Eric Thomas

Dr. Eric D. Thomas is an American motivational speaker, author and minister. Speeches by Thomas have been widely viewed and are popular on Youtube. Thomas was raised by his mother, a single parent, and did not have a relationship with his father during his childhood or adolescence. At the age of sixteen after an argument with his mother and stepfather, Thomas dropped out of high school and lived homeless on the streets of Detroit. Thomas was homeless for two years. Thomas would sleep in abandoned cars and find food in garbage cans. While he was homeless, he met a preacher who inspired him to go back to school and eventually change lives. Thomas recalled that time in his life: “He really just spoke life into me at a time when I was lost. He told me I had an untapped gift that if tapped into, would save lives!”