Matt Weinstein is the nation's foremost authority on the use of fun and humor in team building. Called "The Master of Playfulness" by People magazine and "America's Pied Piper of Play" by the Houston Post, Matt Weinstein's playful vision has been the subject of dozens of national newspaper articles, magazine features, and television appearances.

Matt is the founder and Emperor of Playfair, Inc., an international consulting firm based in Berkeley, California whose philosophy is, "If you take yourself too seriously, there is an excellent chance you'll wind up seriously ill!" Matt was elected to the Professional Speaker's Hall of Fame by the National Speaker's Association and was honored by Successful Meetings magazine as one of the "21 Top Speakers for the 21st Century."

Matt's television special "FUN WORKS!: The Power of Humor in the Workplace" was broadcast nationally on PBS. His latest book, Gently Down the Stream was released in September of 2006, and his previous book Dogs Don't Bite When a Growl Will Do: What Your Dog Can Teach You About Living a Happy Life was the #3 bestseller on the nationwide bestseller list, "What CEOs Are Reading."

Matt Weinstein will help you to energize your workforce, reduce stress on the job and build an enthusiastic team. Matt's long-term partnerships with companies like AT&T, IBM and PriceWaterhouseCoopers have helped them reward, retain and revitalize their key employees. Matt will motivate and inspire your employees to be more productive, and he will teach them how to create a corporate culture of support and celebration at work. And most importantly, Matt will show your people that work can be fun!

• Putting Fun To Work: The Power of Humor in Business - Laughter is not only good medicine, it's good business. People who have fun on the job are more creative, more productive and get along better with co-workers. Putting Fun To Work is interactive, informative and entertaining.
  
  
• Managing to Have Fun: Reward, Recognition and Retention - The intentional use of positive feedback is a powerful way to build a strong team and to foster corporate loyalty. Based on Matt Weinstein's business best seller of the same name, this program is loaded with practical examples and ready-to-use ideas.
  
  
• Work Like Your Dog: New Dimensions in Team Building - One way to work smarter, not harder, is to learn the skills of working like your dog. Dogs approach their work with dedication, loyalty, sensitivity and love, and also with joy, enthusiasm and a willingness to see their work as play. Based on Matt Weinstein's business bestseller, Work Like Your Dog.
  
  
• Laughter, Stress and Self-Esteem - The best way to survive in a stress-filled work environment is to take your work seriously and yourself lightly. Laughter, Stress and Self-Esteem offers suggestions for handling work-related pressures in an effective, productive and upbeat manner.