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July - September 2009

Client - Synergy Service, Account Executive - Brittanny Kreutzer

Synergy Service presents Comedians Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood for thier public Fundraiser, Stand Up for Synergy! The event is September 26, 2009. A One-of-A-Kind FUN Fundraiser-featuring Stand Up Greats Colin & Brad benefiting Synergy Services.

August 15, 2008

By Lori Turec, SVP Business Development & Event Management

With all the details that go into planning and executing a professional event, booking keynote and break-out speakers can seem like just another headache ... plus with budgets tighter than ever before, is the speaker worth the investment? 

August 15, 2008

By Lori Turec, SVP Business Development & Event Management

While the grim effect of doing “Business as Usual" hits closers to home, a new sense of urgency is in the air to integrate GREEN practices as good business sense not just because it’s the right thing to do.                

March 10, 2008

If the patient has an ailment, Steve Gardner stands ready to write a prescription. But it won’t be in the form of an indecipherable note to a pharmacist. 

August 2006

The glib after-dinner corporate entertainer who started most every speech with an admonition for his audience to “please keep eating" is having a hard time finding work.

June 20, 2006

Steve Gardner, Partner of FIVE STAR Speakers & Trainers was featured on CNBC’s On The Money regarding the fees that celebrities and former politicians receive for speaking engagements. The program, which was broadcast June 15, 2006, examined the trend of universities and colleges paying significant fees to individuals such as Bill Cosby, Katie Couric and Bill Clinton as part of their commencement exercises.

May 8, 2006

Most people have dozed through a few bad speeches, but Paul Schmidt has a truly nightmarish speech experience. It was the weekend of Palm Sunday 2004 -- a religious holiday for many and a near-religious holiday for Final Four fans, especially if they, like Schmidt, held tickets to a game.

December 19, 2005

When Steve Gardner and Paul Schmidt bought Five Star Speakers & Trainers LLC in February, they brought a vision for boosting sales, which had seemingly plateaued in recent years. Overland Park-based Five Star already was one of the nation's top agencies for matching speakers with corporate events.

March 11, 2005

A pair of investors has bought Five Star Speakers & Trainers LLC, one of the nation's top agencies that match speakers with corporate events. Bill and Nancy Lauterbach sold the Overland Park company on Feb. 25 to Vice President Steve Gardner and Paul Schmidt.