Inspiring Your Business Motivational Speaker from Evergreen, CO

Erik Listou - Storyteller and thought provoker, educator & author, entertainer & builder-of-dreams, inspiring and motivating you and your team to make the world a better place. I am honored that you have an interest in me as a candidate to speak to your group. To be able to best address your team and serve as your keynote and/or motivational speaker, I look forward to learning more about your event. After you review my background, experiences, education, and creation of education programs that serve to benefit all persons, I hope you will choose me. I am 72 years old and qualified from personal and professional experience to inspire and motivate your group. One of my favorite quotes is, “Teach a person how to fish, they feed their family. Inspire a person to fish, you feed the whole community.” To make your search and knowledge of my qualifications easier and quicker, and hopefully to expedite your selection, below are highlights: CONFERENCE SPEAKER - PARTIAL: • Aging Well in Jefferson County • American Electrology Association • American Occupational Therapy Association (five consecutive years) • American Society of Home Inspectors • American Society on Aging • Colorado College • Custom Electronics Design and Installation Association • International Builders Show • LivABLE Environment Conference, Canada • National Association of the Remodeling Industry • National Decorative Representatives Network • National Kitchen & Bath Industry Show • Occupational Therapy Association of Colorado • Rebuilding Together • Society of Certified Senior Advisors MEDIA RECOGNITION - PARTIAL: • American Society of Aging • AARP Bulletin • Denver Post • New York Times • Wall Street Journal • Washington Post INDUSTRY PUBLICATIONS - PARTIAL: • Kitchen & Bath Business Magazine • CE Pro • Kitchen & Bath Design News • Approved and sponsored National Chapter Presenter for National Kitchen & Bath Association • Numerous professional seminars, publications, podcasts, and webinars • Recognized as one of the Top 50 National Influencers in the $150B+ kitchen/bath industry in 2019 A PROFESSIONAL WHO HAS CREATED*, EARNED, AND TAUGHT EACH OF THE FOLLOWING PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS: • Certified Aging in Place Specialist • Certified Active Adult Specialist in Housing • *Certified Living In Place Professional • *Living In Place Associate • *Home & Accessibility Trade Specialist • Certified Graduate Remodeler • Certified Green Professional • Certified Lead Renovator (EPA) • Lead Dust Sampling Technician (EPA) OVER 100 ARTICLES and HUNDREDS OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS CREATED and DELIVERED SINCE THE EARLY 2000s - PARTIAL: • Grab Bars • Your Ideas Can Change the World -- if you are careful! • Body Language for Building Professionals - first presented at the 2013 NAHB International Builders Show • Branding and Marketing • Business Management • Certified Living In Place Professional (producer and co-founder) • Communicating with Subcontractors • Creating Goals • Creating Project Teams • Expectations of Fun! • Eye Contact • Home & Accessibility Trade Specialist (producer and co-founder) • How to Choose the Right Contractor • Reimagine Housing • Remodeling for Today and Tomorrow • Seminar Marketing – Your Best Marketing Tool • S.M.I.L.E. When You Say That! – Tips on Talking • Strategic Planning • What Makes a Client Say...YES! Education Provider License Awarded - National Association of Home Builders. ERIK IS A PROFESSIONAL WHO HAS: • Experienced personal needs at home and work • Built and remodeled homes and spaces in Colorado for 30 years • Built schools, laboratories, a police station, medical facilities, federally funded public utility systems, and large-scale and noteworthy public housing projects • OFFERED A PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT IN 1990 TO IMPROVE THE US PUBLIC HOUSING SYSTEM - declined • BUILT HOMES AND IMPROVED LIVES AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DENVER HABITAT FOR HUMANITY • Produced his own live talk radio show in the Denver area with 40k listeners weekly (Build Responsible, with Erik!) • Presented and entertained over 2,000 live audiences since 1990 (not counting virtual) • Earned local and state building project and national leadership and service awards as a residential additions/improvements contractor • Volunteered with local and national professional and public service organizations • Spoken to live audiences in over 30 cities in just the last few years (not counting virtual visits) • Subject Matter Expert - National Carpentry Standards for NAHB. • Vision, Mission, and Goals Planning – Consulting for NAHB Denver and NAHB Anchorage And for the last three decades, brought smiles and joy to the faces and hearts of children, of all ages, as he and his wife don their beautiful red suits (hand-made by Mrs. Claus) during the Christmas holidays! In closing, fees and travel expenses are always negotiable - up or down!