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Behind the scenes with a motivational speaker.

There’s always a LOT going on behind the scenes here!   So, what does a funny guy like me have to do in order to keep it all together?   Here’s a Bright Idea:   hire a Virtual Assistant.   So that’s just what I did – I reached out into the “V.A.” world and found a great one.

Introducing Renee Blanchard!  Renee is the newest member of my team and will head up my office without even working there.  (Though we both live in Colorado.)  We work in perfect harmony from miles apart by using internet-based tools and the phone to keep the business running smoothly.

So far our favorite tools are DropBox, GoogleDocs and Filemaker Pro & FreshBooks (free).

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Punched Up Panel Palooza

A High-Energy Answer to the Panel Discussion

Yes, panel discussions work. Yes they can be well-received.

But let’s face it; they aren’t always high-energy laugh-fests. The info is good; the energy can be lacking. And when the energy lags, so does the learning and the retention.

Solution: Brad Montgomery’s Punched-Up Panel Palooza

It’s a high-energy, creative and entertaining way to share best practices from your top achievers (or leadership) with the rest of your team. Brad facilitates and hosts a panel discussion of your top achievers.

Teaching + Learning + Fun = A Successful Meeting

(Translation: People learn best when they are laughing.)

A Comedian Interviewing Your Most Successful Folks!

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Networking Speaker:

Caffeinated Networking On Steroids

We’ve found:
1. Your attendees come to your meetings in large part for the networking.
2. Many hate networking.
3. They don’t know how to network, so it makes them uncomfortable. Really uncomfortable. (Let’s admit it; it stresses some of them out.)

Their return on investment for your meeting hinges partly on their ability to network. Yet they’ve never been taught the skills.

Lucky you, we have the answer: Brad Montgomery’s Caffeinated Networking On Steroids! It’s like one of those tiny energy drinks in that it will give your organization the quick shot of energy to get the networking started. (Only it isn’t bad for you and doesn’t come in a can.)

Brad is a Networking Speaker?

Of course. He’s an expert in energizing meetings, and one of the things (Continue Reading…)

Brad loves working with sponsors.   And Sponsors LOVE Working with Brad.

What are the details?

Having trouble meeting Brad Montgomery’s speaking fee?  No sweat…. bring in a sponsor.  They’ll help with the fee, and they’ll beg to do it again next year.  Because Brad has a Black Belt at making sure your sponsors get a huge bang for your buck.

Best of all…. your audience will love you..

Audiences crave top caliber speaks.  But they will NOT put up with a commercial.   If your speaker doesn’t know how to properly help communicate the sponsor’s message without offending the audience, you’ve failed.   But lucky you, Brad’s great at this balance and knows how to make everybody happy.

The secret is twofold.

First, Brad gets to know your sponsors.  REALLY gets to know your sponsors.  He’ll work with them offline to make sure (Continue Reading…)

Awards Banquets are Always Important.   They are Often Boring.  They Can Be Awesome.

1.   After dinner, Brad Montgomery presents a laugh-out-loud funny motivational speech.   Not really a speech…more of an event.   It will be motivational…and very VERY funny.   We would want to fine tune the message to meet your specific goals for the banquet, but generally speaking, we’d want to offer a message of appreciation as well as a reminder that they should take themselves less seriously…while still taking what they DO seriously. Because this event is a celebration, the entertainment component would be crucial.  My background is in comedy and magic… and we’d draw upon those skills to make sure that people are sitting on the edges of their seats.   But it seems like a waste for it to be JUST entertainment.   So we’d drop in a message that is relevant to them and what their are trying to do.  (Continue Reading…)

What?!  A Free Motivational Speaker? No Way!

If you want funny motivational speaker Brad Montgomery to speak free for one of your charity organizations it’s easy—  just book Brad at full fee for your organization,  then Brad will work with one of your favorite charitable or pet organizations for free.    Maybe your kid goes to school that needs Brad’s special blend of motivation and comedy?  Or maybe you’re affiliated with a survivors group?  The local food bank?  Or a  home for special needs kids? A support group?  Or your church, synagogue or mosque?   No sweat.. Brad will work with that organization for free.

Here’s how it works. Brad will speak for your organization as usual.  Then, during that same trip, Brad will speak to your charitable organization. If  you’re looking for a top notch funny motivational speaker for (Continue Reading…)

Book Brad Now and Get 50 Copies Of His Best Selling Book

Brad’s book, Humor Me, America’s Funniest Humorists on the Power of Laughter makes a terrific companion to Brad’s program. It reinforces and reiterates the message Brad delivers from the platform about the importance of using levity, lightheartedness and our senses of humor to improve our work product, our productivity and our employee engagement.

Lucky you, you can get 50 copies of Brads book!

How? Just book Brad, and get a signed contract back to our office by April 15th, 2010 and we’ll included 50 copies of this awesome book.

The Humor Me sells for $16.95, and you’ll be getting 50 copies for free.  Free Books:   Valued at $850

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Howdy M,

Here is a very private video just for you and your team.  (Let me know when you’ve seen it and I’ll take it down.)

Don’t forget:  we’ll make concrete connections between Laugh-O-Nomics and Sales.   We’ll make sure your Seattle meeting is connected, seamless, and relevant.

I think it speaks directly to who I am and what I have to offer…. and best of all, it from people in your organization.  Questions?  Call me with thoughts, questions, or ideas about how we can assure that your event an amazing investment and fabulous experience. 303-691-0726

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Invest to Assure that Brad’s Program is Wildly Relevant!

Before the event, Brad Montgomery will interview 3-5 top achieving members of your team .     What are their secrets?  What are some of their best practices?  What do they wish they knew when they started?  Brad will find out… and he’ll share the answers.
He’ll report back what he finds in two ways:

1)  He’ll incorporate what he learned from them into the keynote.  (People learn best from their own folks.)  This might sound like a small benefit, but it is huge.   It’s one thing for Brad to say from the platform, “Southwest Airlines has a great practice that isn’t just fun — it earns them money.”  It’s an entirely DIFFERENT thing for Brad to say, “When I talked to Joe Smith and Sally Jones here in accounting, they told me about the most amazing best practice, and the story will fascinate you….”

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