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These range from keynote speaking and kick-offs, wrap-ups and emcee to hospitality events and trade shows. Each testimonial confirms that Bob delivers what he says he will deliver - a customized presentation that will not only help you achieve your goals, but is also entertaining, informative, and fun!

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Funny Motivational Speaker & Funny Emcee Bob Garner WOWS Another Client at National Convention

Funny motivational speaker and funny emcee Bob Garner "WOWS" another client at their annual National Convention.

Bob reads minds and gets the audience laughing and involved. Bob was the kick-off speaker, as well as the emcee for the "Spirit Contest," and then delivered an empowering keynote to wrap it all up.

The result: "Bob Garner astounded our audience… A standing ovation!" Check it out.

If you're looking for an entertaining motivational speaker who actually has something to say; if you're looking for a funny emcee who can keep your event moving and energized; if you're looking for a speaker who will deliver the "WOW" factor, then you need Bob Garner. Go to http://www.bobgarner.com .


Bob Helps Out Heaven Can Wait Equine Sanctuary for Healing and Learning

Bob sits on the advisory board of the Heaven Can Wait Equine Sanctuary for Healing and Learning in San Miguel, CA. This sanctuary takes in abused and abandoned horses, race horses and their offspring, as well as donkeys and mules. Additionally, this sanctuary offers programs to aid cancer survivors, children with learning disabilities, autism and other people through interaction with these beautiful creatures.

Bob recently shot an extensive amount of video, edited the video (about 20 hours of editing time), lent his voice to the voiceover and uploaded the video to YouTube in the hopes that others would be willing to make a tax-deductible donation or, at the very least, Tweet, Facebook or share it on their blogs. The music is courtesy of http://www.danosongs.com who is awesome and the little voice of the miniature horse at the end of the video is none other than Marleta (Bob's talented wife!)

The cost to rehabilitate, provide medicate, house, and take care of these horses is "HUGE," so, we could use your help.

Please send a tax-deductible donation to Heaven Can Wait or Tweet, Facebook or share this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT8RritzWTE on your blog.


Employee Appreciation Event
Client confirms 10-12% increase in productivity due to Bob's speech.

Santander Consumer USA is one of the largest automotive lending companies in the world. It is owned by the Global 500 company, Banco Santander. Banco Santander is the largest bank in Europe, as well as the 4th largest bank and the 37th largest company in the world.

Santander held a week long Employee Appreciation Event and had Bob deliver 15 speeches at their various US locations across the country. In short, Bob was a major hit!

Watch this video and see what the EVP of Human Resources had to say about Bob AND the second half of the video for THE RESULTS of having Bob speak to her employees!

If you're holding an Employee Appreciation Event or any event where you want to see results… then give Bob a call.


May Update: Look at Just the Next Two Weeks
Bob has been busy! He just got back from Orlando where he was the wrap-up speaker at INVOLVE 2011 - CSCU's annual customer conference.

According to CSCU:

"Bob’s presentation wrapped up our awards banquet at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort. My expectations for him were very high and he blew them out of the water! In addition to customizing his presentation to our group, he dazzled our group with his amazing demonstrations of mind reading and had us all laughing with his humor - we could tell that Bob had a fun time with our group, as well. After his show, Bob was the talk of the evening and to this day I continue to hear from our attendees how amazing he was… a definite “two thumbs up!" Marketing Manager - CSCU

In just the next two weeks, Bob will be in San Diego, where he will be working for Northrop Grumman - for the third year in a row - at the GSA conference. Then, Bob will turn around and deliver the marketing message for new client Novation at the VHA conference - also in beautiful San Diego.

Upon the VHA's close, Bob jets off to Georgia where he will be the keynote speaker for Northwestern Mutual Life's 2011 Strategic Business conference - held, this year, at the gorgeous Chateau Elan.

While Bob is busy doing these multiple events, associate Leslie Chambers will also be at multiple events for us, starting with EMCWorld in Vegas for long-time client EMC. Immediately after that show, she heads to Microsoft Tech Ed in Atlanta- again with EMC - and then to a huge user's event for long-time client Manhattan Associates.

Also appearing at Microsoft Tech Ed will be long-time UK associate Marc Paul who will be dazzling attendees for the 2nd year in a row for client Network Appliance.

Plus, during that time period, associate Bill Jones will be taking a few days off from his guest starring role on the Fox TV hit show GLEE and will be presenting the marketing message at this year's Interop in Vegas for long-time client Mellanox Technologies.

Whew… that's just two weeks in May. But that is pretty typical around here!

When Bob returns from Georgia, he will be ramping up to deliver 16 (yes, 16!) speeches, all in the month of June. We'll say more about that next month …


Last Few Weeks - HIMSS, Trane, and Honeywell...
Bob has been at a number of trade shows, private gatherings and meetings so far this year, but we thought we would just feature the latest.

Bob was recently at HIMSS with long time client HealthPort. Here is a photo of our group.

From there, Bob headed off from warm Orlando to really cold Michigan and the Soaring Eagle Casino, where he got a standing ovation from the Trane Group. Trane is one of the leading heating and air conditioning providers and Bob really enjoyed being at their conference. Here is what they had to say and a few photos:

"A standing ovation! I made the right choice when I chose Bob to be our guest speaker at our Trane Residential Solutions Meeting. Approximately 200 of our top dealers were in attendance and they truly enjoyed Bob's presentation. I appreciated the fact that Bob customized his program to meet our needs and his amazing effects, clean humor and audience interaction not only reinforced his points, but also made his presentation fun and exciting. He had the audience in the palm of his hand and it was obvious that Bob had a fun time, as well." - Trane Residential Solutions.

Also, Bob just returned from another year at SPECS with client Novar, a division of Honeywell. Even when the show was slow, Bob always had a crowd in front of him. In fact, they booked him on the spot for 2012. Bob will soon be with Honeywell/Novar again at EEI in Atlanta.


A Busy Start to 2011
Bob is starting off the new year with back-to-back performances. First, Bob heads to chilly New York for Manhattan Associates at the NRF - National Retail Federation. Also working the show for Bob will be two of our associates, David Levitan and Leslie Chambers.

Right after NYC, Bob hops a plane to the Ritz in - not chilly - St. Thomas, Virgin Islands for a two day private event. >From there, Bob will take a quick plane ride to the Boca Raton Resort in Boca Raton, Florida where he will deliver the evening's entertainment for Progress Software's Global Partner 2011 Conference... and that is just the first two weeks in January!

Just prior to the holiday break, Bob was in Vegas where he was the "hit of the show" at the AARC - American Association for Respiratory Care - for long time client CareFusion. From there, Bob headed to Miami where he delivered an afternoon presentation and emceed the NCDM Conference for Engaging Customers using Data and Technology for the Direct Marketing Association.

This year is filling up fast and Bob even has bookings for 2012! To see where Bob has been and where he is going, make sure to check out our "Latest Page."


Busy Months & Secrets Interview
Busy 6 Weeks!

In just the next 6 weeks, Bob will be delivering presentations for AAA, Honeywell, Home Depot, and the General Services Administration.

On the trade show scene, Bob will be with Cognizant, Fiserv, Marina Medical, HealthPort and HealthMEDX at their trade shows.

Also, new associate Derek Hood will be working with REC Solar at the upcoming International Solar Power conference and long-time associate Bill Jones - from the hit TV show Glee - will be working with Mellanox at multiple shows. Leslie Chambers will also be on multiple show projects for EMC.

Plus, throw in 2 private shows for private clients and you have a busy 6 weeks!

Secrets of the Top Successful Magicians and Mentalists in the World

Peter Wardell from the UK has been busy interviewing the top successful magicians and mentalists in the world and he recently interviewed Bob for over one hour on the secrets of being a success in the world of mystery.

This is the first time that Bob has divulged some of his inner secrets to the magic fraternity, so this will be an interesting interview for those who want to hear Bob's take on how to be a success in the field of corporate magic.

Peter Wardell stated, "Bob has built the career that I would personally give my right arm for - he is multi-faceted in his approach to corporate magic, extremely funny and a brilliant businessman."

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5 Keynotes & 9 Trade Shows in 9 Weeks
Over the next 9 weeks, Bob Garner and his team will be featured at 5 meetings and 9 trade shows. As a funny emcee and funny keynote speaker Bob Garner will be appear at these upcoming user group conferences, sales meetings and company wide meetings: HealthMEDX User Group Conference, Manhattan Associates Momentum, Sta-Home Health & Hospice, Fiserv Connect, and the Clopay Leadership Conference.

During that same time period, as a trade show magician and trade show mentalist Bob Garner will be working the booths of Northrop Grumman, Covidien, Cognizant, and Tanner EDA. Additionally, since Bob can't be in two places at the same time, his associates will be working their trade show magic for Network Appliance, Viterion, Pegasystems, Mellanox, and EMC.


Standing O's & Rave Reviews
Recently, funny keynote speaker Bob Garner wowed the audiences of Sterling Commerce at their 2010 Global Sales Kick-Off and the Connecticut Podiatric Medical Association at their 100th Anniversary Event.

For Sterling Commerce, Bob addressed 400 of their top worldwide sales reps. Here is what the CEO of Sterling Commerce had to say about Bob:

"A standing ovation from 400 of our sales reps from around the word is testimony to the fact that Bob Garner did an outstanding job for us at our 2010 Global Sales Kick-Off. His amazing demonstrations of mindreading, audience interaction, and great comedy wrapped around our corporate message was the perfect way to end our evening event. Even more telling as to the response to Bob was that after the show, Bob was swamped by many asking questions - all of which Bob took the time to answer. He even performed a few close-up effects to their delight! Again, the effects had us amazed and the comedy had has us laughing. His slogan - 'Once you see him, you'll never forget him' - is an apt description of Bob Garner."

In the audience for the CPMA were top level doctors and their guests. Here is what they had to say about Bob:

"We were celebrating our 100th Anniversary at our annual Symposium this year, and I wanted to have something special to entertain our group of distinguished doctors and their guests. We had never had a speaker like Bob before, so I put my neck on the line and I'm glad I did. Bob Garner got rave reviews and everyone from the national board and our state board, as well as our audience was highly pleased with my choice. From the moment Bob took the stage, he had the audience in the palm of his hand and even after the show, he was approached by many who asked questions, took photographs and more. A professional both on and off the stage, Bob's amazing mindreading skills, quick wit and audience interaction were a joy to watch. Thanks, Bob, for an outstanding job!"

Obviously, if you're looking for a funny keynote speaker who can "WOW" your group, give Bob a call.


Dr. Jason Deitch Interviews Bob Garner on Branding, Success, and Becoming an Expert
Dr. Jason Deitch, Chiropractor and creator of the Discover Wellness Center, interviews Bob. In approx. 60 minutes, Bob answers questions dealing with branding your identity, building a business, becoming an expert, and diminishing lack. Even though the intended audience is chiropractors and wellness center experts, all can learn from this fun and engaging program.

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Two New Videos - Watch Bob Read Minds and Open a Major Conference
If you have not seen Bob's two new videos and you need to check them out. The first is Bob opening a major conference for Manhattan Associates. At this event, Bob also acted as emcee and wrap-up speaker. (In fact, he did such a great job; they rehired him for next year!)

The second video is Bob reading minds and having fun with his audience. Even though Bob is known as an entertaining motivational speaker who actually has something to say, the entertainment portion of Bob's program is always high. If you have ever seen Bob in person and wanted to share your experience with others, but just couldn't find the right words, then watch this video and share it with others.

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Driving Big Leads for HealthPort at AHIMA Bob Immediately Rebooked
Bob wowed them again at AHIMA, one of the largest health management shows in the country, when he worked with long-time client HealthPort. Showing a record number of quality leads, HealthPort has already rebooked Bob for next year. Thanks to all who stopped by and Bob looks forward to seeing you all again next year!


Bob Infuses LABSCO Sales Meeting with Motivation and Mystery
Bob was the after-dinner speaker at LABSCO's national sales meeting and he ignited the audience in a way they won't forget. Here is what LABSCO had to say:

"'Once you see him, you will never forget him' is exactly true, when you're talking about Bob Garner. Within minutes of Bob meeting our staff, he was doing amazing things. Yet, the best was still to come. As our after-dinner speaker, Bob took our top sales people on a fascinating, mysterious, and fun journey that had everyone on the edge of their seats. Bob customized his program to meet our needs and reinforced the message that we wanted our audience to hear. He reminded them that they should constantly recapture their passion and that we are here to help them be more successful.

In addition to his message, Bob's mindreading skills blew people away. Even though Bob had never met 95% of our group before that night, he accurately revealed our inner thoughts. He read minds, predicted the future, divulged the names of friends, relatives, and pets, as well as phone numbers, social security numbers, and personal addresses, while still making us all laugh and smile.

After his presentation, we offered our group the opportunity to meet with Bob and immediately he was surrounded. He answered questions on the power of the mind and continued amazing people on a more intimate level. On top of his presentations, Bob was a total professional and a pleasure with whom to work. We hope to do so again, in the future."


Blueprint for Success ... Now Available!
After a nationwide search of leading experts on professional and personal success, Bob Garner was chosen to share his empowering strategies for success in a new book called "Blueprint for Success - Proven Strategies for Success and Survival." Bob is featured along with 11 other highly successful achievers and communicators including Stephen Covey, the author of the groundbreaking best-selling book "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" and Ken Blanchard, the best-selling author of the classic "The One Minute Manager."

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Two More Encore Performances
In the speaking business, the rule of thumb is that any speaker can work for a client once; however, if that client brings you back, that means that they thought highly of their experience or the audience gave you great reviews and asked the planners to bring you back. Over 90 % of Bob's clients use him again and again. In fact, Bob recently delivered two back to back programs - one in Orlando and the other in Milwaukee - for repeat clients. The Society of Design Administration (SDA) - Orlando Chapter and api Software. Last year, Bob appeared at SDA's national meeting and this year, the Orlando Chapter brought him for an encore. api Software also utilized Bob's talents last year for the annual Client Forum and, due to popular demand, brought him back for the second year in a row. Here is what both clients had to say about Bob's participation:

"This was the 25th anniversary of the Orlando Chapter of the Society of Design Administration, and we wanted to give our group something special. We decided on Bob Garner and, let me tell you, we made the right decision. Bob's program was perfectly customized and delivered a unifying message to those in attendance. Of course, Bob's demonstrations of mindreading and ESP were outstanding, while his comedy was clean and refreshing. In the audience were the principals of some of the most successful design firms in Orlando. These are smart people - yet Bob had them shaking their heads in disbelief at some of his amazing mentalism effects. If they weren't listening to what Bob had to say, they were gasping in amazement, laughing at his comedy or applauding with approval. Furthermore, Bob mingled and performed his mindreading miracles to small groups, prior to the beginning of our event and spent quite a bit of time speaking with our group and answering questions, when his astounding program was finished. This was one of the largest turnouts that we have ever had, and we also garnered the highest amount of sponsors for this event. Our luncheon was a super success and Bob Garner was definitely a part of that success." SDA - Orlando Chapter

"This is the 2nd year in a row that we had Bob Garner provide the evening's entertainment at our annual Client Forum and Bob did another super job. Over 350 of our top customers with responsibilities ranging from payroll and finance to HR, IT, administration, and staffing were in attendance at this year's conference, and Bob helped to make it a grand success. His customized presentation reinforced our message of client connectivity in a unique and memorable way, while his mentalism and ESP demonstrations were not only out of this world, but also scary! (How does he know the names of your pets? How does he tell you not only the address, city and state of your childhood home, but then also describe what it looked like from the inside? And that is just the tip if the iceberg.) There is no way that anyone can do what Bob does - but he does it, then makes us laugh, then delivers a message on teamwork, communication or enthusiasm. Additionally, during the cocktail hour Bob mingled with our customers and performed some of his one-on-one mentalism and psychic readings and then remained after his program, for almost two hours, reading minds and talking to our customers ... incredible! On stage and off, Bob was a delight to work with and we look forward to experiencing his phenomenal talents again." - api Software Client Forum 2008


2 New Free Audio Podcasts Added
Bob has released 2 new free audio podcasts on bobgarneraudio.com. The free spiritual podcast "The Universal Law of Flow" reveals there is a natural flow or rhythm to everything and asks why people feel the need to push their way through life. The free motivational podcast "People Judge You Like A Book - By the Cover" displays the importance behind creating the image that you desire of yourself and assists you in analyzing the image that others have of you.

Listen to these and other free motivational and spiritual podcasts at bobgarneraudio.com.


Bob Makes Crowds And Headlines Appear For Client Coast IRB
At the Drug Information Association conference, Bob worked from a 10 x 10 booth and created a huge following for new client Coast IRB. In addition to comments from the sales pros staffing the booth such as, "Bob's presence at our booth didn't just bring us booth visitors - it gave us an audience," and "(Bob's presentation) resulted in stringer leads for our company while eliminating false leads," Bob also garnered the attention of ClinPage, the top website for services and technology in clinical trials. The following is an excerpt from reporter Suz Redfearn's article:
Stopping Traffic
Coast IRB's DIA Psychic
June 27, 2008
By Suz Redfearn

It's hard to compete with 540-plus exhibitor booths for the attention of 8,000-plus people meandering around. Actually, it's way beyond hard.

But a few companies at this year's Drug Information Association (DIA) conference in Boston managed to captivate us.

Chief among them: the standard-sized booth of Coast Independent Review Board (IRB). The Colorado Springs, CO-based IRB hired a mind reader who had, from what we could see, a nearly 100 percent accuracy rate. For the few minutes we stood there, the guy-Bob Garner of California, who calls himself a "corporate mentalist"-correctly guessed the name of one man's deceased pet (Bailey), as well as details about the dog and his passing. Then he nailed the upcoming due date of one guy's third child (Oct. 12).

Going Deep
And, in a move that made the crowd gasp, Garner guessed that another attendee (from executive search firm FPC Fortune) had a sister who died via suicide. Garner knew the deceased's first and last names, and that she had loved to paint. All correct.

How did Garner do it? We have no idea. We just know he had the hallway clogged with riveted people staring at him agog. And then at each other agog.

No Junk Leads
And the man was full service. Every few minutes, the fast-talking Garner would rattle off Coast's corporate spiel, then scan badges-but only those dangling around the necks of attendees whose employers actually work with commercial IRBs.

"Only good leads! No junk leads!" he'd say. (He did not scan our badge.)

Keith Kennedy, director of business development for Coast, says that they stumbled upon Garner. Perhaps Garner willed that to happen. It certainly raised awareness of Coast.


Client National Tenant Network the Talk of the National Apartment Association Show
National Tenant Network (NTN) is one of Bob's new clients and he helped them hit a home run at the competitive National Apartment Association show held recently in … Even though NTN's 10 x 10 exhibit was positioned towards the back of the hall, Bob worked his miracles and drew crowds and gained quality leads for NTN.

Here is what the President of NTN had to say:

"Talk about being the talk of the show - Bob Garner made it happen for us. Bob did a great job of pulling traffic off the aisles and getting them to not only hear our message, but also have some fun. Our goals at the show were to get noticed, gain mindshare, and get some leads. Bob helped us to achieve those goals in a fun and memorable way."


New Book published mid-July
After a nationwide search, Bob Garner was chosen to contribute his empowering ideas for success along with 13 other top experts in a new book called “Blueprint for Success – Proven Strategies for Success and Survival.” Due to be released in mid-July, Bob will be featured along with Stephen Covey, (“7 Habits of Highly Effective People”) and Ken Blanchard (“The One Minute Manager.”)

In addition to sharing the platform with Stephen Covey, Bob has written articles for Covey and Blanchard’s “Personal Excellence” magazine, which has subscribers worldwide and features other personal and professional development experts like Wayne Dyer, Brian Tracy, and Anthony Robbins.

Bob’s portion of the book focuses on the mind and how your thoughts shape your life. Subscribers to Bob’s free monthly ezine, “Personal Success” will receive a special discount. Go to Bob’s homepage and sign up for his free monthly ezine and save money, while you succeed.


New 2 CD Audio on Creating Abundance in final stages of production
Turn Your Faucet On – Learn How to Create Abundance and Prosperity in Your Life is a powerful 2 CD audio set that shows you how to turn on the flow of abundance, happiness and peace into your life. Do you want to learn how to
  • Create amazing streams of wealth?
  • Accomplish goals that you thought were impossible?
  • Overcome fear and worry about your future?
  • Demonstrate to your family and friends that you can achieve your dreams
  • Assist others in creating abundance and do good things for the world?
Imagine doing all of that in a spiritual, positive, and loving way. This 2 Audio CD set will show you how. In addition to his own usable information, Bob reveals wisdom on creating abundance and prosperity found in the Old and New Testament, the Tao teh Ching, the Bhagavad Gita, the Rig Vedas, the Upanishads, as well as insight from Buddha, and other great teachers. Complete with exercises that you can do, this CD set will change your life.

Again, subscribers to Bob's free monthly ezine will get a special early discount.


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