Matt Weinstein, CPAE, is the founding president of Playfair, Inc., an international consulting company that presents innovative team building programs for more than 400 clients each year. His PBS television special "Fun Works!: The Power of Humor in the Workplace" brought Matt national acclaim as a pioneer in the field of experiential team building. Matt Weinstein`s playful vision has been the subject of dozens of national newspaper articles, magazine features, and television appearances.

Matt was elected to the Professional Speaker`s Hall of Fame by the National Speaker`s Association, and was honored by Successful Meetings Magazine as one of the "21 Top Speakers for the 21st Century." Matt is the author of many popular books including Managing To Have Fun, Gently Down The Stream, Work Like Your Dog, and Dogs Don`t Bite When A Growl Will Do.

Matt Weinstein will help you to energize your workforce, reduce stress on the job, and build an enthusiastic team. Matt`s long-term partnerships with companies like AT&T, IBM, and PriceWaterhouseCoopers have helped them reward, retain, and revitalize their key employees. Matt will motivate and inspire your employees to be more productive, and will teach them how to create a corporate culture of support and celebration at work. And most importantly, Matt will show your people that work can be fun!

Matt Weinstein is the nation`s foremost authority on the use of fun and humor in team building. Drawing on his own experience as a company president and twenty years of research by the Playfair organization, his presentations are rich in content and alive with humor. Matt believes that team building is not just a concept -- team building is an experience. So all of Matt`s keynote presentations include dynamic audience interactions as an integral part of the lecture program.

If you`re looking for something more than a lecture -- if you`re looking for a high-energy, audience-involvement keynote presentation that will leave the participants leaping to their feet in wild applause -- then you`re looking for Matt Weinstein!