We recently connected with Marques Ogden and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, Marques thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. So let’s jump to your mission – what’s the backstory behind how you developed the mission that drives your brand?

The mission of our brand is to help people succeed in life where we failed. In 2013, I lost everything I owned because I got very ego driven, self centered and focused on nothing but money, fame, success and all other things that truly don’t matter in life. I call them external motivating factors. So, the real purpose behind our mission is to help others hear my story, so they don’t end up like me. Bankrupt, broke, and almost homeless, due to one of the worse enemies that any of us have to deal with if we are not careful, our own ego!

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

Marques Ogden is a former NFL player who is now an inspirational keynote speaker. He’s also the founder and CEO of Ogden Ventures LLC, three-time best-selling author (Sleepless Nights; The Success Cycle), business coach and consultant and the podcast host of Authenticity With Marques Ogden; although his journey didn’t come easy or without unrelenting adversity.

After retiring from football, Marques pursued a career in construction and contracting. At 27, he founded a construction company with fast growth but eventually went bankrupt, losing almost two million dollars on one project in 90 days. He pulled himself together during his darkest hours and got a part-time job as a custodian.

Marques rose to the top again with hard work and determination, using his struggles as inspiration to blaze his own trail forward. Now, he shares his powerful story to help others learn how to fail forward and achieve success in their lives. Marques’ story and insights as a thought leader have been featured in top publications such as USA Today, Forbes, Cheddar News and Authority Magazine. As a speaker, he’s landed jobs with over 50 Fortune 500 companies and over 20 Fortune 100 companies like Amazon, Goldman Sachs, Intel, JPMorgan Chase and Home Depot. As a podcast host, he’s interviewed iconic guests such as Michael Strahan, Joe Namath and Willie Parker Jr.

Marques hopes to continue reaching new levels in his professional career and positively impacting as many people’s lives as possible through doing what he loves; speaking on stage and sharing his experiences and knowledge with others.

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Marques Ogden

I am former NFL player who is now an inspirational keynote speaker. I’m also the founder and CEO of Ogden Ventures LLC, four-time best-selling author (Sleepless Nights; The Success Cycle), business coach and consultant and the podcast host of Get Authentic With Marques Ogden (a globally ranked top 1% podcast); although my journey didn’t come easy or without unrelenting adversity.

After retiring from football, I pursued a career in construction and contracting. At 27, I founded a construction company with fast growth but eventually went bankrupt, losing almost two million dollars on one project in 90 days. I pulled myself together during his darkest hours and got a part-time job as a custodian.

After hitting rock bottom after my “spoiled milk moment” I rose to the top again with hard work and determination, using my struggles as inspiration to blaze my own trail forward. Now, I share my powerful story to help others learn how to fail forward and achieve success in their lives. My story has insights as a thought leader have been featured in top publications such as USA Today, Forbes, Cheddar News and Authority Magazine. As a speaker, I have landed jobs with over 50 Fortune 500 companies and over 20 Fortune 100 companies like Equitable, Goldman Sachs, Intel, JPMorgan Chase and Home Depot. As a podcast host, I have interviewed iconic guests such as Michael Strahan, Joe Namath, Willie Parker Jr., Chef Robert Irvine, UFC Hall of Famer Rashad “Suga” Evans, and many others…

I hope to continue reaching new levels in my professional career and positively impacting as many people’s lives as possible through doing what I love; speaking on stage and sharing my experiences and knowledge with others.

Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?

I was working as a custodian and I ended up hitting my rock bottom moment, when someone’s trash filled with spoiled milk, rotten meat, and nasty stinky garbage got all over my skin, my body and my clothes. At that moment I had a decision to make after I sat down on the curb and cried for 10 minutes straight. Either take accountability and responsibility for the failures I had in my life and own them, fix them, and move on…. Or continue to sit on the curb, play victim mode, and blame others for my mistakes and my faults. Once I took full accountability for my life, that is when things started to get better in every aspect of my life!

Can you tell us about a time you’ve had to pivot?

I ended up having to pivot in my business when COVID-19 hit. No one was doing live events anymore, and we did not know if we be doing live events anytime in the future. So we pivoted our business to doing speaking jobs virtually through zoom! That was a huge pivoting moment for us, as we had never done any speeches on zoom, or virtually until the summer of 2020… So, in business you have to be innovative and be ready to pivot when times call for it…. Doing this puts you in the best position to achieve massive success….

Contact Info:

• Website: www.marques360.com
• Instagram: @marquesogden
• Facebook: Marques Ogden
• Linkedin: Marques Ogden
• Twitter: @marques_ogden
• Youtube: Marques Ogden
• Other: www.marquesogden.com Also You can download our Marques Ogden app, we are in app stores on all apple and android phones

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Mr. Donovan Barnes