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Speaker BRUCE JENNER Subjects sports achievement, motivation      Video Clip

 
Bruce Jenner captivated the world when he broke the world record by scoring 8,634 points in the decathlon at the 1976 Olympic games in Montreal and earned the title, "World's Greatest Athlete." "I love life and I want to LIVE it! Activity, variety and the next challenge around the bend -- and our new baby girls, Kendall and Kylie - keep me excited and inspired. I wouldn't have it any other way."
 
In the years since his athletic achievements made him world famous, Bruce has become a highly respected motivational speaker, sports commentator, entrepreneur, commercial spokesperson, television personality, actor, producer and author. A devoted father and husband, Bruce is also a loyal supporter of many non-profit and charitable organizations such as the Special Olympics, where he serves on the Council of Champions, and an avid supporter of Athletes and Entertainers for Kids.
 
Bruce and his wife, Kris, are well known for launching their own enormously successful infomercial series entitled "SuperFit with Bruce and Kris Jenner." Their shows feature health and fitness products such as the "SuperStep," "StairClimber Plus," "Minimax," "PowerWalk Plus," "Minimax Plus" "PowerTrainer," "Zero-G Strider", and "Jennerator". Bruce and Kris have generated over 450 million dollars in sales and continue to do several shows a year. Bruce's newest show is for Eagle Eyes Sunglasses. The shows can be seen in over 50 countries worldwide and in many different languages.
 
Bruce is President of Business Development for JennerNet Software Systems. A technology company that develops software for the staffing industry. Our AIMS Recruit product directly interfaces with the internet to organize the millions of resumes on the internet.
 
As Vice Chairman of America's preeminent network marketing company, Longevity Network, Bruce provides people across the country with an incredible opportunity to be their own boss in a home-based business. Longevity's high‑quality health and nutritional products are the foundation of Bruce's message of "creating health, wealth & happiness for the world™."
 
As Director of Special Promotions for Allegiance Telecom, Bruce directs the company's future vision for one of the nations leading telecommunications companies. Bruce's vast experience as a successful entrepreneur and seasoned communications personality is helping to put Allegiance Telecom at the forefront of the telecommunications industry in the 21st century.
 
Bruce serves on numerous Advisory Boards including Angel Planes Children's Miracle Flights, California Special Olympics, The National Dyslexia Research Foundation, and he is a Board member with Arnold Schwarzenegger for The Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. He is also on the National Council for Recording for the Blind and serves as Honorary Trustee for the Children's Hope Foundation. Bruce And Kris serve on the board of The Dream Foundation, an organization that grants wishes to terminally ill adults.
 
Public appearances and endorsements on behalf of a wide variety of corporate sponsors are a major part of Bruce's busy schedule. His first corporate relationship put him on the Wheaties cereal box for 7 successful years. Wheaties has just commemorated its 75th Anniversary with a national television campaign featuring Bruce entitled "Celebrating 75 Years of Champions". It also finds Bruce Jenner back on the front of the Wheaties box, along with other superstar athletes Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan, for their new advertising campaign; truly another priceless collectable.
 
Hasbro, Inc. has created a Bruce Jenner doll. It is a track and field action figure that is being distributed worldwide as the 1999 Edition Timeless Legends Starting Lineup ...and yes; Bruce Jenner is even a CD-ROM game! Interactive Magic's new release, "Bruce Jenner's World Class Decathlon," is available in stores everywhere and even has its own web site.
 
Bruce's passion as a motivational speaker has gained him national attention. He is in demand for companies such as Coca Cola, VISA, Anheuser Busch, MCI, Toyota, Kawasaki, Maytag, and IBM Corporation just to name a few. He enjoys and encourages corporate involvement on many levels, whether it's a media tour, appearances at company meetings or full-scale advertising campaigns. Among Bruce's many associations, he was the 1991 national spokesperson for the General Aviation Task Force and represented Neo-Life health care products worldwide. Bruce and Kris travel the world with the Coca Cola team making appearances for events like the Winter Olympic Games, the Super Bowl, World Cup Soccer, and of course, the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta.
 
Corporate and community audiences are captivated by Bruce's unique Olympic, personal and professional success story, which he highlights in speeches around the country. His message, "Finding the Champion Within," is relevant to people everywhere, whether they're high school athletes or corporate Vice Presidents. Bruce's energy translates easily into his presentations and audiences are visibly moved by his story and the lessons that have made him a success. Bruce relates easily to a corporate audience because he's been there. His first experience in the corporate arena was during his early athletic days, when he sold insurance while training. Today he's a corporate President.
 
As one might imagine, sports continues to be an important part of life in the Jenner household. A typical day might find Bruce riding mountain bikes, working out at the gym, or shooting a round of golf (he's a 12 handicap). He's a commercially rated pilot who flies his own jet and he races cars professionally in Grand Prix events around the world. Bruce works with VISA Corporation as they sponsor the United States Olympic Decathlon team, to focus on the training of future Olympic hopefuls.
 
Bruce's passion for car racing has landed him a role as a racecar driver for the 1999 Senior Championship Racing Association. This is a professional organization in which Bruce will compete with other drivers like Bobby Unser, Mario Andretti, Parnell! Jones and Danny Sullivan.
 
Television was a very natural step for Bruce after the Olympics. A guest host and special correspondent on "Good Morning America" for seven years, he served as their official representative to the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary. He was a regular co-host on ABC's "Home Show" as well. Bruce's 1992 summer schedule included extensive involvement with NBC and the Barcelona Games, where he anchored one of the three pay-per-view channels that were a new element in these Olympic Games.
 
Today, Bruce is a television correspondent for FOX SPORTS NEWS and does a wide variety of contributing for their new show "Down Under". Bruce has been a commentator for a wide variety of NBC Sports coverage including track and field, surfing, motorcross and the CART Indy car auto races. His expertise in this area landed him an Outstanding International Sportscaster of the Year award.
 
Bruce acts as a presenter on numerous awards shows, including the Clio Awards and together with Kris for the prestigious Victor Awards and NIMA Awards shows - and most recently "The Family Film Awards" for Dick Clark Productions on CBS.
 
Gifted in front of the camera, Bruce can often be seen in guest starring roles on prime time television series such as "The Fall Guy," "Murder She Wrote," "CHIPS," and "Knight Rider," and he has hosted his own 26-segment health show called "Healthy Lifestyles." Bruce and Kris together have made many appearances on television shows such as "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee," "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous," "Vicki!" "Body by Jake," NBC's "Hosted By," "The John and Leeza Show", "The Mike & Maty Show", "Oprah", '.'Caryl and Marilyn", "Home and Family", "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," and "Later" with Pat O'Brien.
 
Television exposure is only one offshoot of Bruce's international fame. He's been the subject of countless feature stories in magazines and newspapers around the world and his face is a familiar feature on the covers of magazines such as GQ, People, and, of course, Sports Illustrated. He and his wife, Kris, also appeared on the cover of Beverly Hills Life and American Fitness magazines and in a feature in Palm Springs Life. Robin Leach's Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous coffee table book highlighting "the most extraordinary people in the world" features Kris and Bruce prominently. They are also featured in Havens - Celebrities' Favorite Rooms. They recently completed a new video together entitled, "Women's Self Defense and Fitness Program" and also appear in the video series entitled, "Let's Play Sports."
 
In 1980, Bruce made his feature film debut in "Can't Stop the Music," starring Valerie Perrine. He went on to form Jenner Productions and in October of 1981, starred in its first production, "Grambling's White Tiger," which aired on NBC-TV. "The Steeler and the Pittsburgh Kid," another Jenner Productions project for NBC, followed, as did a series of Olympic minutes for syndication called "America's Hopefuls," which aired in conjunction with the 1988 Summer Games.
 
Bruce is also a highly regarded and successful author. His newest release entitled "Finding the Champion Within" is a motivational book for Simon and Schuster. His first book, Decathlon Challenge: Bruce Jenner's Story, appeared on the 1977 "Best Books for Young Adults" list put together by the American Library Association. In 1980, he authored Bruce Jenner's Viewers Guide to the Olympics, a handbook to the games, which was updated for the 1984 Summer Olympics. In 1984, he completed The Teenage Guide to Fitness.
 
He's always had a firm commitment to youth, including the physically and mentally handicapped. Given his own battle with dyslexia, Bruce strives to further the efforts of agencies connected with learning disabilities. In 1985, he was one of several prominent Americans honored at The White House by the Washington D.C. based Lab School for Learning Disabilities. He is the recipient of the Celebrity Outreach Award for his continued extensive work assisting and aiding in charity fundraisers.
 
A Sullivan Award winner for his outstanding performance as an amateur athlete and the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year, Bruce is continually recognized for his varied and extensive achievements. He was inducted into the Olympic Hall of Fame in 1986 as well as the Bay Area Hall of Fame and Connecticut Sports Hall of Fame in 1994, and has been named one of the U.S.
 
Jaycee's Ten Outstanding Young Men in America and voted "Father of the Year". He has also received "Father of the Year" honors from the Southern California Father's Day Committee.
 
Born in Mount Kisco, New York, Bruce was raised in the Westchester County area. In high school he excelled in football and basketball as well as on the track, where he was an all-state pole vault and high jump champion. He was also the Eastern United States water skiing champion. Bruce later accepted a track scholarship from Graceland College in Iowa. It was at Graceland that his track coach, L. D. Weldon, recognized Bruce's great athletic potential. Weldon, himself a world class javelin thrower, convinced Bruce that he should begin to train for the Olympic Decathlon.
 
When he's not being a great dad, husband, entrepreneur or speaker, Bruce is most likely flying his own plane, sitting behind the wheel of a race car or looking for new and interesting elements to add to an already full and versatile lifestyle. Bruce resides in Hidden Hills, California with his wife, Kris, and their six children Kourtney, Kimberly, Khloe, Robert, Kendall and their newest baby girl, Kylie.
   

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