Tony Samuel

Tony Samuel is a Leadership Expert, Philanthropist, Strategist, and Author. He is the CEO/Founder/Chief Strategist of Talented Books (www.TalentedBooks.com). Tony's passion for writing and for DE&I resulted in the creation of two critically acclaimed children's books, starring his beautiful daughter Nadia. Nadia suffers from a rare chromosome disorder known as 22Q13 deletion (Phelan McDermid Syndrome).

Princess NADIA was created to make children of color see themselves positively. At www.TalentedBooks.com - We CREATE positive images of people of color! DE&I is critical like oxygen. Tony received academic honors while attending Fairleigh Dickinson University. Tony graduated from Essex County College with Honors and was a senior journalist with ECCO (the school newspaper). Tony has a BS in Business Marketing from the University of Phoenix (3.8 GPA) and a MA in Leadership from Bellevue University School of Professional Studies, graduating with a perfect 4.0 GPA. Tony is a lifelong learner...always pursuing greatness!

In Tony's new book (Nightly Owl), he creates another wonderful superhero. Nightly Owl gets the best worms before the early birds go out to eat. She avoids the morning rush, takes care of her little brother, and represents #girlpower!

Tony is a veteran music biz journalist and entrepreneur. He has interviewed countless industry executives, artist and music professionals. Over a four year period, Tony was the leader of a small street team that engineered Insomniac Magazine's presence on up to 87 newsstands in New York City.

Tony pursues greatness every day.