Spartanburg Herald Journal (subscription) - Spartanburg,SC,USA - Randal Pinkett is the holder of five college degrees, the founder and CEO of a multi-million dollar company, a newly published author, a former track star and a former champion of "The Apprentice" reality television show hosted by tycoon Donald Trump.

In several areas his accomplishments could be measured as successful. Pinkett, however, is more concerned about greatness, which he defines as the good that one does for others.

Pinkett, on Saturday night, appeared as the keynote speaker at the fifth annual Spartanburg Focus on Leadership graduation banquet and said that each person in the audience could achieve greatness.

Knoxville News Sentinel - Knoxville, TN, USA - "Apprentice" TV show winner Dr. Randal Pinkett charted his rise from selling CDs in a garage to becoming chairman of his own consulting firm in a speech Saturday to University of Tennessee students, alumni and faculty members.

Pinkett, who triumphed in season four of Donald Trump's NBC show about success in business, also said it is up to the black students of today to change prejudices toward blacks in the workplace.

"Your generation is letting the world know that (blacks) are more than New York or Flavor Flav," Pinkett said. "It's not a coincidence that Yahoo, Google and Facebook were created by

The Daily Beacon - Knoxville, TN, USA - UT will welcome a winner of the hit reality show “The Apprentice” to speak as the Charlie Lemmons Keynote Speaker during the third annual Black Issues Conference on Feb. 9. Randal Pinkett, the season 4 winner, will discuss “Money, Power, and Respect: The Keys to Economic Empowerment.”

Tierney Bates, assistant director of Minority Student Affairs, said planning the conference came together easily.

“My generation grew up listening to the song ‘Money, Power and Respect’ as an anthem. First comes the money, then the power, and finally respect,” Bates said. “The goal of the conference is to teach students, not just how to

Modesto Bee - Modesto, CA, USA - You spend tens of thousands of dollars attending college with the hope of one day landing a good-paying job, maybe even one with a six-figure income.

But Randal Pinkett, the winner of a job with Donald Trump on the fourth season of NBC's "The Apprentice," says you don't have to settle for being an employee of someone else. It's possible to become your own chief executive even while pursuing your college degree. And Pinkett has proof. Think Google, Yahoo and Facebook, all successful businesses that were founded by entrepreneurs while they were attending college.

"Believe it or not, you can have an