“I would recommend Jeff in a heart-beat.”
Steve Skinner – IT Manager, Novelis
“We thoroughly enjoyed Jeff as our Keynote Speaker for the Alaska
Recreation and Park Association. He brought energy, humor, and very relevant information; perfect for our association! I would recommend Jeff
for any audience, any venue, any profession: people need to hear his message!”
-Michael Bork, Conference Chair
2019 ARPA Annual Conference
“Best closing speaker ever!”
NY Corrections & Youth Services Association
…Welcome.
I combine my more than 20 years as a nationally touring stand-up comedian performing with some of comedy’s biggest names (Martin Short, Brian Regan, John Oliver)…
With lessons learned from a life devoted to outdoor pursuits…
To deliver an impactful presentation on digital balance, or what some call digital detox, helping individuals understand how our screen compulsions are distracting, stealing time, preventing us from being our productive best…
Making us more intent on seizing our smartphones rather than seizing the day…
Our electronic devices are amazing – too amazing, however. Instead of controlling them they are controlling us. I know because I had my brain hijacked by the Internet, rewired so that it craves distraction. Consequently, I now struggle with writing, something that once came easy for me, due to an inability to focus…
And I’m not alone. We now, on average, spend 2 hours and 51 minutes per day just on our smartphones. Over the course of one year this equates to 43 days spent mainly on mindless distraction…
My presentation not only heightens awareness to what our screen compulsions are doing to us mentally and physically at the expense of family, careers, and personal aspirations, but also offers insight on how to achieve better balance between our virtual and real worlds…