National speaker, Marianne Ragins will assist middle/high school and college aged individuals with demystifying obtaining college funding. She won over $400,000 in scholarships for college. As perhaps the first student ever to amass nearly half a million dollars in scholarship money, she has been featured in many publications including USA Today, People, Ebony, Newsweek, Money, Essence, Family Money, Black Enterprise and on the cover of Parade. She has also made hundreds of radio and television appearances on shows such as "Good Morning America," "The Home Show," and the "Mike & Maty Show." Marianne Ragins received a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from George Washington in Washington, DC and a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in business administration from Florida A & M University in Tallahassee, Florida. Both degrees were entirely funded by scholarships and other free aid.