Raspyni Brothers

Barry Friedman and Dan Holzman are the Raspyni Brothers, a Guinness World Record-holding juggling duo who have been turning corporate stages into comedy laboratories since 1982. They speak on teamwork, risk-taking, and the principles of success, proving that you do not need words alone to illustrate great ideas — you need blazing torches, 16-pound bowling balls, and razor-sharp garden weasels flying overhead. Their intelligent mayhem has earned them two International Juggling Championships, multiple Tonight Show appearances under both Johnny Carson and Jay Leno, and a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Teamwork in Action
The Raspynis have performed for IBM, General Electric, Apple, and hundreds of other major organizations — more than 1,000 events total — and have been described by Sergey Brin as ‘the Google of comedy.’ Their signature keynote, Juggling the Principles of Success, uses live performance to illustrate time management, competitive excellence, and what it actually looks like to commit to a shared goal. TED selected them to present at multiple events, including TED2014.

Comedy as a Business Tool
Barry and Dan developed an uncanny chemistry that now serves as a model for what great teams can accomplish. Their Funny Business Workshop takes even skeptical corporate audiences from passive observers to active participants. Their VolcanoBall game, a patented original invention, adds a hands-on dimension that no other keynote can replicate.

The Raspyni Brothers are available to keynote your next conference on teamwork, leadership, and the power of creative thinking.

Success, Teamwork & Ricking Taking Keynotes

Johnny Carson and Jay Leno have both done it on The Tonight Show – and now your CEO can do it too! Let the top-brass prove their commitment to success by standing between the blazing torches and razor sharp knives of the Raspyni Brothers.

Nowhere are success principles such as teamwork, time management, risk-taking, and competitive excellence illustrated with more wit and wisdom than during this keynote presentation.

Juggling the Principles of Success entertains as it educates, leaving the audience enthusiastic and highly-motivated about achieving greater levels of success in their professional and personal lives.

Knowing when to Take Risks

Benefits of Mentorship

Partnership and Teamwork

Keeping a Positive Attitude

Knowing when to say “NO”

Time Management

Looking for Opportunity

Forming Good Habits

Achieving Competitive Excellence

The Power of Persistence

Head Line Entertainment: Everyday objects come to life in their talented hands.

Golf clubs balance in impossible configurations and cabbages collide midair with flying blow darts while blazing torches, 16-pound bowling balls and razor-sharp garden weasels fly effortlessly overhead.

Using audience participation, hilarious improvisation, and great comic dialogue, the Raspyni Brothers pack their time on stage with a dynamic mix of skill and style. Performing together since 1982, these two catchers in the wry never fail to win over even the most demanding, hard-to-please crowds.

The VolcanoBall

It’s easy to master the basic tricks while building self-esteem and relieving stress. This original toy has none of the preconceptions associated with juggling and can be used in small spaces. Business tools such as juggling priorities, cultivating relaxed concentration, and creative problem solving skills are perfectly demonstrated during a VolcanoBall workshop.

A body in motion is a mind in motion. A recent study showed that activities like VolcanoBall actually increase gray matter – something modern science believed impossible.