Edutainer

I love to teach. It is perhaps my favorite thing to do. I like to call it “edutaining” because I always strive to make audiences laugh and cry – to think and to do. Emotional engagement, intellectual stimulation and actually practicing the new skills are the best ways to learn.

I’ve been blessed to be a popular motivational speaker all over the country and at Colleges around the world (Barcelona, Ireland and England), to film festivals (Italy, Marseille and Canada) and writers workshops (week-long retreat in Australia and coming up in New Zealand), Corporations and non-profits. I teach relevant, practical and inspiring classes on screenwriting, directing, careers in the entertainment industry, investing in independent films and entrepreneurial skills including leadership, ethics, event planning and coordination and, inevitably, for everything: sales and marketing. I’ve also done a few successful webinars for The Writers Store and Script Magazine.

I always endeavor to customize my programs to the target audience, sponsor’s goals, time allotted and venue logistics with an eye to packing every moment with fun and interactive information.

The Story of Success – Sample Workshop Curriculum

The PowerNetworking Series

Whatever your dreams: I can help you map a course. I help Entrepreneurs and Artists, College and University Students, Corporations and Non Profits blueprint their Dream Careers, establish goal achievement milestones, hone hit lists, develop marketing and presentation materials and brainstorm approach strategies.

I have helped actors launch one woman shows and fill the theater with casting directors and critics; Subject Matter GuestPerts build television shows around their expertise or produce and distribute episodes or feature films off their self-published books; entrepreneurs launch start-ups or pitch to venture capitalists, Corporations and Non-Profit launch new marketing campaigns – and writers galore.

Past Speaking Engagements:

Colleges & Universities Corporations & Non Profit Organizations
Dream Careers Int’l Internship Program

University College of London

University College of Dublin

University of Barcelona

NYU

UCLA

Yale

NACA Nationals Training Showcases

National Association of Campus Activities

APCA Educational Sessions

Association for the

Promotion of Campus Activities

San Francisco State University

Cal State University Northridge

University of California – Riverside

San Diego State University

University of Las Vegas, Nevada

University of Chicago

MENSA Int’l

MENSA LA Regional Gathering

Mortar Board Annual Conference

NATPE Educational Foundation

The Learning Annex

Learning Tree University

The Los Angeles Film School

The Los Angeles Recording School

Cinema Arts Tech

Sherwood Oaks Experimental College

Kids Making Movies (Homeschool Program)

University of Dreams

Marseille WebFest 2012

WestDoc 2012

LaFemme Film Festival 2012, 2011

USC Film School Summer Program 2012, 2011

Sony

Mazda

Meeting Planners International (MPI)

Nat’l Assoc. of Television Program Executives (NATPE)

The Century City Chamber of Commerce

ENDAS, Genoa Italy

The Vancouver Film and Television Expo

The Great American Pitch Fest

The Austin Film Festival

The Hollywood Black Film Festival

The Screenwriters Expo (STAR Speaker)

GE Capital

PMI Mortgage Insurance Company

Allstate Market Research Department

Legal Aid Services of Orange County

State of California Small Claims Federal Court System

Reebok

Washington Mutual Bank

American Savings Bank

Great Western Savings & Loan

The Santee Chamber of Commerce

The La Mesa Chamber of Commerce

San Juan Capistrano Chamber of Commerce

The Modesto Chamber of Commerce

The Tuolumne County Visitors Bureau

The California Main Street Program

Redevelopment Agencies

The Orange County Professional Speakers Bureau

Moondance

Slamdance

The Temecula Film Festival

The Vail Film Festival

The TV Producer’s Boot Camp

The LA TV Fest

The Friar’s Club

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