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CHRIS BOWERS
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Chris Bowers' life is dedicated to the positive influence and motivation of students through the use of humor. He is a dynamic storyteller and his hilarious tales serve to emphasize the lessons he is trying to
convey. In high school and college, Chris began speaking in front of audiences such as Student Council, Key Clubs, and Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Seminars. He graduated from Ball State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. In 1996, he began his professional speaking career with Challenge Leadership Programs, a student leadership development company located in Indianapolis, IN. After six years of incredible success throughout the country, Chris ventured out to start Bowers Success Development,
LLC.
Chris has appeared as the keynote speaker for Indiana's Student Council Representative Assembly and Iowa's 4-H State Conference. He has spoken at HOBY seminars for high school sophomores in Indiana, Michigan, Iowa, Florida, Nebraska and Ohio. Chris was the highlighted keynote speaker at HOBY's World Leadership Congress in Washington, D.C. as well as at their Training Institute for National volunteers in Arizona. He has given workshops at LEAD, the Nevada State Student Council and PRIDE International conferences. Chris appears in over one hundred middle and high schools a year.
Chris speaks to audiences about the power they have to take risks and to have confidence in themselves. He uses humor to build camaraderie with students so he can encourage them to overcome their fear of failure and fear of what others may think of them. He emphasizes positive ways of dealing with frustration and conflict resolution. Audiences find themselves laughing along as he tells his own personal stories to get his points across. His presentations are dynamic and his enthusiasm is contagious.
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School assemblies and conference keynotes
In this one hour presentation, Chris addresses risk taking and empowers students not to give into peer pressure simply because it would be the "cool thing" to do. He helps students see that other's perspectives are not nearly as important as their own happiness and success.
Leadership workshops
This is a three hour opportunity for students that have already shown some leadership potential. Chris will model them into an effective team that can go back to school and make a difference. This is a great kickoff workshop at the beginning of each semester for your student council and other leadership teams.
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