Doug Stevenson is the founder and president of Story Theater International, a speaking, training and consulting company based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. 

His company trains thousands of professionals and executives each year, for clients that include Microsoft, Amgen, Bayer, Caterpillar, Oracle, Cisco Systems, State Farm Insurance, Hewlett Packard, Lockheed Martin, The FDA, Volkswagen and others. His association clients include The National Education Association, The American Medical Association, The National Association of Realtors, The Wisconsin Municipal League, The Cattleman’s Beef Association and others.

He has spoken, trained and coached in the US, Canada, Denmark, Australia, Singapore, England, Ireland and Germany. Tens of thousands of people from four continents have studied with Doug in his Story Theater, Emotional Eloquence, StorySelling and Get Out of Your Own Way keynotes and training programs.

Doug used to believe he was destined to be the next Bob Hope. That was back in the 1950’s when he was a child making up his mind about who he wanted to be. He dedicated 20 years of his life to becoming a successful actor, only to realize that his destiny was much greater and far more meaningful than being a movie star. Life has a way of teaching us who we are, doesn’t it?

Now, having spoken to audiences all over the world, and having coached and trained countless individuals on how to become more effective speakers, trainers, salespeople and leaders – he’s discovered that he isn’t supposed to act like Bob Hope. His gift is the ability to give people hope.

Doug is the creator of The Story Theater Method for strategic storytelling in business and author of the book by the same name. He is also the creator of The 21-Step How to Write and Deliver a Dynamite Speech System. He not only presents transformational speeches, he follows them by analyzing what he has just done. Not only does he make you laugh and cry, he teaches you how he does it. It’s as if he’s a magician who does a wonderful magic trick, and then takes you behind the curtain and shows you all of his secrets.

Doug has been called the Guru of storytelling in business. He considers himself a "Story Whisperer." Let him inspire you to tell your story as part of your Dynamite Speech.

His programs include:

• Emotional Eloquence - The Lost Language of Leadership
• Story Theater - Making Content Come Alive
• StorySelling - Sell It with A Story
• Get Out of Your Own Way - Succeed Now
• The Story Theater Retreat in Colorado Springs, Colorado