Humor
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Wise and Witty Mom, Entrepreneur, Author, Friend
Reneé Rongen is a wise and witty mom, award winning entrepreneur, author and friend to many. Media has dubbed her “the mother of motivation” and a combination of “Oprah, Lilli Tomlin and Mother Teresa”.
Author, Speaker, Humorist
Ron began his career by working with people at the end of their lives as a home care social worker at Hospice of Northern Virginia (now Capital Caring). After several years, he was hired as Manager of Counseling Services where he ultimately supervised 26 staff that included social workers, chaplains, and bereavement counselors. He worked hard to create a thriving department while at the same time creating an environment in which his staff had fun
Award Winning Sports Broadcaster, Entertaining Musician
Firestone is a seven-time Emmy Award-winning and seven-time cable ACE Award-winning host, interviewer, narrator, writer, and producer. As the ground-breaking, original host of ESPN’s legendary Up Close, Up Close Classic and Up Close Primetime, Firestone has interviewed more than 5,000 athletes, musicians, actors and political figures, as well as scores of writers and filmmakers.
Veteran comedian, television personality and highly-respected professional emcee and keynote speaker, Scott has built a reputation as the go-to choice for business humor having hosted hundreds of events over two decades for companies such as FedEx, Ford, IBM, MetLife, PepsiCo, Pfizer and Verizon. He’s been featured on Comedy Central, has hosted his own weekly VH1 series as well as national simulcasts for the Grammy Awards from the Palace Theatre. He currently resides in Los Angeles.
Engagement and Innovation Expert, Motivational Humorist
As a Global Speaking Fellow (one of only thirty three in the world as designated by the Global Speakers Federation), Scott Friedman, CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) and former President of the National Speakers Association (NSA), is an internationally sought after professional speaker and author. As a motivational humorist, Scott inspires and entertains with engaging, interactive and content-rich programs. Scott’s main areas of expertise are employee innovation & engagement, customer experience, sales motivation and creating a happier, more connected workplace and life.
DON’T LET THE LAUGHTER FOOL YOU: THE STEVE RIZZO SUCCESS STORY “The Least Likely to Succeed… NOT!”
Once upon a time, Steve Rizzo was told by a guidance counselor that he didn’t have the intelligence for college. And having been saddled with the dubious high school honor of being voted “Least Likely to Succeed,” Steve didn’t give himself much of a chance to emerge as anything special, much less a world-class comedian or Hall of Fame speaker.
An expert in the art and science of influence, Stevie Ray has been a nationally recognized keynote speaker and corporate trainer for over thirty years. Also a professional comedian, Stevie is the Executive Director of Stevie Ray’s Improv Company in Minneapolis, a company that has provided training and entertainment since 1989. Stevie is the longest running national columnist for the Business Journal Newspapers and is the author of eleven books, including The Roadmap to Influence. Stevie is the first person in the country to have designed his own college degree to study the psychology of humor. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with his wife and stepdaughter. He practices his skills of influence trying to win debates with them. It has yet to work.