About
Cesar Cervantes

Jokes are how I connected with my dad.

I was always a natural performer and I was in theater very young.

When I was in theater classes in high school, I'd always try and figure out a way to make the scene funny, even if it wasn't supposed to be.

It was a natural transition when I heard that there was an open mic in my hometown.

That was the first time I'd been on stage with the intention of just making people laugh.

I thought it went great…

Looking back on it, I was doing all the cliché things.

I was doing what I thought the audience wanted…

Rather than being true to my own voice.

Because I had no idea what that was yet.

Regardless, I fell in love with comedy, I pursued it as a career and performed all over the world. 

About 10 years into my comedy career, I started feeling disconnected…

I struggled to go deeper with my audience.

I couldn’t shake the feeling of being stifled creatively.

So, I started teaching comedy classes in the theater department to shake things up.

This transition allowed me to connect with people's stories and messages...

To help them deliver on a stage.

This experience led me to being creative again as a speaker. 

I decided to shift from entertainment to transformation.

I started studying TEDx Talks…

I would watch and re-watch all of my favorite talks:

Talks from Simon Sinek, Brian Stevenson, Brené Brown, Mel Robbins and more.

I invested in my education and development to grow as much as possible with my passion for speaking on stage.

Then, something happened that changed my life.

I finally landed my first TEDx Talk.

I knew I needed support in crafting the talk itself,

so I hired a public speaking coach who helped me understand the form and structure of my talk.

As you can probably guess, just like my first stand-up gig…

I made a bunch of mistakes.

Like not practicing it enough in front of live crowds.

But one thing I’m proud of is that even though there were a bunch of things I would have done differently, I still shared it when it went live, I still put it out there. I put myself out there.

After my second talk, I started to get the hang of it.

When you understand what TEDx is looking for and how all the guidelines work… It’s a bit like having a blueprint.

WHEN MY THIRD TEDx TALK WENT LIVE… MY HEART PULLED ME IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.

I realized I’d accidentally become an expert in how to land and deliver great TEDx Talks.

So naturally, people started asking for my help landing their TEDx Talks.

And every single one used my process and landed a successful talk.

Then it all hit me.

I had mastered something.

And it wasn’t just helping people “land” their TEDx Talks.

It was helping people find their voice.

IN 2021, I LAUNCHED MY TEDx MENTORSHIP PROGRAM.

It went better than I thought it would…

Since then, we’ve helped over 200 clients land and deliver great TEDx Talks.

We’ve developed the only program that will keep working with you until you land your talk.

That’s how much we believe in our process.

Ready for another challenge in 2022, I took my speechwriting to another level.

After all the success of our client's TEDx Talks, people started asking us if we could help write their keynote speeches, signature talks, and presentations.

So, we launched our speechwriting services and have had the opportunity to craft some amazing speeches for our clients.

And as a result, the team has grown.

So has my family...

We now have two beautiful children together.

So, I’ve had lots of great dad joke opportunities…

Jokes are how I connect with my kids.

If you take anything from my story, I hope it’s this:

Life is an adventure, a constant journey to keep listening to your heart and its call.

When you listen to that call and answer it, magic happens.

My life has changed because I had the courage to stand up on a stage and speak.

The forms of speaking have changed over the years…

Mastering the art and science of public speaking has been my life's work.

It has all led me here.

To my purpose:

Helping you amplify your message through speaking from the head and the heart.

Happy Speaking,

Cesar

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