Monthly Archives: December 2011
Jamie Clarke to Deliver Keynote at PCMA’s Convening Leaders
December 29, 2011
One of the most gifted storytellers on the speaking circuit today, adventurer Jamie Clarke is one of the keynote speakers at the 2012 Professional Convention Management Association annual meeting in San Diego. Clarke has twice summited Mount Everest and has reached the Seven Summits—the highest peak on each continent. On January 10th, he will climb atop one of the premier stages of the meetings industry to deliver his message of passion and inspiration.
Applying the lessons he has learned while traveling across the world, Clarke offers strategies to meeting planners for tackling the challenges they face daily in their profession and a fresh perspective on business:
“Real winning has nothing to do with beating someone else, crossing the finish line first, or standing on top. Winning isn’t anything external. It is an internal satisfaction, a deep inner sense of pride and joy.”
Clarke has explored more than 40 countries, and in 1999, he became the first Westerner in 50 years to successfully cross the Arabian Desert. He is also the author of two books, Everest to Arabia and The Power of Passion, and co-produced the documentary Above All Else, which chronicled his first three Everest climbs, and aired internationally on National Geographic.
An engaging speaker and master storyteller, Clarke takes his audience on an unforgettable journey. Infusing his presentations with entertaining anecdotes and breathtaking images from his extensive travels, he inspires audiences to cast aside fears and achieve their goals.
Contact Keppler Speakers to bring inspirational speaker Jamie Clarke to your next event.
The Harvest: Filmmaker Roberto Romano On Child Labor Abuses in the U.S.
December 22, 2011
Sara Benincasa Copes with Agoraphobia in Her Book AGORAFABULOUS
December 22, 2011
Benjamin Mee Serves as Inspiration for the Movie We Bought a Zoo
December 22, 2011
When Benjamin Mee’s father died, he began looking for a larger home for his mother, wife, and two children. His search led him to Dartmoor Wildlife Park in the English countryside—a dilapidated zoo on the brink of destruction and replete with 200 exotic animals. Enchanted by the park, Mee and his family used their entire life savings to save Dartmoor and its animal inhabitants and open it for business. Their incredible story reaches theaters nationwide on December 23, 2011, in the film We Bought a Zoo, starring Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson and directed by Cameron Crowe, the Academy-Award winning director of Jerry Maguire.
The subject of Mee’s memoir, We Bought a Zoo: The Amazing True Story of a Young Family, a Broken Down Zoo, and the 200 Wild Animals That Change Their Lives Forever, this unbelievable story reminds us of the importance of striving to meet our goals—even in the face of adversity. Shortly after moving his family into the park, Mee’s wife, Katherine, succumbed to a recurring brain tumor. Left with an entire zoo and two small children to care for, Mee dedicated himself to keeping their dream alive in her memory and opened the park to the public in 2007. Despite tragedy, limited funds, and no experience caring for wild animals, Mee managed to transform the zoo into a family business, save many of the animals, and find a new lease on life.
A powerful lesson in the importance of embracing life, Mee shows audiences that with passion and perseverance, anything is possible.
Contact Keppler Speakers to bring inspirational speaker Benjamin Mee to your next event.
Business Speaker Leonard Brody on the Next 730 Days in Technology
December 21, 2011
Leonard Brody on How Social Media Has Reshaped Human Behavior
December 21, 2011
Jamie Tworkowski Wins a Million Dollars at the American Giving Awards
December 20, 2011
TWOLHA Wins a Million Dollars at the American Giving Awards
December 20, 2011
Inspirational Speaker Lauren Manning On Finding Your Unmeasured Strength
December 19, 2011
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December 19, 2011