Charlie Adams
"Charlie performed at the 2008 annual Sales Rally for Meridian Title Corporation. One employees stated, 'Charlie is incredibly entertaining and his positive energy is instantly infectious.' Another wrote to me 'Charlie has given me fuel to use in my sales calls.'" Laura Francesconi, CFO, Meridian Title Corporation
"Charlie's message was exactly what I had intended as a wrap-up to our two day Team building conference; he provided the inspiration our team needed to go forth and achieve their new goals."
Eileen Shue, VP Corporate Resources, Sterling Group
"Your Talk at our Development Day was highly anticipated and well received. You have a great talent for weaving your many professional experiences into a motivational framework. Our company development day was a great day and you were a significant part of it." Dave Gibson, Chairman of the Board, Gibson Insurance
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Charlie Adams stokes the fire within individuals and teams.
Each one of us has a fire within, a desire to reach a steady level of excellence in all that we do. Charlie Adams kindles the flames of excellence.
Charlie is the author of “Stoke the Fire Within: A Guide to Igniting your Life!”
The book and his keynotes are saturated with insights that can help people maintain determined, positive attitudes, and to be saturated with team spirit. Charlie’s rip roaring programs are built specifically to refresh, invigorate and ignite people! One of the biggest challenges organizations face is keeping their people on fire despite the never ending job duties being asked of them. Charlie equips them with fresh mindsets to help them whip the challenges.
Stoke the Fire Within is built to play a significant role in helping your meeting or event reach its objective. Stoke is a special way to ignite the start, energize the middle, or close "with a fireball of inspiration" conferences, retreats, seminars, development days or meetings. The "Stoke the Fire Within" keynote or seminar is effective in getting people set to achieve team and personal goals. "How to Build a Positive Attitude and Keep the Darn Thing" helps your people stay positive and upbeat in all circumstances. "The Spirit of Customer Service" helps your company to not only have satisfied customers, but loyal customers who wouldn't think of going anywhere else.
BIOGRAPHY
Charlie was an award winning broadcast journalist across America for almost a quarter of a century. He was unique in that he focused on positive news in the often negative world of television news and sports. As a result, he gained access to remarkable mindsets of people and organizations who were able to stay on fire no matter what challenges they faced. He shares their insights so that your people can take their lives to another level.
Charlie won three Golden Microphones for Broadcasting Excellence. He reported or anchored in markets such as New Orleans, Memphis and South Bend. Charlie has interviewed one one one the likes of Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, 8 time Ironman Triathlon winner Paula Newby-Fraser, Burt Lancaster, Marlo Thomas, John Grisham and Jack Klugman. Charlie covered the mystique of Notre Dame Football for sixteen years. He is the author of three books on motivation and humor. "Travels with Charlie: Days in the Broadcast Life," "I Didn't Know You were So Tall!" and "Stoke the Fire Within: A Guide to Igniting your Life."
Charlie hosts "Travels with Charlie," group motivational experiences which often sell out months in advance. These trips are built on first class customer service, a topic Charlie for which Charlie has a passion!
PROGRAM TITLES:
Stoke the Fire Within: Ignite your Life! This keynote is built in forms of 30, 45, or 60 minutes. The 2 or 3 hour version is ideal for when you have half day, full day or multiple day events. "Stoke" kindles the flames of personal performance and accountability, team spirit, and a determination to feel like you can take on anything! This program is also ideal for launching conferences or ending them with just the right tone.
How to Build a Positive Attitude and KEEP the Darn Thing: This program drew a standing only room audience at the 78th Illinois Credit Union League conference at the Chicago Hilton in April of 2008. Charlie shares real life tools and methods that can help people stay as positive as possible in today's challenging world. Charlie shares video clips of the most inspirational people he covered in 23 years of broadcasting - people that were able to stay positive no matter what in life! Audiences leave this seminar with better mindsets. That benefits the organization.
"Great things happen with a knowledgeable speaker and a well presented seminar. Your conference ratings were excellent. 6.48 on a 7.0 scale for 'How to Build a Positive Attitude and Keep the Darn Thing.' 87% want it back next year. We are getting wonderful feedback from the CUES luncheon that you keynoted!" Drew Kayvani, Education Program Developer, Illinois Credit Union League annual conference
The Spirit of Customer Service: 5 Essentials for Customer Loyalty Charlie went into Television News and Sports with a degree in Elementary Education. His philosophy was to learn the skills of broadcasting, but more importantly build his foundation on remarkable service to his customers. The result was thousands of loyal customers. After leaving Television News Charlie entered the Travel Industry where his Travels with Charlie trips have revolutionized group travel. Why? Customer Service. This seminar is designed to share the spirit of customer service. Tools are important, but when one has the attitude and approach of doing everything possible to please the customer, the benefits are unending.
CLIENTS INCLUDE:
- Securitas Security Services (closing keynote at 2008 Leadership Conference - Houston)
- The Sterling Group (closing keynote at Teambuilding Conference)
- Meridian Title (2008 Regional Teambuilding Conference)
- RSM McGladrey Accountants (2008 Embracing Change Retreat)
- McDonald's 2008 Administrative Development Conference - Chicago
- The University of Notre Dame (MBA School)
- Worknet, Inc (Kickoff Retreat 2008)
- Black Hawk College (Staff Development Day 2008)
- Copperfield (Customer Service seminar)
- Alabama SADD (2008 conference closing keynote - Montgomery)
- Forest River R.V. (Leadership retreat)
- I/N Kote I/N Tech Steel (8 training sessions for 450 employees)
- Michiana Medical Office Manager's Association (Annual conference, midday keynote)
- Collins and Company Real Estate (Winter Party/Awards night)
- North Montgomery School Corporation (annual Teacher Appreciation)
- Mid-Cities Supply Company (Employee recognition celebration)
- Upward Awards Night
- Indiana Vital Records Association (Annual conference, keynote)
- Durango (CO) Chamber of Commerce (Customer Service seminar, Positive Attitude Seminar)
- Elkhart (IN) Chamber of Commerce (2008 Customer Service seminar)
TESTIMONIALS FROM CHARLIE ADAMS PROGRAMS:
"Charlie's keynote at our IVRA conference in Indianapolis was awesome! No other words can describe him. The hilarious stories and video clips were priceless and they were always accompanied by a team building message. Before the event he contacted me several times and took a lot of time getting to know our association. I would highly recommend Charlie to anyone wanting a genuinely warm and funny guy who entertains and yet sends a message at the same time." Nancy Grantz, IVRA Conference planner
"The impact to his listeners is immediate and causes them to stop and think about their own potential and self-worth. He excites and inspires his listeners to believe in themselves and helps them to realize that their dreams are within reach." Judy Jones, Software Developer, AFC Computer Services, Birmingham, AL
