Josh Shipp
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VideoBioFor most adults, these contemporary communication vehicles elicit little more than a puzzled scratch of the head. But, ask the average young person between the ages of 12 and 24 and they totally get it. Just like they totally get Josh Shipp. This modern, self-help guru can be found dispensing his own brand of wit and wisdom in cyberspace, in books, on television and radio, at conferences, and to packed audiences of students in high school auditoriums across the country. Listen to him for just a few minutes and you will get it, too. Josh offers up a healthy dose of what he calls “advice with an attitude.” He counsels teenagers on everything they care about and it’s all done in a youth-friendly, humorous tone that is more hilarious survival guide than preachy sermon. Josh certainly knows a thing or two about survival. Abandoned and abused as a child, he was able to triumph over the tragedy. He attributes his personal growth to the support of a great foster family, dynamic teachers and enriching school programs that opened his eyes to his true potential. After serving as State DECA President and on the School-to-Work student advisory committee, Josh decided to commit his life to helping others achieve their goals. “I’ve found that sometimes the very thing that has hurt you the most, is the very thing you can use to help others. You can’t change the past -- so why not focus on building an incredible future?” Although Josh is still in his early 20s, you wouldn’t know it from his résumé. He’s written books, shared the stage with Bill Cosby, appeared on MTV, Comedy Central, NBC, FOX, and TLC. His current production "Hey Josh" is distributed to 12 million homes through DirecTV. For the past seven years, this San Francisco Bay area resident has toured the world as a successful motivational speaker sharing his inspirational words with more than one million people. Rest assured that most of them left the room with a broad smile on their face and hope in their heart. what others are saying"Josh's performance at our school was amazing. He inspired us with his humor, and funny stories of his failures and successes in life. He is so real to the students, they feel he is one of them. By relating to them in their language, he captures them as listeners. Our students listened with their hearts. Josh gave such good advice about striving to live your dreams and living in the 1%. He is inspiring to people of all ages. His energy is limitless and contagious!" "I had the pleasure of listening to Josh Shipp at the National FCCLA Cluster Meeting in Nashville, TN. I had heard that FCCLA had great speakers, but I was not expecting Josh Shipp! He was entertaining, hilarious, informing, motivational. He had all 7,000 of us laughing at his wonderful stories to crying at hearing about his rough childhood. BRAVO JOSH SHIPP!!!" "Josh Shipp is one of the greatest speakers I've ever seen. He does an extremely good job relating to youth crowds, even of 1,500 at our State Convention. Josh at times said things that would make the entire audience clench their sides from so much laughter and the next minute silence the entire room with his sometimes shocking and saddening childhood tales. Josh does an amazing job taking the crowd from laughing to crying to reflecting." "I have to say I've heard a lot of speakers in the last 2 years but you surpass them all. You are on our level, You don't stand up in front of us and preach to us like you are better than us. You stand in front of us as one of us. And you don't forget the problems that each and everyone of us face. You make us laugh, but you also know when its time to be serious. You really captivate an audience like no one I've ever seen or heard. You have given me a new hope!" Credit Highlights- National Student Council Travels from: Northern California Performance Fee: Call for Quote Travel Requirements: Airfare & Hotel for (1)
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