With a perfect blend of storytelling and humor, Russell engages audiences in a way that both entertains and educates. His unique personal approach creates memorable experiences that keep people coming back for more.

Russell’s career includes executive speechwriter for two Fortune 50 CEOs, worldwide training instructor for Hewlett-Packard, and senior communications manager for a global biotech company. He is also an accomplished entertainer, educator, lecturer, motivational speaker, actor and stand-up comedian. As an award-winning science writer, he is adept at taking complex ideas and making them easily understandable “in language your grandmother would understand.”

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Russell presents with no podium, no teleprompter, no script and no notes. Instead, he simply stands in front of his audience and tells a captivating story for 45-60 minutes. He supplements his talks with animated graphics and videos, creating an entertaining spectacle of multimedia.

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DESTINATION-SPECIFIC HISTORY, SCIENCE AND CULTURE

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Russell’s expertise includes history, science, economics, politics and pop culture. He uses storytelling to give audiences a comprehensive overview of a destination… without subjecting them to a dry or academic lecture.

Russell’s portfolio includes almost 100 diverse, destination-specific stories for cruise itineraries all over the world, including North America, Central America, South America, Europe, the Mediterranean, Africa and Asia-Pacific. Here is a sample of the many topics he has presented…

Mona Lisa – The Story Behind the Smile
Examine this amazing work that has been adored, stolen, forged, vandalized and almost forgotten.

Tulip Mania – The Bulb that Sprouted the First Stock Market Bubble
Learn how tulips created an economic bubble in the 1600s and what led to its eventual collapse.

Gods, Heroes and Monsters: Thrilling Tales from Greek Mythology
Enjoy lively stories of daring adventure, epic warfare and foolhardy romance from ancient Greece.

The Story of Highway H2O: From the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
Navigate the amazing 150-year quest to build a waterway between the Midwest and the Atlantic Coast.

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UNUSUAL & INTERESTING: ADVENTURES OF A LIFETIME

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Russell also lectures on his extraordinary personal adventures. Topics include:

We Took Our Kids Around the World for a Year… and Survived
Russell, his wife and two sons (10 and 8) left home, crossed the ocean, and didn’t return for 12 months.

We Built an Octagonal House… Without Killing Each Other
Russell and his wife built an entire house themselves – with no General Contractor or any previous knowledge of house building.

Living Through Wildfire… When Your Dreams Go Up in Smoke
Russell’s house was in the middle of one of the worst wildfires in California history.

Russell has been delivering inspirational, motivational and enrichment lectures to audiences around the world since 2007. He has presented for family brands such as Princess Cruises, as well as for luxury brands such as Viking.

Russell has also appeared numerous times as a featured enrichment lecturer on Viking TV.

One of his specialties is creating quality presentations on specific topics at short notice.

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