DONNIE LANDON
"I Am The Message"
First-Gen College Graduate
First-Gen US Navy Veteran | Former Chief of Staff for the President’s Daily Brief
Speaker for TRIO Programs & First-Generation Trailblazers
THE FIRST-GEN SUCCESS STORY YOUR STUDENTS NEED TO HEAR
Students leave with more than motivation
Donnie helps students move from pressure and self-doubt to clarity, confidence, and action.
- Face what they have been carrying
- Challenge limiting beliefs
- Build self-agency and confidence
- Strengthen resilience
- See purpose in their story
- Take Practical Steps forward
feel it, flip it, flex it
This is the framework behind Donnie’smessage and the tool students can carry with them long after the event ends.
- Feel it- Face what you have been carrying
- Flip it- Change the narrative and challenge the story you have been telling yourself.
- Flex it- Walk boldly in your potential through daily growth and action
Donnie IS the outcome TRIO programs are designed to create: breaking cycles and creating new legacies.
Every word is backed by lived experience:
"I AM THE MESSAGE"
- Son of an incarcerated father who broke the cycle
- First-gen student with no roadmap who finished with two degrees
- Felt imposter syndrome at every level and persisted anyway
- Navigated college as a single parent
- Reached the highest levels of government (President's Daily Brief)
He doesn’t just tell the message—he IS the message.
HEAR WHAT PEOPLE ARE
SAYING...
SPEAKING INVESTMENT
Keynotes: Starting at $3,500 | Workshops: Custom Pricing | Virtual: Starting at $3,500
📧 transformation@donnielandon.com
🌐 donnielandon.com
📍 Washington, D.C. | Available Nationwide & Virtual
MISSION
Impact 100,000 first-generation students by the end of 2026
