Steve Willoughby

You have an audience; I connect with audiences.

My message is transformation, intentionality, and having the courage to become the person you need to be for the life you want to live.

You have three featured talks to select from for your audience.

First, let's talk about you.

You have the job of selecting a speaker for your event.

As a speaker, I believe I have a responsibility to assist you.
Here's is my process for you.

1. Complete honesty, I won't take the opportunity if I don't believe I can make you look good for booking me.

2. If I'm not a fit, I will provide recommendations.

3. Once booked, I will work with you to develop a connection with your audience.

My featured talks.

The Toll Road to Transformation.

Life can suck. Life is amazing. Both are true.

When you get focused on life sucking; you keep finding proof of how much it can suck.

That's what happened to me. I got fat, I complained, I let life take its course. And I needed a transformation.

This talk is about The Toll Roads that deliver transformation.

Individual or business, a transformation is the same concept, pay the tolls.

Branson's Past; Your Future.

Branson exists today because of courageous men and women with big ideas, great work ethic, and true dedication to serve the customer.

What would those courageous men and women do with our opportunities?

Branson's Past: Your Future is a fun look back while providing a real opportunity for the future.

What your adverting sales reps can't tell you!

BlockBuster could have purchased Netflix, but it was too busy protecting its industry. Now BlockBuster is a memory, and Netflix is dominating.

Businesses are losing money and market share because they are focused on saving their industry instead of being obsessed with their customers.
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What Your Sales Reps can't tell you will upset some, be ignored by others, and for a few will be the start of incredible growth.

Which one are you?

I look forward to working with you.

You and your audience will learn from Steve's Experience!

It Started Early!

At age 6, Steve was the step and fetch boy for his dad's construction company; which consisted of his dad and his step and fetch son. Steve was responsible for organizing and maintaining the tools, learned the importance of knowing the right place for the right tool by the right name.

Sales Experience
Managed advertising for hundreds of clients.
Researched, created concepts, wrote and produced thousands of clients messages.
100% responsible for those clients, including accounts receivables.

Sales Training

Received the radio industry highest training certification, The CRMC
Attended hundreds of sales training and personal development
Trained on working with different personality types.

Sales Leadership

Conducted hundreds of group sales meetings.
Led people several years my senior.
Thousands of one on one sales meetings
Was responsible for hiring, training, and helping each salesperson become successful.
Experienced in a start-up. I was apart of a sales team who put a radio station back on the air. We built credibility one day at a time.
Led a sales team through expansion; when we add new stations.

Leadership

After becoming a leader in sales was put in charge of a team of nearly 30 people.
Learned to manage a family business.
Led through 911.
Led through 2008 when the area seemingly changed overnight.
Kept a team intact through emotional turmoil when there was a feud in family ownership.
Led through major changes in the community.
Recruited key personnel from other industries to help the company grow

Participated in the growth in the area

Steve worked in Branson before it was featured in 60 Minutes. He saw first hand the blessings and the curse.
Worked on the front line of promoting Branson Area Festival of Lights.
Helped put together hundreds of promotions scaling from very local promotions to being a part of grand openings, new roller coasters, airports, shopping malls, etc.
Helped rebrand businesses, not-for-profits, hospitals, radio stations, and politicians.
Written hundreds of political commercials.

Entertainment

Performing live on radio was a part of Steve's life for 35 years; hosting and co-hosting a radio show, sports broadcasts, interviews, hosting political debates, anchoring special news programs, co-hosting significant giveaways in front of a live audience and on the radio.
Steve was never a background host. People loved him or hated him, but he had an impact on everyone.
Along with his radio partner, Janet Ellis, he became the face of the company.
Your people will benefit from Steve's hundreds of public appearances.
Two-time winner {Along with Janet Ellis} of the show of the year from the Missouri Broadcasters.
Had proclamations from mayors and state representatives.
Conducted thousands of interviews, many of them live on-air, with:
Branson Stars; Gary and Steve Presley, Bob Hubbard, Clay Cooper, Mike Patrick and Jamie Haage.
Business owners, Reality TV Stars, National Politicians, and Celebrity CEOs.
National Icons such as Andy Williams, Bob Hope, Glen Campbell, and Regis.

Biography

I grew up in Stone County Missouri.

Very blessed to live within walking distance to both sets of grandparents, three pairs of Aunt and Uncles, several cousins, two sisters, and a Mom and Dad.

I was the baby and the first boy. {I once missed a week of school for a hang nail}

I am still amazed that the hot girl gave me a second dance, let alone the last 30 years. I meant my daughter when she was three, and I was picking up her mom for a date.

She answers the door saying, "I'm eating potato chips, want some?"

I remember that just as clear as when her baby brother was born.

I always loved radio and wanted to make it a career. I did for 34 years.
The last 22 on The Steve and Janet show. We had fun; it was a great ride.

To support my radio habit, I worked in sales. I excelled, so they put me in management.

I was a great leader, sucked as a manager and have lots of stories to back up both.

I left radio to start my company, Speaking of Willoughby.

If you hire me, you get all this experience and the promise that I will work very hard to make you look good for booking me.

Thank you. Regardless, good luck with your engagement.