Kurt Kilpatrick

Biography

Kurt Kilpatrick has owned and operated a successful advertising agency in Mississippi, a Creative Services Business in Florida, Texas, and Alabama and currently runs his Professional Speaking and Creative Services business from his Home Base in Birmingham, Alabama. He has been a professional Humorist and Speaker for 25+ years. As a Humorist, Kurt has spoken to thousands of groups at conventions and corporate gatherings all across the United States, as well as Mexico, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean. He has recorded Three Comedy Albums and is featured as one of the Top Humorist's on "The Executive Treasury of Humor", a cassette album marketed worldwide by the Nightingale-Conant Corporation in Chicago. In addition to writing humor for a variety of entertainers, speakers, and comedy services from Coast to Coast, he continues to write and perform humor on his daily morning Radio Show in Birmingham, Alabama known as "The Burt and Kurt Show" on WODL-FM, a Cox Broadcasting Company entity. Kurt also ghost writes speeches and creative broadcast Ad campaigns for Radio and Television stations and Ad agencies in the Southeast. He also produces scores of voice tracks for commercials using his repertoire of voices and characterizations. In 1984 the National Speakers Association awarded Kurt Kilpatrick the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation. In 1989 the National Speakers Association awarded Kurt Kilpatrick the Council of Peers Award of Excellence (CPAE) considered to be the Speakers Hall of Fame. Kurt has been a featured speaker and teacher at numerous NSA workshops and National Conventions in Atlanta, New Orleans, Nashville, San Francisco, Phoenix, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Palm Springs and Dallas, Texas. Kurt has two published works entitled, "Kurt Kilpatrick Presents 500-One Liners", and "Secrets of Sales Champions", dealing with the importance of using Humor in business and in Sales. As a Nationally recognized professional speaker, Kurt enjoys having the opportunity to touch others with the "Gift of Humor". He uses humor to help people relieve the stress and strain of life and he believes people can learn to cope with and deal with frustration, anger, fear, and disappointment if they will learn to laugh. While he can have an audience laughing until their sides ache, he can also skillfully convey a message of good sound advice for effective living. A favorite quote from Will Rogers which has become Kurt's by-line is, "We're only on this earth for a short time, so for heaven's sake, have a few laughs and don't take things so seriously, especially yourselves." The Burt and Kurt Show has thrilled radio listeners with wit, wisdom, and humor for over a decade and a half in Birmingham, Alabama. Co-host Bob Burton and Kurt Kilpatrick received a Certificate of Commendation from Alabama's Governor for, "Having an irrepressible spirit and a dynamic energy in the promotion of good, clean humor on the radio." The Mayor of Birmingham also gave Burt and Kurt a proclamation from the City. The Dynamic Radio team continues to make radio fun and meaningful on their TALK SHOW at 101.1 FM The SOURCE with their contemporary humor, characters, impressions, song parodies, and other humorous comedy bits, while also tackling serious and diverse issues confronting the world today. Kurt Kilpatrick and his family are active members of Dawson Memorial Baptist Church in Birmingham. Kurt was a member of the Homewood City Council from 1994-to-1996. In addition to his morning Radio show, Kurt Kilpatrick maintains his speaking business as a professional humorist, speaking to Corporations and Associations all over the United States. Through his Creative Services Company, Kurt provides Humorous-Motivational programs for Fortune 500 Companies, National and Regional Associations and other groups. He conducts seminars and workshops on Communications, Creativity, Customer Service and Leadership, as well as programs on How to Use Humor in Business to Maximize Productivity in Leadership, Business and Sales.

Publications

Mission Possible! Learn how 12 great Americans achieved success. They did it. So can you. Kurt Kilpatrick is joined by a host of popular authors and speakers, including: Jim Cathcart, Dan Thurmon, Patricia Fripp, Peter A. Land, Tou Ger Xiong, Don Hutson, Dudle Stokes, Bill Markin, Vince Lombardi, Jr., Nido Qubein, and Thomas F. Ribar.

Titles

90% of Life is Half Mental Create your own Success The Art of using Humor in Business and Sales Don't take THINGS so Seriously