About
I write and present all kinds of stories for live audiences:
- speeches, videos, and live events for companies and organizations
- plays and musicals for theatrical audiences
From my hometown of Portland, Oregon, I've traveled North America and Europe for three decades:
- telling ghost stories to Irish hospice workers
- coaching nervous execs in Vegas
- dreaming up future technologies with Intel
- getting squeezed by a Playboy covergirl
- helping foundations raise millions of dollars
- sharing the stories behind the songs to thousands with the Oregon Symphony Orchestra and Waterfront Blues Festival
In the corporate world, I'm especially good at discerning the essential message and translating it into a driving story that inspires audiences to action.
Theatrically, my plays and musicals are fun, witty adventures toward hope.
And as a solo performer, I share folk tales plus my own stories and poems with a wink and a gasp.
How can I help you, today?
Testimonials
"I need to put you on retainer."
--John Cleese
"Don't know what I'd do without this guy."
--HP Sales VP
"Wayne's the only one who can tell our CEO what to do."
--Adidas Marketing VP
Corporate Events
Tektronix
in Portland, Oregon
Mentor Corporation
in Santa Barbara, California
Daimler Trucks North America
at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana
Plays and Musicals
Jaffa Gate
Sofia Molina
Just This One
Hank Shreve, Saeeda Wright, Sugaray Rayford, Lisa Mann, Carlton Jackson, LaRhonda Steele
Just This One
Lisa Mann at the Waterfront Blues Festival