Annual conventions, chamber banquets, civic club events, hospital foundation galas and nonprofit fundraisers. A closing keynote that sends members home energized, or an after-dinner set that keeps donors in their seats until the ask.
Association planners fight two battles: attendance at the closing session and energy at the awards banquet. Jody wins both. He has closed conferences for the Mississippi Association of Planning & Development Districts, the National Association of Postmasters, the Association of Alabama Tax Administrators, the Independent Insurance Agents of Mississippi and the Southeastern Association of School Business Officials, and headlined banquets for chambers, Kiwanis districts, Soroptimist, Farm Bureau and hospital foundations.
For nonprofits, the math is simple: a room that is laughing is a room that stays, and a room that stays gives. Second Shift, Xtraordinary Joy, the PETRA Built Foundation, Community of Hope Health Clinic and Mizell Memorial Hospital Foundation have all put Jody on a gala stage before the paddle raise.
Pick the slot on your agenda; Jody builds the program around your members and your mission.
Send them home connected, not just informed.
The last general session of your convention. Communication and leadership principles your members apply Monday morning, wrapped in humor that makes the closing session the one they talk about on the drive home.
Emcee or headliner — either way the awards move faster.
Chamber annual dinners, association awards banquets and civic club celebrations. Thirty to forty-five minutes of stand-up with your industry, your outgoing president and your longest-serving member written in.
Warm the room, tell the story, then hand it to the auctioneer.
Hospital foundation galas, nonprofit dinners and benefit events. A veteran and lifelong stutterer on gratitude and resilience — the emotional setup that makes the ask land, timed with your development director.
Final Minutes and a Standing Ovation6 minutes. The close of a state association conference — watch what happens in the last ninety seconds.
A true professional who elevated the overall experience for all 400+ attendees.FORGE Construction Leadership Summit
The room was roaring with laughter the whole time. Jody was professional, clean, motivating, inspiring — and hilarious. He was the highlight of the night.Debbie BrillingGovernor, Georgia District of Kiwanis International
Filled the room with laughter while bringing the perfect ending to our annual conference.Mississippi Association of Planning & Development Districts
Yes. He regularly emcees banquets — keeping the awards moving, filling the gaps with clean comedy and handling the inevitable microphone problems — and then delivers a short headline set. Send the run of show and he will tell you how to structure it.
Jody coordinates with your development director or auctioneer on the timeline. Comedy first to warm the room, then a short, sincere close on gratitude and service that sets up the paddle raise. He has done this for hospital foundations, health clinics and community nonprofits, and he stays out of the way once the auctioneer takes over.
He learns it. Tax administrators, postmasters, planning districts, insurance agents and school business officials have all watched Jody deliver jokes about their own acronyms. A 20-minute call with your planner is all he needs.
Yes. Speaker bureaus and agencies are welcome, and Jody is listed on eSpeakers. Bureaus may request the one-sheet, headshots and intro from the Media Kit page without a form.
Send your conference or gala date, city and headcount. Jody replies within one business day with availability and a quote.
Standing-ovation closer, clean-comedy headliner, room-warmer before the ask. Response within one business day.
