Jennifer Jo Cobb Speaker Proposal
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Racecar Driver ● NASCAR Team Owner ●
Spokesperson ● Motivational Speaker
Jennifer Jo Cobb
Speaker Proposal
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Media Savvy - Cobb and JJCR appear in the 2011 NASCAR video game. Cobb and Danica Patrick are the 1st two female drivers ever to appear in a NASCAR game. ! - Cobb has extensive media experience including a former weekly video blog on NASCAR.com’s home page and was a motorsports analyst for Time Warner Cable’s Metro Sports. (NASCAR.com has 4.8 million monthly users) ! - Cobb appeared on Anderson Cooper 360, December 2010 ! - Cobb appeared in a highly popular pre-race skit as Ginger from Gilligan’s Island ! - Numerous SPEED, ESPN, local and national Jennifer Jo Cobb as “Ginger” during Speed’s special interviews throughout each race season “Hallowdega” pre-race skit
Media Savvy (cont.) From FoxSports.com “Most Powerful Women in NASCAR”
Cobb has landed on many fun lists: In a NASCAR era when being an
! owner/driver is increasingly difficult,
- Fox Sports top 10 Most Powerful Women in Cobb is pulling off the feat in two
NASCAR
series. She owns both a Nationwide
and Camping World Truck series
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team and often drives her own
- 25 Most All-American Drivers of All Time
equipment. Cobb is a savvy
! marketing professional -- securing
- Named among the top 5 most beautiful her own sponsorship -- who brings
her own style and ethics to the sport.
racecar drivers in the world (TheRich.org)
In 2011, she walked away from a
! potential ride with another owner
- 20 Most Outspoken Drivers in NASCAR
when she was asked to start-and-
! park the entry. Cobb refused to do
- 25 Sexiest NASCAR Hotties less than compete to her best and
turned away from the opportunity.
She finished 17th in the Truck series
in 2010, the top points finish ever for
a female NASCAR driver in the
sport's top three national touring
series. In addition, Cobb created the
Driver 2 Honor promotion
recognizing women in the military.
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Jennifer Stewart - US Presswire
Speaking Bio
Jennifer Jo Cobb’s professional speaking career was born of a demand that resulted from Jennifer’s successful
auto racing endeavors. This captured much media attention and created curiosity among the business
community, schools and organizations. Jennifer began speaking as a volunteer at numerous schools, Rotary and
Kiwanis clubs as well as many other service organizations. Soon, business professionals were asking her to
share her message at corporate events, annual meetings, reward gatherings and motivational seminars.
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Jennifer is a published writer, television motor sports analyst and product spokesperson. She has competed in
approximately 400 races in 21 years with several dozen victories to her credit, as well as breaking many NASCAR
records. Jennifer has worked personally with every one of her sponsors and taken the time to understand the
business world, the dynamics of marketing and the power of motivation.
“I still see your autographed picture posted on cubicle walls and
people are still talking about how much fun they had… your
speech was perfectly tailored to our group and those were some
great stories… we were lucky to have you…!”
-- Dan Scarbrough, Director of Sales, Insight Direct, USA
Speech Topics
Jennifer’s speeches draw upon her real-life experiences as a racecar driver – an unlikely career for
a female! She began racing in 1991 as an underdog, namely because of her gender. For 10-
years, Jennifer climbed from the bottom ranks of the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series, NASCAR’s
grass-roots program. In 2002, Jennifer made her national racing debut amidst doubt, pressure
and very low odds. Since, she has continued to chase the big dream that she stated as a little
girl: to be a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver (formerly Winston and Nextel Cup). She is currently a
full-time NASCAR driver and NASCAR’s only female owner-driver.
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Jennifer’s speeches contain many anecdotes about her experiences and travels, which will have
your audience laughing and at many times, relating to the trials and tribulations that she has
overcome.
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Speech Categories:
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Motivation ● Goal Setting ● Empowerment ● Perseverance ● Teamwork
Speech Sample Though speech topics are customized for each group, the following general themes are offered : Setting and reaching goals through adversity Teamwork: Business Lessons in Management from Owning a Team Surviving the trials of being a female in a male dominated setting Overcoming the fear that keeps you from succeeding Soaring with the eagles: You’ve reached your goal… now what? “When we set big objectives it is easy to veer off course. We are told to enjoy the journey and not lose sight of the goal. This is tough to do when you find your plan derailed. In 1998, after I had won several races and was becoming a local “hot shot” in the racing world, I started off a promising season by wrecking 6 weeks in a row. My family was out of money for race car repairs, my volunteer crew was tired from staying up all night to work on the car, my spirit was busted and quite frankly, I was embarrassed. So many of the wrecks were not my fault - one week a radiator hose busted, another week a weld broke on a steering component – but harsh critics don’t necessarily take that into account when bashing your reputation. I was ready to quit. My dream was dying. When I approached my father to let him off the hook he refused to allow me to quit until we had fixed the car and had a successful race. His reasoning: if it is something you love, never quit because times are tough. In fact his exact words to me were ‘if you want to quit, quit after your next win, but you are NOT quitting now. We will fix this car and you will race again and THEN you can quit!’ I shudder to think about the things I would have missed out on had I quit all those years ago: my national debut at the Kansas Speedway, my first NASCAR Busch Series start in Miami, my abundance of happy memories traveling the country, starting Driven2Honor to honor military women, finishing 6th at Daytona and being here, in front of you today, to share this message. I follow this formula in everything I do in life, whether it be relationships, personal goals or my racing career. I have not ever regretted dismissing the notion of quitting because of adversity. Life is comprised of mountains and valleys – highs and lows. The secret is to keep moving through the valley, knowing its purpose is to teach you something for when you are at the peak of the mountain.”
Clients
Since 1995, Jennifer has been delivering speeches, keynote addresses
and presentations to top-notch organizations. A few of the clients that
Jennifer has spoken for include:
• Alcatel-Lucent Technologies •JE Dunn
• Arrow Truck Sales •Kansas City Kansas Community College
• The Annexus Group •Kansas City Ks Mayor’s Office
• American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) •Proctor & Gamble
• Bernstein-Rein Advertising Agency, client •Providence Medical Center/Saint John
McDonald’s Hospital
• ESPN Int’l Headquarters •Suddenlink Media-Network WV
• Girl Scouts of America •Unigroup (Mayflower and United Transit
• Greater Kansas City, KCK and Lenexa Chambers parent co.)
of Commerce •United Way
• Insight Technologies •Waddell & Reed/Ivy FundsLetter of Recommendation
The Girl Scouts of Mid-Continent Council is proud to write a letter of support for Ms.
Jennifer Cobb. We had the honor and privilege of having Jennifer as a speaker at our annual
KCK Mother/Daughter Tea this year. Jennifer did an excellent job of relating to the girls, and
not only inspired the girls, but the adults as well. Her message of perseverance to
become whatever you desire to be was much needed for our girls. As one girl remarked, “I
know I can be anything I want to be now.”
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After speaking Jennifer was so gracious to stay and answer questions and autograph
pictures for the girls. Our event would not have been the same without her smile,
presence, and grace. She is a shining example to women young and old that nothing is
impossible.
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We are pleased to have had the opportunity to hear her story and we fully support Ms.
Cobb as a woman who is helping us to help girls grow strong. Thank you Jennifer!
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A’Yanna T. Webster
Girl Scouts of Mid-Continent Council, Director of Community Development
8383 Blue Parkway Drive, Kansas City, MO 64133
T (816) 358-8750, ext. 3016, F (816) 358-5714, awebster@girlscoutsmcc.orgContact
For more information on Jennifer visit:
www.JenniferJoCobb.com
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To inquire about an appearance or
speaking event, contact:
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Jennifer Jo Cobb
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