Joe Schmit

Joe Schmit is an author, award-winning broadcaster, community leader and popular keynote speaker. His book “Silent Impact” Influence Through Purpose, Persistence and Passion is now in its second edition. His new book is titled “The Impact Blueprint,” A Step by Step Journey to a Life of Significance. Joe was recently honored by the National Speakers Association (NSA) with the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP)designation. Less than 15 percent of NSA members worldwide have achieved the CSP designation.

As a sports broadcaster he has covered every major sporting event in the past 4 decades and has interviewed many of the biggest names in sports. He joined KSTP-TV in 1985 and has won 18 Emmys from the National Television Academy. He was also honored with a National Headliner Award in 2001.

Before joining KSTP-TV in 1985, he was Sports Director for WBAY-TV in Green Bay, Wisconsin. His career also includes positions as weekend sports anchor for KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and WKBT-TV in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Joe earned his degree in Mass Communications from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

Joe left broadcasting for 3-years to become President of PMMG, a media and marketing company that had clients such as Polaroid, Sun Country Airlines, Ubid, Fingerhut and others. Joe was also the spokesperson for Sun Country Airlines on all their TV and radio commercials.

Joe is a long time youth mentor committed to advocating for a number of community organizations with Big Brothers and Big Sisters is at the top of his list. He is a past president and board member of the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Twin Cities. He has raised over $3 million for the organization through the Joe Schmit Celebrity Golf Tournament which had a 16-year run. In 2000, he was the winner of the Jim Kelly Distinguished Service Award from Big Brothers and Big Sisters and in 2001, a winner of the Odyssey Award for commitment to youth mentorship.

Joe was also honored as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund (JDRF) Community Leader of the Year in 2005. He was named the 2018 winner of the Mike Givens Award for his work with MG Charities which is working to find a cure for brain cancer. He is past president and board member of the Fairway Foundation and has contributed time to many other charitable organizations. Joe and his wife Laura chaired a four million dollar capital campaign for VEAP, the largest food shelf in Minnesota.

MOST REQUESTED KEYNOTES

The Pursuit of Happiness

The Declaration of Independence guarantees us Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness, but many people come up short when it comes to being happy. If you want a more productive life, make more sales, get that promotion or just be more likeable, it starts with you. In this popular keynote, Joe talks from the heart about beating cancer, overcoming adversity and he shares lessons he has learned from athletes he has covered for the past three decades. Joe will make you laugh, make you cry and make you think. You will be inspired to choose positive and live positive in your pursuit of happiness.

The 3 P's

Preparation, Positivity and Passion can get you through the most challenging hurdles in life. Most people spend time taking care of their car, their lawn and their home, but do you spend anytime taking care of the most powerful gift you have...your mind? This keynote speech is always a hit with a broad spectrum of audiences.

Good Enough Isn't Good Enough if you Want to be the Best

Joe has conducted one on one interviews with the biggest names in sports from Tiger Woods to Michael Jordan to Wayne Gretzky. He has been sprayed with champagne in World Series Championship celebrations. He has covered Super Bowls, Final 4's, US Opens, the Masters, Stanley Cups and on and on. He has also covered incredible tragedies from school shootings to the untimely deaths of celebrities he called friends. Joe will tell humorous and heartfelt stories that will leave your audience wanting more.