Doug Stevenson is the founder and president of Story Theater International, a speaking, training and consulting company based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. His company trains thousands of professionals and executives each year, for clients that include Microsoft, Amgen, Bayer, Caterpillar, Oracle, Volkswagen, Hewlett Packard, Maytag, Super 8 Motels and others. His association clients include The National Education Association, The American Medical Association, The National Association of Realtors, The Wisconsin Municipal League, The Cattleman's Beef Association and others.

He has spoken, trained and coached in the US, Canada, Australia, Austria, Denmark, England, Germany, Ireland, japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Spain and Switzerland. Tens of thousands of people from four continents have studied with Doug in his Story Theater, Inspirational Leadership and Presentation Skills workshops and train-the trainer programs.

Doug used to believe he was destined to be the next Bob Hope. That was back in the 1960's when he was a child making up his mind about who he wanted to be. He dedicated 20 years of his life to becoming a successful actor, only to realize that his destiny was much greater and far more meaningful than being a movie star. Life has a way of teaching us who we are, doesn't it?

Now, having spoken to audiences all over the world, and having coached and trained countless individuals on how to become amazing speakers, trainers and leaders – he's discovered that he isn't supposed to act like Bob Hope. His gift is the ability to give people hope.

Doug is the creator of The Story Theater Method for strategic storytelling in business and author of the book by the same name. He is also the creator of The 21-Step How to Write and Deliver a Dynamite Speech System. He not only presents transformational speeches, he follows them by analyzing what he has just done. Not only does he make you laugh and cry, he teaches you how he does it. It's as if he's a magician who does a wonderful magic trick, and then takes you behind the curtain and shows you all of his secrets.

What Doug Stevenson does is not magic. You can learn how to be a transformational speaker using his methods and technology. You can learn how to use acting, storytelling and drama techniques to connect with people at a deeper level. His motto? Emotion is the fast lane to the brain. The process? Speak from your head with your heart wide open.

On the practical side, Doug knows marketing, sales and customer service because he has owned a number of businesses including a real estate brokerage. He learned his lessons in leadership while serving on the board of directors and then as the president of a state association. And finally, Doug learned how to embrace diversity by speaking in different countries to people of different cultures.
•1969 – 1985 Professional actor in Chicago and Hollywood
•1975 – 1985 Owner of Justgood Carpentry – construction and remodeling
•1980 – 1985 Mobile disk jockey with Franklin and Friends
•1985 – 1999 Residential real estate broker/owner of Sherlock's Homes
•1996 – present – professional speaker, trainer, consultant and coach

As a speaking and storytelling coach, he has coached over 1000 business professionals from CEOs to entrepreneurs to a member of the House of Lords in London.

Doug's keynotes and training programs are like watching a business presentation as theatrical experience. He doesn't just give a speech. He takes you on an intellectually stimulating and emotionally moving journey into your own magnificence. When Doug is done working his magic with you, you know more, understand more and can do more to change the world you live in. In the end, it's always comes back to the beginning. It's about hope.

In addition, he conducts Story Theater Retreats – his 2 -day intensives for four students. He has contributed a monthly column entitled Talk Your Walk for the Denver Business Journal and is the author of twelve audio and DVD programs including the Story Theater Audio Six Pack.