Deremiah *CPE is a #1 international bestselling author, a 5 time international award winning artist recognized by the Museum of Science & Industry, an international award winning speaker by Nightingale Conant, and the first American Red Cross Hometown HERO Educator, an international teaching distinction awarded for impact in youth education and life-saving leadership.

Deremiah *CPE is a #1 international bestselling author, a 5 time international award winning artist recognized by the Museum of Science & Industry, an international award winning speaker by Nightingale Conant, and the first American Red Cross Hometown HERO Educator, an international teaching distinction awarded for impact in youth education and life-saving leadership.

Born into Chicago’s Ickes Housing Projects and shaped by lived experience, his work blends creative intelligence with structure, service, and teaching.

At 20, Deremiah *CPE adopted a 12 year old boy from Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. That young man, Christopher Marion Thomas, went on to become an international award winning artist, with work shown at McDonald’s, Hallmark, Sears, and more than 38,000 U.S. post offices.

Deremiah *CPE has been featured on CBS Radio, Sirius XM, and in more than 169 newspapers nationwide. He’s the creator of Customer Passion Evangelizm™, a service driven approach that helps people and organizations lead with heart and build lasting impact.

Podcast hosts invite Deremiah *CPE because episodes feel grounded and useful. Story meets strategy. Teaching meets transformation. Listeners leave with clarity they can apply immediately.