Lou Mongello is often invited to be a featured speaker at events across the United States, including Disney fan gatherings, social/new media conferences, and corporate events. Lou is also available to bring some “magic” into the classroom with engaging, thought-provoking and entertaining assembly programs. Please contact Lou Mongello directly for all speaking inquiries and questions via our Contact Form .

Recent speaking engagements include:

  • Make-A-Wish Foundation of America national convention
  • BlogWorld & New Media Expo Featured Speaker 2011 and 2012
  • Buena Vista University 

TOPICS

Business Building, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational, Motivational, Marketing, Networking, Social Media Marketing, Podcasting, Online Community, Disney, Walt Disney World

   

For Businesses and Entrepreneurs

Motivational

  • The Disney Difference - How and why the Disney Company excels in building brand loyalty, fan community, and repeat customers. Learn about the keys to an incredible guest experience, and how you can apply these strategies to your business
  • Leadership Lessons from Walt Disney – Using Walt Disney’s journey as an example, see how he achieved his dreams and the challenges he overcame along the way, and learn how to leverage them for your own businesses. From innovation to competition to dealing with adversity, Walt Disney’s life and words will serve as lessons that you can apply to your business and brands.
  • “Quit Your Job and Do What You Love Full Time! I Did It, and So Can You!”
  • “Keep Moving Forward!” – Take The Leap Of Faith And Do What You Love – Now! - Lou’s personal story about leaving his law practice to pursue his passion
  • Strategies for Overcoming Life’s Obstacles – Life-Changing Lessons from W
    alt Disney –     Using Walt Disney’s journey as an example, see how he achieved his dreams and the challenges he overcame along the way, and learn how to leverage them for your own businesses.

 

Social Media + New and Emerging Technologies

  • Quit Your Job and Do What You Love Full Time! I Did It, and So Can You!”
  • How to Monetize Your Podcast: Addressing the most common question after “how do I get started”
  • Podcasting 101 – Getting Started: An A to Z, turnkey how-to presentation to learn the ins and outs of podcasting, from getting started to beyond the basics – all on a budget!
  • Building Your Personal Brand with Social Media: Putting the “I” and “Me” in Social Media
  • Beyond Blogging & Podcasting – How and why you need to be delivering your content through other platforms
  • “Know Your Niche and Share Your Passion” - Learn how (and why) you need to find your niche and passion, and how to share it with others in various mediums
  • Building Community – How to use social media and other resources to build a large, loyal community of fans, followers, and brand advocates
  • Podcasting For Business – Much like Twitter, Facebook and other tools to help build your business, podcasting is one of the most powerful, influential, and cost-effective methods to building your brand, business and bottom line. Learn why it’s important, how it can help your specific business, and how to get started creating compelling audio and video content with small startup costs.
  • How to Pitch a Sponsor – Do you have a blog or podcast or create online content? Do you want to pitch a potential advertiser and sponsor? Learn how with practical tips and advice from someone who makes a living podcasting and blogging full-time through mutually-beneficial partner relationships.

For Businesses and Students: Disney Presentations

  • Starting with a Dream: Disney speaker Lou Mongello presents Walt’s journey, dream and the challenges he overcame (problem solving)
  • Life-changing Lessons from Walt Disney: Leveraging Walt’s life stories and lessons to address life’s greatest obstacles
  • It’s a Small World After All: Become a cultural detective, examining the nations of EPCOT and learning unique traditions/customs while uncovering what unites us all
  • Dreamers and Doers: Be inspired by the story of Walt Disney and find motivation to pursue your dreams
  • Tales from the Parks: Analyze how folktales are represented in Disney Parks and connect to all societies and their values
  • What Would Disney Do? Problem Solving Workshop: Learn to identify and solve problems in a practical, hands-on workshop based on the dilemmas faced by Disney parks
  • The Spirit of America: Examine the qualities of America in a role-playing adventure based on EPCOT’s American Adventure
  • Dream It and Do It!: Be inspired by the story of Walt Disney and find motivation to pursue your dreams. Follow Lou’s personal story about leaving his law practice to pursue his passion, using lessons learned from Walt’s experiences.
  • Walt Disney, Story and Technology - Paths and techniques used by Walt Disney and the Imagineers that followed him to tell effective stories. Learn how Disney’s innovative technologies continue to revolutionize modern storytelling in environments such as the Walt Disney World theme parks.

Testimonial:

After last year’s CFLBlogCon, where 2-time Emmy winner Marc Middleton was our keynote, I was worried about finding a speaker to match Marc’s incredible opening. I shouldn’t have been, though, because the answer came in the name of Lou Mongello. Not only was Lou an absolute delight to work with, being completely professional, he went beyond the call of duty, making sure he knew the expectations of the audience to deliver an on-target message. Reading the tweets that were flying out during his speech, seeing the inspiration he delivered, and listening to the attendees’ excitement afterwards, Lou was the perfect keynote who packed a powerful, meaningful message in the time we allotted him. Now my concerns start all over again… how do I find a keynote for next year who can match Lou? - Bess Auer, President, Florida Blogger’s Conference

Customized topics and presentations also available