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  Ross Shafer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ross Shafer (born December 10, 1954 in McMinnville, Oregon, USA) is a comedian and television host turned motivational and customer service speaker/trainer, based in Carlsbad, California.
Shafer began his career as a small town pet store manager-turned-stand-up comic in Seattle, Washington, after winning the Showtime cable network's 1983 Showtime Comedy Laugh-Off.
Shafer is married to country singer Leah Shafer, with whom he was a daughter, Lauren Rae.
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 Ross Shafer Bio - Ross Shafer Biography - Ross Shafer Stories
Ross Shafer was reared in the rugged timberlands of the Pacific Northwest; where he showed no promise as an accordion prodigy.
In the four years Ross was at the helm of Almost Live, the show collected almost 40 Emmy Awards; six going to Ross for his work as Host, Actor, and Writer — and the prestigious IRIS award for the "Best Entertainment Series" in the United States; which can only be explained as a typo.
Ross is now convinced the reason customer service hasn't improved is because we haven't tried to understand the customers' emotional state before, during, and after the transaction.
www.tv.com /ross-shafer/person/163105/biography.html   (975 words)

  
 The Winchester Star-SU Choir Director Is Nominated for Grammy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Shafer said his sentimental ties to World War II inspired him to undertake the monumental task of coordinating the performance.
Shafer enlisted the help of Secretary of Defense William Perry, whose contacts were instrumental in staging the performance.
Shafer said Ross had a personal interest in seeing the commemorative piece produced on disc because her deceased husband, John Ross, was a veteran of the Korean War.
www.winchesterstar.com /TheWinchesterStar/000119/Area_grammy.asp   (589 words)

  
 Speakers Platform Speakers Bureau: Ross Shafer, Speaker On: Comedian, Emcee, Presentation Skills, Sales, Customer ...
Ross Shafer also appears at major comedy clubs throughout North America including The Improv, The Punchline, Catch A Rising Star, and Caroline's.
In the four years that Ross Shafer was at the helm, the show collected over 35 Emmy awards and an Iris award as the best locally-produced entertainment series in the country.
Ross Shafer says his greatest achievement was changing the official Washington State Song from Washington My Home to Louie, Louie.
www.speaking.com /speakers/rossshafer.html   (622 words)

  
 Federal Way Public Schools - District Information
Ross Shafer showed signs of his “inner entertainer” long before he became a six-time Emmy Award winner, author and motivational speaker.
From that point on, Ross’ career became a case study in originality, fueled by his talents for publicity, marketing, and comedy.
Yet, Ross says, “I had trouble finding anything that I was passionate about, or that made me happy,” leading to a series of jobs, some conventional, some not, some profitable and others less so.
www.fwps.org /info/notable/shafer.html   (853 words)

  
 Ross Shafer - Moviefone
Ross Shafer is a 6 time Emmy Award winning comedian writer author and TV producer.
Ross is a very entertaining and engaging professional speaker who will...
Ross Shafer - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, Ross Shafer Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
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 Ross Shafer professional speakers bio
Ross is a very entertaining and engaging professional speaker who will motivate and encourage your team to be successful.
In the four years Ross was at the helm of Almost Live, the show collected almost 40 Emmy Awards; six going to Ross for his work as Host, Actor, and Writer - and the prestigious IRIS award for the "Best Entertainment Series" in the United States; which can only be explained as a typo.
Ross also became a regular contributor to Dick Clark's "TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes" and appeared with Dick as a guest when Ross successfully changed the Official Washington State Song to "Louie, Louie." Ross could finally get some sleep.
www.amotivationalspeakersbureau.com /bio_shafer.htm   (595 words)

  
 HDI 2006 Annual Conference
Ross Shafer won the 1983 Showtime Comedy Laugh Off...and virtually overnight (six grueling years) major nightclubs and corporations were hiring Ross Shafer to open shows for Dionne Warwick, Eddie Rabbitt, Crystal Gayle, Neil Sedaka, and other famous people with good voices.
In the four years Ross Shafer was at the helm of Almost Live, the show collected nearly 40 Emmy Awards, six going to Ross Shafer for his work as host, actor, and writer - and the prestigious IRIS award for the Best Entertainment Series in the United States.
Ross’ own story of going from a small town pet shop manager to an Emmy Award winning network talk show host is proof that his conclusions come from the application of hard work and experience.
www.thinkhdi.com /HDI2006/session.aspx?SessionID=619   (584 words)

  
 Watch Ross Shafer "LIVE"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Ross is a 6-Time Emmy award winning comedian, writer, and human resource training film producer who now speaks to business organizations 100+ times each year on Motivation and Customer Service.
He was a pet shop manager in a town of 5,000 people (Puyallup, WA.) and the aspiration of hosting a TV talk show like his idol Johnny Carson.
By staying focused and adopting the self prescribed credo that "success is your own fault" Ross was able to achieve his dream of becoming a network TV talk show host (competing against Carson and Letterman) in less than 7 years.
www.watchross.com   (187 words)

  
 Keynote Speaker
In the five seasons Ross was at the helm of “Almost Live,” the show won 36 Emmy Awards - six going to Ross for his work as Host, Actor, and Writer — as well as the prestigious IRIS award for the “Best Local Entertainment Series” in the United States.
Still continuing to hone his stand-up act, Ross was a frequent guest star on shows such as “Evening At The Improv,” “Comic Strip Live,” “The A List,” and eventually moved on to a nightly ABC entertainment magazine where he co-hosted with Matt Lauer and Spencer Christian.
When you book Ross Shafer for your event, your audience is guaranteed to laugh, see their business in a new way, be inspired to trust their gut and fulfill their own potential.
www.txpharmacy.com /tpaweb/annualmeeting/keynote.cfm   (496 words)

  
 Programs - Funny Business Agency
Ross is blunt about this, “You are the leading expert on YOU.
Ross cites examples of how seemingly small gestures have motivated customers to sing the praises of people who’ve helped them.
Ross cites how he invented Bill Nye, The Science Guy...and won Esquire Magazine's "Dubious Achievement Award" as examples of swimming against the tide into a blue ocean of opportunity.
www.funny-business.com /index.pl/programs   (604 words)

  
 Ross Shafer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Ross Shafer built his first road frame in Paradise, California in 1976, and continued to build them under the Red Bush banner between carpentry and bike shop jobs.
His experience with riding road bikes in the dirt convinced him that a mountain bike’s ideal geometry lay somewhere between the steepness of modern road bikes and the slack angles predominant on the mountain bikes of the day.
Although he now is charged more and more with managerial duties and less with custom frame building, Shafer continues to develop new products, such as tig-welded road stems and the Flip-loc quick release system.
www.mtnbikehalloffame.com /inductees.cfm?page=99&mID=58   (298 words)

  
 Print Ross Shafer Biography -- AEI Speakers Bureau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Ross Shafer is a six-time Emmy Award Winning comedian writer, and TV producer.
Eventually, Ross Shafer won headliner status at all the major venues in the United States, and has joked as far away as England, South Africa and Saudi Arabia.
Ross Shafer is very active in the corporate marketplace, having entertained and given seminars for a number of Fortune 500 companies.
www.aeispeakers.com /print.php?SpeakerID=917   (323 words)

  
 Corporate Speakers - Clean comedy by Ross Shafer booking information
Ross' experience as a stand-out after-dinner entertainer, keynote speaker, and seminar leader includes such diverse clients as Microsoft, Toyota, Sprint, Nordstrom, Discovery Toys, Chevrolet, Boeing, and Blue Cross, to name a few.
Six-time Emmy award winner Ross Shafer is known to millions of television viewers as a host of The Match Game and Days End on ABC, The Late Show on Fox, and Love Me-Love Me Not on the USA Network.
Because of his years as a network television host (including the International Miss America pageant), Ross is frequently asked to Emcee the Awards banquet or Emcee the entire conference: introducing speakers and holding the conference together.
www.corporateartists.com /comedian_ross_shafer.html   (880 words)

  
 RossShafer - Booking Entertainment, Corporate, Event, Meeting - Contact RossShafer
Shafer's latest achievement is his newest book due out May 2005, The Customer Shouts Back: If You Want Lifetime Customers, Listen To Their Emotional Solution, which is the culmination of his eleven years as a writer/producer of human resource training films.
Shafer then spent time hosting a daily four-hour afternoon drive radio program on KJR-AM, contributing to Dick Clark’s TV Bloopers and Practical Jokes, and hosting the game show Love Me Love Me Not for the USA Network.
Shafer’s experience as a stand-out after-dinner entertainer, keynote speaker, and seminar leader includes such diverse clients as Microsoft, Toyota, Sprint, Nordstrom, Discovery Toys, Chevrolet, Boeing, and Blue Cross.
www.grabow.biz /printable_pages/RossShafer.htm   (606 words)

  
 "Ross Shafer" Health care speaker - by Speakers on Healthcare
Six-time Emmy award winner Ross Shafer is known to millions of television viewers as a host of "The Match Game" and "Days End" on ABC, "The Late Show" on FOX, and "Love Me, Love Me Not" on the USA Network.
Shafer’s own rise to success is hilarious — he rose from a small town pet store manager to Network TV talk show host in less than seven years.
Shafer’s first book was the comedy cookbook, “Cook Like a Stud,” which included 38 recipes men can prepare in the garage using their own tools.
www.speakersonhealthcare.com /speakers/Ross_Shafer.php   (1259 words)

  
 Events - National Insulation Association, Representing the Mechanical and Industrial Insulation Industry, ...
Six-time Emmy Award winner Ross Shafer is best known to audiences for his work as the host of ABC's Days End and Match Game, Fox's The Late Show, USA Network's Love Me-Love Me Not, and an internationally syndicated broadcast of the Miss America Pageant.
Ross will challenge his audience to find enthusiasm in the work force, exploit talents, focus on best set of existing skills, and impress a customer.
If the LA Times says that "Ross Shafer marries perfect humor with the take home message American business craves," we all can find something that's not only relevant to our business, but is also close to our hearts.
www.insulation.org /convention/06/speaker.cfm   (234 words)

  
 Ross Shafer :: Business Keynote Speaker on www.keynoteresource.com, the worlds best keynote speakers, corporate ...
Because Ross is a trained talk and game show host; who has hosted over 1,000 network broadcasts, he is the perfect choice for moderating your executive panel discussions and complicated award banquets.
Ross will keep the programs lively and on task; drawing on his lightning quick wit and experience in every possible situation.
Ross is also adept at handling back-to-back break out sessions that feature a myriad of presenters that include such luminaries as Jack Welch, James Carville, Larry Bossidy, Tom Peters, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, to name a few.
www.keynoteresource.com /RossShafer.html   (1480 words)

  
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Ross has been called, "America's Accountability Watchdog." Ross' hilarious approach to self-motivation is a result of transforming himself from a miserable pet shop manager to a SIX-TIME Emmy Award winning comedian and writer.
Ross also includes funny film clips, other mulitmedia elements, and a poignant and powerful close to make this show absolutely unforgettable.
Ross' years of experience as a network talk and game show host make him the perfect multi-day conference (or Gala Awards) master-of-ceremonies.
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Six-time Emmy award winner Ross Shafer is known to millions of television viewers as a host of Match Game and Days End on the ABC Television Network, The Late Show on the Fox Broadcasting Company network, Love Me--Love Me Not on the USA Network, and the internationally syndicated broadcast of the Miss America Pageant.
On the corporate lecture circuit, Ross Shafer is a popular after-dinner entertainer, keynote speaker, and seminar presenter.
Ross Shafer first achieved notoriety as the host, writer, and producer of Almost Live on KSTW, Seattle's CBS Television affiliate.
www.comediansusa.com /standup/ross-shafer.html   (615 words)

  
 Salsa Cycles
Ross agreed to build several frames in his basement and decided that it might be a possible career path.
Ross often showed up at work with a bag of chips and a jar of picante Salsa.
Ross also makes and designs tools and is involved in process planning and design for Oberon Design.
www.firstflightbikes.com /salsa_cycles.htm   (2518 words)

  
 IMG Speakers Bureau - Ross Shafer
While you may recognize Ross Shafer from such TV shows as The Late Show on Fox, Days End on ABC, The New Match Game on ABC, or from his frequent appearances on Evening At The Improv, The A-List, Comic Strip Live or Caroline's Comedy Hour...Ross didn't start out very funny.
Ross invested everything he had in "SOUNDS OK, America's Only Stereo and Pet Shop." He soon found out his idea was the "next bad thing." The venture soon folded.
Ross has also recently formed The Customer Empathy Institute because he is convinced the reason customer service hasn't improved is because we haven't tried to understand the customer's emotional state before, during, and after the transaction.
www.imgspeakers.com /speakers/ross_shafer.aspx   (1023 words)

  
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Ross won the 1983 Showtime Comedy Laugh Off…and virtually overnight (six grueling years) major nightclubs and corporations were duped into hiring Ross to open shows for Dionne Warwick, Eddie Rabbitt, Crystal Gayle, Neil Sedaka, and other famous people with good voices.
Besides his speaking schedule, Ross is a comedy and game show consultant for the USA network, Bravo, Comedy Central, Broadway Video, and TNN.
Ross Shafer is one of the funniest guys I know."  With the success of his book, "NOBODY MOVED YOUR CHEESE!" Ross has been called, "America's Accountability Watchdog."  Ross' hilarious approach to self-motivation is a result of transforming himself from a miserable pet shop manager to a SIX-TIME Emmy Award winning comedian and writer.
www.brooksinternational.com /Ross_Shafer_234.htm   (651 words)

  
 About Ross Shafer of Petaluma, CA
Ross' broad range of experience and knowledge enables him to offer his clients comprehensive attention to their needs.
Ross' work with his clients often incorporates the use of this network.
On the artsy side Ross' passion for making things has led him to make beautifully designed and executed home and garden furnishings for discerning clients.
www.six-ninedesign.com /about.htm   (178 words)

  
 Amplify Speakers Bureau Seattle--Motivational & Comedic Speakers
Ross Shafer is a 6-Time Emmy® Award winning writer, comedian, and television host.
Ross encourages them to stop blaming others and start being accountable for their own success.
Ross' hilarious approach to self-motivation is a result of transforming himself from a miserable pet shop manager to a SIX-TIME Emmy Award-winning comedian and writer.
www.amplifybureau.com /rossshafer.htm   (651 words)

  
 Ross Shafer - Comedian - Entertainer
This funny and sometimes shocking keynote speech is based on Ross' research for his many training films on the subject of Customer Service.
Ross also became a regular contributor to Dick Clark's “TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes” and appeared with Dick as a guest when Ross successfully changed the Official Washington State Song to “Louie, Louie.”; Ross could finally get some sleep.
Ross still says he prefers the exhilaration of performing before a Live audience.
www.programresources.com /spkr/shafer_ross.htm   (1099 words)

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