Billy McLaughlin Lecture Series
Billy McLaughlin is a Billboard Top‐Ten best‐selling international guitar virtuoso whose real‐life drama propelled him through the devastation of an incurable disorder to one of the most remarkable comebacks in musical history. Companies around the world are asking Billy to speak for one simple reason-impactful inspiration!
Billy’s honest and deeply personal account of battling and ultimately conquering insurmountable odds inspires everyone to acknowledge their unlimited potential for success.
Billy is an engaging speaker committed to delivering the highest musical aesthetic while warmly acquainting himself with every audience through stories and humor. He captivates audiences with live musical illustrations while telling his true story with disarming honesty and engaging emotion. Billy shares memorable and practical lessons from his journey of transforming “incurable” into “unstoppable”!
Gain the competitive advantage through your most unique resource – your own inspiration!
About Billy
Billy McLaughlin is recognized internationally as a world‐class guitarist, composer and inspirational performer who has appeared on Billboard’s TopTen Chart. Previously signed to Virgin Records’ Narada label, McLaughlin has 14 CD releases, 3 National Campus Entertainer of the Year Awards, 5 Minnesota Music Awards and his decades of national concert touring earned him the Hall of Fame Achievement Award (National Association for Campus Activities).
Now serving as Ambassador for Awareness for the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation, McLaughlin is the winner of the 2010 Public Leadership in Neurology Award (American Academy of Neurology) whose previous winners include Paul Allen, Julie Andrews, Leon Fleischer, Michael J. Fox, and Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Billy maintains an international schedule of concert appearances and speaking engagements. He resides in his home state of Minnesota where he is proudly raising two boys.
Billy’s Inspiration
In 1999 Billy vanished from sight of his national fan base, his career crumbling due to a little‐known neuromuscular disorder called Focal Dystonia. After suffering several years without a cure, he embarked on an unlikely attempt to reclaim center‐stage by re‐learning his unique guitar music one note at a time...left‐handed!
His amazing comeback is captured on the concert DVD Coming Back Alive, and the award‐winning documentary Changing Keys, which is currently airing on many PBS stations. Learn how Billy turned the worst thing that ever happened in his life, into the best thing!
Billy’s Programs
Rethinking Impossible: “Completely Impossible” Today is “Totally Do-able” Tomorrow
Billy is the walking, talking, music‐making example of the “impossible” giving way to persistence, innovation, discipline and creativity.
Unwilling to lose his award‐winning career to an incurable disorder, in this program Billy shares how achieving the impossible simply requires:
Silence is Not an Option: Making Noise is Making Change
What does a beginner musician do before they start making music? They start making noise. Why do they make noise? Because they want to make music but are not able to...yet!
This program explores how silence is not an option when you want to achieve your goals and dreams. Learn from Billy’s comeback after being silenced by a mysterious incurable disorder and how we can all:
What Now? Innovating at Core Levels Takes Courage and Persistence!
What do you do when...
From Billy
“I've been on stages playing guitar for decades but sharing my story and inspiring others to stop underestimating our own potential is truly my life's calling. Our goals are not set high enough if they do not include the impossible! We need to believe in ourselves and each other. Once we truly begin working together I believe all things are possible.”
Testamonials
Rethinking Impossible: “Completely Impossible” Today is “Totally Do-able” Tomorrow
Billy is the walking, talking, music‐making example of the “impossible” giving way to persistence, innovation, discipline and creativity.
Unwilling to lose his award‐winning career to an incurable disorder, in this program Billy shares how achieving the impossible simply requires:
- Clarity of purpose.
- Commitment to mission.
- Celebrating each step on the path to your goals.
Silence is Not an Option: Making Noise is Making Change
What does a beginner musician do before they start making music? They start making noise. Why do they make noise? Because they want to make music but are not able to...yet!
This program explores how silence is not an option when you want to achieve your goals and dreams. Learn from Billy’s comeback after being silenced by a mysterious incurable disorder and how we can all:
- Let go of the perfectionist that holds us back.
- Embrace the “noise” before the music.
- Shift your focus from what you can’t control to what you can control.
What Now? Innovating at Core Levels Takes Courage and Persistence!
What do you do when...
- What worked for you yesterday, does not work today?
- You are no longer getting the results you need in order to grow?
- You are struggling with new systems and learning new skills? ...remember Billy!
From Billy
“I've been on stages playing guitar for decades but sharing my story and inspiring others to stop underestimating our own potential is truly my life's calling. Our goals are not set high enough if they do not include the impossible! We need to believe in ourselves and each other. Once we truly begin working together I believe all things are possible.”
Testamonials
"The show blew everyone away!"
—Gary Christenson, M.D., Artistic Director, Center for Art and Medicine, University of Minnesota
—Gary Christenson, M.D., Artistic Director, Center for Art and Medicine, University of Minnesota
"Billy McLaughlin made the night magical for our guests and his efforts did not go unnoticed ‐ so I am not
surprised at the outpouring of support he received at the conclusion of his performance! He is such a ray of
light and hope for so many and I am glad that he is sharing his message through his gift of music and the
warm way in which he interacts with his audiences. He illuminates joy and that helps people keep the
faith!"
—Koleen M. Roach, Director, Meetings & Conference Management, Securian Financial Group
—Koleen M. Roach, Director, Meetings & Conference Management, Securian Financial Group
"Your performance at the Guthrie Theater’s Society for the Arts in Healthcare event was spectacular. Thank
you so much for sharing your talents with us. You created a fabulous dynamic of respect, peace and love with
the audience, and I have never experienced anything quite like it. Thank you for all you did to make the event
such a grand success."
—Louise Chalfant, Director of Education, Guthrie Theater
—Louise Chalfant, Director of Education, Guthrie Theater
"Repeated thanks for all you added to TEDxAtlanta…everyone [was] amazed by your talent and inspired
by your story..."
—Tod Martin, President & Chief Executive, Unboundary
—Tod Martin, President & Chief Executive, Unboundary
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