Joel Freeman: "Smart-Fun-Sizzle" For Your Next Event

DEALING WITH PEOPLE WHO DRIVE YOU CRAZY!®
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"...very engaging, smart and funny...best keynote..."
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Joel Freeman is an off-key singer and extremely bad dancer. In spite of that -- with travels to 55+ countries over the past 25 years -- he has been called on by meeting planners from around the world to facilitate engaging training events and keynote addresses for many types of businesses, corporations, professional associations, educational institutions, government agencies, non-profit organizations and more...
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For 20 NBA seasons Dr. Freeman served as player development mentor and character coach to the Washington Bullets/Wizards pro basketball team -- available to be a sounding board for the players of the team, some in upper management, members of the coaching staff, and also players from other teams. One of the first team character coaches in the history of the NBA.

This experience gave him a unique inside perspective regarding team chemistry, leadership, stress, change management, cultural competency, conflict resolution, emotional intelligence and winning/losing at the pro level.
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Internationally sought-after conference speaker and workshop facilitator | Passionate about dynamic, fun-filled excellence | Multiculturally astute, with travels to 55+ countries | Accomplished author | Edu-tainment specialist | Serial entrepreneur | Professional counselor | Philanthropist | Recognized globally as a specialist in helping organizations unlock the potential of their human capital | Success coach to executives | Behavioral analyst | Organizational culture change specialist | Mischief maker | Corporate trainer | Rosetta Stone history expert | Magazine publisher | Recipient of numerous awards, citations and honors | Motivational consultant | Mentor to pro athletes | Award-winning film maker | Solutionist | Critical Incident Debriefing coach | Photographer | A life motivated by curiosity | Experiences an on-going love/hate relationship with technology | Group tour leader to Israel & Greece | Easily distracted and mesmerized by street performers and/or live music | Devoted husband and father | Off-key singer and extremely bad dancer | No Bull | No Hype...
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A R E N A S O F E X P E R T I S E

Staff Development | Leadership | Diversity | Teamwork | Entrepreneurial Creativity | Brainstorming | Change Management | Black History | Executive Coaching | Stress Management | Emotional Intelligence | Anger Management | Sales | Unconscious Bias | Cross-Cultural Competence | Conference Keynote Addresses | Educational/historical/all-inclusive tours of Israel & Greece

A seasoned, well-traveled veteran, Joel has an impressive list of satisfied clients ranging from the Prime Minister of Grenada (and his senior advisors), top government official & business professional of Nigeria, and Permanent Secretaries of Barbados to the White House Communications Agency (WHCA), Secret Service, Defense Security Service (DSS), Rutgers University, National Security Agency (NSA), E! Entertainment Television, Blacks In Government (BIG), NASA, Verizon, FBI, GE, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), EMI Music Group, Ikea, NRC, CDC, NTSB, YPO, DISA, NIH, Association of International Schools of Africa (AISA), National Counterterrorism Center, US Sentencing Commission, Billboard Music Group, National Counterterrorism Center, Nigerian National Assembly Service Commission, Black Public Relations Society, European Council of International Schools (ECIS), many pro athletes and executives around the globe.

Dr. Freeman's most popular seminar/presentation titles:

---------------- The Curiosity-Driven Life
--------------- Connecting Now With Later
--------------The Surprising Benefits of Unselfishness
------------- Enhancing Your Emotional Intelligence
------------ Diversity: The Value of Mutual Respect
----------- All Stressed Out And Nobody To Choke!
---------- A White Man's Journey Into Black History
--------- When Strangling Someone Isn't An Option!
-------- Dealing With People Who Drive You Crazy!®
------- If Nobody Loves You, Create The Demand!
------ Lessons From Blades of Grass in a Concrete Jungle
----- IGNITE (or re-ignite) Your Entrepreneurial Passion!
---- How Your Personality Impacts Your Personal Success!
--- Business Wisdom and Life Lessons from an NBA Chaplain
-- The Mysterious Rosetta Stone: Cracking the Code to Your Team's Success
- Professional Bloodsuckers: Dealing With the People Who Drain You of Your Time, Energy and Patience

Many documents and artifacts from The Freeman Institute® Black History collection were showcased in the United Nations' 75-day "Transatlantic Slave Trade" exhibition (both 2011 & 2012) held at the UN headquarters in NYC. Well over a half a million visitors reviewed both exhibits at the United Nations.

Also some of Freeman's items have been featured in the ongoing UN-sponsored exhibition traveling around the world (Madagascar, Switzerland, Turkey, Bolivia, Sierra Leone, Colombia, South Africa, Mexico, Cameroon, & more.

Freeman has also exhibited items from The Freeman Institute® Black History Collection (oldest piece, 1553) in a number of other venues around North America, including the White House Communications (WHCA), Secret Service, Clinton Presidential Library, Rutgers University, Harlem Book Fair, US Department of Justice, NSA, Frostburg State University, NOAA, EPA, NASA, NPR, Howard University, Blacks In Government, Eastfield College, FBI, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NTSB, and many more sites.

Dr. Freeman has been the recipient of numerous awards, citations, and honors. An example of one is the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "We Share The Dream" Award, with Baltimore Mayor as keynote speaker and the Maryland Governor as another honoree at the oldest annual MLK awards dinner event (est. 1988) in the Baltimore/Washington region.

Dr. Freeman loves doing presentations on various topics: leadership, multicultural competency, historical & contemporary significance of the famous Rosetta Stone, Black History, the entrepreneurial journey, emotional intelligence in corporate life, and more.

Freeman has been quoted or written about in many articles and periodicals including: Washington Times, Maryland Gazette, Loyola Magazine, Diversity, Inc., JobWeek, Nation News (Barbados), Atlanta Constitution-Journal, New York Times, York Daily Record, Washington Post, Baltimore Sun, The Guardian (Lagos, Nigeria), The Guardian (Nassau), The Tribune (Nassau), NBA News and many other media outlets (e.g. Fox News Channel, ABC, NBC, CBS...).
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MBTI: ENFP
DISC: I/D
GALLUP StrengthsFinder 2.0:
Positivity | Strategic | Self-Assurance | Connectedness | Belief
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OPEN LETTER:

What do you need? Draw a target. And I'll hit the bulls eye for you.

The most popular topic is "Dealing With People Who Drive You Crazy!®" But that's just one of the many titles...

By the way, I never use "off-the-shelf" training. I will want to hear from you first, before developing a world-class, interactive presentation that will bring rave reviews...and will be customized to the needs of the participants of your upcoming event.

I am looking forward to our conversation. What's the best number to reach you?

YOUR BUDGET: A clause in the agreement with my agent allows me to talk directly with you...

Let's talk,
Joel