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SAVE THE DATE: Kansas City Showcase, November 10th, 2010!

 

Congratulations to These Award-Winning Speakers!

 

FIVE STAR Speakers would like to CONGRATULATE the following AMAZING speakers on their latest awards! This is an amazing accomplishment & we are HONORED to be working with each of them! Congrats!! CPAE AWARD: Charlie Plumb: Six-year Vietnam POW and best-selling author of I'm No Hero Mary Loverde: Medical professional who teaches audiences step-by-step strategies for a balanced life. The Passing Zone: Corporate entertainers and speakers on The Power of Partnership, Innovation, Collaboration & Execution. Bill Cates: President of Referral Coach International, Bill Cates is considered the nation's foremost expert and speaker on increasing sales through high-quality referrals. Steve Spangler: Author, Teacher, Speaker, Emmy Award winner, toy maker and a trained magician. He is most famous for the hugely popular experiment of dropping a Mentos into a bottle of Diet Coke, with the end result being a huge geyser.. 2010 CAVETT AWARD: Jim Rhode: SmartPractice® Co-founders [Along with his wife, Naomi] have been pioneers in the field of preventative dentistry for over 30 years. They speak about business, health care, practice management and successful relationships as speakers, seminar leaders, coaches and mentors. For additional information on any of the award-winning speakers listed (or how to have them speak at your next event) please contact FIVE STAR Speakers at 913.648.6480 or contact us through email. [National Speakers Association (NSA) established: CPAE Award: Council of Peers Award for Excellence Speaker Hall of Fame to honor professional speakers who have reached the top echelon of platform excellence. The Cavett Award: NSA's most cherished award. It is presented annually to the member whose accomplishments over the years have reflected outstanding credit, respect, honor and admiration in the Association and the speaking profession, and whose actions (in terms of sharing, guiding and inspiring other members)]

 

FIVE STAR Spotlight - June 2010 Issue

There is an old Chinese saying, "May you live in interesting times." I think we’ve got that one nailed down right about now. From the recent drop in unemployment to the BP oil spill crisis, it seems we’re never far away from another groundbreaking piece of news that could change the way we are living…even if effects us in a small way. This year continues to be interesting times, but we also have learned that business does move on. As our world continues to shrink, the opportunities for all of us to find new ways of building and growing our businesses are all around us. Keep an eye on what’s happening out there, and react quickly. As our industry has changed, we have really enjoyed the opportunity to not only take part in its growth, but also to spur it along with our clients. And we couldn’t do that without the support of each of you! We have done more than 17,800 events and we owe it all to those of you who have done us the honor of engaging with us. We look forward to many more opportunities to serve you. Enthusiastically! Steve Gardner CEO, FIVE STAR Speakers . . . . .HOT SPEAKER & IMMEDIATE SPECIAL. . Amilya Antonetti Amilya Antonetti (Recently showcased in Dallas & Chicago). Her presentation was on her new book, THE RECIPE! Ingredients to Mix a Winning Team and Become a Successful Leader. Amilya's regular 60-minute Keynote is $12,500. IMMEDIATE SPECIAL: Order 1000 copies of Amilya's latest book, THE RECIPE!, from FIVE STAR at cover price ($22.95/book) for your next event - and Amilya will deliver her keynote at NO COST! You must book Amilya by 8.31.10. [Client must cover shipping costs for books & travel expenses for Amilya to speak at your event] More on Amilya: Featured on The Oprah Show and in the best-selling Chicken Soup for The Soul books, her story has even become required study at many business schools. She is the founder of Amilya's Soapworks, an award-winning green business pioneer who helped take green to mainstream, redefining the way American consumers shop and how the world's largest consumer products companies do business. TRAVELS FROM: New York, New York FEE RANGE: $12,500 (Regularly) For more information on Amilya's book deal, contact FIVE STAR here. . . . . .HOT SPEAKER & IMMEDIATE SPECIAL. . Kelly McDonald Kelly McDonald was approached by Wiley Publishing, one of the top business book publishers in the world, and was asked to write a book entitled, How to Market to People Who are Not Like You: Know It or Blow It Rules for Reaching Diverse Customers. The book will be published in March 2011!! IMMEDIATE SPECIAL: Order a minimum of 200 copies of Kelly's new book from FIVE STAR at cover price ($25.00/book) for any speaking engagement from from 4.1.11 through the end of 2011, and Kelly will deliver her keynote (on ANY of her topics) at NO COST!  BUT, WAIT – there’s more! Kelly will sign all books (or offer to do an on-site book signing, so that inscriptions can be personalized) at no additional charge! [Client must cover shipping costs for books & travel expenses for Kelly to speak at your event] More on Kelly: Kelly has been featured in BusinessWeek, on CNNMoney.com and on XM Radio. Successful Meetings Magazine ranked Kelly #1 on the list of the “Top 26 Hottest Speakers”! TRAVELS FROM: Dallas, Texas FEE RANGE: $5,000 (Regularly) For more information on Kelly's book deal, contact FIVE STAR here. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SPORTS CELEBRITY . . . . . Don Yaeger Don Yaeger is a New York Times Best-selling Author. He is a long-time Sports Illustrated Writer. He is a ancer Survivor an entrepreneur and an AMAZING captivating storyteller & speaker. Don was featured in our June Dallas Showcase and stole the show! He story is motivating, heart-felt & truly inspiring. Go here for more information on Don, read his full bio & speaking topics. TRAVELS FROM: Tallahassee, Florida FEE RANGE: $6,500+   FIVE STAR Speakers & Trainers 7500 College Boulevard . Suite 775 Overland Park . Kansas . 66212 main . 913.648.6480 . fax . 913.648.6484 http://www.fivestarspeakers.com

FIVE STAR Speakers is your ticket to a meeting audiences will LOVE and a message they will LIVE! Whatever the topic, the industry, the audience, the budget, or the timeline ... we know the proven players who will make you look great! We Speak to Your Success! What can we do for you?  PRE-REGISTER NOW! KANSAS CITY SPEAKERS SHOWCASE DATE: NOVEMBER 10TH, 8AM - 4:30PM VENUE: MARRIOTT OVERLAND PARK LINE-UP TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON! Harvest Productions (our past Showcase partner) is an AMAZING production & audio/visual company that always delivers the highest quality, provides top-notch service, has one of the top reputations in creativity, and brings VALUE to every event they work on! When you work with FIVE STAR (and mention that to Harvest Productions) you automatically receive 15% off their products & services on all your events (including future events)! Not only is that a great deal for one of the most reputable companies in their field, but you will be truly amazed & satisfied with their work! For more information or to have them bid your next event, please contact Bill Hartnett, Vice President Production Services at: 816.483.3889 x102 or bhartnett@harvestproductionsinc.com. IMMEDIATE SPECIAL: If you submit a production/AV bid and choose Harvest Productions as your solution, you will receive AN ADDITIONAL $1000 off your event (along with your 15% DISCOUNT! All bids must be submitted on or before August 1, 2010!)    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LEADERSHIP & TEAM BUILDING . . . . . . . . . Scott Schwefel - By age 30, Scott had founded, built, and sold Minnesota's largest Technology Training Company. He now teaches CEOs & leaders to be better communicators! In 1995, Scott Schwefel founded what became Minnesota's largest technology training company, Benchmark Computer Learning, and then sold his stake in that company for more than a million dollars in 2003. His company was named one of the 50 fastest growing private companies in Minnesota in 1997 and 1998, and he was named to Minnesota's 40 under 40 list of successful top executives in the year 2001. Scott has been speaking professionally for over 20 years, and enjoys groups from 100 to 5000. His programs are both entertaining, and provide simple tools for participants to better connect and adapt with each other immediately afterwards. Keynoting at the start of a multi-day conference, where the tools can be used immediately afterwards, is the best possible engagement, and delivers lasting impact. In addition to being a great keynote speaker, Scott is also Managing Partner of [Scotland Based] Insights Learning & Development in the Twin Cities. He trains and coaches CEOs, Presidents, and Senior Executives, and as a professional speaker, brings the magic of Insights Discovery to thousands around the world. He is also a published author, has lived remotely with the Hadza and Maasai tribes in Tanzania, and is a featured speaker for Vistage the largest organization of CEOs in the world. TRAVELS FROM: Minneapolis, Minnesota FEE RANGE: $10,000+ . . . . . COMING SOON -  OUR NEW COLLABORATION . . . FIVE STAR has some exciting news: WE MADE NEW FRIENDS!! Now that we have the speaker-thing down, we wanted to find another way to help make your event planning even easier! So, we decided to make friends... but the REALLY GOOD kind of friends!! [The kind that save YOU money!] FIVE STAR will SOON announce their new division: FIVE STAR PARTNERSHIP We are starting to collaborate our efforts with other companies that will offer YOU discounts! [when you use FIVE STAR as a referral]. Now that you have the speaker for your event - can we help transport him/her to you? How about lodging? Check out our new division (coming SOON)!  We will are currently adding our list of friends and will announce this new division VERY soon... because making friends is something we REALLY enjoy doing! Stay tuned!! -----------FIVE STAR HAS SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT---------- Actually, everyone at FIVE STAR is starting to talk... or at least write! The FIVE STAR team all recently started blogs! We are so thrilled to be able to constantly keep you up-to-date on HOT speakers in the industry, the latest speaker/entertainer who KNOCKED it out of the park for one of our clients, tips & advice that we want to share with you to make your job a bit easier! Either way, you can check out your personal Account Executive's Blog - or check them all out! OWNER/CEO: Steve Gardner’s Blog ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES: Amy Crocker's Blog Brion Connolly's Blog Brittanny Kreutzer's Blog James Bauchum's Blog Jennifer Cook's Blog Julie Homsey's Blog Nancy Lauterbach's Blog MARKETING DIRECTOR: Sarah Whitten's Blog MARKETING ASSISTANTS: Glenna Beytien's Blog

Post Spring FIVE STAR Showcase - iPad Giveaway - ENDS 8/1/10!!

DON'T FORGET: Every time you book a speaker from the showcase before August 1st [event can be any time in 2010/2011], you will get entered to win an iPad. We will add another iPad for every 15 speakers booked. If you book 5 showcase speakers, your name will be entered 5 times to win! The iPad promotion will end August 1st 5pm CST. We will draw names and announce the winners [of the iPad(s)] August 2nd!
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We chose to give away an iPad (because of the remarkable & prestigious brand of Apple) happens to be the exact SAME reason we love to work with Harvest Productions! Harvest Productions (our past Showcase partner) is an AMAZING production & audio/visual company that always delivers the highest quality, provides top-notch service, has one of the top reputations in creativity, and brings VALUE to every event they work on! When you work with FIVE STAR (and mention that to Harvest Productions) you automatically receive 15% off their products & services on all your events (including future events)! Not only is that a great deal for one of the most reputable companies in their field, but you will be truly amazed & satisfied with their work!
For more information or to have them bid your next event, please contact Bill Hartnett, Vice President Production Services at: bhartnett@harvestproductionsinc.com  or 816.483.3889 x102.
IMMEDIATE SPECIAL: If you submit a bid and choose Harvest Productions as your solution, you will receive $1000 off your event! All bids must be submitted on or before August 1, 2010!)

CURRENT SHOWCASE SPEAKER SPECIALS:
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Jeff Havens (showcased in Dallas & Chicago): Showcase Presentation: Unleash Your Inner Tyrant. Regular 60-minute Keynote: $7,500. SHOWCASE SPECIAL: Book Jeff BEFORE September 1, 2010 and SAVE $2,500! Showcase Special Keynote Fee at: $5,000 (date of the event can be anytime before May 1, 2011)
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Don Yaeger: (showcased in Dallas): Showcase Presentation: What Makes the Great Ones Great: Lessons Learned from the Champions of Our Time. Regular 60-minute Keynote: $6,500. SHOWCASE SPECIAL: Book Don before September 1, 2010 and SAVE $1000! Showcase Special Keynote Fee at: $5,500 (date of the event can be anytime before May 1, 2011)
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VIEW ALL SPRING 2010 SHOWCASE SPEAKERS:
FULL DALLAS LINE-UP from June 17, 2010
FULL CHICAGO LINE-UP from June 24, 2010

SAVE THE DATE: Our 2010 Fall Speakers Showcase will be in the Kansas City-area on Wednesday, November 10th at the Marriott Overland Park. Speaker line-up to be announced soon! To pre-register for this event, you can go here:  http://kcshowcasefall2010.eventbrite.com/

Thank you!!
The FIVE STAR Team913.648.6480
www.fivestarspeakers.com
913.648.6480

Announcing Barbara Byrnes Retirement

After 32 years in the industry and 12 years at FIVE STAR, beloved Account Executive, Barbara Byrnes, has announced her retirement.

“I know everyone joins me in thanking her for her 30+ years of service to the industry and for her quiet and steady demeanor throughout all the ups and downs. She has been a tremendous asset to the company,” said CEO Steve Gardner.

Barbara has been a wonderful teammate and friend to everyone at FIVE STAR and has rightfully earned the respect of the coworkers, clients and speakers who’ve seen her quality and professionalism firsthand.

Though we are all sad to see her departure, we thank Barbara and wish her only the best.

Congrats Barb!!! We will miss you!!!

Durwood Fincher, Mr. Doubletalk, will be on The Mike Huckabee Show this Weekend!

There are three degrees of connection in this story: Terry Fator, Mike Huckabee, and Durwood Fincher. After Durwood (Mr. Doubletalk) was on the Huckabee Show in March, he received a call from the Terry Fator Show (the Number One show on the Vegas strip) inviting him to Las Vegas.

Durwood zoomed out and met Terry Fator and his illustrious crew, went to the show with Terry’s mother and discovered in the process that they ALL are HUGE Huckabee fans. Thrilled, Durwood contacted Mike Huckabee to let the Governor know he had a standing invitation to Vegas from the loyal Fator fans.

So this weekend The Huckabee Show will be aired from The Venetian in Vegas, featuring ventriloquist Terry Fator, Mike Huckabee and our own Mr. Doubletalk. Please catch the show on Fox News at 8:00 PM Saturday night (EST); 8:00 and 11:00 PM on Sunday (EST). You won’t want to miss this chance for laughter and delight!

“Life is about connecting the dots, bringing good people together,” said Durwood. “And that’s no doubletalk!”

DURWOOD IS ON THE FIVE STAR SPEAKERS SHOWCASE IN CHICAGO - JUNE 24th! Come see him LIVE along with 15 other amazing speakers & entertainers! You can register for the Chicago Showcase at NO COST! Register now! For more information on the FIVE STAR Showcase, visit our website: www.fivestarspeakers.com/showcase.

About Durwood: Dubbed Mr. Doubletalk by Candid Camera's Allen Funt, Durwood Fincher has presented to thousands of audiences, bringing the house down every time as he orchestrates exquisitely bumbling interviews, balancing sense and nonsense, sprinkling key phrases midst gobbled words, not making a lick of sense. Yet people respond each and every time. Durwood Fincher is a master of good, clean comedy that points to the joy of life---we see blue skies as we laugh at ourselves in his doubletalk magic. To book Durwood for your next event, please go to Durwood’s website, doubletalk.com.

About the Book: Don’t miss Once You Step in Elephant Manure, Durwood's whimsical biography authored by Ed Grisamore. The book, which retails for $24.95, includes a DVD of classic doubletalk moments and vignettes from Fincher's past. Durwood Fincher's wild and wonderful stories have been captured and polished with Grisamore's heart, creating an inspirational tale of life and laughter.

Speakers Bureaus - This Pretty Much Sums it Up!

Want to know what it's like working at a speakers bureau!? Tim O'Shea and Kris O’Shea (The O'Shea Report) summed it up in this video they created. This video is HILARIOUS!!! It completely made my day!! =)



Tim O'Shea and Kris O’Shea are known as The Unconventional Convention Speakers and were named among the "Top 25 Hot Speakers" by the National Speakers Association!

Described as "Saturday Night Live for Business," The O'Sheas will get your attendees to look at the fast-paced, constantly changing world with a fresh, new perspective. Whether they present their insightful motivational humor keynote or daily convention coverage, The O'Shea Report will engage your audience with business relevance and hilarious insights on day-to-day challenges. They help your company/organization/audience handle change with humor! They are awesome!

FIVE STAR Spotlight - Issue 19, May 2010

FIVE STAR Spotlight - Issue 19, May 2010
 
SPRING SHOWCASE ANNOUNCEMENT: Dallas - June 17, 2010 and Chicago - June 24, 2010. REGISTER NOW!!
Hot Speaker: Jeff Havens – Unleash Your Inner Tyrant.
Entertainment: Jerry Mills - A globally acclaimed speaker who powerfully impacts people with his message and music.
Book Review: Dr. Larry Ohlhauser, M.D. - The Healthy CEO
Sports Celebrity: Eric Boles - Former NFL Player with powerful insights on Leadership, High Performance, Leading & Managing Change
Motivational Speakers Bureau Team Member: Layla Foxx-Zagorsky - Account Executive
Believe: Roddy Chong - Remarkably accomplished violinist who has toured with Shania Twain and Celine Dion at the same time. He also serves as "Master of Strings" for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Connect: Durwood Fincher - Dubbed Mr. Doubletalk by Candid Camera’s Allen Funt, Durwood is an insightful speaker, linguist and corporate entertainer whose specialty is being The Funniest Thing About American Business for over 25 years.
Inspire: Erik Wahl - a recognized artist and speaker who inspires corporations to achieve greater levels of organizational performance.
Grow: Robyn Benincasa - World Champion Adventure Racer, San Diego City Firefighter, Founder of World Class Teams, Flashover Seminars, and Project Athena Foundation, Motivation, Leadership, and Teamwork Speaker.
Celebrate: The Second City - Improv comedy company - cultivating a sense of humor in business.
FIVE STAR HAS SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT: Introducing INDIVIDUAL FIVE STAR Blogs!

Amilya Antonetti's NEW BOOK - The Recipe

Amilya Antonetti has a new book out, The Recipe. Amilya Antonetti has a very unique & cool story.When I met Amilya for the first time, she has a natural quality about her that is easily likable and makes you want to listen to her and hear her story. Here are the first few paragraphs of her bio that explain her best: Amilya Antonetti is a best-selling author and regarded as one of the most inspiring female business ground-breakers of our day.  Her genuine David and Goliath story has touched millions. Featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show and in the best-selling Chicken Soup for The Soul books, her story has even become required study at many business schools. She is the founder of Amilya's Soapworks, an award winning green business pioneer who helped take green to mainstream, redefining the way American consumers shop and how the world's largest consumer products companies do business. Amilya was a working mom when her newborn son David began experiencing frightening symptoms that forced her to spend his first years in hospital emergency rooms, leaving her career to care for her son. Soon she discovered it was the side effects of toxic ingredients in many common household products unsuspectingly causing David serious harm. In that moment, she vowed to help families everywhere and reveal what she had uncovered. You can read her FULL BIO here.

Here is more about Amilya's new book, The Recipe: A Fable for Leaders and Teams: Success is a collaborative process where we come together to be better as a whole than we can ever be separately. The question is how? How do we find the right teammates? How do we find our place on the team? And, when it is our turn, how will we lead? Wouldn't it be wonderful if there was a magical recipe with all the right ingredients, the perfect utensils and easy to understand directions you could follow? It does not matter if you are running your home, launching a business, leading a division, or building an empire. Wherever you are and wherever you‘re going, you need your team.

More about Amilya Antonetti: She's an entrepreneur, an investor, a successful business woman and a Mom, but most of all, Amilya Antonetti is a leader who understands she is NOTHING without her team. Having launched and built successful companies and national brands, she shares her "can do" message in articles and blogs as well as on television and radio. Now she shares it with you in The Recipe.

Create an event your team will remember for years to come.
- Inspire Leadership in Every Level of Your Organization
- Energize and Empower Teams for Higher Performance
- www.Amilya.com/The-Recipe

Author and Book Combination Promo
- Keynote Fee: $12,500
Special limited time offer: Purchase The Recipe for your attendees, customers and employees at the $22.95 cover price from FIVE STAR & receive a $15.00 per copy discount off the Keynote Fee!!
CONTACT: FIVE STAR Speakers & Trainers to act on this offer NOW! 913.648.6484 or email at: FIVE STAR Contact From for Amilya Antonetti



ALSO - Amilya Antonetti will be on our FIVE STAR Showcases this June! She will be presenting on The Recipe and will deliver a 20-minute snippet of her keynote! You can preview her at either showcase - Dallas on June 17 or Chicago June 24. There is NO COST to attend our showcases. Along with Amilya, 15 other speakers/entertainers will be presenting in 20-minute increments to give a preview of what they talk about and their presentation style on stage! For more information on the Showcases (location, time, full line-up) visit the FIVE STAR website: Dallas Showcase - June 17th or the Chicago Showcase - June 24th

Ready to see Amilya at the Showcase?
Sign-up here at NO cost to attend: : Dallas Showcase Registration or the Chicago Showcase Registration.

The Healthy CEO Includes CD

Are you familiar with Dr. Larry Ohlhauser? He's a physician, author and global healthcare consultant transforming and empowering individuals and corporations with his strategy for taking control and responsibility for health and wellness.

He explains why initiating wellness programs within the workplace is wise & smart - and will pay-off in the long-term.

Being healthy & taking care of yourself should be your number one priority  - but people always push it aside and act like it's more of an extra curcular activity to take care of yourself and it's something to 'cut' if you don't have 'time' during your day.

Dr. Larry Ohlhauser will explain why taking care of yourself is important. He is speaks to organizations of all sizes to explain the benefits! He is highly requested speaker as well as a 'replacement' if organizations cannot get Dr. Oz to come speak/present in front of their group.

ALSO - Dr.O will be on our Chicago Showcase on June 24th. He will give a 20-minute snippet of his keynote. If you'd like to preview him there - sign up to attend! There is no charge to come to our showcase and we'll feature 20 professional speakers & entertainers -- all presenting in 20-minute increments to give a preview of what they talk about and their presentation style on stage!

To attend the Chicago Showcase & see Dr. O live - go here to register at NO charge!
For more information about the Chicago Showcase & to see the full line-up of speakers/entertainers - you can go here!

[We have another showcase in Dallas on June 17th. Dr. O will not be at this one, but we will be featuring another 20 amazing speakers/entertainers! Go here to check out the Dallas Showcase & line-up]

FIVE STAR Blogs!

I have set up a blog account for the FIVE STAR team! This is SO exciting!! We are so fortunate enough to listen, watch, speak & engage with such a large number of talented people -- and now we can share what we've learned & who we saw with you!

Amy Crocker's Blog
Barbara Byrnes's Blog
Brion Connolly's Blog
Brittanny Kreutzer's Blog
Carol Crites's Blog
Glenna Beytien's Blog
Jennifer Cook's Blog
Julie Homsey's Blog
Layla Foxx-Zagorsky's Blog
Nancy Lauterbach’s Blog
Sarah Whitten's Blog
Steve Gardner’s Blog

FIVE STAR MOVING DAY!

FIVE STAR Speakers & Trainers is in the process of moving offices today!! Yay! We couldn't be MORE excited! We are relocating just a few miles south - but we are moving into Lighton Towers, which has a more corporate/bigger feel! The building we've been in for the last 15+ years was owned by the founders of FIVE STAR, Nancy & Bill Lauterbach (Nancy is still working as a sales member of FIVE STAR) and they recently sold their building. Congrats to them! The new move will be an nice, new start for FIVE STAR. Recently, Steve Gardner became the sole owner and is now the CEO (not a partner) of the company! Congrats to Steve! Steve has been in working in the professional speaking industry practically his entire life and has had YEARS of experience working with both sides - clients & speakers. (He also coaches people who would like to start a professional speaking career. If that interests you, please contact him for more details.)We've also added a few new team members this year: Carol Crites, Layla Foxx-Zagorsky, Brion Connolly & Walker Moskop.

With this move, we have transitioned into a more remote-environment where the majority of the team works remote from their home-offices (part-time or full-time) which allows us to be a lot more green (saving on gas, actual office space, and moving our ENTIRE business completely digitally - saving on paper, hard-copy demo videos, and TONS of additional materials and marketing pieces... I mean, we do work with 18,000 speakers!)

We are proud to be serving our clients & speakers - and look forward to this next chapter! Come by and visit us in our new space! We'll be there starting 8am on Monday, April 5th! Our new address (off College & Metcalf in Overland Park, Kansas) is:

FIVE STAR Speakers & Trainers 7500 College Boulevard . Suite 775 Overland Park . Kansas . 66210

Waldo Waldman - a True Motivational Speaker!

Rob "Waldo" Waldman, CSP was outstanding for a client he spoke for this week and received a standing ovation and sold a couple hundred books! Waldman is a motivational speaker known as "The Wingman" and is the author of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-seller Never Fly Solo. A former combat decorated fighter pilot, Waldo is a inspirational sales and leadership keynote speaker and leadership consultant. In his inspirational presentations, Waldo demonstrates how businesspersons like fighter pilots can achieve success and win in highly competitive environments through disciplined training, dedicated teamwork, and passionate leadership. When you combine these elements with an attitude and corporate culture that embraces unwavering trust, then your personal and organizational effectiveness will sky-rocket!

For more information or to inquire about Waldo Waldman - contact FIVE STAR Speakers & Trainers. http://www.fivestarspeakers.com/ or call at 913.648.6480.