Ever say, ‘Gee that’s an interesting person?’

Ever wonder how media experts find
interesting people to interview?

Ever wonder how authors, business and community leaders, speakers and other creative people come to the attention of media?

Canadian Idea Man Bob Hooey is a motivational, inspirational, creative business and association conference keynote speaker and corporate leadership success trainer, coach and author.

Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey
Interesting People! was created and launched to serve as a contact resource for the electronic and print media. It will serve as a meeting planner resource, as many of those listed here are experts who speak. This is a great resource list of potential presenters!

This creative concept was inspired by my friend Noel McNaughton, who recently shared a story of getting a call from a US radio station. He asked the caller "why he was called?" and was told they found him ‘interesting.’ He wondered how they found him… did they simply type in a search for ‘interesting people’? Perhaps! That sparked my creative bent.

I began creation of this site to showcase some of the people I find interesting: Fellow authors, business leaders, experts-who-speak, corporate trainers, community activists and more… Enjoy! This site will consistently be under evolution, so check back!



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Journalists and consumers both increasingly access the web for research. More than 550 million searches are done daily via the web. Each month, North American web-users conduct 27 million searches at Yahoo! News, Google News or other news search engines.

According to recent surveys by Middleberg/Ross and the Pew Internet Project, we learn that:

– 98 percent of journalists go online every day
– 92 percent do it to research an article
– 76 percent to find new sources and experts
– 73 percent to find press releases

And if you factor in the following:

– 68 million North Americans go online every day
– 30 percent use a search engine to find specific information
– 27 percent go online to get current news

I would guess there will be a good use for this interesting people site.

This is a good starting place, if you are looking for someone interesting, who 'knows' what they are talking about and says it well.

Perhaps this personal work will open a few doors and allow a few thousand new people to gain access to some of the more creative and dynamic people I’ve met, worked with, or heard in person. Each has had an impact on my life and career in the speaking industry. It is my privilege to introduce you… tell them I said hello.

There are some pretty great people on this list; many of them are friends and colleagues from the International Federation for Professional Speakers (CAPS and NSA were founding members of this global organization.) Many are listed in NSA’s Who’s Who in Professional Speaking.

These are people you’d enjoy sitting down and chatting with or having them come and share their stories with your readers, team or organization… I KNOW I DO!

Bookmark this site, as I will be adding to it on a frequent basis. I will be seeding it with names and contact information where available. Additional categories will be added as necessary. (I am amazed at how many people I know… wow am I lucky!)

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Great minds don’t always think alike! Neither are all speakers and trainers ranked or created the same. Engage motivational leadership, business, sales and association keynote conference speaker, Bob ‘Idea Man’ Hooey. Bob is an inspirational business author, leadership coach and trainer who has earned international recognition for his professionalism in public speaking.

As you can see by this advertisement a group of interesting people created awhile back, ‘Great Minds Don’t Always Think Alike!’

That is the secret to keeping your mind active, creative and vibrant… get to know some new people and exchange ideas.

That way you both win… that way you both grow!
Experts who speak, trainers, authors (listed in alphabetical order)

We'll be adding descriptive comments and a few highlights for our interesting people. For now, click on their name to be connected to their respective websites or to email them directly.

For those listed, update your description email: webmaster@interestingpeople.info

A
• Tony Alessandra, PhD, CSP, CPAE
• Robert G. Allen
• Elaine Allison
• John Alston, MS, CSP, CPAE
• Kare Anderson
• Tom Antion
• Jane Atkinson

B
• Patricia Ball, CSP, CPAE
• Janelle Barlow, PhD, CSP
• Patricia Beelby
• Candace Kovner Bel Air
• Joanne Blake
• Wendy Bodnar, BPE
• Joe Bonura, CSP
• Al Borowski, Med, CSP
• Tim Breithaupt
• Terry Brock, CSP
• Marjorie Brody, MA, CSP, CMC
• Bill Brooks, CSP, CPAE
• David Brooks, World Champion of Public Speaking
• Les Brown, CPAE
• Mark Brown, World Champion of Public Speaking
• Betsy Buckley, APR
• Pam Burks

C
• Valerie Cade, CSP
• Joe Calloway, CSP, CPAE
• Jack Canfield
• Jim Cathcart, CSP. CPAE
• Eric Chester, CSP
• Dan Clark, CSP
• Chris Clarke-Epstein, CSP
• Jim Clemmer, CSP
• Bill Clennan, HoF
• June Cline, CSP
• Betty Cooper
• Donald Cooper, MBA, CSP, HoF
• Wayne Cotton, CLU
• Lois Creamer

D
• Roger Dawson, CSP, CPAE
• Bonnie Dean
• Max Dixon
• John Patrick Dolan, CSP, CPAE
• Kim Duke
• Burt Dubin

E
• Linda Edgecombe, CSP, BPE
• Roxanne Emmerich, CSP, CMC
• Warren Evans, CSP, HoF

F
• Rhonda Finniss, CSP
• Colleen Francis, CSP
• Scott Friedman, CSP
• Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE

G
• Randy Gage
• Barbara Glanz, CSP
• Jeffrey Gitomer, CSP
• Dave Gorden, CSP, CPAE
• Kit Grant, CSP, HoF
• Roger Grant
• Bob Gray, CSP

H
• Deb Haggerty, MBA, CMC
• Mark Victor Hansen, CSP
• Craig Harrison
• Lou Heckler, CSP, CPAE
• Roger Herman, CMC, CSP, FIMC
• Max Hitchins, APS
• Steven Holtzer, DPhil
• Bob ‘Idea Man’ Hooey, CKDE, A/S:
• Margaret Hope, M. Ed., A/S
• Tom Hopkins, CPAE
• Sam Horn
• Don Hutson, CSP, CPAE

I
• Dale Irvin, CSP, CPAE

J
• Rick Jakle, CSP
• Bill Johnson, CSP
• Willie Jolley, CSP
• Charles 'Tremendous' Jones, CPAE

K
• Michael Scott Karpovich, CSP
• Patricia Katz, MCE, CHRP
• Ken Keis, CPC
• Lorne Kelton, BFA
• Dave Kemp
• Dan Kennedy
• Michael Kerr

L
• Darci Lang
• Janet Lapp, PhD, CSP, CPAE
• Kathy Lamancusa, CPD
• Alvin Law
• Marc LeBlanc
• Michael LeBoeuf, PhD
• Brian Lee, CSP
• Wayne Lee
• Peter Legge, CSP, CPAE, HoF
• Ray Leon
• Linda Leontowich
• Pam Lontos, MA, CSP
• Jill Lubin

M
• Harvey Mackay, CPAE
• Ross Mackay
• Daniel Maddux
• Bill Marvin, CSP
• Linda Jean Maul
• Mark Mayfield, CSP, CPAE
• Dr. Brad McRae
• Bill McCurry
• Eileen McDargh, CSP, CPAE
• Snowden McFall, MAT
• Francis McGuckin
• Scott McKain, CSP, CPAE
• Michael McKinley, CSP, CPAE
• Noel McNaughton
• Ivy Meadors
• Albert Mensa, CSP
• Steve Miller
• Maggie Milne
• Rebecca Morgan, CSP, CMC
• Jeff Mowatt, CSP

N
• Niki Nicastro McCuiston, CSP
• Vanna Novak

O
• Dan Ohler
• Cathy Osborne
• Robert Oxley

P
• Catherine Palin-Brinkworth, CSP
• Dave Paradi, B.A.SC, MBA
• Terry Paulson, PhD, CSP, CPAE
• Ian Percy, CSP, CPAE
• Audrey Pihulyk
• Terry ‘the Kid’ Pithers
• Dan Poynter, CSP

Q
• Nido Qubein, CSP, CPAE

R
• Lee Robert
• Garth Roberts
• Jeanne Robertson, CSP, CPAE
• Jim Rhode, CSP
• Naomi Rhode, CSP, CPAE
• Jim Rohn
• David Rich, CSP
• Sheryl Roush

S
• Rob Salisbury, BS, CSP
• Mark Sanborn, CSP, CPAE
• David Saxby
• Ed Scannell, CSP, CMP
• Mark Scharenroich, CSP, CPAE
• Marilyn Sherman
• Joe Sherren, CSP
• Sam Silverstein, CSP
• Sharon Skaling, B. HEc.
• Lorne Stanners, CMA
• Doug Stevenson
• Vickie Sullivan
• Susan Sweeny, CSP

T
• Ravi Tangri, M.Sc., MBA
• Linda Tarrant, CSP, HoF
• Harold Taylor, CSP, HoF
• Brian Tracy, CPAE
• George Torok, BA
• Stephen Tweed, CSP

U, V
• Bob Urichuk
• Roz Usheroff

W, X
• Dottie Walters, CSP
• Denis Waitley
• Sherrin Western
• Alan Weiss, CMC, CSP

Y, Z
• Zig Ziglar, CPAE

CSP… Certified Speaking Professional
CPAE… Council of Peers Award for Excellence - Speaker Hall of Fame
A/S… Accredited Speaker - top professional designation only given to qualified Toastmasters

If you know of someone who should be on this list, someone who is definitely interesting, or to report an inactive link, drop me an email and let me know.

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