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Charlie Adams is also a
Senior National Speaker
for the
National Collegiate Scouting Association of Chicago
STOKE THE FIRE WITHIN
A Guide to Igniting Your life
Available at the Notre Dame Bookstore and corbypublishing.com.
Charlie Adams MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER
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“Charlie opened the Global Compliance Solutions 5th Annual AML/Compliance & Financial Crimes Conference Oct 15th – 16th, 2009 in Grand Cayman with his fabulous ‘Stoke The Fire Within’ presentation. He captivated our attendees with his wonderful stories, and his absolute enthusiasm for life was infectious. Everyone there was inspired! One attendee said, 'When Charlie finished his presentation I felt like I could do anything!' It was a brilliant way to start the GCS conference!”
Global Compliance Solutions
“Having Charlie speak to our inaugural group of Titanium Award recipients was a fantastic start to our event. His energy and passion for life is contagious, and definitely came through in his presentation. In addition, he was extremely easy to work with as we coordinated schedules and other details.”
Event Planner, Biomet
Dr. Robert Brower
Superintendent for North Montgomery CSC
Drew Kayvani
78th Illinois Credit Union League Conference
Charlie Adams specializes in igniting events and people with the Stoke the Fire Within message.
Charlie Adams is the author of the popular motivational book "Stoke the Fire Within."
“His enthusiasm for life and his intrinsic value of excellence is absolutely overwhelming!”
- Reader Views on 'Stoke the Fire Within'
As a speaker and author, Charlie invigorates events and people with his upbeat, caring speaking style that conveys a genuine belief that each one of us has a fire within, a desire to reach a steady level of excellence in all we do. Sometimes a stoker is needed to kindle those flames! That's Charlie's specialty. It is why meeting planners have trusted him to help ignite their events since 1985.
As an award winning Sports Broadcast Journalist and Positive News Reporter for 23 years at Television stations across America, Charlie gained life changing insights from champions of all walks of life. He shares their remarkable mindsets and attitudes, and audiences come away reinvigorated!
If your special event needs someone to come in and set the tone, energize the middle, or end it with a fireball of inspiration, Charlie’s your speaker. The "Stoke" messages connect with Corporate, Educator and Association audiences because everyone benefits from motivation - especially these days!
For more on the Stoke the Fire Within message click here
Charlie's "Stoke the Fire Within" keynote is tailored to your particular event. His highly popular "How to Build a Positive Attitude and KEEP the Darn Thing" is often utilized as a Breakout following the "Stoke" experience. Drawing from his experiences of raising six children with his E.R. Nurse Nancy, audiences connect with his hilarious and practical tips on how to stay positive all of the .... well, most of the time!
In recent years, Charlie has been excited to add the powerful "College Recruiting Simplified" presentation to the Stoke arsenal of motivation. The new book "Athletes Wanted" reports that more than ever, companies are specifically looking to hire college student-athletes with high GPA's because of the fire they bring to their culture. In this powerful presentation, Charlie opens the eyes of families to how they can help their youngster take their passion for a sport, and turn it into a way to pay for College AND put themselves in position to have their resume go to the top of the pile when it comes job-search time!
For more on Charlie’s background on this important topic click here.
Examples of how the Stoke the Fire Within keynotes and the NCSA College
Recruiting Simplified seminars have been utilized:
Stoke the Fire Within keynotes/breakouts:
- Biomet, Inc. (keynote to set the tone of Titanium Awards Retreat)
- Indiana State Association of Health Underwriters 2009 Convention
(opening keynote to set tone of Conference, Indianapolis) - Global Compliance Solutions Conference (opening keynote, annual
Conference, Cayman Islands) - Arizona Multihousing Association Conference (keynote and breakout, Phoenix)
- Illinois Credit Union League Conference (keynote and breakout, Chicago)
- Michigan Teachers Conference (opening keynote, Frankenmuth, MI)
- Fairbanks North Star Borough School District annual In-Service
(opening keynote and breakouts) - Upward Awards Night
- Purdue Calumet University (keynote, Leadership conference)
- University of Alaska Southeast (Juneau, AK)
- Liberty Mutual (Embracing Change conference)
- Lafayette Savings Bank (Staff Retreat, Lafayette, IN)
- Securitas Security Services (keynote to conclude Leadership
Conference, Houston, TX)
NCSA College Recruiting Simplified, to educate families on how to get
College Athletics and Academic/Athletics Scholarships:
- NCSA College Recruiting Simplified, NIKE ESPN Rise Combine, Cincinnati
- NCSA College Recruiting Simplified, Football University, Atlanta
- NCSA College Recruiting Simplified, Perry Meridian H.S., Indianapolis
- NCSA College Recruiting Simplified, 5 Star Basketball, Chicago