Speaking Topics
Chris gives an engaging 60 minute keynote presentation on a topic of your choice.
Chris offers follow-up workshops for all of his keynote presentations. These can run 30-60 minutes in length (depending on your preference). This is an opportunity for a smaller group (i.e. leadership class, student council, athletic association, etc.) to dig deeper on the lessons and take-aways from Chris' presentations.
Chris also recognizes the value in 1-on-1 time with students after a presentation. Chris will stay after a keynote to talk with students, listen to them, share additional lessons with students in need, and take photos & sign autographs with the eager youth who want to talk with Chris after his presentations.
Chris wants to work with the people who bring him in to speak. If your organization or school has specific requests or needs in terms of presentation content or topics, Chris can easily accommodate those needs into his presentation and his visit to your event.
Chris offers follow-up workshops for all of his keynote presentations. These can run 30-60 minutes in length (depending on your preference). This is an opportunity for a smaller group (i.e. leadership class, student council, athletic association, etc.) to dig deeper on the lessons and take-aways from Chris' presentations.
Chris also recognizes the value in 1-on-1 time with students after a presentation. Chris will stay after a keynote to talk with students, listen to them, share additional lessons with students in need, and take photos & sign autographs with the eager youth who want to talk with Chris after his presentations.
Chris wants to work with the people who bring him in to speak. If your organization or school has specific requests or needs in terms of presentation content or topics, Chris can easily accommodate those needs into his presentation and his visit to your event.
1. Dare to dream BIG
2. The Power Of Influence
3. Giv'er with Grit: How to overcome obstacles & Persevere through Hardship
4. Be Different: Turning Your Perceived Weakness into your SuperPower
1. dare to dream BIG
In this keynote presentation, Chris will tell stories of his humble beginnings in a very small rural town where he had the dream to one day wrestle in the same ring as his childhood heroes. He will teach them a lesson he learned as a youth aspiring to achieve this dream ... the saying "You Can Be Whatever You Want To Be" is a lie. Chris learned that the truth is "You can be whatever you want to be ... if you put in the work."
Chris tells the story of his grueling initiation into professional wrestling and the lessons of perseverance, grit, and overcoming obstacles that he learned along the way.
He goes on to explain that you don't have to be in the "big time" to make a "big difference." We can all make a difference in this world if we decide to set a positive example of those around us. He teaches learning many lessons about the power of a positive mindset when he finally realized his childhood dream and wrestled in the same ring as his childhood heroes.
Viewers take away the realization that the size of their dreams should not be limited to the size of their town or other people's expectations. Viewers learn that their circumstances don't have to dictate their actions. We all have the power to persevere if we put enough passion and drive into achieving our dreams.
Areas of Focus:
Chris tells the story of his grueling initiation into professional wrestling and the lessons of perseverance, grit, and overcoming obstacles that he learned along the way.
He goes on to explain that you don't have to be in the "big time" to make a "big difference." We can all make a difference in this world if we decide to set a positive example of those around us. He teaches learning many lessons about the power of a positive mindset when he finally realized his childhood dream and wrestled in the same ring as his childhood heroes.
Viewers take away the realization that the size of their dreams should not be limited to the size of their town or other people's expectations. Viewers learn that their circumstances don't have to dictate their actions. We all have the power to persevere if we put enough passion and drive into achieving our dreams.
Areas of Focus:
Ideal for:
- Organization events
- elementary, Junior High, and Secondary assemblies (all age groups)
- graduation
- welcome back assemblies
- orientation
- leadership conferences
Dare to Dream BIG Workshop
This workshop expands on lessons and take-aways from Chris' "Dare to Dream BIG" keynote and narrows in on a concept many people need help with... goal setting.
Areas of Focus:
Areas of Focus:
- Overcoming fear
- finding your passion
- accountability partners
Ideal for:
- Leadership groups
- student council / clubs
- at-risk students
- students lacking direction
- students about to graduate
2. The Power of Influence
In this keynote presentation, Chris talks about the cycle of influence. Whether we are influenced by positive or negative forces, we can choose to continue that cycle or change it.
Chris tells stories of the negative influences on his life at a very young age and a chance meeting in the 9th grade that changed the trajectory of his life forever.
He tells engaging tales from his wrestling career that have influenced his life as a father and a man. Chris tells personal stories of special connections he's made with his wrestling fans as he travelled the world performing as "Cody Deaner" and his decision to be a positive influence in his community through his charity campaign - "Giv'er for Charity."
Viewers take away the realization that they all have the power to influence those around them. It's up to them whether they want to be a positive or negative influence in the world. Chris encourages all youth to choose the power of positive influence.
Areas of Focus:
Chris tells stories of the negative influences on his life at a very young age and a chance meeting in the 9th grade that changed the trajectory of his life forever.
He tells engaging tales from his wrestling career that have influenced his life as a father and a man. Chris tells personal stories of special connections he's made with his wrestling fans as he travelled the world performing as "Cody Deaner" and his decision to be a positive influence in his community through his charity campaign - "Giv'er for Charity."
Viewers take away the realization that they all have the power to influence those around them. It's up to them whether they want to be a positive or negative influence in the world. Chris encourages all youth to choose the power of positive influence.
Areas of Focus:
Ideal for:
- elementary, Junior High, and Secondary assemblies (all age groups)
- leadership conferences
- Anti-Bullying
- Anti-drug / Anti-drinking / Anti-vaping
- orientation
Power of influence workshop
This workshop expands on lessons and take-aways from Chris' "Power of Influence" keynote and narrows in on finding your passion to help you choose positivity over negativity.
Areas of Focus:
Areas of Focus:
- You become who you surround yourself with
- avoiding the victim mentality
- the power of choice
Ideal for:
- at-risk youth
- youth in need of direction
- leadership groups / clubs
3. Giv'er with Grit: How to overcome obstacles & Persevere through Hardship
In this keynote presentation, Chris focuses on the power of persevering through hardship. He tells stories of his childhood, which was riddled with alcohol abuse and psychological disorders. Despite these hardships, Chris displayed grit and still dared to dream big.
Chris was told by his high school guidance counselor that he shouldn’t pursue his big dream of being a professional wrestler because he was too small and it would be too hard to achieve this goal. Chris quickly learned that it would be very hard work, and he would need to maintain a positive mindset in order to achieve his goals despite the negative forces working against him.
Chris teaches youth practical life lessons on how to move forward in their goals by creating a vision for their future. Chris teaches the simple yet valuable lesson he learned in following his vision... the power to JUST GIV'ER! We learn through our hardships that at each step in our journey we can either JUST GIVE UP... or we can JUST GIV'ER!
Viewers take away the realization that their circumstances don’t have to dictate their actions. We all have the power to persevere if we put enough passion, drive, and grit into achieving our dreams.
Areas of Focus:
Chris was told by his high school guidance counselor that he shouldn’t pursue his big dream of being a professional wrestler because he was too small and it would be too hard to achieve this goal. Chris quickly learned that it would be very hard work, and he would need to maintain a positive mindset in order to achieve his goals despite the negative forces working against him.
Chris teaches youth practical life lessons on how to move forward in their goals by creating a vision for their future. Chris teaches the simple yet valuable lesson he learned in following his vision... the power to JUST GIV'ER! We learn through our hardships that at each step in our journey we can either JUST GIVE UP... or we can JUST GIV'ER!
Viewers take away the realization that their circumstances don’t have to dictate their actions. We all have the power to persevere if we put enough passion, drive, and grit into achieving our dreams.
Areas of Focus:
Ideal for:
- Junior High & Secondary Assemblies
- At-risk students
- Mental Health Awareness
- Student Conferences
"Giv'er with Grit" Workshop
This workshop expands on lessons and take-aways from Chris' "Giv'er with Grit" keynote and narrows in on how to develop a positive mindset in order to achieve your vision through hardwork & perseverance.
Areas of Focus:
Areas of Focus:
- Developing a vision
- Goal-setting
- Accountability Partners
Ideal for:
- Leadership groups
- student council
- at-risk students
4. Be Different: Turning Your Perceived Weakness into your SuperPower
In this keynote presentation, Chris encourages youth to not only accept their unique differences, but to embrace them and use them for good.
Since a very young age, Chris knew he was different because of his unique goals and dreams. And since a young age, he was always encouraged to change his dreams and goals because he was too small, too skinny, and very different looking compared to the professional wrestlers Chris dreamed of being like. Despite his dreams of a career that required him to take center stage... later in life, Chris learned he was actually an introvert. With this knowledge, he learned how to become a true leader based on the unique skills he developed as an introvert in an entertainment world full of extroverts.
Chris focuses on teaching youth lessons about overcoming their fears, branching out, and getting involved. He teaches kids that the saying "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" is true... and that he knows this because he almost died in the wrestling ring! He tells the intense and engaging tale of the day he almost died in the ring, and how that experience led to him learning how to overcome his fears, embrace his unique character traits (which he previously perceived as weaknesses), and be a positive force in his community through his charity work.
Viewers take away the realization that they are a special & unique person of value. We all have different gifts, so we all have different ways of telling the world who we are. Viewers will learn how to embrace these gifts and share them with the world to help make this world a better place.
Areas of Focus:
Since a very young age, Chris knew he was different because of his unique goals and dreams. And since a young age, he was always encouraged to change his dreams and goals because he was too small, too skinny, and very different looking compared to the professional wrestlers Chris dreamed of being like. Despite his dreams of a career that required him to take center stage... later in life, Chris learned he was actually an introvert. With this knowledge, he learned how to become a true leader based on the unique skills he developed as an introvert in an entertainment world full of extroverts.
Chris focuses on teaching youth lessons about overcoming their fears, branching out, and getting involved. He teaches kids that the saying "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" is true... and that he knows this because he almost died in the wrestling ring! He tells the intense and engaging tale of the day he almost died in the ring, and how that experience led to him learning how to overcome his fears, embrace his unique character traits (which he previously perceived as weaknesses), and be a positive force in his community through his charity work.
Viewers take away the realization that they are a special & unique person of value. We all have different gifts, so we all have different ways of telling the world who we are. Viewers will learn how to embrace these gifts and share them with the world to help make this world a better place.
Areas of Focus:
Ideal for:
- Junior High & Secondary Assemblies
- At-risk students
- Anti-Bullying
- Mental Health Awareness
- Student Conferences
"Be Different" Workshop
This workshop expands on lessons and take-aways from Chris' "Be Different" keynote and narrows in on how to find our unique and special character traits to use as our superpower to help the world.
Areas of Focus:
Areas of Focus:
- Overcoming Fears
- Accountability Partners
- Self-Care
Ideal for: