The incredible motivational speaker, Eric Thomas was born on 3rd September 1970. His star sign is Virgo. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He was raised in Detroit, Michigan. He currently resides in Michigan. He is of American nationality. He was born to Vernessa Thomas and Gerald Mundy. He attended Oakwood University and Michigan State University. He is a minister, author, consultant by profession.

Thomas is well-known to be the hip-hop preacher. He completed his master's degree in the year 2005 and his PhD in Educational Administration in the year 2015. Eric Thomas has been married to Dede Mosley. They were married as college students. He has kept his personal life out of the spotlight. They are blessed with a son named Jalin Thomas.

Career

The esteemed preacher and speaker, Eric Thomas had a job with Michigan State University. He pursued his master's degree in Educational Leadership along with the job at the university. Thomas worked as an academic advisor at the Michigan State University. He was a senior pastor in Lansing, Michigan.

Thomas has served motivational coaching with collegiate and professional athletes. Lebron James, a professional basketball player, has credited Thomas for winning the NBA Championship 2012. Thomas has also appeared on Fox News to discuss on his work. Thomas voice overs on ESPN advertisements for National Football League and Major League Baseball. He energizes the athletes to perform to their highest level. He is good at lifting up one's spirit and esteem. Thomas has a Podcast with over 96 episodes so far. Eric is widely viewed over YouTube and is much loved.

Thomas has clearly mastered the art of motivation. Thomas deduced a phrase, edu-tainment, which means education and entertainment and he is now subscribed to this and have begun to master it. Eric has been targeting the youth to get motivated and conquer something productive in their lives. Thomas began posting videos on YouTube to inspire people all around the world. He has started posting videos since 2009.

Thomas shared in an interview that he once saw a documentary in college, which was titled, Eyes on the Prize, that changed his life henceforth.nThe next episode that changd his life was when he had his son, to which he thought that it was a great opportunity to set a great example to his son. Thomas went on to share the keys to success which were - Believe that you deserve it, Wake up, Get up!, and Show up every single day. Thomas is the proud author of the books such as - Average Skill Phenomenal Will (2016), The Secret to Success (2012) and Greatness is Upon You (2014).

Thomas has 716,814 subscribers to his YouTube channel. He has 371,635 followers on Twitter. He has 671k followers on Instagram. He has gathered a lot of popularity and fame from across the globe. Eric has earned a Net worth of around $2 million. His career has fetched him a lot of recognition and rewards which have contributed to his net worth.