Izzy Gesell, CSP Motivational Speaker from Springfield, MA

Izzy Gesell M.ED, CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) is an "organizational alchemist" who helps people navigate their internal logjams and emerge more confident, spontaneous and effective. Through keynotes, breakouts, coaching and facilitated sessions, Izzy offers imaginative, intuitive and immediately useful insights and programs. He delivers meaningful material in an enjoyable way. Among the first to use Improv Theater concepts as tools for personal and organizational learning, he is the author of Playing Along: Group Learning Activities Borrowed From Improvisation Theater, a co-author of Humor Me: America's Funniest Humorists on the Power of Laughter, a co-author of Cancer and the Healing Power of Play and a contributor of a chapter on improvisation as in the IAF Group Facilitators Handbook. Clients include NASA, American Institute of Architects, Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, Cargill and many regional, national and international organizations and associations. The Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation is awarded by the National Speakers Association (NSA) as a measure of professional platform competence. Only the top 10 percent of speakers earn this credential. Izzy was raised in Brooklyn NY. A former stand-up comic and special education teacher, he has earned a BA in Psychology, an MS in Education and a P…. that's 1/3 of a PhD and now lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.