Bill Yoast Testimonials Last month I attended Fox Valley Technical College’s presentation of former coach turned motivational speaker Coach Bill Yoast. Audiences around the country, from seventy-year-old retirees to fifteen-year-old kids, along with athletes and non-athletes alike have found Yoast’s speeches transfixing and inspirational. His charismatic presence, honesty, wit, and Southern charm have delighted audiences across the country and kept them around long after he is finished, seeking autographs and a chance to meet him up close. At a time when teamwork, tolerance, and discipline have moved to center stage in America, Coach Yoast is a perfect speaker for any occasion. -Fox Valley Technical College Both gentlemen (Herman Boone & Bill Yoast) were very great to work with. We had around 400 people show up for their talk. They were funny and enjoyable to listen to. They took time to sign autographs and take photos afterwards. They were very accommodating. Thanks for another great lecture. -Northern Michigan University It was wonderful and the coaches were wonderful, too. They received standing ovations. I don't know if I told you but Rick Upchurch (9 years in the NFL and played for the Denver Broncos) emceed our event. What a line-up! We treated them like “royalty” and we ended our evening with a dinner at the Country Club. They were very impressed with the details and the hospitality. -Pueblo Community College, CO Coach Boone and Coach Yoast were great. They had a good message for us and were gracious with their autographs. Our associates had lots of questions for them and seemed to enjoy their visit very much. It took us an hour and twenty minutes to get through all the autographs! -WalMart Our event was amazing and it was an honor to have the coaches on our campus. They were very easy to accommodate and seemed to truly enjoy speaking with our students. We had an audience of just under 1,000 and I have heard nothing but positive feedback. They really are inspirational and stayed to sign every autograph and take a picture with everyone that wanted one. Thank you for your help in arranging this event. -Purdue University 313 Washington Street, Suite 225 | Newton, MA 02458 | Phone: 617.614.1600 | Fax: 617.965.6610 | apbspeakers.com What delightful men for me to host and what motivational speakers for a boys' school. Their message as you well know is not about football but the setting of their message draws in students such as ours. I think the boys would rank this as the best of the three speakers to date. Thank you and your office for the professionalism in handling their booking. -Brunswick School Herman Boone and Bill Yoast were outstanding. We had the largest banquet attendance ever. Great reviews and concerns about how we top this next year. -Southeast Missouri State University It is my distinct pleasure to thank Coach Boone for his participation in the 10th Annual Army Worldwide Equal Opportunity Advisor Training Conference. I sincerely appreciate the time and energy he gave to this effort, which was reflected during his keynote speech. His inspiring and motivational presentation resonated with positive influence and the participants received it with enthusiasm. -US Army It was fantastic! Comments such as "never before have I attended a Southern Region Conference with two great speakers who complimented each other so well!" were heard and we are still getting cards and calls with similar expressions. I would recommend them to anyone. -Southern Region Conference Coach Yoast is wonderful! What a charming and interesting man! We had only a few empty seats in the room - I set for more than I projected, but we filled some of those extra seats. The timing of this presentation couldn't have been more perfect. We showed the movie before the Coach arrived and his comments on teamwork, diversity, leadership and organizational success were spot on. He was also very gracious to hang out after the presentation and sign a few autographs. I was particularly taken with the fact that he spent quite a bit of time with the younger members of our staff. We have a good number of unpaid interns from colleges and universities around the US and they just flocked to him after the presentation. What a gentleman. Thanks again for all of your help. -USNCB-INTERPOL Coach Yoast is a wonderful speaker. His humor and passion was evident. His comments could not have been more perfect and spot on if we had coached him ourselves. If our staff took just 313 Washington Street, Suite 225 | Newton, MA 02458 | Phone: 617.614.1600 | Fax: 617.965.6610 | apbspeakers.com one thing away from the experience, which we feel they did and as the Coach suggested, it was a huge success. We were taken with the time that he spent with the youngest members of our staff. They flocked to him at the end of the presentation and it is a testament to the Coach’s character and philosophy that they are drawn to him and he continues to inspire the younger generation. -Director U.S. National Central Bureau I once had the privilege of playing Bill Yoast in a movie. That’s an uncommon way to get to know someone. I was very fortunate to be able to play someone I liked and admired. I remember meeting him and feeling that he was like someone in my “real life” family. Who he was as a man really made me want to do right by him in my portrayal. I learned something from Bill Yoast. I learned about how people who work heroically, often work with a power that at the time is almost invisible. But I think that those people who work quietly and in a way that doesn’t call attention to themselves, often are the people we end up remembering and who really make a difference in our lives. I think Bill Yoast understands what real sacrifice is and has been a somewhat hidden and truly humble hero. I am sure he doesn’t even know how much he has meant to people. He is a hero of mine. I’m proud to know him and to be a friend of his. -Will Patton 313 Washington Street, Suite 225 | Newton, MA 02458 | Phone: 617.614.1600 | Fax: 617.965.6610 | apbspeakers.com