About the author
Enitan Bereola, II has taken the classic concept of manners and made it sexy, again! He penned the award-winning & best-selling book, BEREOLAESQUE: The Contemporary Gentleman & Etiquette book for the Urban Sophisticate. His newest best-seller, GENTLEWOMAN: Etiquette for a Lady, from a Gentleman (The Bereolaesque Group) is the #1 Etiquette Advice Guide on Amazon.
As a 2x Amazon and iTunes bestselling author, Bereola is a sought after celebrity ghostwriter, powerful speaker, producer, Soul Train columnist and periodic Essence Magazine relationship advice contributor whose voice reaches generations. He is the recipient of the Black Celebration award for Greatness in Literature, Shades Wedding Magazine “Man of the Year” award and other decorated honors. The author has been selected as one of BLACK ENTERPRISE Magazine’s Young and Bold Business Leaders and deemed a History Maker by the HistoryMakers' national organization. He’s exercised etiquette on FOX News, dished dating advice to NBC Niteside, talked tips on TV One with Roland Martin, BET and MTV-u. He’s a regular on California’s 106.1KMEL “Street Soldiers” radio. His writings have been discussed on the nationally syndicated Russ Parr Morning Show and he’s been invited as a guest on The Michael Baisden Show. Bereola’s been featured on the national covers of Equanimity, American Dreaming and Shades Wedding magazine, as well as the cover of Detroit’s Front Page Paper. He’s also featured in Essence, Upscale, Sister 2 Sister magazine, Naija Times in Nigeria and several other notable publications.
His brand garners the interest of celebrities and pop-culture alike. He’s paired up with Beats By Dre's "Show Your Color" campaign to spread his gentleman message as well as Jay-Z and Steve Stoute's Translation, LLC advertising & marketing company. He’s worked on projects with Hill Harper, Meagan Good, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child & more. Mr. Bereola produced an international soundtrack to his book and produced the short film, “This Time” which appeared on “The Mo’Nique Show” and debuted at film festivals around the country. Oprah Winfrey and the First Family are proud owners of his latest book.
Enitan has been the keynote speaker at Hofstra, Purdue, Syracuse, Loyola, Rider, Ball State, Xavier, Morehouse, Howard U, FAMU, Langston U, Bowie State, Benedict College, BCU, U of Tennessee-Knoxville, U of Maryland at College Park, U of Louisville, U of Oklahoma, U of Tennessee-Chattanooga, U of South Alabama, U of Houston, Kansas State where his book is integrated in a men’s campus program and Bermuda College where his book is a required part of the MENSPEAK curriculum. He's been invited to speak at Harvard, Stanford, Tufts and several other institutions. Mr. Bereola was a speaker at the National Black Law Student Association conference in the nation's capital and recently sold out the historic Howard Theatre.
Most importantly, Enitan finds solace in giving back. He partnered with the Alice E. Foster Scholarship Program to sponsor scholarships for high school graduates exiting the foster care system. He also partnered with Autism Speaks through American Dreaming Magazine who donates 100% of profits from POP displays at retailers. The author adopted his former high school – Piedmont Hills, to contribute 20% of his Barnes & Noble book sales to help fund student programs. Recently, he joined forces with the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America to help their mission to fund research and programs. It’s his mission to give back.
Enitan attended Florida A&M University and is on a world tour bringing etiquette back in a sexy way.