Joe Schmit

Joe Schmit, CSP, works with organizations that strive to build world class cultures where the employees are productive, engaged and feels valued. His presentations are interactive and impactful.

Expert on

  • Leadership
  • Corporate Culture

Fee Range

$10,000–$15,000

Travels from

MN, US

Biography

Joe Schmit,CSP, is an author, award-winning broadcaster, community leader and popular keynote speaker. His book “Silent Impact” Influence Through Purpose, Persistence and Passion is now in its second edition. His new book is titled “The Impact Blueprint,” A Step by Step Journey to a Life of Significance. Joe was recently honored by the National Speakers Association (NSA) with the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP)designation.  He was also inducted into the Minnesota Speakers Hall of Fame in 2019.

As a sports broadcaster he has covered every major sporting event in the past 4 decades and has interviewed many of the biggest names in sports. He joined KSTP-TV in 1985 and has won 18 Emmys from the National Television Academy. He was also honored with a National Headliner Award in 2001.

Before joining KSTP-TV in 1985, he was Sports Director for WBAY-TV in Green Bay, Wisconsin and worked for TV stations in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Joe earned his degree in Mass Communications from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

Joe left broadcasting for 3-years to become President of PMMG, a media and marketing company that had clients such as Polaroid, Sun Country Airlines, Ubid, Fingerhut and others. Joe was also the spokesperson for Sun Country Airlines on all their TV and radio commercials.

Joe is a long time youth mentor committed to advocating for a number of community organizations with Big Brothers and Big Sisters is at the top of his list. He is a past president and board member of the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Twin Cities. He has raised over $3 million for the organization through the Joe Schmit Celebrity Golf Tournament which had a 16-year run. In 2000, he was the winner of the Jim Kelly Distinguished Service Award from Big Brothers and Big Sisters and in 2001, a winner of the Odyssey Award for commitment to youth mentorship.
Joe was also honored as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund (JDRF) Community Leader of the Year in 2005. He was named the 2018 winner of the Mike Givens Award for his work with MG Charities which is working to find a cure for brain cancer. He is past president and board member of the Fairway Foundation and has contributed time to many other charitable organizations. Joe and his wife Laura chaired a four million dollar capital campaign for VEAP, the largest food shelf in Minnesota.

Speaker Videos

CULTURE FIRST MINDSET

CULTURE FIRST MINDSET

COMPASSION, CONNECTION AND CLARITY BUILD WORLD CLASS TEAMS

Nothing is more challenging in today’s complicated, competitive business environment than getting the right talent united around a clear and defined mission. This happens ONLY when organizations create an atmosphere of compassion, connection and clarity while implementing the Culture First Mindset

COMPASSION:

Compassion is contagious and when people are at the center of the business, success is the by-product.

CONNECTION:

Research shows connected teams IMPACT the bottom line positively by 22%. When making connection a goal, employees are much more likely to tap unfulfilled potential.

CLARITY:

Clarity is the catalyst for company growth. Putting people over profits sounds insane, but watch how the business thrives.

“The elite organization today creates an environment where employees really want to be there, be productive and be valued. In today’s economy, culture is more important than strategy,” as quoted by Joe Schmit, World Class Culture Strategist

When Joe works with organizations striving to build a World Class Culture, the results are:

  • Recruiting and Retaining Talented Employees
  • Developing a High-Performance, Highly Engaged Team
  • Improving Engagement and Collaboration
  • Fostering Less Stress, Less Wasted Time and Less Complacency
  • Impacting the Bottom Line Positively
  • Fill the GAP-The culture you have to the culture you want

SILENT IMPACT: INFLUENCE THROUGH PURPOSE, PERSISTENCE AND PASSION

In this high energy, high impact presentation loaded with humor Joe Schmit inspires and teaches you how to ramp up the profound power of your influence. Through research and the stories he tells, Joe has discovered that “we make our biggest impressions when we are not trying to be impressive.” If you want to lead people or sell or become a better spouse or friend, you need to be aware and more intentional with your “Silent Impact.”

If there were a going away party at your office today, who would the most people show up for? That person understands how to use their “Silent Impact” to make real connections that are powerful, contagious and can last a lifetime. You will learn about Impact Resolutions, the 2nd Thank you and how to develop your own “Mt Rushmore of Influence.” Joe customizes his presentation to your audience and his authentic style will rally them to embrace and realize that influence is not a soft skill.

IMPACT LEADERSHIP VIDEO SERIES

Many clients want to keep the momentum of the Silent Impact Keynote or workshop going so they add one of the two video series that Joe offers.
The first one is a monthly video that uses the content your team came up with at the session with Joe.  He customizes the monthy “Impact Resolutions” to your group or organization.  This is a tremendous way to keep the takeaways from your team’s work going.  The buy in from your team is much more effective than if your leadership team came up with the values they want to see in the company.  These videos also celebrate the wins in your company because Joe will include those in the video. Each video runs about two minutes.

Joe also offers a 52 week video series.  Every Monday your team will get a message on Impact from Joe.  It’s another tactic to keep the momentum of your event going forward.  Many past clients come back to get this offering.