Steve Rizzo

Steve Rizzo is an American motivational speaker, author, and former stand-up comedian. He is known for his humorous style of motivational speaking and writing. Rizzo is a member of the National Speakers Association (NSA) and a recipient of the Council of Peers Award for Excellence (CPAE) Speaker Hall of Fame. He is the author of the book Becoming a Humor Being: The Power to Choose a Better Way, which won the Writer's Digest International Self-Published Book Awards. Rizzo grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and attended Long Island University C. W. Post Campus, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and Education and a Master of Arts in Theater Arts. Prior to his speaking career, Rizzo worked as an English teacher and counselor at West Babylon Junior High School in New York.More