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EXPERTISE
Creative Writing
History - General
Motivation & Inspiration
Travel & Destinations
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BIOGRAPHY
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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PRESENTATIONS
Russell presents with no podium, no teleprompter, 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.


DESTINATION-SPECIFIC HISTORY, SCIENCE AND CULTURE

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 more than 50 diverse, destination-specific stories for cruise itineraries in North America, South America, Europe, the Mediterranean 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.


UNUSUAL & INTERESTING: ADVENTURES OF A LIFETIME

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.
CRUISE HISTORY / EXPERIENCE
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.
RECENT PAST CRUISES COMPLETED
The following recent Cruise History has been recorded for this candidate.
SHIP REF CRUISE DESCRIPTION NIGHTS SAILING FROM DEPARTURE DATE
Viking Neptune NE240316 Viking World Cruises 2024 Sector 5 17 Singapore Saturday, March 16, 2024
Viking Neptune NE240217 Viking World Cruises 2024 Sector 3 & 4 28 Sydney Saturday, February 17, 2024
Viking Neptune NE240203 Viking World Cruises 2024 Sector 2 14 Auckland Saturday, February 3, 2024
Viking Neptune NE240109 Viking World Cruises 2024 Sector 1 25 Los Angeles, California Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Viking Star ST231024 Panama Canal & Coastal Holiday 17 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Viking Star ST231010 Canada & New England Scenic Shores 14 Montreal Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Viking Star ST230928 Eastern Seaboard Explorer 12 New York Thursday, September 28, 2023
Viking Star ST230916 Eastern Seaboard Explorer 12 Montreal Saturday, September 16, 2023
Viking Star ST230904 Eastern Seaboard Explorer 12 New York Monday, September 4, 2023
Viking Saturn SA230621 Iceland & Norway's Arctic Explorer 14 Reykjavik Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Viking Saturn SA230607 Iconic Iceland, Greenland & Canada 14 New York Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Viking Saturn SA230523 Iconic Iceland, Greenland & Canada 14 Reykjavik Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Viking Saturn SA230509 Iceland, British Isles & Iberia 14 Barcelona Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Viking Saturn SA230502 Iconic Western Mediterranean 7 Civitavecchia (for Rome) Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Viking Neptune NE230216 World Cruise 2023 Sector 3/4 28 Sydney Thursday, February 16, 2023
Viking Neptune NE230202 World Cruise 2023 Sector 2 14 Auckland Thursday, February 2, 2023
Viking Neptune NE230108 World Cruise 2023 Sector 1 24 Los Angeles, California Sunday, January 8, 2023
Viking Neptune NE221222 Panama Canal & Coastal Holiday 18 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Thursday, December 22, 2022
Viking Neptune NE221208 Atlantic Crossing 14 Barcelona Thursday, December 8, 2022
Viking Neptune NE221201 Iconic Western Mediterranean 7 Civitavecchia (for Rome) Thursday, December 1, 2022
Viking Neptune NE221124 Journey to Antiquities 7 Piraeus (Athens) Thursday, November 24, 2022
Viking Neptune NE221116 Ancient Mediterranean Treasures 7 Istanbul Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Viking Star ST220906 Eastern Seaboard Explorer 12 Montreal Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Viking Star ST220823 In the Wake of the Vikings 14 Bergen Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Viking Star ST220809 Viking Homelands 14 Stockholm Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Viking Mars MA220528 Trades Routes of the Middle Age 14 Barcelona Saturday, May 28, 2022
Viking Orion OR220223 Panama Canal & Central America 14 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Viking Orion OR220206 Panama Canal & Pacific Coast 17 Los Angeles, California Sunday, February 6, 2022
Viking Orion OR220105 Grand Hawaii & Polynesia 32 Los Angeles, California Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Viking Orion OR211220 Mexican Riviera Sojourn 16 Los Angeles, California Monday, December 20, 2021
Viking Orion OR211204 Mexican Riviera Sojourn 16 Los Angeles, California Saturday, December 4, 2021
Viking Orion OR211117 Panama Canal & Pacific Coast 17 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Viking Venus VE211018 Mediterranean Odyssey 12 Barcelona Monday, October 18, 2021
Viking Venus VE211012 Western Mediterranean Escape 6 Valletta Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Viking Venus VE211002 Malta & Adriatic Jewels 10 Valletta Saturday, October 2, 2021
Viking Venus VE210922 Malta & Greek Isles Discovery 10 Valletta Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Viking Venus VE210912 Malta & Adriatic Jewels 10 Valletta Sunday, September 12, 2021
Viking Venus VE210902 Malta & Greek Isles Discovery 10 Valletta Thursday, September 2, 2021
Viking Sky SK210731 Iceland's Natural Beauty 7 Reykjavik Saturday, July 31, 2021
Viking Sky SK210724 Iceland's Natural Beauty 7 Reykjavik Saturday, July 24, 2021
Viking Sky SK210717 Iceland's Natural Beauty 7 Reykjavik Saturday, July 17, 2021
Viking Sky SK210710 Iceland's Natural Beauty 7 Reykjavik Saturday, July 10, 2021
Viking Sky SK210703 Iceland's Natural Beauty 7 Reykjavik Saturday, July 3, 2021
Viking Sky SK210626 Iceland's Natural Beauty 7 Reykjavik Saturday, June 26, 2021
Viking Sun SU190831 World Cruise 2019 - 2020 Sector 1 14 Greenwich, London Saturday, August 31, 2019
Viking Jupiter JU190714 British Isles Explorer 14 Bergen Sunday, July 14, 2019
Viking Jupiter JU190630 Into the Midnight Sun 14 Greenwich, London Sunday, June 30, 2019
Viking Jupiter JU190425 Along Europe's Western Coast 14 Barcelona Thursday, April 25, 2019