Everyone knows that laughter is the best medicine. So why would you leave the element of fun out of your meeting? Vinny will show you how to reduce Negativity and turn fear into fun with the three simple tools that make up the “F-Factor.” Fun, Focus and Fervor.

Vinny’s street smarts, tough love and flare for fun will give your event a real shot in the head. (Metaphorically Speaking.)

Vinny Verelli is actually Jonathan Schwartz a veteran actor with over 35 years of professional performing experience.

With his degree in Marketing Jonathan decided there’s no business like show business, and has been performing ever since.

He has toured prisons with a production of Samuel Becket’s Waiting For Godot and has performed mime at Carnegie Hall. Jonathan also worked with Tennessee Williams in the world premiere production of Tiger Tail and worked on ships as cruise director and entertainer.

For the past 18 years Jonathan and his wife Ginny King have been producing shows for the event business in Atlanta. Jonathan has written, produced and directed fourteen interactive mysteries that have been produced at over 350 corporate events.

Jon has played many characters in his career, but only one, Vinny Verelli has written a book. Motivate This, the Simple Approach to Motivation fell off the truck in 2005 and keep your eyes pealed for his next book, I Got Your Chicken Soup Right Here.

In February of 2004 Jon, as Vinny Verelli, won the NSA Comedy Idol Competition in St. Louis and recently won the Toastmaster’s State of Georgia humor as well as the table topics competition. In December 2007, Vinny was the closing keynote speaker CAPS (Canadian Association of Professional Speakers.) convention in Halifax. And in 2008 Vinny was the opening keynote speaker for the Galzer/Kennedy Super Conference. Jonathan is currently the president of the Georgia chapter of NSA.

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Areas of Expertise:
Customer Service
Humor
Motivation
Stress Management
Team Building

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vverelli - Updated: October 12, 2011