Deremiah *CPE

Deremiah *CPE is a #1 international bestselling author, a 5 time international award winning artist recognized by the Museum of Science & Industry, an international award winning speaker by Nightingale Conant, and the first American Red Cross Hometown HERO Educator, an international teaching distinction awarded for impact in youth education and life-saving leadership.

Born into Chicago’s Ickes Housing Projects, he rose from homelessness through a lifelong commitment to service, creativity, and leadership.

At 20, Deremiah *CPE adopted a 12 year old boy from Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. That child, Christopher Marion Thomas, went on to become an international award winning artist, with work shown at McDonald’s, Hallmark, Sears, and more than 38,000 U.S. post offices.

Deremiah *CPE has been featured on CBS Radio, Sirius XM, and in more than 169 newspapers nationwide. He’s the creator of Customer Passion Evangelizm™, a service driven framework focused on leadership, contribution, and lasting impact.

His Speak Up Save Lives campaign reached more than 31 million people globally. He later received the Nightingale Conant Acres of Diamonds International Lifetime Achievement Award.

Deremiah *CPE writes for readers who believe transformation begins where service, creativity, education, and responsibility meet.