»Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ Alumna Excels as Entrepreneur
»Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ (»Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ) alumna Marki Lemons '96 has wanted to be an entrepreneur her entire life, the best in her field– and with hard work, perseverance, a passion for learning, and some key advice from her grandfather, she made those dreams come true. Now a 5-time international best-selling author, keynote speaker, podcaster, and marketing leader with over 25 years of experience, Lemons is one of the top real estate trainers in the country, and she spends her life offering her expertise on industry analysis to others.
Lemons specializes in social media training for brokers, banks and title companies. She is founder of ReMarkiTable, LLC and has taught more than 500,000 students and written more than 100 classes approved for continuing education. Her students consistently rank her 5 out of 5 as an instructor due to her knowledge. She’s been featured in numerous magazines, newspapers and other outlets, and she also sits on the board of directors of the National Association of Realtors, America’s largest trade organization. Though Lemons often got in trouble as a child for talking too much, she defied the odds and now gets paid to speak!
As a young adult, Lemons had a concession business and a restaurant in Chicago which unfortunately did not take off the way she had hoped, and she had to close it down. From then on, she knew she needed more education and wanted to learn the most she could about business, marketing and entrepreneurship. Lemons began her time at »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ immediately after earning an undergraduate degree in business administration and marketing from Chicago State University. She taught hospitality management at the collegiate level and later earned the Certified Distance Education Instructor Certificate from the International Distance E