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A Recipe for a Successful Life
What are the ingredients that have made Mr. Amos a success? ---Focus, Teamwork, Follow Through, Balance. An enlightening experience where the audience will explore their own belief system and evaluate their own values. A super charged speech for anyone or any company ready to turn their lives/career/corporation around. By the way, you have to book Wally to get the rest of the recipe.Relationships Are Partnerships
Drawing from his own relationships, both personal and business, Wally shares how organizations can achieve clearer communications, harmony and a sense of belonging for all employees. Because of his years of varied experiences and careers, plus his warm, personal and sincere delivery, he is qualified to show the advantages of teamwork. Wally shares his successes and his failures which can act as a mirror to benefit your organization. When you strengthen your relationships and partnerships, you strengthen your organization.Seeds of Wisdom, Slices of Life
Hawaii’s beloved “Cookie Man” focuses on helping people to shed the cultural stereotypes and myths that often cloud their decisions and misdirect their actions. Emphasis is placed on getting in touch with the truth of who we are now versus what we’ve been in the past. Participants will realize that each of us creates our own belief system and will learn how to transform the negative beliefs they may have into positive ones while simultaneously unlocking their inner power.The Cookie Never Crumbles
Wally Amos is a man of wisdom, a man of humor, and a man of joy. And he has learned the greatest secret in life: You can be happy no matter what. Wally will share his inspiring collection of “recipes,” and tell you how adversarial situations are often blessings in disguise, and how the lessons we learn in life sometimes come from the most unexpected places. The Cookie Never Crumbles is Wally’s philosophy, and during his lecture he will tell you, through touching, hilarious, thought provoking stories, how you can adopt this philosophy for you.From Wally’s childhood, up through his days in the entertainment business, to the creation and loss of “Famous Amos” cookies, and to his current way of life, Wally Amos struggled, adapted, and finally triumphed. His inspirational advice will make you laugh, make you dream and make you think. This is a message built on faith!
The Power In You
The Power In You is designed to demonstrate that life is an inside job. Using his personal experiences, Wally explores the power in words, faith, enthusiasm, giving, attitude, love and other positive aspects of life to help the audience connect with their inner power. throughout the years that he has been speaking, The Power In You has proven to be an excellent vehicle for building self-esteem and confidence.
WALLY AMOS
Founder of Famous Amos Cookies
Wally Amos, one of today's best motivational speakers, and founder of Famous Amos Cookies, is credited with being the father of the gourmet cookie industry. He opened his first Famous Amos store on Sunset Boulevard in 1975. By 1985, sales had grown to more than $10 million.
Due to adverse financial results, Amos was forced to relinquish ownership of his namesake company. Turning adversity into opportunity, Amos launched a new cookie venture, The Uncle Noname' Cookie Company. In 1994, he co-founded the Uncle Wally’s Muffin Company.
As founder of Famous Amos Cookies in 1975 and father of the gourmet chocolate chip cookie industry, he has used his fame to support educational causes. Wally and his wife, Christine founded the Read it LOUD! Foundation in 2005 urging parents and caregivers to read aloud to children daily. Wally was a National Spokesman for Literacy Volunteers of America from 1979 until 2002, and is a former Board Member of the National Center for Family Literacy and Communities in Schools. He has been inducted into the Babson College Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs, and he received the Horatio Alger Award, The President’s Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence, and The National Literacy Honors Award.
Wally is also an author who has written eight books; his autobiography, The Famous Amos Story: The Face That Launched A Thousand Chips, The Power In You: Ten Secret Ingredients To Inner Strength, Man With No Name: Turn Lemons Into Lemonade, Watermelon Magic: Seeds of Wisdom, Slices of Life, The Cookie Never Crumbles: Inspirational Recipes for Every Day Living, Be Positive, The Power In Self-Esteem: How To Discover And Fulfill Your Life Dreams, Live An Inspiring Life: Ten Secret Ingredients for Inner Strength and The Path To Success is Paved with Positive Thinking.
An inspiring public speaker, Amos shares his insights on managing change and overcoming adversity. He also addresses audiences on the topics of adult illiteracy and school dropout prevention. Amos has become one of America's most popular speakers, addressing hundreds of associations, companies, and colleges across the nation.
