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Dave Bruno

Author and Advocate for Simple Living

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Dave Bruno Biography

Dave Bruno is an author, speaker, and advocate for simple living, who instigated the 100 Thing Challenge movement, a simple-living project focused on helping average people break free from the constraints of excessive consumerism. In 2008, Bruno decided to winnow down everything he owned to merely 100 things in hopes of unhooking himself from the intravenous drip of consumerism that seemed to be fueling his life. As Bruno blogged about his personal challenge, media around the world started taking immediate notice of Bruno and the grass-roots movement he was starting. Time magazine said, "Bruno's online musings about his slow and steady purge have developed something of a cult following online, inspiring others to launch their own countdown to clutter-free living." As a sought-after keynote speaker, Bruno has brought his message of simple living in a personable and engaging way to audiences of 20 to 1,500 people.

Bruno's book, The 100 Thing Challenge: How I Got Rid of Almost Everything, Remade My Life, and Regained My Soul (Harper), as well as his presentations, focus on how the culture of consumerism has created a rabble of Americans rushing to acquire ever more stuff, but without realizing any gain in life satisfaction. We're exhausted, stressed out, in debt up to our ears, and isolated, all while standing atop our big piles of stuff. In our heart of hearts, most of us just want to get away from it all, to get off the insane treadmill of consumerism that we know is killing us. The 100 Thing Challenge is like a loud shout over the racket of this chaotic mob, and is meant to be a cause for pause. Bruno offers compelling anecdotes and practical advice audiences can use to resist consumerism and live a more meaningful life. In addition to his own experience, Bruno shares the thoughts and experiences of others who are fighting consumerism in their lives, and describes in practical terms how an average person can resist consumerism in order to live in more spiritually and socially meaningful ways.

Bruno's story of downsizing and pursuing what really matters in life is inspirational, funny, and highly practical. His remedy for people who feel "stuck in stuff" is easy to understand and obtain, which is why tens of thousands of people the world over have been motivated by Bruno's 100 Thing Challenge to take things into their own hands and simplify their lives.

Before starting the 100 Thing Challenge, Bruno was an entrepreneur who co-founded ChristianAudio. The rise of ChristianAudio from a Starbucks napkin business plan to a leading publisher and online source of audiobooks is a real entrepreneur's tale. Bruno's primary role while with ChristianAudio was to manage and grow the company's web property. He also did quite a bit of brand development, marketing, and strategic partner relations. In 2008, he sold his position in the company in order to focus more attention on the 100 Thing Challenge.

Bruno earned his masters degree from Wheaton College in American religious history. He lives with his wife and three daughters in San Diego, where they keep a simple home that they share with a few pets.

• The Story of the 100 Thing Challenge Movement: The Experience and Practical Advice for Downsizing

   

• Consumerism and Vocation

   

• Consumerism and Spirituality

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  • How do I book Dave Bruno to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Dave Bruno for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Dave Bruno, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Dave Bruno or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for Dave Bruno

    Speaking fees for Dave Bruno, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Dave Bruno are available upon request for live events and Please Contact for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Dave Bruno, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Dave Bruno speak about?

    Dave Bruno is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Authors, Science and Technology.
  • Where does Dave Bruno travel from?

    Dave Bruno generally travels from an undisclosed location, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Dave Bruno’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Dave Bruno for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Dave Bruno for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Dave Bruno or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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Dave Bruno Biography

Dave Bruno is an author, speaker, and advocate for simple living, who instigated the 100 Thing Challenge movement, a simple-living project focused on helping average people break free from the constraints of excessive consumerism. In 2008, Bruno decided to winnow down everything he owned to merely 100 things in hopes of unhooking himself from the intravenous drip of consumerism that seemed to be fueling his life. As Bruno blogged about his personal challenge, media around the world started taking immediate notice of Bruno and the grass-roots movement he was starting. Time magazine said, "Bruno's online musings about his slow and steady purge have developed something of a cult following online, inspiring others to launch their own countdown to clutter-free living." As a sought-after keynote speaker, Bruno has brought his message of simple living in a personable and engaging way to audiences of 20 to 1,500 people.

Bruno's book, The 100 Thing Challenge: How I Got Rid of Almost Everything, Remade My Life, and Regained My Soul (Harper), as well as his presentations, focus on how the culture of consumerism has created a rabble of Americans rushing to acquire ever more stuff, but without realizing any gain in life satisfaction. We're exhausted, stressed out, in debt up to our ears, and isolated, all while standing atop our big piles of stuff. In our heart of hearts, most of us just want to get away from it all, to get off the insane treadmill of consumerism that we know is killing us. The 100 Thing Challenge is like a loud shout over the racket of this chaotic mob, and is meant to be a cause for pause. Bruno offers compelling anecdotes and practical advice audiences can use to resist consumerism and live a more meaningful life. In addition to his own experience, Bruno shares the thoughts and experiences of others who are fighting consumerism in their lives, and describes in practical terms how an average person can resist consumerism in order to live in more spiritually and socially meaningful ways.

Bruno's story of downsizing and pursuing what really matters in life is inspirational, funny, and highly practical. His remedy for people who feel "stuck in stuff" is easy to understand and obtain, which is why tens of thousands of people the world over have been motivated by Bruno's 100 Thing Challenge to take things into their own hands and simplify their lives.

Before starting the 100 Thing Challenge, Bruno was an entrepreneur who co-founded ChristianAudio. The rise of ChristianAudio from a Starbucks napkin business plan to a leading publisher and online source of audiobooks is a real entrepreneur's tale. Bruno's primary role while with ChristianAudio was to manage and grow the company's web property. He also did quite a bit of brand development, marketing, and strategic partner relations. In 2008, he sold his position in the company in order to focus more attention on the 100 Thing Challenge.

Bruno earned his masters degree from Wheaton College in American religious history. He lives with his wife and three daughters in San Diego, where they keep a simple home that they share with a few pets.

• The Story of the 100 Thing Challenge Movement: The Experience and Practical Advice for Downsizing

   

• Consumerism and Vocation

   

• Consumerism and Spirituality

FAQs on booking Dave Bruno

  • How do I book Dave Bruno to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Dave Bruno for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Dave Bruno, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Dave Bruno or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for Dave Bruno

    Speaking fees for Dave Bruno, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Dave Bruno are available upon request for live events and Please Contact for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Dave Bruno, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Dave Bruno speak about?

    Dave Bruno is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Authors, Science and Technology.
  • Where does Dave Bruno travel from?

    Dave Bruno generally travels from an undisclosed location, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Dave Bruno’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Dave Bruno for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Dave Bruno for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Dave Bruno or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.

Dave Bruno is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Dave Bruno for your event is available upon request. Dave Bruno generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Gina Bianchini, Doug Benson, Wagner James Au, Charlie Anders and Melissa Anelli. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Dave Bruno for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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This website is a resource for event professionals and strives to provide the most comprehensive catalog of thought leaders and industry experts to consider for speaking engagements. A listing or profile on this website does not imply an agency affiliation or endorsement by the talent.

All American Entertainment (AAE) exclusively represents the interests of talent buyers, and does not claim to be the agency or management for any speaker or artist on this site. AAE is a talent booking agency for paid events only. We do not handle requests for donation of time or media requests for interviews, and cannot provide celebrity contact information.

If you are the talent and wish to request a profile update or removal from our online directory, please submit a profile request form.

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