Leslie Calvin “Les” Brown was born on seventeen February 1945; he is a renowned American motivational speaker. He has born in abandoned and poverty. Nevertheless, he became one of the best highest-charged motivational speakers. He started his company name is Les Brown Unlimited Inc; from this company, he has made millions of dollars by selling motivational material to the audience, especially to the executives and special education students and prisoners. Les Brown motivated and trained education students, his “Choosing Your Future” audio series is one of the best sellers that thrown impact worldwide. As a result, Brown achieved the Peer Excellence Award and was also honoured with Golden Gavel Award for communication leadership. 

Early Life

Brown was originally from Liberty City; he has his twin brother. He has born in abandoned and poverty. Mamie Brown, a 38-year-old woman, adopted Brown; she was worked in a cafeteria. At the time of schooling, he was declared an “Educable mentally retarded” student who broke his confidence and self-esteem. In his childhood days, he was naughty and overactive; one of his teachers saw potential in Brown. He was inspired by his speech and drama instructor at Booker T. Washington School in Miami. In 1993, he hosted a show, The Les Brown Show. 

Career Beginning

After completing his schooling, Brown started working as a city sanitation worker; He had been infatuated with the almost musical-like putter of disc jockeys throughout his life, so he repeatedly harassed the owner of a local radio station about a situation until the owner backed down. Finally, one day, when a disc jockey got drunk on the air and Brown was the only person at the station; he stuffed the microphone. The owner of the station was impressed and promoted Brown to the full-time disc jockey. Brown travelled to Columbus, Ohio, where he got a top radio program and was additionally added as a broadcast manager; this level inspired Brown to become a motivational speaker.

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Personal Life

Brown dated soul singer Gladys knight; they married in a private ceremony in Las Vegas, Nevada. They had already married earlier. In 1997 they both separated due to some incompatible differences; they would remain friends after separating. Brown has multiple relationships, and he had ten children, as well as 15 grandchildren.

After being a successful politician, Les got the opportunity to interact with a large population and nurture his speaking skills. He used to improve excellent communication skills from various television broadcasts. Later, Les established a youth training program and gradually became a motivational speaker. He aimed to inspire and encourage the country’s people to chase their dreams and not give up on life.

Net Worth

The current average net worth of Les Brown is about 15 million dollars as of May 2021. He accumulated most of his income from his career as a television host and radio jockey.