Curtis Zimmerman

Both as a speaker and as an author, Curtis has impacted over one million people throughout the nation with his life-changing messages and award winning programs. Audiences connect with Curtis through his interactive style and approachable manner. As a speaker Curtis Zimmerman incorporates the skills he gained from over twenty-five years in the entertainment industry into his powerful programs, cleverly balancing the connection between education and entertainment. Curtis is an expert at transforming organizations by inspiring individuals to live their life at a higher level of performance.

His deeply profound insight and perspective coupled with his high energy presentations have made him a highly sought after speaker among such notable companies as Walt Disney Entertainment, Swiss Army Brands, Luxottica Retail and Procter and Gamble.

Speaker Curtis Zimmerman is the author of I Believe…What do you Believe?, Keys to Success in College and Life, and the new bestseller Life at Performance Level. He was honored to share his message with more than 14,000 Airmen for the United States Air Force and received the prestigious National Leadership Award for outstanding service from United States Congressman Tom Reynolds.  He is a member of the National Speakers Association and has achieved the highest earned international recognition for professional speakers, the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation.

Living Life at Performance Level

This nationally recognized keynote transforms organizations by inspiring individuals to live their life at a higher level of performance.  Living Life at Performance Level Ô is a dynamic, experiential program which hands participants tools to ignite their ultimate potential.

Curtis engages his audiences with juggling, “Simon Says”, and fire eating, utilizing his performance expertise to demonstrate his key concepts and make his message memorable. His 25 years of experience in the entertainment industry inspires the metaphor for Living Life at Performance Level™.

Key Concepts

Be The Director                        

Create a life of relevance and accountability.

Write Your Script

Take risks, fail successfully and unleash limitations by   focusing on new scripts not just re-reading old ones.

Define Your Character

Make character-driven decisions.

Cast Your Show Wisely

Choose positive influences and cut out those which bring you down. Be a star in others’ lives.

Be A Star In Your Life

Be a leader, be responsible, be authentic, and be a catalyst for change.

Empowered individuals build cohesive, productive companies with forward momentum and Living Life at Performance Level™ will transform perspective to create lasting outcomes.

Living Life at Performance Level All Day

Have you tried incentives, rewards, and even positive thinking programs to then achieve only temporary results? Interested in a better work atmosphere, more effective business communication, a higher level of productivity (not to mention self-empowered individuals)?

Curtis expands his nationally recognized keynote Living Life at Performance Level™, into a full-day workshop that will optimize the cultural dynamic of your organization.  He custom tailors his program to your individual company, department or division to reinforce a strategic direction or tackle a particular challenge.  Curtis is a master facilitator creating a workshop environment that provides the momentum needed to transfer the skills and lessons learned straight to the day-to-day business environment.

The workshop adds depth in all areas of the keynote, plus:

• interactive leadership training
• building cohesive teams
• challenges of multi-tasking
• power of delegation
• cultivation of thorough and effective communication
• power, siloing and our comfort zones

Living Life at Performance Level™ provides the tools and confidence to empower, challenge, and change you and your company.

The Magic of Leadership

This workshop allows individuals to identify and take ownership of their leadership “magic” while challenging them to cultivate new skills.  They will learn to develop their leadership skills regardless of what role they play within an organization.

Curtis shows that “the magic we possess only works when we give it away” helping individuals to:

• Determine what type of leader they are
• Modify behavior for optimal performance
• Recognize moments of leadership
• Understand the responsibilities incumbent upon successful leaders
• Hone intuition and self-awareness

Speak! At Performance Level

Maximize your speaking potential and benefit from Curtis’ 25 years of experience as a stage performer and speaker.  Having done literally thousands of presentations across the U.S. and the world, Curtis will give the participants the tips, techniques, and instructions to improve their business presentation skills.

Curtis will help individuals to:

• Be more comfortable speaking in front of an audience
• Polish your speaking skills
• Incorporate interactivity into your presentation
• Build stage presence
• Impact an audience

Performance Level Teams:

Curtis adeptly leads groups through a series of proven exercises that stress essential components of leadership and management. This workshop requires each participant to be accountable while also relying on others to achieve overall success

Curtis will:

• Turn passive listeners into active participants
• Offer proven strategies to put into immediate practice
• Activate accountability
• Improve communication
• Build cohesive, effective teams

Performance Level Goal Setting:

Be the Director of your life by turning your dreams into attainable goals in this effective 5 step course.  Curtis’ workshop will guide participants through an in-depth process of reflecting on where they’ve been, affirming where they are, focusing on where they want to go and how to get there.

Accompanied by an easy to follow workbook helping individuals to:

• assess and focus on what is really important in life
• identify and define life dreams
• establish positive, detailed goals
• create action steps to achieve these goals
• incorporate goals into their daily routine and life plan

Writing New Scripts- how our beliefs lead us

Recognizing what we believe and how we came to those beliefs, we grow to better understand ourselves and the world around us; and this is the starting gate to realizing our potential. It is our beliefs that guide us, motivate us, create the scripts we live by, and help make our decisions everyday.

Examining what we believe and why we believe it will help individuals to

• Write new life scripts
• Be more productive at work and at home
• Fulfill their goals and dreams
• Effect growth and change in an organization
• Live a life filled with passion and purpose