SPEAKER · AUTHOR · PREACHER · MEDIA PERSONALITY

A voice for
healing.
A call to wholeness.

Robert H. Marshall Jr. brings the authority of the pulpit and the warmth of an honest conversation to stages, screens, and communities—speaking about trauma, faith, culture, and the work of healing.

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3,700+PEOPLE IMPACTED25+YEARS OF LEADERSHIP17PUBLISHED BOOKS
HEALING IS THE JOURNEY · WHOLENESS IS THE DESTINATION

TRUSTED ACROSS COMMUNITIES, CAMPUSES & NATIONAL PLATFORMS

RAINNCHILDREN’S NATIONALCHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLSVIRGINIA TECHDUKENORTH PARK UNIVERSITYPRESS CREDENTIAL: T.D. JAKES PASTORS & LEADERS CONFERENCEHOST, BARBERSHOP TALKS

CHOOSE YOUR EXPERIENCE

Different journeys.
One destination: wholeness.

Every audience deserves more than a recycled message. Robert shapes each experience around the real questions, pressures, wounds, and possibilities of the people in the room.

01 / WOMEN

Heal. Rise. Become.

Empowering women to break cycles of shame, reclaim their voices, navigate trauma and transition, and step boldly into purpose.

MISSION To create courageous spaces where women can release what has weighed them down, recognize their God-given worth, and rise with clarity, confidence, and purpose.
  • Women’s conferences and retreats
  • Faith and empowerment events
  • Healing, identity, and resilience
  • Leadership and purpose gatherings
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02 / CHILDREN + TEENS

Seen. Heard. Safe.

High-energy, trauma-informed Live Learning Experiences that build confidence, emotional language, safety, resilience, and healthy identity.

OBJECTIVE To help young people understand their worth, develop language for their emotions, identify safe support, use their voices, and make healthy, hope-filled decisions.
  • Schools and youth organizations
  • Churches and children’s ministries
  • Family engagement events
  • Assemblies and author visits
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03 / MEN

Tell the truth. Heal forward.

Honest spaces where men can confront trauma, shame, father wounds, emotional suppression, and the pressure to suffer in silence.

MISSION To give men permission, language, and practical tools to confront hidden wounds, redefine strength, deepen healthy relationships, and lead from a place of wholeness.
  • Men’s conferences and retreats
  • Survivor healing experiences
  • Manhood and fatherhood events
  • Faith, leadership, and mental health
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01 / THE MISSION

THE CONVERSATION UNDERNEATH THE CONVERSATION

Helping women, young people, and men feel seen—and move forward.

Robert is a national speaker, author of 17 books, sought-after preacher, media personality, and founder of The Survivors Circle. He combines powerful storytelling, emotional honesty, faith, practical tools, and cultural fluency to reach audiences across generations.

Whether he is speaking life into women, creating safety and confidence for children, or helping men confront what they were taught to hide, Robert creates spaces where people can heal, grow, and recognize the power of their own voice.

His advocacy for men and boys is grounded in honoring Black women’s wisdom, frameworks, and leadership.

“You are not a broken thing trying to survive. You are a whole person who was wounded—and wholeness is still calling your name.”
Robert speaking on stage
FOR WOMEN. FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. FOR MEN.
TRUTH THAT OUTLIVES THE EVENT.

02 / THE WORK

A message that
moves people.

From the pulpit to the keynote stage, Robert meets the moment with clarity, conviction, and care. His work reaches adults and young people through speaking, preaching, books, and live learning.

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Keynote Speaking

High-impact messages for conferences, conventions, colleges, universities, men’s events, and leadership gatherings.

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Organizational Trainings

Trauma-informed learning for corporations, nonprofits, schools, churches, and youth-serving teams.

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Religious Services

Biblically grounded preaching and faith-informed experiences for worship services, retreats, and ministry events.

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Live Learning Experiences

Interactive programs helping children and teenagers discover their worth, voice, resilience, and purpose.

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Writing & Media

Ghostwriting, panels, interviews, workshops, seminars, media appearances, and collaborative projects.

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SIGNATURE TALKS

01Shame Is a Liar (signature talk)
02Healing from Trauma and Abuse
03Faith, Culture, and Restorative Justice
04Manhood, Fatherhood, and Family
05Reaching Children Before Trauma (for educators and youth workers)

MEDIA

On Air and On Stage

Robert brings pulpit authority and broadcast warmth to every microphone: as a host, moderator, commentator, and interview guest on conversations about trauma, healing, faith, and culture. He is the host of the Barbershop Talks podcast.

Hosting & ModeratingCommentary & InterviewsPanels & Guest Appearances

Open to select unpaid appearances that advance the mission.

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Short bio

Robert H. Marshall Jr. is a speaker, author of 17 books, and media personality working at the intersection of trauma, faith, culture, and restorative justice. He is the founder of Roberts and Marshall, I Am Man, Inc., and The Survivors Circle, and the creator of the Echoes exhibition and the Little Brown Boy Live Learning Experience.

Long bio

Robert H. Marshall Jr. is a speaker, author of 17 books including Shame Is a Liar, and media personality working at the intersection of trauma, faith, culture, and restorative justice. His work spans the full arc from prevention to healing: the Little Brown Boy Live Learning Experience reaches children before trauma, while Echoes, a survivor-led art exhibition and documentary, and Shame Is a Liar walk with survivors after it. He is the founder of Roberts and Marshall (creative agency), I Am Man, Inc., and The Survivors Circle, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and serves as assistant pastor at New Beginnings Church of Chicago. He has appeared on Jubilee Media’s Middle Ground and TBN, served as official social media host of the WayMaker Men’s Summit, and hosts the Barbershop Talks podcast. His advocacy for men and boys is grounded in honoring Black women’s wisdom, frameworks, and leadership. He lives by the conviction that healing is the journey and wholeness is the destination.

Robert with young people and mentors during a group outing at Sky Zone

03 / FEATURED EXPERIENCE

LIVE LEARNING THAT CHILDREN WILL REMEMBER

Meet young people at their level—without talking down to them.

Robert creates energetic, interactive, and emotionally safe learning experiences that help children and teenagers understand their worth, discover their voices, build resilience, and make healthier decisions.

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04 / LIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES

CHILDREN · TEENAGERS · FAMILIES · SCHOOLS · CHURCHES

Big truths. Powerful stories.
Life-changing experiences.

Robert H Marshall jr.’s Live Learning Experiences are high-energy, interactive programs designed to help children and teenagers learn about identity, emotions, safety, resilience, healthy relationships, confidence, and healing.

These experiences combine storytelling, age-appropriate conversations, audience participation, music, movement, visual learning, practical exercises, and memorable teaching moments. Children are not simply asked to sit and listen—they are invited to engage, think, speak, create, and discover.

Each experience can be customized for schools, churches, youth conferences, summer programs, community organizations, after-school programs, and family-centered events.

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ELEMENTARY + MIDDLE SCHOOL

Little Brown Boy Live

An empowering experience that helps boys recognize their worth, use their voices, embrace their identity, and understand that their lives have purpose.

IDEAL FOR

Schools · mentoring programs · children’s ministries · family literacy · Black History Month

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BOYS + YOUNG MEN

Dear Son Live

An honest, encouraging experience for young men navigating identity, manhood, fatherlessness, confidence, emotional development, and purpose.

IDEAL FOR

Middle and high schools · youth conferences · father-and-son events · mentoring · prevention programs

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FAITH-INFORMED

Never Alone Live

An age-appropriate experience helping children process loneliness, fear, rejection, grief, and difficult life changes while developing hope and emotional resilience.

IDEAL FOR

Churches · Christian schools · children’s ministries · youth retreats · grief-support programs

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SAFETY + EMPOWERMENT

Your Voice Matters

A trauma-informed experience teaching children to recognize unsafe behavior, identify trusted adults, establish healthy boundaries, speak up, and know abuse is never their fault.

IDEAL FOR

Schools · child-advocacy organizations · churches · youth programs · safety initiatives

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TEEN RESILIENCE

More Than What Happened

An empowering experience helping teenagers separate their identity from trauma, bullying, violence, rejection, and family instability—and imagine a healthier future.

IDEAL FOR

High schools · youth organizations · community programs · teen conferences · after-school programs

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ADULTS WHO SERVE YOUTH

The Boy Behind the Behavior

A training and live learning experience helping adults recognize the trauma, fear, unmet needs, grief, or emotional distress underneath a child’s behavior.

IDEAL FOR

Educators · parents · pastors · mentors · coaches · youth-serving professionals

05 / DESIGNED FOR ENGAGEMENT

They don’t just listen.
They participate.

Every moment is designed to turn information into a memorable, age-appropriate experience.

01Interactive storytelling02Guided group conversations03Music and movement04Student participation05Live demonstrations06Creative writing07Reflection exercises08Confidence-building activities09Emotional vocabulary10Q&A sessions11Take-home resources12Parent and educator guides13Book readings14Age-appropriate safety education

06 / WHO IT’S FOR

One mission.
Every generation.

Programs are shaped for the developmental stage, lived experience, and emotional readiness of each audience.

01Elementary Students
02Middle School Students
03High School Students
04Boys & Young Men
05Parents & Families
06Educators & School Staff
07Pastors & Ministry Leaders
08Mentors, Coaches & Youth Workers
Robert Marshall speaking on stage with a microphone

07 / CUSTOMIZED EXPERIENCES

Built for your community.

Every community is different. Robert works with event organizers, educators, parents, ministry leaders, and youth-serving professionals to customize each experience for the age, needs, culture, and emotional readiness of the audience.

✓ School assemblies✓ Classroom experiences✓ Youth conference sessions✓ Children’s church experiences✓ Author visits✓ Family engagement nights✓ Parent-and-child workshops✓ Professional development✓ Boys’ mentoring experiences✓ Multi-session programs✓ Virtual learning experiences

SAFETY + TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACH

Every child’s dignity comes first.

The emotional and physical safety of every child is a priority. Live Learning Experiences use developmentally appropriate language, clear boundaries, compassionate facilitation, and trauma-informed practices.

When sensitive topics are addressed, Robert collaborates with the hosting organization to establish appropriate safeguards, identify on-site support professionals, prepare staff and caregivers, and create a clear response process if a child requests help or discloses harm.

08 / BOOKS & RESOURCES

Stories that open doors
for honest conversation.

Pair a Live Learning Experience, keynote, training, or author visit with books and take-home resources that keep the learning going.

SHAME IS A LIAR by Robert H Marshall jr.
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SHAME IS A LIAR

Confront the wound, reclaim your identity, and move beyond the shame that kept you hidden.

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ECHOES by Robert H Marshall jr.
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ECHOES

Language, community, and a pathway toward healing for male survivors who carried pain in silence.

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LITTLE BROWN BOY by Robert H Marshall jr.
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LITTLE BROWN BOY

A reminder to every boy that he is worthy, gifted, seen, and full of possibility.

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09 / TRUSTED EXPERIENCE

Organizations we’ve
worked with.

Robert’s work has reached classrooms, campuses, correctional institutions, national nonprofits, public agencies, and community organizations across the country.

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Colleges & Universities

Harvard University

Virginia Tech

University of Washington Tacoma

North Park University

Moody Bible Institute

Coppin State University

Chicago State University

Governors State University

Kentucky State University

City Colleges of Chicago

Concordia University

Triton College

South Suburban College

Hope Bible College

Computer Systems Institute

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K-12 Schools

Chicago Public Schools

Noble Schools

LEARN Charter School Network

Elkhart Community Schools

West 40 ISC #2

Communities In Schools

Lions Mathematics & Science Christian Academy

The Master’s Academy

Cooperative Arts & Humanities Magnet

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Social Service & Public Agencies

RAINN

Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Cook County Jail

Louisiana Department of Corrections

Louisiana State Police Training Academy

Michigan City Police Department

Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership

Department of Family & Support Services

CASA Central

TRIO Student Support Services

Upward Bound

MaleSurvivor

Voices Beyond Assault

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Corporate & Community Organizations

100 Black Men

AmeriCorps

4-H

Project H.O.O.D.

Eric Thomas & Associates

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

GRIP Outreach For Youth

Black Minds Matter

The Latino Coalition

Waukegan Township

Sneakerhead University

Bridge to Manhood

A Greater Good Foundation

Thrivers Academy

10 / THE IMPACT

“Robert has the rare ability to walk with people through difficult places without reducing them to their worst moments. He brings wisdom, compassion, truth, and the courage to help people confront what is beneath the shame.”

— D.H. DAWKINS SR.

ONE SPEAKER. THREE AUDIENCES. TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES.

Bring a message of healing, identity, resilience, and purpose to the people you serve.

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