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Meet Derrius


   
   

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Meet Derrius


   
   



I am an award-winning author, social entrepreneur, writer, speaker & creative who navigated poverty and 13 years of foster-care to build my first company focused on improving the lives of marginalized people at the age of 19. To date, my companies have impacted the lives of over 25,000 youth across all 50 states in America.

Learn about my companies here.
View my client portfolio here.
On tour for speaking here.

    


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MY RECENT PERFORMANCE & TALK AT TED ON ECONOMIC RACISM

 
 


"Derrius Is The Dream Dr. King and I fought so hard for…"

– Harry Belafonte

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@powerfulpartners Today I want to give thanks to all of the people who selflessly share their time and resources to guide and support our youth. Here’s an impactful story of a kid from the South Side of Chicago who’s life was altered by a mentor & biology teacher. . When Derrius Quarles was 5, the state took him away from his mother. He spent his childhood in the foster system, bouncing from home to home. At 17 yo he convinced the state to grant him independence and moved into an apartment on his own. He ironed his own clothes, made his own meals and graduated with an incredible GPA. . With recommendations from a school counselor and mentors he was awarded over $1.1 million dollars in scholarships and attended Moorehouse College. . ✉️ It was at this time in 2009 that I read his story in the Chicago Tribune. I was so impacted by it that I wrote him a letter. I still have the letter he sent back to me ♥️ . We finally met in person years later and have become friends. Since then he has graduated from Moorehouse, received an MBA from Penn GSE, traveled all over the world, became a TED speaker, wrote a best selling book, and received some of the highest honors & awards. . 🏆In 2015, he was honored by Barack Obama at the White House for his activism in expanding educational access. . 🏆Last month he was honored by Bill Clinton at the University of Chicago for his work with Million Dollar Scholar. . 🏆His business ventures have collectively impacted over 65,000 youth globally. . Derrius continues to inspire me. When we met for breakfast in October he shared how his the mission of his company DQ and Partners is to help entrepreneurs with a small budget build their business brand so they can have a bigger impact. . ♥️Look for the opportunities to impact a youth in your life. It may be a relative or even a young woman/man you work with. You may not have it all figured out, but you are steps ahead of them. Take them to lunch, ask questions, share your stories and life lessons. You may not see results immediately but your impact will have a ripple effect much larger than you could ever comprehend.♥️ #milliondollarscholar #impactingyouth #beam
Come kick it with the BREAUXS tonight in Atlanta! $10 VIP
Beyond grateful to see 28. As I experienced some amazing milestones in my life, Multiple friends lost their lives back home in #Chicago. As I give thanks I reflect on them and their families and I remain ready to achieve new levels of growth. Anything less would be a waste of these blessings. #virgoseason #birthday #reflecttion #gratetul #positivevibes #growth #newlevel #stoptheviolence
#Atlanta is that city at night. The real ones know. #remote #alwaysworking #Morehouse #Spelman #ClarkAtlanta #Entrepreneurship #businessowner #moves #BREAUXCapital
Got the chance to help produce the @viceland Season Premier event in collaboration with @theccnyc. Happy to finally connect with the folks helping to elevate the game for Black Creatives. I have been admiring your teams work for A WHILE. Happy to help. #blackcreatives #viceland #newyork #soho #hotlinebling #BREAUX #hustlehard
The @breauxcapital team has been in the lab for the past three months planning to move forward in increasing the finamcial health of Black millennials. I'm excited to say that in ten days we will be launching an upgraded version of our platform. We hope you will support us in our journey family! Link in bio #FinancialFreedom #blackcreatives #blackintech #blacklives #financialwellness #blavity #travelnoire #blackwealth #BREAUXCapital #brotherhood #blackfamily #technology
Much love to @blackenterprise for being named one of the 100 BE Modern Men for 2017. They didnt disappoint with the title either. Peep the article link In bio. #MrMillennial #FinancialFreedom #DiddyBop #BREAUXCapital #Chicago #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #ForTheCulture #BEModernMan #BlackExcellence #StayWoke