Poverty and Achieving Success

His own story, from a poor immigrant neighborhood in San Diego to USC, the Army, corporate America, and a PhD, is the foundation of this conversation.

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