Rob Peck's highly original approach to keynote speaking results from a rather
unique educational background. After graduating from the University of
Pennsylvania (Phi Beta Kappa) and doing post-graduate studies at Harvard and
The Sorbonne University in Paris, Rob enrolled in the Antic Arts Academy
(founded by four former Ringling Brothers Clown College "professors" including
MacArthur Genius Grant recipient Michael Moschen).
After a 20 year career as a touring performing artist - including a long
running one-man show, commissioned by and performed at the Smithsonian
Institution, as well as feature slots on cable and network television programs
such as Donahue, Evening Magazine and Amazing America, Rob turned in his clown
nose and took up public speaking with a passion. He is the C.E.A. (Creative
Education Advocate) of ZESTWORKS, a speaking, training and consulting firm
whose core mission is to make content come alive by linking lessons with
laughter. Rob's guiding principle is that high spirits mean low attrition.
His unique and innovative keynotes like "Keeping All The Balls In The Air" or
"Laugh & Learn, Think Long Term" combine enduring truths with mesmerizing
circus skills, and inspire participants to substantively improve
inter-departmental communication by reframing the question "How smart are you?"
to "How are you smart?"
When he is not on the platform, Rob regularly conducts in-house creativity
seminars, designs stress management training programs, facilitates retreats,
and has served as a spirit in the workplace consultant for numerous companies
and institutions. ZESTWORKS' team-building trainings, like "Playing For Keeps"
or "All Work & No Play...NO WAY!!", let leaders and staff experience first hand
how humor can help companies retain, rather than constantly retrain, key
personnel. From Harvard to Hewlett Packard, ZESTWORKS' creatively customized
programs have sparked the fresh thinking and fertile collaborations that help
leaders and teams stay focused, stay flexible and stay together in a high
trust, winning organization.
As a speaker, trainer or consultant, Rob Peck's literal and figurative
understanding of "juggling" has helped thousands of multi-tasking professionals
rediscover a life-balance, which frees them to have less stress and more zest
at work...and at home.
Change Management - (Emotional Intelligence/Resiliency/Spirit in the
workplace)"KEEPING ALL THE BALLS IN THE AIR" (How To Cope With Constant
Change...And Still Stay Sane!):
Busy professionals are increasingly challenged to do a kind of juggling act
where they balance their attention between several pressing demands, yet never
lose track of the big picture - and still keep their eye on the ball. With so
many multiple responsibilities, and in the midst of so much non-stop rapid
change, it's hard to keep our professional - let alone our personal - life in a
healthy balance. Being able to have (and hone) a good sense of humor helps us
hang tough in hard times. Laughter is like leavening...it helps heavy spirits
rise! If you'd like to have less stress and more zest, this keynote will leave
you with a fresh, fun-spirited way to recharge your creative battery,
experience a renewed sense of connection with your colleagues...and provide an
enticing challenge to make shared laughter a daily rite.
Core Goals/Key Outcomes:
1) Managers and team leaders learn theory and acquire tools to help them keep
their balance in periods of high volatility
2) Audience members leave feeling more confident that they can stay focused and
stay committed
3) Employees go back to work with a renewed sense of connection and compelling
incentive to make each other's job environments more fun
4) Workplace morale goes up and energized job performance fuels organizational
growth
5) Companies retain - rather than constantly retrain - key personnel.
Health & Wellness - (Stress management/Life balance, "mental fitness")
"THE BEST TEST IS ZEST!"
Creative Team Building - (Using humor to decrease burnout and attrition and
increase innovation and morale)
"PLAYING FOR KEEPS" (How leaders and teams can use humor in the workplace to
retain rather than constantly retrain key employees)
Education & Training - (Multiple intelligences theory and practical
applications)
"LEFT BRAINERS, RIGHT BRAINERS & NO BRAINERS! (Why emotional intelligence is
the key to "people smart" communication)
