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
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 |
