About Undefeated Speaker
OUR JOURNEY
Undefeated Speaker began in 2017 in small classrooms on the south side of San Antonio as a way to celebrate the work my students were doing. They were overcoming their fears. They were breaking through anxiety and confronting their doubt. With every assignment and stretchy challenge, they stepped up. They were truly Undefeated speakers.
After coaching a TEDx event in 2018, I was inspired to create a community event to showcase the student’s growth, elevation and fearlessness. The vision was showcasing the breakthrough occurring in the classroom through speaking, performances and storytelling.
With over 2000 people from the San Antonio community attending our 10 campus events, it was time for us to take it outside!
We began producing our podcast Ten Years War, producing public speaking workshops, creating motivational spoken word albums, and transformational leadership coaching.
The future for US is becoming a lifestyle brand where confidence and creativity are infused into the daily conversation. This brand is becoming a household name for motivation, storytelling, and leadership.
OUR VISION
We exist to see a world where everyone experiences the joy and power of their authentic voice. We see healing and restoration and freedom through public speaking. We see speakers and leaders of all levels facing their doubt and taking insecurity head-on to breakthrough every lie and limiting belief. We see you becoming the biggest version of yourself. How powerful would our world be when we become the light in the darkness? Let’s use our voices to be agents of healing and hope!
We see 4,000,000 speakers and leaders completing this work and stepping boldly into their purpose, passion, and power through the intersection of public speaking and emotional intelligence.
Dream.
Develop.
Deploy.
MEET OUR FOUNDER
My name is James Harris, Jr! My vision for the world is transformation and breakthrough for everyone through accessible workshops that build confidence, ignite possibility, and inspire generational shift.
Over the last 10 years, I worked to inspire my public speaking students. I doubted my ability and self-worth and stayed within my own comfort zone. I was stagnant and confined to my own self-limiting beliefs. I believed greatness for my students but I settled for good enough for myself.
It was not until I took a powerful emotional intelligence training, that I began to look at my pattern and mindset. I had my own breakthrough of what it means to play a big game and give love to myself, awakening to my identity as bold and confident and motivational.
I love encouraging others through storytelling and wordplay.
Through Undefeated Speaker and ConfidenceStep, I train speakers, host team building conferences, write and produce music for other spoken word artists.
I am a three-time District 50 Winner of Table Topics Competition and a three-time District 50 Champion for the International Speech Competition. I am a top 4 finalist for the World Championship of Public Speaking.