The title \u201cteam player\u201d is a clich\u00e9 in the business world. Unless you\u2019re Marlon Kerner. Then it\u2019s accurate on many different levels. As Entrepreneurs Forever\u2019s Community Director for Western New York, Marlon helps small business owners succeed by forging strong educational and emotional bonds with their peers. It\u2019s a role he knows well. During a football career culminating as a member of the NFL\u2019s Buffalo Bills, Marlon experienced how learning from others is critical to flourishing in a dynamic environment. It\u2019s a lesson he\u2019s carried from the playing field to the arena of business. <\/p>\n
Before joining Entrepreneurs Forever, Marlon coached the employees at Target Corporation and several other major companies on how to better the customer experience and happiness in their own careers. He is also the co-founder of 640 Strategies, a social sustainability consulting firm that focuses on working with business owners to advance and fortify their work in the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility space once the training and seminars have ended with Kyria Stephens. Marlon holds a B.S. in Consumer Affairs from The Ohio State University, a Master\u2019s degree in Strategic Leadership from St. Bonaventure University, and also has a certification in Diversity and Inclusion from Cornell University.<\/p>\n
When not helping small business owners grow, you\u2019ll find him playing key roles on a far different team: husband to wife Nicole and father to their three children, Elijah, Kendyl and Gabriel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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