Dr. Lonise P. Bias

Dr. Lonise P. Bias is president of Bspeaks, a life investment company that brings messages of hope, inspiration and empowerment to the lives of youth, families, communities and those in the workplace.

She is an internationally known motivational speaker, trainer, consultant, a certified teen and family life coach. Dr. Bias has delivered powerful keynote addresses, facilitated and developed workshops for faith based, public and private sectors “bringing new solutions to old problems.”   Her mission for over thirty years has been to invest hope, courage, and endurance in the lives of her audiences. She believes hope is not extinct.

In 1990 Dr. Bias received an honorary doctorate of Education from Anna Maria College in Paxton Mass for her life experiences of turning lemons to lemonade after going through tremendous hardship and rising to help others.  She has appeared on numerous TV and radio programs, received keys to cities, and received many awards.

Her clients include the White House ONDPC Program, Federal and local government agencies programs, men, women and youth organizations, faith based community, public and private schools and colleges, collegiate and professional sports, and the military. (August 2016 she was the keynote speakers for “Women’s Equity Day” at Fort Knox Kentucky)  The spring of 2016 she was privileged to deliver the keynote address at a youth program sponsored by the Mentor Foundation in New York where Queen Sylvia of Sweden was in attendance.

Dr. Bias has developed W.I.T. (Women In training Teen program for girls), and M.I.T. (Men in Training teen program for boys), H.O.P.E. (Helping Our Parents to Endure and Excel Parenting Program) W.O.L. (Women of Light Speakers Series) and M.O.V. (Men of Valor Speaker Series).

These programs were developed to help preserve live’s of the individuals those in attendance and to strengthen our communities with spaces of wellness.

Her journey was navigated as a public speaker after the death of her oldest son, Len Bias a University of Md. basketball player, died of cocaine intoxication in June of 1986 two days after being drafted by the Boston Celtics. Forty two months later, December 1990 the Bias family experience the death of their second son Jay the victim of a drive by shooting.

These two tragic deaths forged her commitment to reclaim the community.  There will be beauty for ashes, believing in the redemptive and transforming power of love.  Hope is not extinct. The best is yet to come, for community, youth, family, schools and the workplace.