Motivational Speaker Ross Bernstein
Ross Bernstein grew up in the small southern Minnesota town of Fairmont and went on to attend the University of Minnesota. It was there where he first got into writing through some rather unique circumstances. You see, after a failed attempt to make it as a walk-on to the U of M's top-ranked Golden Gopher hockey team, Ross opted for the next best thing - to become the team's mascot, "Goldy the Gopher." His humorous accounts as a mischievous rodent back at old Mariucci Arena then inspired the 1992 regional best-seller appropriately titled: "Gopher Hockey by the Hockey Gopher." The rest, they say... is history!
After spending the next several years in Chicago and New York working as a vice president of marketing for a start-up children's entertainment company, Ross decided to take a leap of faith and come home to pursue his dream of becoming a full-time sports author. Since then, he has written more than 40 books and is truly having a ball. From critically acclaimed national biographies, to regional best-selling coffee-table history books, to inspirational children's books - Ross is proof that you CAN find happiness and success doing what you truly love.
As a result, Ross and his books have been featured on thousands of local and national TV and radio programs over the past decade, including: CNN, ESPN, CBS, ABC, NBC, NPR, MSNBC and FOX News, among others - and he was even recently featured on the covers of the Wall Street Journal and USA Today. Ross and his wife Sara have a five year old daughter and presently reside in Eagan, Minnesota."
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When it Comes to Team Building, Leadership & Motivation: Do You Believe in Miracles?... Yes!
The author of more than 40 sports books, Ross Bernstein is a sought after motivational speaker who specializes in the teachings of legendary coach..."We were lucky enough to get Ross to speak at our annual sales recognition dinner. His presentation about Herb Brooks and the ‘Miracle on Ice' was a huge hit and really resonated with our sales team. Whether you are a hockey fan or not, you can't help but get inspired by listening to Ross talk about Herb's amazing leadership and team-building skills. What a fascinating story. Our group really enjoyed his hour long presentation and found it to be not only funny and interesting, but also extremely motivating. As a company that deals with technology and customer service, we are always looking for new and better ways of doing things. Ross really connected with our people and got their attention. His program was just so different from anything we had ever seen before and I couldn't be happier with the results. If you enjoyed the Disney movie ‘Miracle,' then this presentation is for you. I highly recommend it." - Jerry Mathwig, CEO, Metro Sales, Inc.
"Ross was able to convey to our audience his emotion and closeness to Herb Brooks and at the same time was able to deliver the keys to Herb's success: hard work, the ability to relate to the common person, and how to make changes as needed in order to survive. Ross had the audience's undivided attention during the entire presentation." - Kevin Larson, CEO, Consolidated Telecommunications Co.
"Thank you for the marvelous presentation you gave to our members at our 2006 Summer Leadership Conference. It was interesting, humorous, poignant, family friendly - and really gave everyone some excellent messages to take home with them. Our families also thought the complimentary books you gave to the children in the audience were a very thoughtful touch. I conducted a post-show web survey of our attendees, and 100 percent of those who responded indicated that they were very satisfied with your presentation. I'm not surprised - the anecdotal feedback I received was extremely positive. I know I am completely safe in saying that no one went home disappointed!" - Lara Durben, Communications Director, Minnesota Turkey Growers Association
"Ross captivated our audience as he told the touching story of Herb Brooks. As a presenter, Ross has an incredible talent of relating to people and conveying the values and history of what Coach Brooks stood for. Following his presentation, I received calls and e-mails from attendees who were personally touched. They expressed to me how they wanted to become better role models, coaches and team members. Sometimes our inner passion fogs over at work and in our personal lives. After listening to Ross, many of us left parting the clouds only to set higher standards for ourselves, determined not to settle for anything less than excellence." - Amanda Daninger, Director, Visit Minneapolis North Tourism and Convention Association
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