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Laugh to the Top

Mack's no nonsense formula for achieving goals is simple but entertaining, so his listeners walk away enthused, saying: "I can do that!"
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The Perfect Host

Whether your event is a general session, an award show, or anything in between, your Emcee can be the difference between a couple of hours of drudgery and a rollicking good time.
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Just For Fun

If you regularly misplace your glasses and car keys, you’ll get a kick out of Mack’s “Ode to Forgetfulness,” a hilarious music video he produced himself.

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Celebrating Cancer Survival

The funniest two-time cancer survivor in the country inspires and motivates with his hilarious stories of beating the Grim Reaper to spread laughter in his uniquely warm, family-friendly style. Cancer survivors and care-givers leave Mack’s celebration speeches refreshed, thoroughly entertained, and re-energized to pursue new goals and lend support to victims of this cruel disease.
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Managing Transition with a Chuckle

Mack’s dynamic presentation, "Managing Transition with a Chuckle" provides managers with the powerful and practical tools they need to lead their people through uncertain times—and to keep a sense of humor while they do it.

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"Laugh to the Top": A Hilarious Guide to Achieving Your Goals

Your group has been working hard, soaking up invaluable information and practical solutions from a dynamic, hard-hitting line-up of no-nonsense presenters and workshop leaders.

Now, wouldn’t it be terrific if you could get a speaker to relax the mood for a moment, entertain them with some belly-laughs, and at the same time inspire and motivate them to put the lessons they’ve learned into practice?

Wouldn’t it be great if that speaker got this kind of response:

“Amazingly in this day and age, you got huge laughs, kept it clean, and remained truly inspiring.”
-- Anish Jain, Institute of Business Forecasting

“The kudos and positive feedback goes on and on and on. You were definitely a hit with all our Conferees, which from my experience is a first for our group. You were great!”
-- Tim Egan, Federation of Exchange Accommodators

“You are a powerful, highly motivated and motivating speaker…your messages were on target…and there wasn’t a single person in the room that didn’t laugh long and loud.”
-- James E. Foster, International Paper Company

Mack gets huge laughs while demonstrating the power and practicality of his Seven Step Formula for goal-achieving—and he walks the walk. He’s been a super-achiever since he was a young man who earned a black belt in karate, won a major literary prize, and traveled across Europe for 15 months living by his wits in exotic lands. In North Africa, a brawl with a would-be robber landed him in a Moroccan prison, and that terrifying experience taught him many powerful lessons that he shares with his fascinated audiences ("Falling on your face is still moving forward!").

For the past 20 years he’s entertained thousands of corporate clients, performed stand-up comedy on The Tonight Show with both Johnny and Jay and numerous other TV shows, acted in movies with such stars as Karl Malden and Keith Carradine, and was hand-picked by Bill Maher for the writing staff of ABC's Politically Incorrect.

Just before taping a pilot for Dick Clark Productions, he was diagnosed with cancer. Mack’s slightly-unconventional tale of his triumphant battle against that cruel predator leaves his audiences inspired, deeply moved—and shaking with laughter.

Laughing about cancer? You bet. Mack’s philosophy is "when they're laughing, they're listening." And one sure way to get a group to laugh is to create custom comedy specifically for them, which he weaves into every presentation. With more than 15 years experience doing just that for such organizations as Kodak, General Motors, Pfizer, Nortel, Johnson & Johnson and hundreds more, nobody does it better. As one client said:

“I was particularly impressed with (the custom material you created for) our employees, which wasn’t just canned or recited. Your humor was so appropriate…very funny, without being offensive! Just perfect!”
-- Pat Hosegood Martin, Cal Poly State University

And another:

“Mack's ability to take a dry subject like manufacturing software and give it a humorous life made the evening memorable for all. He tailored his material to our business as though he'd been in the field himself!"
-- Brian Kindilien, Surfcam

Give your group what you know they want: the motivation and inspiration to achieve their cherished goals—and a welcome break from “serious” business. Give them Mack Dryden’s “Laugh to the Top.”

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The Perfect Host

Whether your event is a general session, an award show, or anything in between, your Emcee can be the difference between a couple of hours of drudgery and a rollicking good time. As a comedian, actor, and host, Mack Dryden has delighted corporate audiences for more than a decade with his quick wit and uncanny ability to customize his clean material for any situation. He has Emceed major events for such Fortune 500 companies as International Paper, Southwestern Bell Global, Pfizer, and Peterbilt Trucks.

As a staff writer on ABC's Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, he honed his skill at writing hilarious, up-to-the minute special material. He's performed on everything from The Tonight Show to An Evening at the Improv and shared the stage with such stars as Rosie O'Donnell, Jerry Seinfeld and the Osmonds. All this experience has given Mack an astonishing ability to put an audience at ease and turn a usually-dull occasion into a fun-filled laugh-fest, as these delighted producers and clients happily attest.

"...you hit big time in every category for us: client handling (Pfizer, Inc.), content sensitivity, eye on the watch, pitching in to help, handling things on the fly, enthusiasm, humor, and all-round great guy. So thank you a million-fold."
-- Richard B. Williams, Michael Carson Productions (New York)

"You were not only an outstanding performer and host, you did it under very difficult circumstances. We had 150 award winners to recognize on stage in one hour, and you kept it fun and upbeat without ever letting it resemble a rodeo. You are a true pro."
-- Dan Nace, EventSource Meetings

"Your performance as our roving reporter (for Peterbilt)... was a complete smash! Thank you for your humor and your attention to all the little details that are so important to our clients."
-- Mike Main, Murphy-Main & Associates (Dallas
)

"Having you emcee our ‘awards’ segment was pure fun! There wasn’t a single person in the room that didn’t laugh long and loud. You played a significant role in the conference’s success."
-- James E. Foster, International Paper Company

If the success of your event is too important to leave to chance, why not go with a sure thing - and be a hero for finding...

The Perfect Host!

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Celebrating Cancer Survival

The funniest two-time cancer survivor in the country inspires and motivates with his hilarious stories of beating the Grim Reaper to spread laughter in his uniquely warm, family-friendly style. Cancer survivors and care-givers leave Mack’s celebration speeches refreshed, thoroughly entertained, and re-energized to pursue new goals and lend support to victims of this cruel disease.

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Managing Transition with a Chuckle

"...inspiring!...meaningful!...delivered with a lot of flair and great humor!"
--George O’Brien, Sr. VP, Forest Resources, International Paper Co.

Illness strikes people when they are exposed to change," said the ancient philosopher. "Change is inevitable, except from vending machines," said Mack Dryden. In today’s frantically fluid workplace, no one knows the potential for disastrous transitions better than the managers who are expected to provide guidance and comfort to their queasy charges until the boat stops rocking and the choppy crossing is complete.

Mack’s dynamic presentation, "Managing Transition with a Chuckle" provides managers with the powerful and practical tools they need to lead their people through uncertain times—and to keep a sense of humor while they do it. "If they’re laughing, they’re listening," is Mack’s motto, and he’s a master at engaging and entertaining even as he gives invaluable lessons in the essential art of Transition Management. So his audiences are upbeat and inspired as they learn how to:

  • Identify problem areas early and head them off
  • Convert stubborn naysayers to enthusiastic believers
  • Help employees manage their emotional reactions to change
  • Maintain an acceptable level of productivity in the midst of the weirdness
  • Give employees confidence in times of confusion and uncertainty
  • Give employees a stake in a positive outcome
  • Get employees’ minds, hearts and guts behind a change
  • Harness the creative power that is a natural by-product of change
  • Nourish, support and reinforce New Beginnings so they’ll ‘take’

If your organization is in the midst of a Big Change or if there’s one in your future, don’t send your managers into battle unarmed. Inspire them to lead, and equip them with the tools they need to get the organization through intact: Give them Mack Dryden’s:

"Managing Transition with a Chuckle."

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