NFL Football Hall of Fame speakers

 

FIVE STAR Speakers & Trainers is pleased to announce the launch of a partnership with the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Overland Park, Kan. company is now the exclusive and official speakers bureau for the Hall of Fame. The Pro Football Hall of Fame has developed a new program that allows organizations to have three Hall of Famers address their audience at their conference or corporate function.

"The Hall of Famers will be grouped by position, class induction year or by team," said George Veras, President Pro Football Hall of Fame Enterprises, "so you could have a Washington Redskins panel with Joe Gibbs, Darrell Green and John Riggins."

This is the first of many new initiatives that Pro Football Hall of Fame Enterprises will launch in response to strong public demand to see and have access to members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The speakers will be supported with multi-media video screens and interactive format where audience members will be able to ask the Hall of Famers questions on topics including motivation, leadership, team building, risk management and communications.

FIVE STAR Speakers & Trainers is one of the country's leading speakers bureaus for athletes, celebrities, keynote speakers, and trainers. With more than 23 years and over 18,000 events in their experience, FIVE STAR's clientele is vast, ranging from Fortune 100 companies to non-profits, governmental agencies, associations and educational institutions, nationally and internationally.

For information regarding the Pro Football Hall of Famers availability, please contact FIVE STAR Speakers & Trainers through email at kklugman@fivestarspeakers.com

FIVE STAR Speakers & Trainers Announces Partnership with Pro Football Hall of Fame

Lunch With Tommy

Lunch with Tommy Spaulding -
What a treat we recently had when Tommy Spaulding flew all the way in from Denver JUST TO HAVE LUNCH WITH US! We get speakers/authors/entertainers in the office pretty regulary, but almost 100% of the time it is in conjunction with a concurrent reason to be in town like a local presentation or other business reason. Tommy, on the other hand, said he wanted to come out to Kansas City to meet with us face-to-face so we could truly know who he is and what he is all about.
If nothing else, Tommy showed who he is by doing just that! He said that it is important for people to understand his heart and intentions. I personally LOVE speakers/people who are authentic (but who doesn't love authentic people?)!

Tommy went through some challenges growing up such as having dyslexia and not having all the connections. My personal favorite thing he shared with us was that he grew up reading "How to Win Friends and Influence People," which was given to him by his dad. He utilized that book to work well with people, but he also felt the book could be used/seen as manipulative. He feels that if you use the books' secrets as tactics to get people to agree with you and like you then it's manipulative, but if you use it to enrich a relationship, then its a great thing. That's who he is, "The Relationship King!"

THE SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN

The Dallas Speakers Showcase was my very first experience with a Five Star showcase and I must say it was incredible. To see so many incredible keynote speakers, entertainers, and trainers in such a short time was so much fun. We got a chance to hang out the night before with all the speakers and really get a chance to know them. I had the pleasure of spending a great deal of time with Sam Richter, Steve Ford, Bruce Wilkinson & many more. It was an enjoyable evening watching the championship game of the College World Series with two Big Ten guys (Sam Richter (played football at The University of Minnesota & Steve Ford, whose father, former President Gerald Ford, was an All-American for Michigan and 1SEC guy (Bruce Wilkinson, who is from New Orleans and owns the only Jimmy Johns at LSU). It is interesting to learn about the speaking industry from the guys who impact lives and travel the miles to do it.

The next morning we got up and immediately jumped on the showcase start up. We saw speakers from National Championship Football player Aaron Adair who shared about the passion of life. We heard Sam Richter share some of the most insane secrets of how to use Google and find amazing things. I learned why me and the rest of GenY act the way we do and why my wife Tina (GenX) do what they do by the teachings of Karen McCullough when she spoke about her topic "Generations - There's Value in the Mix! The son of former President Ford, Steve Ford, shared some amazing stories about life in the White House. Dr. John Izzo shared one of the most touching stories about 2 boys from Canada who have set out to end bullying in schools and tied it back to his topic "Step UP-Change Your World!" I would be remissed if I didn't mentioned Christine Cashen & her topic "Stop Global Whining!" I love the idea of people stop whining and start winning! We also heard from Dr. Mark DeVolder who taught one simple lesson that had large impact called "GET ENGAGED!" He shared with us the % of people who are disengaged with work and it was striking, and his solution was to be engaged and only work with people who are "engaged" with their work. One of my favorites that day Jeff Civillico & his amazing juggling act was something to see. Jeff would juggle knives, put a ladder on his chin, and more all while involving the crowd so many ways. I think it was a truly fun day and hope you all can make it to the next one we hold. I know just how special of a job we all at Five Star have and appreciate the unique chance to meet so many unique people!

I know the days of having some almost 100 different people fly in for a Showcase event may be slowing to a close with add the added technology of YouTube, skype, and other tech. Not to mention how busy our personal/business lives have become! But we are human beings who crave human contact with each other and that makes a Showcase event something special. Its the late night hanging in the lobby of a hotel that you learn the parts of a speaker and what makes them do what they do. Its also a blast to get to travel with the best team with the best Speaking Bureau of Five Star Speakers & Trainers!

Whats in a "Name" when booking a keynote speaker for an event

Sometimes it helps and sometimes it hurts, depending on the keynote speakers "name." I am not talking about the difference of easy to spell names, or hard to pronounce names. When it comes to a "name" I am not even talking about common names versus unique names being a difference maker. I am talking about famous & well known names versus unknown names. Sometimes being a "name" can make all the difference in the world for your event because you need the speaker to be able to help sell tickets and get more people in the seats for an event. It could also be a credibility issue for an event as a reason for the need for a "name." Having a famous or well known name will potentially do both of those things for you. The positives of booking a "name" are the obvious things mentioned above, but what are the potential risks or issues with booking a "name?" Here is a quick list of the some concerns to check out before booking a famous keynote speaker. 1. The most obvious drawback you will find in booking a "name" will be the premium in budget you will face. The pure fact that "YOU" have heard of them means everyone else has as well and they are in demand. A speakers fee can jump 5-10 times if lets say a major motion picture is made about their lives. Many of the people whose lives are captured in movies were speaking prior to their movie release, but saw a major jump in their fees with a major decrease in availability. 2. Along with the usual fees, you can also expect travel expenses covered to be much higher. Most famous people will not typically just fly coach unrestricted. You can plan on booking first class seats or even private jets. 3. Communication could also potentially be more of a challenge as celebrity speakers will not as readily be willing to do a conference call to go over material as others. You may have to be ready to book a celebrity speaker without talking with them prior. 4. Not all celebrity speakers are created equal. Some famous speakers are asked to speak based on their celebrity status or personal accomplishments. They may have a compelling story, but not all of them are trained public speakers. Some celebrity speakers will only be able to give you a 20 minute canned presentation and take Q&A. Some famous speakers, of course, are fabulous, and one of our jobs is to help you get what you are looking for in a keynote speaker.   These are just some of the issues to be aware of when you get into the planning process and want a "name." Famous celebrity speakers can absolutely do things that others without a "name" can not. If you must pre-sell tickets to an event and get registration up then sometimes a name is MANDATORY. People will not show up to see somebody they do not recognize unless they already were planning to attend the event. But on that same line of thought keep in mind that some speakers that do not have a "name" yet do provide some unique challenges and benefits which I will talk about in part two.

How can you REMEMBER THAT!

Today we heard from Memory Champ Bob Gray! Who knew remembering things would get you in the GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS. Bob is a keynote speaker with Five Star Speakers & Trainers who came out to speak for our monthly networking event. On the surface a memory topic might seem at best a nice thing to have or worst a nice parlor trick. In reality memory and being able to remember names/faces is an important function of business. The more you can remember the more you can connect and we do not always have our CRM's attached with us 24/7.

Bob taught some simple methods that anybody can implement to help improve memory. We may not all turn out to be world champions of memory but maybe to be able to recall the name of an acquaintance would be helpful.

Fringe Benefits & Perks of the Job

Many jobs come with "fringe benefits" such as health insurance, 401k, and paid time off. Other jobs have "extras" like access to health clubs, flexible spending accounts, or similar things. Then there is what I like to call "industry specialty benefits" such as free movies if you work at a theatre or chocolate if you work at Hershey's. While working in the speaking industry I have found that the industry has its own "industry special benefits. The one fringe benefit I have found to be most interesting is the opportunity to talk with, meet, and work with a variety of interesting athletes, celebrities, authors, and other all-around incredible people. Most recently I had two great experiences simply because of working in this industry. The first experience I had was when I was able to go to a major league baseball game and watch the game in a suite with entertaining corporate comic and author Jeff Havens. We had an event scheduled to take place during the day at the ball park and they offered us tickets to the game after the event. It was fun learning more about Jeff and how he came into the industry and it's always fun to watch a baseball game with a natural comedian! The second great experience I had came only three days later, and was with Bill Rancic, who won season one of "Apprentice" with Donald Trump and now has a reality show called Giuliana & Bill on the E! channel. He took our entire office out to NARA Sushi for the evening. It was a lot of fun getting personal encouragement from Bill and to hear stories that would not be shared except on a first hand basis. Mr. Rancic told us a unique story of how he helped three children in Haiti during a time of crisis, which showed he is much more then a businessman - he is also a humanitarian! Being associated with people like the ones mentioned above and getting access to special events are some of my personal favorite "persk" of being in the professional speaking industry. We are able to partner with people that very few people have access to and many wish they did. I cannot wait to see who I will meet in the near future and what stories I will hear next!

Coach Terry Bowden

Coach Terry Bowden,

Had another great experience to hear from a fantastic speaker & motivator Terry Bowden. Growing up with his father being the great Bobby Bowden he learned about the family business “football”. He was able to relate his stories of being part of the Bowden family and coaching football into relatable interesting stories about life’s lessons. His southern expressions leave no question of what part of the country he is from. He was another great reminder of always keep your self out there competing to be the best! He reminds you with real world personal examples that to be the best you must work hard. That the secret to success is no secret, but lots of hard work. He talked about when he was a new assistant coach he would make sure he was the 1^st person in the office getting the coffee ready, and the last one to leave. His last story he shared was to understand no matter what your role is in life, that you are important and the way you do your role will make a difference.

If you are looking to have people hear from a friendly, outgoing, and relatable person then Terry would be a great fit! This apple did not fall far from the tree of the Great Bobby Bowden.