Cherie Kerr, who founded ExecuProv in 1983, has provided a variety of classes on presentation and communication skills to hundreds of business professionals from Fortune 100 and 500 companies.  Starting with a single public speaking class, ExecuProv’s offerings have expanded to include over a dozen workshops, as well custom-tailored courses designed for the needs of specific clients.  Her clients include BP America, Ericsson, Toyota, Experian, The Hilton Hotel and Marriott Hotel Corporations, Office Max/Boise, Volcom, Nissan, Honda, Kia, Bank of America, BJ’s Restaurant Brewhouse, Southern California Edison, Panasonic, Black & Decker, and Office Depot, to name a few.

Kerr has also provided classes to various universities and collegiate department including University of Southern California; California State University, Fullerton; UCI Medical Center, Anesthesiology Department; the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis; and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.  She also has worked for governmental agencies including the L.A. City Attorney's Office, the L.A. District Attorney's office, the County of Orange D.A.’s office, the Orange County Bar Foundation and the Orange County Juvenile Drug Court Program.  

The author of 15 books, ten of which feature self-help techniques on presentation and communication skills, Kerr shares her ideas and theories culled from her varied background and expertise in PR and communications. She has ghosted three books for clients and 12 of her own including a critically acclaimed memoir of her father’s life as a jazz musician entitled Charlie’s Notes which was a New York Book Festival winner in 2011. the film festival circuit. She also is a member of Women in Film.

Kerr is a member of the American Society of Composers, Artists and Publishers (ASCAP), and has been honored as an award-winning journalist and publicist.  Kerr was named, along with Disney's Michael Eisner, as one of the "Top Ten Most Sensational People in Orange County" by Orange Coast Magazine. Cherie Kerr resides in Santa Ana, California. She is the mother of three and has five grandchildren.

 

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