BIO:
Ted Simendinger, author of Critters, Fish & Other Troublemakers, was born in Philadelphia to a regular American post-war family, and proceeded through his own life in an average or slightly above average because he is a competitive guy American manner. Ted's turning point came one day years ago when he heard a well-regarded baseball player attribute his season's success to a decision to become an impact player, not a role player. On that day, Ted Simendinger made a new commitment to excellence, and a decision to build equity in himself on an on-going basis. Thereafter, Ted enjoyed an extremely successful and accelerating career with Xerox Corporation, scaling the corporate ranks from local Account Representative to Business Development Manager for the Western Region of the U.S. Along the way, Ted spent a few years devoting his leisure time to writing and performing his own stand-up comedy act which was quite successful. Ted decided to stay in corporate America rather than pursue comedy as a career because, he said, bad things happen late at night. Ted also founded the No Bats Baseball Club, whose focuses are the international promotion of the game of baseball, the promotion of global friendships and the active support of baseball-related charities. Ted recently retired from corporate America to pursue his comedy and non-fiction writing, and his speaking career while he is still young.

Ted Says:
Share the laughter. I've had one of the greatest lives anyone could ask for the places I've been, the people I've met, the things I've seen and the life lessons learned along the way. All I could possibly ask for now is the opportunity to share the laughter and the lessons with other people. Remember: Your work is your autograph, so sign it with a flourish; but also remember work is just 24% of your life and you need to treat it that way!