Bad Bad Apples lectures/workshops:

 

Frank and Rodger have a full menu of experiences designed to work as interactive keynotes, training sessions or consultations. Every experience is designed to give individuals and groups a "taste" of success. Their programs are customizable to meet your individual needs.

If they don't have the program you're looking for, ask them what they can develop for you. Personal Relationships, Leadership, Motivation, Training, Diversity, Organizational Development, Recruitment, and Event Production are just a few of the subjects covered.

 

Are you a B.A.D.A.P.P.L.E?
That is the question posed by Frank Kitchen and Rodger Campbell, The BAD BAD Apples.

Combining over twenty years of experience in the education, entertainment, business, non-profit, and faith based worlds; Frank Kitchen and Rodger Campbell are on a global mission to inspire individuals to experience success!

Throughout this dynamic keynote experience Frank and Rodger will inspire you to cultivate your potential. Employing their diverse educational and professional backgrounds, they will challenge you to reflect on the past, appreciate the present, anticipate your future, and design your five-step strategy for success.

Whether a student, domestic engineer, employee, manager or CEO; the principles of leadership’s effects on success are the same. During this experience, you will not only envision your next success, but also develop a plan of attack. Personal interactions play a critical role in success. While actively participating in your personal or organization’s development, you will experience success over and over again.

Discover why Frank and Rodger say, “B.A.D is the way of life!”

 

“I’m more than a Check BOX!” – Celebrating the truth of uniqueness.”        
    
Every day we use labels created to help us understand one another; to explain ourselves; to identify our backgrounds, and to organize data.  Do labels really define who we are?  Do they determine what we can become? Are we defined by a predetermined “BOX” on an application? No! We are defined by the Legacies we create. This humorous and eye opening two-man show will challenge participants to rise above the labels and stereotypes; identify what creates negative self-attitudes; and discover the steps to needed to celebrate a life full of infinite possibilities. Join the BAD BAD Apples and discover how your beliefs, actions and determination can produce people who make history versus becoming history.

 

“Champions of the Game!” The People who Broke through and Rose above the Color Line!”

For centuries being Black in America has been negative and positive. More positives exist today than ever before. These positives exist because champions of the game accepted the challenge of making their dreams into reality. As African-Americans, the BAD BAD Apples use their own special “flava” to dissect and discuss the journey taken by the champions of the game. Come discover how champions make history and don’t become history!

 

“The TRUTH will set you free!” Breaking through and Rising above the Color Line!”
For centuries, Africans were enslaved in the Americas.  TRUE!  Being Black in America has been difficult. TRUE!  History determines our legacy. TRUE!  We (Blacks/ African Americans) will always be trapped by the color line.  TRUE???  The challenge of African Americans today is to rediscover the truth of our people. Using their own special “flava,” the BAD BAD Apples will take audiences on a journey that will show there are more opportunities to “Rise Above” today than ever before. They have developed a playbook that will help people of color develop a winning strategy for this game called life. In order to “Break Through” the color line, we must know who we are, we must know the game, we must know the Truth. Come discover the power in creating history not just becoming it.

 

Can a Bruised Apple be saved?
Leaders guide to dealing with Adversity

Leadership is fun, exhilarating and often difficult, full of ups and downs. The leader can be tossed around like a bag of apples in a grocery cart. Join us as we look at leadership from the other side and learn that bruised today means tasty Apple Sauce tomorrow.

 

Along Comes the Drama
Success in the midst of conflict

Into every life a little DRAMA will fall.  Defined as a state, situation, or series of events involving interesting or intense conflict of forces, Drama creeps into every relationship with silence and stealth, until you are caught in the web.   Some individuals love to watch DRAMA, some like to create Drama, Some just fall into drama.  However, in every area of life, personal or professional, drama takes it’s toll.     During the presentation participants will understand the “Dramatic Equation”, the nature of conflict ,  The common causes of Conflict and key principles to working through difficult situations.  Grab your program and let’s review the DRAMA.  

 

Electric Slide Dance of Leadership

Leadership is about movement, action and progress. In order to move correctly, one must understand the steps. Leadership in any environment is challenging.  However, exceptional leaders understand that together things are accomplished. This energetic session will:

Indentify the major requirements of exemplary leadership,
Explain the 4 major stages of leadership,
Prepare anyone to understand key environments for leadership.

You will recognize that leadership is for everyone and all that is missing is your own unique style to the fun. 

 

Beyond the Hook UP:  Strategies for lasting love.
Challenging the myths , discovering the truths about dating

Dating today is more complicated than ever.  New terms, new definitions, same story.    What happens in the heat of the night, cools by mid morning and individuals are left craving for something more.  What happens when the reality of” friends with benefits” kicks in?   When “casual dating” causes “casualties”?  When it’s time to D.T.R.  (Define the Reality)?   During this session participants will:

Rediscover the true purpose of dating          
Develop strategies to DEAL with dating
Encounter the value in Connecting  

Come and see why a hook up it just a hook up but a connection is forever.

 

From Napkin to Celebration
Turning Dreams into Reality

Great food and conversation often lead to great celebration.  Why? Simply because in the right environment Dreams occur.   “Pie in the sky” today can mean Pie on the table of life tomorrow.   The greatest accomplishments in life are fuel by extreme ideas and a constant question “What if?”     During this presentation individuals will learn the purpose of Dreams, the value of a napkin, the 4 challenges to dreams and the “4 year old neighbor “ approach to life. This interactive session will get your dreams off the napkin and into full celebration mode. 

    
P.A.R.T.Y. for life.
Celebrating the experience of life.

Parties bring out the best in all of us.  Parties celebrate accomplishment!  Parties reflect memorable moments.  Parties are just fun!   Are you ready for the biggest party of all?    Weekends aren’t the only party times because Life is a party.   You are invited to find out what it takes to be successful at the P.A.R.T.Y. Life.  It’s time for you to Party for Life.    Participants will understand the PARTY principle.  They will learn the PARTY plan and will be focused to achieve the PARTY life.

 

Death by Presentation

You’ve been hiding hoping that no one will ever call on you.  Then it happens, you are called upon to give your thoughts on a possible solution a problem.  Your heart starts pounding, your mouth goes dry and you begin to shake….Great.  You’re ready to give a presentation. Presentations are common as chocolate, yet many fear presenting over death. The only way to defeat fear is to meet it head on.   During this session participants will

Appreciate the sweet nature of Presentations
Understand the true character of FEAR
Discover the strategy to D.E.A.L. with F.E.A.R.
Learn the M4Q process of developing a presentation
Participate in the 4 part process to a successful presentation.

Come let us discover the sweet flavor of public speaking, and give presentations it’s just desserts.

 

“The Little Things to Leadership – Management and Leadership Skills

(Presented by Frank Kitchen)

To become a respected leader you must have the ability to recognize the little things. Little things can turn into big issues quicker than you think. Frank will teach you the “Lucky Seven” that made him a success in education, business and non-profit organizations. Prepare yourself to discover the opportunities that will make you a highly effective leader with your own unique style.

Attendees will learn how to:

 

“TMI - Too Much Information” – Tips and Tricks for Student Organization Advisors”

(Presented by Frank Kitchen and Rodger Campbell)

If you’re an asked yourself the question, “I’m a New Advisor, what do I do?”, then this is the program for you. Advising a Student Organization requires the proper knowledge, preparation and skill. Frank and Rodger will share the helpful tips and tricks they learned while working in the Student Activities.

 

The Four "R's" to Membership" – Employee and Volunteer Retention

(Presented by Frank Kitchen)

Would you like to have the organization of your dreams? Do you want members who will become the super stars of your organization? Then you need the “4 R’s to Membership!”

You need to RECRUIT the right people, RECOGNIZE how to properly use the talents of your members; finds ways to RETAIN your members and REWARD your members for all of the great work they have done. The 4 R’s to Membership is about building strong relationships versus treating people like numbers. Find out if your organization is a Trick or a Treat?

Attendees will learn:

 

“HOORAY! BUILDING COMMUNITIES OUT OF CLASSMATES/CO-WORKERS”

(Presented by Frank Kitchen and/or Rodger Campbell)

(Coleman Productions Exclusive)

Take 10 to 1000 people

Put them in a space together for 1 to 2 hours....

Add music, balloons, hula hoops, as well as their energy and imagination, then...

Watch in amazement as the entire group is transformed from INDIVIDUALS into a caring COMMUNITY or TEAM!

“Hooray!” takes the elements of TEAMBUILDING and combines it with the ENTHUSIASM and ENERGY of the participants to create a highly enjoyable experience, which helps create a community out of strangers.

What is the #1 factor that indicates whether a new student will come back for their sophomore year? Whether or not they form several meaningful relationships. Get the jump on helping them start this process with Hooray!

Perfect for New Student Orientation, Conferences, Welcome Week, Greek Week and any event you want to get people together.

 

Creative Dating – “The Cure for the Common Relationship”

(Presented by Frank Kitchen) (Coleman Productions Exclusive)

Experience the original program that started it all! Creative Dating is a fun and interactive look at our dating lives, why we make the choices we do and who we are as social beings. It covers topics such as: Creative Low Budget Dating Ideas; Why long distance relationships fail; What cheesy pick up lines really mean; Why women want the bad boys and why nice guys finish last; How men and women define romance and what all men and women really want. David Coleman is available for limited dates but his talented and well-trained associates Stephen Gray and Frank Kitchen are the primary presenters for this program and have received rave reviews nationwide.

 

The BAD BAD Apples Leadership and Teambuilding Retreats

Forming a friendship while working at Community Colleges in Cleveland, Ohio, Frank and Rodger assisted thousands of students and professionals on the road to personal and professional success. Challenged by these students and professionals to share their message with people around the country, Frank and Rodger formed the BAD BAD Apples. After many long, caffeine supported nights, they developed the keynote Are you a B.A.D.A.P.P.L.E?” What began as challenge has turned into an adventure that has taken them from college professionals to full-time speakers. Faster than they could have imagined, they went from writing notes on a napkin to performing in front of audiences large and small. B.A.D equals success!

Combined, Frank Kitchen and Rodger Campbell have over 20 years of experience advising individuals and organizations. Their experience comes from successful careers in government, leadership, entertainment, business and education.

Their retreats are customizable to meet your individual needs. Invite them for a few hours, an entire day or as long as you need.

If they don’t have the program (above) you’re looking for, ask them what they can develop for you.

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