Ok, perhaps I should explain.  I just did a full-day seminar / training for the support staff at Colorado Mountain College.  This is a great group of folks that run the many campuses all over the state.
I commonly take groups for a 1/2 of training and motivation.  But I was lucky to get this group [...]

I was proud to be the speaker for a county government event in Colorado where I was asked to address 300 unemployed folks. Some of they had been unemployed for some time. One guy was unemployed as recently as four days before the keynote.
It was a humbling and exciting program.   It’s cool [...]

Recently I worked for the Denver Broncos.   They brought in everybody in the football organization except for the coaches and players… a surprisingly huge group.
One of the most delightful sentences I heard from them when we talked about my fee was, “Would you be interested in bartering for a portion of your fee?”   Heck yeah, [...]

What are you doing today to create fun and joy in your life. I speak to groups as a motivational speakerall across the country about how happiness at work is directly related to a better work product. And I talk a lot about fun. But in this short video I [...]

I just did my motivational speaker thing for a bunch of social workers in Pueblo, Colorado.   The best part of of the morning for me was watching this group of very tired (we started at 7:30 AM), very quiet group go from silent to rowdy in 90 minutes.   They started thinking, “Oh no, [...]

Just ask her dad.
My daughter has Type 1 Diabetes and because of that, our family has become involved with the Colorado chapter of the American Diabetes Association.  And through her involvement with a diabetes summer camp, she was invited to speak for a few minutes at a fund raising event about her experience as a [...]

Craft Gone Wrong!!!
My wife and a pal of hers are Girl Scout troop leaders for some very cute Brownies, including our six year old.
Recently, we had a magic “unit” (do they give patches for that?) where I got to work with the troop and do some magic. After learning (and seeing) what real [...]

Jay is just such a friend. He is able to think easily in a way that makes my mind go numb.
He is in my mastermind group of fellow Colorado Speakers. We met yesterday, and — as usual — Jay was able to help me see my speaking business in ways that help me [...]

Check out this YouTube video footage of me testing my jokes and humor in Minnesota at the Mayo Clinic

In my job as a motivational speaker, I feel strongly that customized humor is an CRUCIAL way to “connect” with the audience.
The following article was written (and posted at Speaker Net News) for speakers who are [...]

I was recently in California at conference of the National Speakers Association when I had the chance to see a long-time pal, Steve Spangler speak for the entire group. I hate him.
Steve is one of my fellow Colorado speakers. He and I met in high school when we were both magicians… we have [...]