Brad Montgomery never planned to be a nationally recognized professional speaker, business humorist, publisher and author. He planned to be a lawyer. After graduating with a political science degree from Brown University Brad intended to be a magician for one year and then start the serious part of his life with the study of law. To date, he is still waiting for the serious part of his life to begin.
After getting his start as a corporate comedian and magician, Brad now speaks to corporations and associations who need a lift, bringing laughter & magic blended with a simple yet powerful message about creating more humor in our lives. Brad has earned his Certified Speaking Professional designation, which is the highest earned award from the National Speakers Association. (Fewer than 7% of speakers world wide have earned the CSP.) Corporate clients include Kraft, Proctor & Gamble, IBM, General Mills, COMSAT, Merrill Lynch and Honeywell. Many associations have also praised Brad’s work including the Alzheimer Association, the Utilities Service Alliance (a nuclear energy association), The American Payroll Association, and the California Teachers Association.
Brad joined John Gray (of Mars/Venus fame) and Mark Victor Hansen (of Chicken Soup renown) to write Mission Possible. He has also co-authored, produced and published Humor Me: America’s Funniest Humorists on the Power of Laughter, as well as Humor Us: America’s Funniest Humorists on the Power of Laughter.
Brad is a Motivational Humorist, urging his audiences across the country to lighten up and to remember that our lives are filled with humor and magic. He helps associations and corporations deal with change and improve morale. Brad reminds groups that, “Life is Fun & Funny. And Filled with Magic.” By the looks of things, his clients agree. Folks use him to kick off conventions with a bang, close ‘em with a laugh or to lift them up somewhere in between. His programs create laughter and magic leaving his audiences with a spring in their steps, feeling good about themselves, great about the meeting, and hopeful for the future.
Brad lives in Centennial, Colorado with his attorney wife. (Brad assumed that the next best thing to being a lawyer was tricking one into marrying him.) Although he is proud of his many awards and national credits, he’s convinced that his best tricks so far are his three small kids.
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Ordinary Magic ... The Art of Being Reminded How Amazing Life Can Be
Using his own blend of Hilarious Humor, as well as his Award-Winning magic, Corporate Entertainer and Professional speaker Brad Montgomery teaches, motivates and entertains. This program helps your group to see that real magic happens in their lives everyday. Magic doesn’t have to mean vanishing tigers and floating women; sometimes finding magic is as easy as stopping to smell the flowers. Or remembering to giggle. Or to do funny things. Learning to rediscover the magic in our lives helps us to live well, to be well, and even to work well. Brad uses his skills as a magician and comic to cover some specific — and very funny — techniques to remind ourselves that life is both fun and funny. This program is inspirational, informational and very funny.
Jammed with audience participation, humor, magic and ... most especially... a powerful message.
Presto Change-O: A Magician's Guide to Laughing at Change
Change doesn't have to hurt. It can be exciting and challenging; it can be fun and funny. Change can be magical. In this very humorous program, Brad reveals secrets magicians use to approach change. "Might as well laugh at it, it's gonna happen anyway!" Magicians know that once the "show" starts nothing is going to stop it. When dealing with the unexpected and unplanned, magicians - and people who think like magicians - know that our job is to find a new "ending" that is equally as magical, and equally as entertaining as the ending we had planned on. Brad teaches us how magicians always search for the "magic" outcome.
When we face difficulties we have a choice. We can either whine and complain about what's coming 'round the corner, or we can acknowledge that our lives are changing anyway and use humor to make it a positive -- and often very funny -- experience. This hilarious session is filled with Brad's Award Winning Magic, Comedy & Audience Participation. It's perfect for groups that want a very entertaining and humorous program with a simple and powerful message.
