My very first experience as a speaker was accepting the 'Scholastic Athlete of the Year' award (1973) for the State of Washington. I got on stage in front of a 1,000 people and gave my fist speech. All I remember is how nervous I was.
Being a 9 year Pro-Football Player, I was exposed to the world of voice overs and Radio/TV commercials early in my career. My very first project was a Radio/TV commercial campaign for the United Way in 1979. I was very popular with the media because my interviews spoke the truth and told it the way it was. Something today's professional athletes fail to accomplish!
Over the years I have done voice overs for men products, restaurants, insurance firms and non-profit organizations. I've appeared on every major TV/Radio network in Chicago including ABC, NBC, CBS, ESPN, Comcast & WGN. For the past 3 NFL seasons I appear as the featured guest each Monday evening on the 'Tribune Live Show' with Comcast SportsNet.
Currently I have a talk show "The Bearly Legal Show" which streams live every Friday 11 AM-Noon on talkzone(website). I do all the voice overs for the Liberty Chicago Team. The show has caught the ear of ESPN AM 1000 and soon will move to the AM dial.
I was a 2-Time Football All-American and graduate from the University of Washington. I was very fortunate to live my boyhood dream and get drafted in the 3rd round by the Chicago Bears. And then, have the opportunity to start in the same backfield with arguably the greatest running back ever to play in the NFL, the late great Walter Payton.
But, I have to give all the credit to my high school choir teacher for the development of my voice. He was the best.
During the past 30 years, I have virtually done hundreds of speaking engagements and personal appearances. I have never received any professional voice lessons, just on the job training. For 4 years,(2004-08),I was the Ambassador and lead speaker for the largest privately held business consulting firm in the United States...International Profit Associates.
I have access to one of the best 'State of the Arc' sound studios. Each week my talk show 'The Bearly Legal Show' streams live every Friday from 11 AM-Noon on www.talkzone.com. This studio also simulcasts Chicago's largest and best sports webio show...Chicago Sports Webio. All of my current commercials for the Liberty Chicago Team are recorded from this studio.
Remember, I'm a former Football Player, not an engineer. I got hit in the head many, many, many times. I leave the technical stuff to the tech heads. I take pride in getting any project done in the most professional setting possible.
The most important thing I want people to know about me is I'm always accessible. I will do what ever it takes to help a friend in need. I'm been so blessed in my life and I'm very proud to have built a network of people the "Liberty Chicago Team" who pull together each day to help one another accomplish their financial dreams.
My skills are all about hard work, team work, and the network! As the Head Coach it's my responsibility to teach and duplicate these skills. My personal goal is to create more millionaires in the history of network marketing with Liberty International.