Michael Karpovich is a speaker who is described as "half Robin Williams and half Leo Buscaglia." He is definitely more than a simple motivational speaker! Diagnosed with "brain damage" at age four, called a "nerd" by his peers, beaten up by bullies and severely dyslexic, Karpovich has discovered strength comes from challenges. As he puts it... "Yuk makes you stronger!" A successful Certified Speaking Professional, Michael Karpovich has presented in 43 states and 3 Canadian provinces and last year alone, spoke to over 300,000 individuals. Incorporating his personal stories with humor and priceless information, Michael Karpovich is asked back again and again to speak on self-esteem, leadership, avoiding burnout and violence prevention! Author of five books, including "The Better Bottom Line." Titles The Art of Taking Care of Yourself Contagious Leadership Becoming the Best Generation Designing Your Destiny Yuk Makes You Stronger Burnout Prevention Topics Balance, Stress, Leadership, Team Building, Change, Youth, Goal-setting, Motivation Click topic above to see more speakers on that topic Speaker's Asking Fee Range $5,000 - $7,499 Click on fee range to see more speakers. This is the starting keynote fee range - other programs may be higher. State MI Click on state above to see more speakers from that state. Fees The fee range quoted means the speaker's fee starts somewhere within that range. Note that speaker's fees are subject to change and some speakers may have special fee quotes.