Ross Shafer
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy datesTemplate:Multiple issues Template:Infobox person Ross Alan Shafer (born December 10, 1954) is an American comedian, network television host, motivational and leadership speaker and consultant. He has authored nine business books, and earned six Emmy Awards as a network talk and game show host.<ref name="PugetSound">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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Born in McMinnville, Oregon, Shafer graduated from Federal Way High School in Federal Way, Washington. As a high school All-Conference football player, he received a scholarship to play linebacker for the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington, where he earned a business marketing degree.<ref name=PugetSound/>
Shafer said, "I had trouble finding anything that I was passionate about, or that made me happy." He then opened a "combination pet and stereo store". His first acting came in the form of a community play; afterward, he tried out for a stand-up comedy competition.<ref name=PugetSound/>
From 1984 to 1989, Shafer hosted the local Seattle-based talk and comedy show, Almost Live!, and also hosted Fox's late night talk show, The Late Show.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 1985, Shafer spearheaded an effort to replace Washington, My Home by Helen Davis with Louie Louie as Washington's official state song.<ref>Seattle Weekly (October 27, 1999) Music: "The State I'm In" Template:Webarchive</ref>
In the 1986–1987 season, Shafer hosted the Canadian game show Love Me Love Me Not. It also aired in the United States on the USA Network and ended after one season of 130 episodes.
From 1990 to 1991, Shafer hosted a short-lived revival of Match Game on ABC.
Ross works as a keynote speaker and leadership coach in the areas of market share growth, customer friction, and workforce motivator.<ref>Ross' Client List</ref>Template:Primary source inline
BibliographyEdit
- Cook-Like-A-Stud (1991) Template:ISBN
- Nobody Moved Your Cheese! (2003) Template:ISBN
- The Customer Shouts Back! (2006) Template:ASIN
- Are You Relevant? (2009) Template:ISBN
- Grab More Market Share (2011) Template:ISBN
- Shy to Confident (2013) Template:ISBN
- Absolutely Necessary (2015) Template:ISBN
- Behave Like a Startup (2016) Template:ISBN
- Success: It's on You (2016) Template:ISBN
- No More Customer Friction (2017) Template:ISBN
- Rattled (2021) Template:ISBN
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