Master of Ceremonies for Hollywood Celebrity Shoot

Fun opportunity to be Master of Ceremonies for the Hollywood Celebrity Shoot and Sporting Clay Invitational.  I did get to do the red carpet walk....but no one seemed to really care.  While the emcee fo the event however, their were flash bulbs bursting everywhere when the celebs came up for intro's and awards. 

Many thanks to Patrick Kilpatrick, a Hollywood superstar and Marina for the event organization.  Great opportunities to meet so many big names.  Here's the event that we hope to see you at next year:  http://hollywoodsportclays.com/

My interesting stories from the event:  (1) The request to perform for the Queen of England and (2) while very different...having breakfast with Ponch from CHiPs.  (Eric Estrada...very fun)

Motivational Keynote Speaker and emcee - "Best Places To Work"

Business First Newspapers presents the "Best Places to Work" 2009 and I was delighted to be their Motivational Keynote Speaker and emcee.

You have to love Twitter (sometimes) Here was a photo taken by someone at a table just before I was about to hit the stage - and 30 secs later it's a tweet. What did we do before all this? While the original Boring Meetings Suck publication in 2007 was against using text messages in meetings, I've now changed the stance to provide effective use of mobile devices from within the meetings. All this will be revealed in "Boring Meetings STILL Suck" the 2010 edition - due to hit bookstores in Late Spring of 2010.

Until next time - Bore No More!

Awards Ceremony Emcee - LIfe Experience Awards

What a great night. As the Master of Ceremonies for the Kettering Health Network Life Experience Awards I had never seen so many people who have been with an organization for so long.

In addition to the all the Presidents awards across the hospital network throughout Dayton Ohio, we gave away two 45 year service award, 101 20 year awards and so many in between as well.

I was also very proud of the fact that we accomplished what I was asked to do. In past years the awards program has taken over 3 hours....seriously. The goal was to spice it up with some very clean fun and laughs but also keep it moving and flowing smoothly. With that said, I went to work. In the end, everyone had a great time and we finished the show in 1 hr 45 mins total. The Kettering Health Network was thrilled.

Special thanks to Carol and her team for an event well done

Make-A-Wish 25th Anniversary Gala

While normally the special event emcee for this type of an event I was asked for a new thing......STAY OFF THE STAGE! That's right! Actually, how can I compete with Rascal Flatts anyway who were getting a very special award.

My role? I was brought in to the Make-A-Wish Foundation's 25 yr anniversary celebration and fundraiser to create the script and direct the stage to be the most engaging and inspiring while benefitting the cause of the night; to raise some funds to help fulfill the backlog of 'Wishes.' As the live event host for many high caliber events and understanding the importance of the celebs and special guests that were going to be there, I was honored to take the back stage role here and call the shots for the evening.

This was no small ordeal as there has never been an event quite like this one. Taking place at the Ohio State Stadium with so many unbelievable surprises planned it was awesome to be a part of such a special event.

While raising over $800,000 and pulling off this one of kind event together with the best event planning company in Ohio and best audio video production company in ohio (Destinations By Design and Page Tech LTD), We helped make hundreds of wishes come true that day.

Phil Vassar (Nashville Recording Artist) and Nuttin' But Stringz also performed that night and a host of celebs and dignitaries were on site to be a part of it.

My favorite was still playing football on the Buckeye Field with some special Make-A-Wish child VIP's. They were truly the stars of the night.

I also did get to put my corporate magician skills to the test as well. The photo shown is me performing sleight-of-hand for Jay DeMarcus (Rascall Flatts) and Mike Vrabl (NFL Pro Bowler). Another photo is Jay accepting the award on behalf of Rascall Flatts and a Make-A-Wish child while being given by Jim Tressell, OSU head coach.