Dr. Joshua Fredenburg

Dr. Joshua Fredenburg is an internationally acclaimed speaker, author of eight books, leadership consultant, certified emotional intelligence coach, television guest expert, member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., Tedx Speaker, and President of the ‘Award Winning’ Circle of Change Leadership Experience and First-Generation Student Career Conference.

For the past sixteen years, Dr. Fredenburg has not only served as a keynote speaker at colleges and universities in 49 different states across the country, but he has transformed the lives of thousands of students and professionals as a keynote speaker, workshop presenter, trainer, and facilitator at different conferences, retreats, cultural programs, and trainings that focus on leadership, emotional intelligence, student success, new student orientation, first generation student success, professional development, career readiness, faculty effectiveness, student wellness, fraternity and sorority life, and college graduations.

In 2018, Dr. Fredenburg received an honorary membership from Golden Key International, was recognized as a Top leader under 40 in South Florida in 2017, had his national leadership conference selected by the NASPA (Student Affair Professionals in Higher Education) Student Leadership Programs Knowledge Community as the “Top Student Leadership Development Program in 2015”, and he received a community leadership award from the Urban League Young Professionals of Los Angeles for his work in developing the next generation of leaders in 2015 as well.

In addition to a successful speaking career, Dr. Fredenburg received his Doctoral Degree in Organizational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University in June of 2019, attained a Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership from Biola University in 2008, has appeared on various television/radio shows, and is the President and Founder of the Circle of Change Leadership Conference.  The Circle of Change Leadership Conference is an award winning national leadership conference in Los Angeles and New York that prepares diverse and first generation students for career leadership success and connects them with executives from companies such as Pepsi, Columbia Pictures, Hewlett Packard, CNN, UPS, MTV, Mattel, Starbucks’s, VH-1, Verizon Wireless, NBC Universal, IBM, Warner Brothers, Chipotle, Disney, and Fox to name a few.

Dr. Fredenburg’s academic accomplishments, scholarly research on leadership, business success, and positive impact as a mentor of the next generation of leaders has positioned him to provide great value, empowerment, and inspiration to campuses that desire to have him serve as a a keynote speaker, workshop presenter, trainer, and facilitator for their different campus programs.