Donnie Blanz Speaks on
" The Cowboy Spirit" 

Listen, laugh and learn as Donnie Blanz presents hilarious and poignant stories that exemplify the very essence of The Cowboy Spirit. Let Donnie Blanz tell you about the true origin of the real cowboys, their code of honor and how, while driving cattle together, they were the perfect example of teamwork. You don't have to work cattle for a living or even know how to ride a horse to have The Cowboy Spirit, but having it can help you achieve success in life or business. Through story and song, Donnie will inspire you to find The Cowboy Spirit inside yourself and help motivate you to use it.

The Cowboy Spirit can be found in any walk of life. Donnie Blanz found it in a martial arts career, where the difference between success and serious, physical injury was measured by inches and depended upon having complete faith in one's mentor. You'll learn the lessons of, "Perfect Practice" and "Attempting To Break Boards" and you'll leave the room with a much better grasp of what it takes to seek and attain excellence in your life, even if you never intend to pick a fight with a board! For the perfect ending to a great day, top the evening off with an acoustic, musical concert performed by one of America's best loved Western singer/songwriters and a true renaissance man, Donnie Blanz.

Donnie Blanz also offers a team building program titled, "Team Building In 4/4 Time," where the participants will actually write a song with one of America's most prolific and most recorded, contemporary Western songwriters. Co-writing a song is all about teamwork. The process involves communication, organization and the determination needed to reach a common goal. The lessons learned from this fun, "hands on" experience can be applied to any situation from the boardroom to the family dinner table.

This highly acclaimed cowboy singer/songwriter was once a staff writer for a music row publishing company in Nashville. His songs have been recorded by America's Cowboy, Chris LeDoux as well as the man who wrote "Mommas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys," Ed Bruce, and The Voice Of The Westerns Channel, Bill Barwick, just to mention a few. Also while living in Nashville, Donnie became the Wood Procurement Specialist for the Gibson Guitar Company. When Donnie signed on in 1986, this struggling musical instrument maker was at the bottom of the industry heap. By the time he left in 1993, Gibson Guitar had become the world's recognized leader in musical instrument manufacturing. His points on, "Being A Corporate Cowboy," will truly give you something to think about!

As well as being a former Black Belt Martial Arts Instructor and Fitness Trainer for The American Tae Kwon Do Association, Donnie Blanz is also an actor who has appeared in six independent and student films. He was also featured in Country Music Singer, Brad Paisley's CMA and ACM Award nominated video, "He Didn't Have To Be." Donnie's list of acting credits also includes commercials for Zebco Fishing Rods, Ford Automobiles, Winston Cup Racing, Intermedia Cable and Cox Communications. He also lends his voice to Readio Theatre and Topics Entertainment for their Western series of audio books. You can even hear Donnie's voice on the Nintendo video game, "Turock - The Evolution" and the Japanese animated film series, "Eden's Bowey."