A successful Realtor for 10 years, a criminal justice advocate and youth mentor for the past five years who at the urging of the many recipients of his advocacy and his encouragement embarked on a motivational speaking career.

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Entrepreneurship:

Mr. Tolson has launched several businesses the first being:

The Magic Cookie: The first cookie shop to use inscribed and sculpted cookie dough marketed as “magic cookie grams”.

Ethnique: A company specializing in ethnocentric ready-to-wear and African art and artifacts.

Ethnos Enterprises, Inc.: Manufacturer and marketer of a sports clothing line named “Hoops in the Hood”.

Friends of Advocates…”, A voice and resource for victims and families of the criminal justice system either through wrongful prosecution, overly aggressive prosecution or unjust sentencing. Based on his experience with regional, national and international marketing, Mr. Tolson is well qualified to speak on these and other subjects:

• The Art of Entrepreneurship
• The ABC’s of starting your own business.
• How to develop aggressive marketing strategies with little or no budget (guerilla marketing strategies)
• International marketing strategies
• The importance of developing successful communication skills

Contact Mr. Tolson today and book him for your next speaking event.

Customer Service for Mid to Large size businesses.

Why It Will Make or Break Your Business
Harold Tolson knows that providing great customer service is what separates the average business from the extraordinary. It is far easier and certainly more profitable to take care of the customers you have instead of working to gain new ones. Mr. Tolson shares tips from his years of business experience in a variety of industries that will benefit audiences from students and athletes to seasoned executives.

Choose from these topics or let us design a program to your specifications:

• Customer Care – Your Most Effective Business Strategy
• Time – Are You in Control or is It Controlling You?
• There Is No “I” in Team – How to Develop a Successful Workforce
• Your Boss – Friend or Foe? It’s Up to You
• Seek First to Understand, Then Be Understood – Effective Communication
  
  Contact Mr. Tolson today and book him for your next speaking event

Student Athletes

Mr. Tolson has an illustrious career as a Masters Athlete in track and field and has competed on several 4x100m; 4x200m and 4x400m international relay teams for Sprint Force of America. Mr. Tolson has served as track coach at several High Schools in the San Diego and currently tutors/trains promising student athletes in the sprints, i.e., 55m, 60, 100m, 200m and Relay Team development. Contact Mr. Tolson today and book him for your next speaking event.

• The importance of education
• Life after sports.
• How to go from rags to riches in sports and how to cope.
  
• How to balance your athletic life and your family life
  
  

Church Youth Program

Harold Tolson has been active and highly visible in the San Diego Community of Faith providing leadership and advocacy for criminal justice. Mr. Tolson intervenes in selected juvenile and adult matters before the San Diego County Superior Court and San Diego County Juvenile Court systems and has been instrumental in more appropriate sentencing for several young adults and juveniles for crimes where the punishment did not fit the crime. It was determined that these offenders deserved another opportunity at life and Mr. Tolson played a significant part in getting them that chance. Based on Mr. Tolson’s accomplishments in the area of youth criminal advocacy and mentoring he is well qualified to speak to your youth organization. Contact Mr. Tolson today and book him for your next speaking event.

• The importance of an education:
• College is not for everybody
• Self esteem and self worth
• Goal setting techniques
• Your civil rights under the law
• What you should know about your homies
  

Active Adult Fitness

Mr. Tolson is a world-class Masters track and field sprinter and holds several American Records at 60m indoors. Harold has coached sprinting at a number of High Schools in the San Diego area. Mr. Tolson was also ranked as one of the fastest men in the world at 100m, 200m in his age division. Based on Mr. Tolson’s accomplishments in physical fitness; track and field at the international level he is well able to present valuable information and motivation to the Active Adult Community. Contact Mr. Tolson today and book him for your next speaking event.

• How to live today and plan for tomorrow
• Health and Fitness for the sexy over sixty populations
• Your health span vs. your life span