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FIVE STAR Speaker Spotlight Newsletter – Issue 09, June 2008

FIVE STAR Motivational Speakers (http://www.fivestarspeakers.com/) is honored to be celebrating our 20th year in business in 2008. We could not have made it if not for our thousands of outstanding clients and for that; we can only say Thank You! By the end of this year, nearly 3.6 million people will have attended a meeting or event of a FIVE STAR motivational speaker or entertainer. We speak to your success bringing world-class resources to propel your people and the growth of your organization. We look forward to continuing our relationship with you! Next year we will celebrate our 20th year in business! We look forward to continuing our relationship with you! (See also http://www.fivestarspeakers.com/international-speakers-trainers-bureau/speakers-trainers-news.aspx)

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We match your needs with world-class resources to ensure your group will BELIEVE in your message, INSPIRE your leaders, CONNECT with customers, GROW your business … and CELEBRATE!

Whatever the topic, the industry, the audience, the budget, or the timeline … we know the proven motivational speakers and more who will make you look great! We Speak to Your Success!

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P.S  Do not forget we have a LIVE Motivational, Business, and Keynote Speakers; Entertainers Showcase this Fall – November 5 in Chicago and November 6 in Kansas City! Contact us for more information!

Hot Speaker

Steve Wozniak, Co-Founder, Apple Computer

A Silicon Valley icon and philanthropist for the past three decades, Steve Wozniak helped shape the computing industry with his design of Apple’s first line of products the Apple I and II and influenced the popular Macintosh. For his achievements at Apple Computer, Steve was awarded the National Medal of Technology by the President of the United States in 1985, the highest honor bestowed on America’s leading innovators…more on Business Speaker, Steve Wozniak

Fee Range: $65,000 +

Travels From: San Francisco, California, USA United States of America

Featured Business and Leadership Speaker’s Book Review

Ken Blanchard & Don Hutson, One Minute Entrepreneur

The One Minute Entrepreneur: The Secret to Creating and Sustaining a Successful Business. Blanchard & Hutson tell the inspiring story of one man’s challenges in creating his own business. Through a powerful and engaging narrative, we confront many of the typical problems all entrepreneurs face in starting up their business, from finding new sources of revenue to securing the commitment of their people and the loyalty of their customers…more on Leadership Speaker, Ken Blanchard

Fee Range: $70,000 +

Travels From: San Francisco, California, USA United States of America

Musical Entertainment

Larry G. Jones – Impressionist & Corporate Entertainer

Larry G Jones has headlined his own one-man show in Las Vegas for over 6 years and 1500+ shows. His classically trained 4-octave voice recreates a huge variety of amazingly ‘dead-on’ impressions of Billboard’s greatest singers and songs. Larry’s high energy show combines physical comedy, hilarious song parodies, props, and audience interaction. Mix in a dash of celebrities, a pinch of presidents, add an opera song, and it’s no wonder Larry’s show ends with standing ovations for corporate clients like Hewlett Packard, Taco Bell, and Best Buy.. more on Corporate Entertainer and Impressionist, Larry G. Jones

Fee Range: $10,000 +

Travels From: New York, New York, USA, United States of America

FIVE STAR Sports Celebrity

Nikki Stone – Motivational, Celebrity, & Sports Speaker

At the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan, Nikki Stone became America’s first-ever Olympic Champion in the sport of inverted aerial skiing. What made this performance so unbelievable was the fact that less than two years earlier, a chronic injury prevented Nikki from standing, much less walking or skiing off a 12-foot wall of snow that launches aerialists 5 stories into the air…more on Celebrity Sports Speaker, Nikki Stone

Fee Range: $7,500 +

Travels From: New York, New York, USA, United States of America

BELIEVE:

Anthony Galie – Motivational Speaker

Anthony Galie is a psychotherapist, author of the book “Take Control of Your Subconscious Mind,” keynote speaker and professional trainer on the “Subconscious Aspects of Business.” He is a three time speaker at the prestigious Million Dollar Round Table, one of a very few accorded that honor. And in 2006 he was named one of “The 26 Hottest” speakers by Successful Meetings Magazine… more on Motivational Speaker, Anthony Gaile

Fee range – $7,500 +

Travels from Orlando, FL

CONNECT:

Bob Bloom – Business & Leadership Speaker

Robert H. Bloom is a widely respected authority & keynote speaker on business growth. As an entrepreneur, he grew a local advertising agency into a successful national agency.  As US Chairman and CEO of Publicis Worldwide, the centerpiece of the $4.6 billion global marketing services company, he helped craft and implement the growth strategies of some of the world’s largest companies and brands. At Publicis, Bloom managed over 1000 employees, 12 US offices, and a roster of clients including BMW, L’Oreal, Nestle’, TGI Friday’s, Whirlpool, Zales Jewelers, and T-Mobile.  He directed the launch of numerous brands that have become household names such as Southwest Airlines, Nestle’ Juicy-Juice, T-Mobile US, Novartis’ Theraflu and Triaminic….more on Business & Leadership Speaker, Bob Bloom

Fee range – $20,000 +

Travels from New York, NY

INSPIRE:

Karyn Buxman – Motivational & Inspirational Speaker

Karyn Buxman provides audiences with insights cleverly disguised as humor. She proves that humor goes to the bottom-line—both in the corporate world and in people’s personal lives—by inspiring audiences to live life “Amazed & Amused.” A keen observer of the human condition, she is a humorist in the tradition of Mark Twain. A cutting-edge researcher, she studies human nature in the tradition of Oliver Sacks. Karyn is a motivational speaker,  bestselling author (“Chicken Soup” books and “Amazed & Amused”), a business consultant (founder of The HumorLab), and a 20-year platform professional (member of the Speakers Hall of Fame)…more on Motivational & Leadership Speaker, Karyn Buxman

Fee range - $15,000 +

Travels from San Diego, CA

GROW:

Eric Spencer – Business, Leadership Speaker

Eric Spencer is a 29-year-old best-selling author of Get Between The Covers: Leave A Legacy By Writing A Book, radio show host for his show, The Creative Mind Behind with Eric Spencer, which discusses creativity and innovation in their many states and their results on our society, and a CFO of a notable hedge fund, and the next great motivator for his generation…more on Business & Leadership Speaker, Eric Spencer

Fee range - $7,500 +

Travels from New York, NY
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Chris Bliss – World-Class Juggler & Entertainer

Chris Bliss is a YouTube phenomenon! World-class stand-up comedy, with a high-energy closer that brings the house down: Chris Bliss is two of the best in one outstanding performer. One of America’s best stand-ups, you’ve seen Chris on Comedy Central, Letterman, and the Tonight Show, where Jay Leno has called him “one of the brightest comedians around”. Delivering his “smart comedy for the information age”, it’s no surprise that he’s also become a favorite with America’s top companies. Most recently, the Youtube video of Chris’s ‘amazing juggling finale’ went viral to the tune of over 50 million downloads, becoming one the internet’s most popular ever. Chris Bliss – two of the best….more on Motivational Entertainer, Chris Bliss

Fee range - $13,000 +

Travels from Los Angeles, CA

Bill Coe

Meet Bill Coe, an essential member of our vibrant sales team! Bill is one of our newest team members and has been with FIVE STAR for almost one year…more on FIVE STAR Account Executive, BILL COE

Join Us for our LIVE motivational, inspirational, business growth, leadership, humorists, nutritional, healthcare and keynote speakers Showcase this Fall in Kansas City, Missouri and Chicago, Illinois! Speaker line up will be mentioned in our next Spotlight. To Sign Up or For More Details on the LIVE Fall Motivational Speakers and Entertainers Fall 2008 Chicago & Kansas City Showcase.

The relationship between sports organizations and community service exists on at least two different levels: team activities and individual activities. The players may be asked to take part in various activities as a club; such activities would typically be accompanied by extensive publicity with cameras rolling. In addition, players may be asked to individually participate in activities to benefit the community as a whole. In each of these situations, the players may be pressured to be part of the community service, or they may choose to truly volunteer, either as a group or as individuals. In this instance, there may be less publicity.

Team Participation

Team participation in a particular community service project usually involves lots of publicity and may even be undertaken with the intent of convincing other members of the community to participate in the project. The team may appear at a rally to raise funds for a community center, or may take part in a drive to collect funds for Christmas gifts. Usually, the community service activity is a project that will benefit either the entire community or some segment of the community. The star power of the team is utilized to persuade others to join in physically or financially. During a fund raising drive for a community playground, for example, the players of a team may man the telephones to collect pledges, or sign autographs for fans in return for a donation. Although it is a team sanctioned event, the entire team may not always appear at every event.

Individual participation

Another type of relationship between sports organizations and community services is less formal. A team member may choose to participate individually in a particular community service project, simply because he or she believes in the project. This participation may be a matter of spending a few hours each week as a basketball coach at the local community center or Boys and Girls Club. The team member may choose to volunteer at a Blind Camp or as a Big Brother or Big Sister. In this instance, there is likely to be less publicity. In fact, the player may shun publicity for the project. This type of assistance can be either physical or financial. It can even be a matter of anonymous assistance, simply because the need is there and the player wants the attention focused on the need rather than on him or herself.

Financial Assistance

There is little doubt that sports figures are paid some of the highest salaries in the world today. It is for that reason that many in society assume that because players earn more money, they should also be more willing to contribute money toward the general welfare. The difficulty with this way of thinking is that each supplicant looking for help for a community or personal project believes that their pet project is of highest importance. Rarely is there any recognition that the player may have their own schedule of priorities that may not include financial assistance to individuals or community service projects. For sports stars and movie stars alike, there is some perception that since the public is responsible for the stardom, the public has the right to demand financial assistance from the sports star.

Training and educational volunteer

Often a player may feel they get more personal satisfaction from volunteering their own time for a community service activity. They may be fully capable of hiring someone to do the physical part project for them, but choose instead to actively, physically and emotionally participate in the planning or implementation of the project. In this instance, the only reason publicity is sought is for the good it will do the project itself. A surprising number of sports personalities choose to volunteer their time and energy in this way for the good of the community.

Publicity

Among those sports organizations that value the importance of publicity for the team, there can be a great deal of pressure upon team members to take part in publicity type community service projects. This can be to publicize the good citizen aspects of the team, or can even be a pet project of the team administration, owner or manager. Although the organizers of the community service project are usually happy to get any possible publicity for their project, in fact, the sports organization may be just as interested in fostering good publicity for the team because of the community service activities. The more fans that are happy with the team means more attendance at games which in turn can mean more revenue for the team.