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About Nathaniel A. Turner

Nathaniel A. Turner is a dynamic thought leader, inspiring speaker, and visionary life strategist known for helping people live with purpose, joy, and intentionality. As a College and Career Readiness Expert, TEDx Speaker, Humanitarian Propulsion Engineer, and bestselling author, Nate is a modern-day Renaissance man...

…He is invited by schools, businesses, nonprofits, and global audiences to teach how to design life backward, using strategies rooted in success and impact.

Nate is the creator of The Life Template, a proven framework of academic, emotional, and social tools that help individuals envision and achieve their best selves. The model was first developed to ensure that his unborn son would have a life of opportunity and excellence—far beyond Nate’s own upbringing. Over nearly three decades, this approach has guided not only his family but countless others in goal-setting, personal growth, and college and career readiness.

Nathaniel is the proud author of books such as:

  • Raising Supaman
  • Stop the Bus
  • It’s A Jungle Out There
  • Journey Forward
  • The Amazing World of STEM

These works share his philosophy of empowerment, education, and legacy building.

Nate’s Life Template helped his son reach extraordinary milestones, including:

  • Scoring in the top 1% nationally on standardized tests
  • Earning 33 college credits by junior year of high school
  • Mastering four languages
  • Playing professional soccer in Brazil before high school graduation
  • Founding a nonprofit for homeless teens
  • Gaining acceptance into 27 top U.S. universities
  • Receiving over $1 million in scholarships and fellowships
  • Earning a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University and currently pursuing an MBA at NYU’s Stern School of Business

And all this was accomplished without wealth, privilege, or favoritism—just intentional design, hard work, and purpose.

Today, Nate shares these strategies with the world—helping others become college and career ready, break cycles of generational hardship, and create lives of significance. Through workshops, coaching, and keynote speeches, he teaches how to use backward design, educational equity, and personal accountability to reach your full potential.

Nate’s mission is rooted in two simple yet powerful goals:

  1. To challenge us to become who we were meant to be.
  2. To inspire us to leave the world better than we found it by uplifting others and affirming their worth.

Invite Nathaniel A. Turner to speak or consult with your organization. Prepare to laugh, reflect, and walk away with powerful tools to design your life on purpose.

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