
Knows his stuff: Fishbone has 35 years experience as a successful entrepreneur: starting, running and growing his own businesses, with an outlook that balances creativity with practicality. Most recently he wrote a book, Selling the Scream, in which he describes his saga of designing, manufacturing and distributing over 150 art-inspired gift items to museums and shops around the world. To do this, he had to be very…
Adaptable: Fishbone’s past work in many different fields involved understanding client needs and crafting a customized solution to achieve their goals. It’s because Fishbone…
Listens. As a multi-instrumentalist and percussionist, Fishbone gets hired to play with musicians who each have their own, distinct styles. Things can happen really fast and he is expected to not just blend in but tactfully embellish a songs theme. Fishbone takes this philosophy into all aspects of life, including business: Pay Attention! What can you learn? What can you transform? Where can you go from here? To hold your own in these situations you have to be…
Fearless: Anything is possible. Fishbone charges right into every situation confident of amazing success. One of the consequences is that it is easy to make a ‘mistake’. However, he knows from his past, that in art, and in business, mistakes are treasured as opportunities to be…
Innovative: Fishbone understands that the
keys to success in any organization lie with employees and staff. If you
want to not just survive, but thrive, you must foster an atmosphere that
encourages creative problem solving, that embraces risk taking and that draws valuable lessons from mistakes. Everyone in your company should be thinking
like an Entrepreneur, and be recognized in some fashion for their contributions.
To actively engage your staff, Fishbone is always…
Inventive: Fishbone never wanted to go about life like anyone else, so he always looked for some other way of reaching his goal. As a presenter and teacher, Fishbone will show you things in ways you never imagined. OK, in running a business, that caused some problems, in fact it occasionally invited disaster. But following the motto of ‘Perseverance furthers’, Fishbone shows how to transform those potential pitfalls into open doorways to success. At the same time you’ll be encouraged to have…
Fun: And why does it look like Fishbone is having fun? It’s because he is, and so is the audience as they are invited to join right in for the ride. To keep things fresh, his presentations are totally…
Original: Fishbone mixes song, music, story and visuals to create dynamic, captivating, and memorable experiences. Everything is based on his experience which is…
Inspirational: You’ll exit his presentation with a renewed confidence that YOUR crazy idea is maybe not so crazy after all, and that with the right tools and right help you too will be successful.
Fishbone’s background includes being an Eagle Scout, a student of science,
an artist, musician, storyteller, traveler, entrepreneur, product designer,
writer, devoted husband and father; all of which contribute to his expertise
and broad appeal as a professional speaker.