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COREY MAYES
Speaker • Storyteller • Global Performer
From Washington Heights to 70+ countries worldwide,
Corey Mayes brings real-world experience that inspires students, leaders, and audiences to think bigger and act with purpose.
​Trusted By / Featured With
U.S. Men’s & Women’s Soccer Teams • Snoop Dogg
Sports Illustrated • Akon • Ice Cube • T-Pain
ABOUT COREY
A Story Students
and Audiences Believe
Raised in the Washington Heights section New York City, Corey Mayes understands firsthand the environments, pressures, and decisions that shape young lives.
His journey from New York City neighborhoods to more than 70 countries worldwide was built through discipline, resilience, and the ability to adapt when life demanded reinvention.
Today, Corey brings those lived experiences into every room he enters—offering audiences something rare: a message grounded not in theory, but in reality.
SIGNATURE TALKS
Talks That Move
Audiences to Action
The Decisions That Shape Your Future
How everyday choices create long term opportunites or consequences.
High School • College • Youth Programs
Pressure, Choices, and Reinvention
Navigating pressure, setbacks, and rebuilding your life when life changes
At-Risk Youth • High School • College
From New York to the World:
Building Your Own Path
How discipline, persistence and vision turned local beginnings to global success
Schools • Colleges • Corporate
TESTIMONIALS
Florida Institue of Technology
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Dr. Eric Swenson
I.S. 132
New York City
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Lisa Driver, MI
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SPEAKER REEL
Lived It. Learned It.
Now I Share It
This shows how Corey delivers and how the message lands.
Real tone, real pacing, real connection.
BOOK COREY MAYES
Bring a Powerful Story
Into the Room
For schools, colleges, organizations, and events seeking a speaker who delivers real-world insight, lived experience, and meaningful audience impact