(4) TOPICS, AGE RANGES AND LINKS FOR SAMPLES, FEEDBACK AND MORE INFORMATIONART: Guest lectured an art class at a high school on East Coast. (Length: 30 minutes) In advance of the day, school ordered 400 copies of The First Thirty. For more background, click Art
ATHLETICS: Guest speaker at event for college basketball team in Canada (Length: 25 minutes). For more background, click Athletics-Health-Fitness
BUSINESS: Valley Business Conference 2006: Event in California sponsored by 40+ media outlets, companies and organizations. John Sculley (former CEO, Apple & Pepsi) discussed how to make a profit in business. Greg discussed the importance of giving back to the community along the way. (Speech length: 50 minutes). For more background, click Business
CIVIL RIGHTS: Served as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2009 Speaker at an event for 1100 people in Nebraska (Length: 1 hour). In advance of the visit, a host of companies in that community ordered up to 50 copies of the book each. For more background, click Civil Rights
COLLEGE: See Universities
COLLEGE-BOUND: Guest speaker at Latino College Fair, for students and their families on the West Coast. In advance, the school district ordered 200 copies of the book and 25 copies of the poster. For more background, click Colleges / Universities
COMMENCEMENTS (MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL): Delivered Commencement Speech at high school in Connecticut (Length: 12 minutes). In advance, organizers ordered a copy of The First Thirty for every member of the graduating class. For more background, click Commencements
COMMENCEMENTS (COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES): Delivered Commencement Speech at multiple schools in the USA, received honorary degrees at each. For more background, click Commencements
COMMUNITY COLLEGES: Guest speaker at Asnuntuck Community College in Connecticut (Length: 80 minutes). In advance of the visit, ACC had chosen The First Thirty was one of its First Year Experience books. For more background, click Community Colleges & City Colleges
COMMUNITY SERVICE: Guest speaker for event on community service for students at University of Connecticut. For more background, click Community Service
CORPORATE (EXECUTIVES): Guest speaker at event for executives of Senior Lifestyle Corporation (Length: 1 hour). In conjunction with the event, they ordered copies of the book for each executive. For more background, click Corporate
CORPORATE (STAFF): Private event for staff of a company in Montana (Length: 1 hour). For more background, click Corporate
DIVERSITY: Delivered Race & Culture Guest Lecture at Brooklyn College (Length: 75 minutes). Following the visit, a local bank ordered copies of the book for the class. For more background, click Diversity
EDUCATORS: An event for faculty of Confederation College (community college in Canada). (Speech length: 60 minutes). For more background, click Educators
F&B/RESTAURANT/HOTELS: Guest speaker at event for some of the staff of General Mills. In conjunction with the event, they ordered copies of the book . For more background, click F&B-Hotel-Restaurant Industry
FIRST YEAR PROGRAMS/NEW STUDENT ORIENTATIONS: Guest speaker at events at St. John's University (after The First Thirty was chosen to be part of First Year programming at St. John's). For more background, click Orientation / First Year Programs
FUTURE EDUCATORS: North Central College Department of Education Lecture Series (Speech length: 90 minutes). For more background, click Future Educators
GREEK LIFE: Keynoted a Leadership & Philanthropy Convention for fraternity members throughout America. Organizers ordered a copy of the book for every attendee as well. (Speech length: 1 hour). For more background, click Greek Life
HIGH SCHOOLS: Keynoted KUA Global Fair for high school students in New Hampshire. For more background, click High schools
HOLIDAYS: Event for hundreds of students in Toronto Canada in advance of Remembrance Day 2008. In conjunction with the visit, the Toronto Blue Jays and Herman Miller Canada both ordered copies of The First Thirty for students there. (Speech length: 25 minutes). For more on this event, click here
INTERNATIONAL: Delivered the 2008 Legacy Lecture at the SAJ Museum in Africa (Speech length: 90 minutes). In conjunction with the event, some of Greg's art was exhibited at the Museum for the night. For more background, click International
IVY LEAGUES: Guest speaker at Princeton University, event co-sponsored by nine clubs and organizations on campus. For more background, click Ivy Leagues
JOURNALISM: Guest lectured a journalism class in Nebraska (Length: 75 minutes) For more background, click Media & Journalism & Writing
LAW: Accepted an invitation to speak to law school students in another country. For more background, click Law
LEADERSHIP: University of Wisconsin-Madison Big Ten Leadership Network Speaker Series (1 hour). For more background, click Leadership & Teamwork
LITERACY: Co-hosted Verizon Tech Savvy Awards, part of the 18th Annual National Conference on Family Literacy. Event for 1200 educators from around the country. Others who spoke and/or did book signings at the NCFL included former First Lady of Iowa Christie Vilsack, actor/producer/author Henry Winkler, and authors Peter Reynolds, Greg Mortenson and Jan Goldstein. For more background, click Educators & Future Educators
MIDDLE SCHOOLS: Events for middle school students in places like New York, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Kentucky, Colorado, Canada, Africa. For more background, click Middle Schools
MULTICULTURALISM: See Diversity
MULTIPLE SPEAKER EVENTS: Scroll up and see the top of this page
NONPROFIT: An event for 500 supporters of Canadian chapter of United Way. Appearance sponsored by Scotiabank. (Speech length: 15 minutes). For more background, click Nonprofit
PARENTS: An event for a class of parents (and their kids) at a school in Miami. For more on this experience, click here
PHILANTHROPY: An event for Capital Region Sponsor-a-Scholar in New York, their philanthropist supporters, business and education leaders in their community, some of the students they work with. Greg's appearance sponsored by Time Warner Cable. In conjunction with the event, organizers ordered 100 copies of the book, 50 copies of the poster. (Speech length: 50 minutes). For more background, click Philanthropy
PUBLIC SERVICE: Keynoted Mayors 11th Annual Youth First Breakfast - event on community and public service for hundreds of business, political, education, community leaders in Minnesota (Length: 40 minutes). In conjunction with the event, the Minnesota Vikings and a local bank each ordered copies of the book for local students. For more background, click Public Service
SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE: Served as American Scholar in Residence for a program in South Africa. In conjunction with the visit, Jamba Juice and others ordered copies of The First Thirty for students there. For more on this experience, click here
SENIORS: Guest speaker at event for residents of senior community in Toronto (Length: 40 minutes). For more background, click Grandparent Events
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP/ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Final Day Speaker for Entrepreneurship Course at Cook School of Business (the class had been using The First Thirty with its students). (Length: 2 hour course). For more backg round, click Social Entrepreneurship
THE SOUTH: Guest speaker at multiple events at University of Texas-Austin (Length: 60 minutes). For more background, click The South
TZEDAKAH: Keynoted Mitzvah Weekend for Chicago Sinai. (Speech length: 25 minutes). They also ordered copies of the books and workbooks. For more background, click Tzedakah
UNIVERSITIES: Guest speaker at event for undergrads at The George Washington University (Length: 90 minutes). For more background, click Colleges / Universities
VOLUNTEERISM: UCH 66th Annual Volunteer Banquet. Greg was the keynote speaker. Michelle Obama (in her capacity as a hospital executive) was the other speaker. In conjunction with the event, organizers ordered 200 copies of The First Thirty - one for each attendee. They also had Greg's art on exhibit at the event. (Speech length: 20 minutes). For more background, click Volunteering
WOMEN: Guest speaker at event for women business leaders in Canada (Speech length: 1 hour). In conjunction with the event, Greg's art went on exhibit for one night. To see more from that experience, go here
WRITING: Guest lectured an English course for high school students in New York. For more background, click Creative Writing / English classes / Future Authors courses
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS One of two speakers flown in to speak at the Young Professionals Summit in 2009. Served as Closing Keynote Speaker. The other speaker (Luncheon Keynote Speaker) was Malcolm Gladwell (author, The Tipping Point and Blink) . For more background, click Business
YOUTH PHILANTHROPY Guest speaker at event for teen philanthropists in Minnesota. In advance, organizers ordered copies of the book for them. For more background, click Youth Philanthropy
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CONTACT:
-- Contact Events@GregForbes.com to inquire about booking Greg for an event
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(Note: When clicking on some of these links, you may read feedback on an event or reviews of the book. Where it indicates a person's title/affiliation, this is typically a reference to what they indicated they did at the time they provided the quote. For instance, Greg spoke at Boston College in 2004. If you click on the Boston College event link, you will read feedback from people identified as BC students. This typically means they identified themselves at BC students at the time (2004, in that instance).
