DeeDee has found great passion and purpose in sharing her life experiences through motivational speaking. DeeDee has an extremely fun, energetic, and charismatic speaking style that keeps even the youngest of audiences engaged. DeeDee believes strongly that part of her purpose in life is to use her story to inspire, motivate and help people of all ages to believe in themselves, never give up, and go for their dreams.
DeeDee has been sharing her motivational message all over the world. She uses her personal experiences as a 400m sprinter and Olympic Champion to inspire others.
For the vast majority of DeeDee Trotter’s career, she has been considered by most to be the underdog. She would learn to use this imposed title as sheer motivation to propel herself to many unpredicted triumphs.
DeeDee graduated from the Art Institute of Atlanta with a 4.0 GPA and was valedictorian. She currently works as the Pastry Sous Chef at Druid Hills Golf Club in Atlanta.