Curtis Zimmerman

Curtis Zimmerman began his entrepreneurial career at age twelve, marketing himself as a mime and juggler. By the time he was performing at Universal Studios Hollywood, Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, and on cruise ships around the world, he had already spent years turning the disciplines of performance into a philosophy of living. He speaks on peak performance, leadership, culture change, and personal accountability, using his Living Life at Performance Level framework to help organizations build the chemistry of winning teams. He is author of the number-one nationally bestselling book Life at Performance Level.

Living Life at Performance Level
Zimmerman’s signature keynote draws on his 25-plus years in professional entertainment to deliver a message built around a powerful metaphor: your life is a show, and you are the star. Using live juggling, the world’s hardest game of Simon Says, and fire eating, he demonstrates five core principles — Be the Director, Write Your Script, Define Your Character, Cast Your Show Wisely, and Be the Star of Your Life. The result is a presentation that audiences consistently rate among the best they have ever attended.

Fortune 100 Clients and Hall of Fame Recognition
Zimmerman holds the CSP designation from the National Speakers Association and was honored with the National Leadership Award from United States Congressman Tom Reynolds. His clients include Kroger, General Electric, Walt Disney Entertainment, Procter and Gamble, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Duke Energy, and the United States Air Force.

Curtis Zimmerman delivers keynotes on peak performance, culture change, leadership, and team engagement.

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