He’s a Pharmacist, turned Award-Winning Advertising Copywriter, turned Stand Up Comic, turned Bestselling Author and Speaker, and I met him at the Funny Bizz Conference in San Francisco, run by David Nihill. (You remember David from This Episode and This Episode) He’s Marty Wilson, and he’s funnier than you.  For now.  Marty teaches us, in this episode, how to connect our actual life stories and make them funny anecdotes for parties, blogs, and public speaking.  Anytime I have a funny person on, it’s an entertaining conversation, and this is no exception.

 

Mike and Marty Discuss:

* 3:13 Minutes of good

* 14:16 MC Gigs tips

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31:45 End of a 3 day gig

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36:15 Becoming Unemployable – Me to the power of two

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41:46 Punching Up – More Funny More Money

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46:14 Being adverse to change

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49:43 Common fears around change

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55:22 What I wish I knew

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61:45 Advice on transitioning to speaking gigs

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69:21 Up and coming gigs

 

Marty Wilson was a pharmacist who chucked away his white coat to become an award-winning copywriter. Marty was a third generation pharmacist. Pharmacy was Marty’s passion having studied it at the University of Sydney. He, however, notes that it has changed immensely in the last few years.

 

Marty Wilson worked for brands such as Coca-Cola and the National Rugby League where he won an award but later decided to drop the ponytail to pursue full-time comedy.

 

In 1997, Marty Wilson started a career in standup comedy and won the Australian Comic of the year award after only 12 months of performing. He appeared on the Footy Show’, an Australia winning sports show covering rugby leagues in the country.

 

Subsequently, he moved to the UK and rose to become a full-time comedian, working with leading British and Irish clubs such as The Comedy Store, The Glee Club, and Jongleurs for over seven years.

 

Marty Wilson is currently a bestselling author of 18 books and writes for the Sydney Morning Herald, Reader’s Digest, and a dozen other magazines and consistently appears on the Australian Breakfast show Breakfast’. His life experience, his numerous interviews with over 1000 inspirational people for his book series, has given Marty a capacity to notice profound truths that have been buried in the smallest and humblest of life stories and the skills to pass that wisdom on with humor, integrity, and empathy.

 

He’s not just a comedian

 

Marty Wilson is not just a funny speaker; he speaks of a developed systematic process that is based on scientific research. He shares with his audience how humor can be used to short- circuit inbuilt anxieties and fears about change. He is motivated in helping delegates overcome the fear of change, think more rationally, stay focused on the solution and perform to their optimum.

 

 

His life experience and his interviews with countless inspirational people have given him the capacity to know some of the most profound yet hidden truths that exist in most of his listeners. His keynotes and workshops are guided by scientific knowledge, tips and strategies wrapped up in his hilarious stories to motivate and captivate every one of his listeners.

 

Personal life

 

Forty eight year-old Marty Wilson is the husband to Allie Wilson and father to two boys- Cornor and Elliot- aged nine and twelve.