Matthew Cossolotto

Creator of "Make A Promise Day" May 4th, Matthew Cossolotto aka "The Podium Pro" is an author, guest speaker, CEO-level speechwriter, and speech coach. A former aide to House Speaker Jim Wright and Congressman Leon Panetta, Matthew served as speechwriter to the CEO and a communications specialist at MCI Communications, Pepsi-Cola International, and GTE. Matthew served as founding president and board chair of The Center for Voting and Democracy https://www.FairVote.org. He is the former president of the Shakespeare Oxford Society https://www.Shakespeare-Oxford.com and is the founder and president of Study Abroad Alumni International, dedicated to "building a community of global citizens." The author of The Almanac of European Politics, HabitForce, and All The World's A Podium, hes working on a new book with a foreword by Jack Canfield titled The Power of Making a Promise. Matthew brings his Personal Empowerment Programs -- what he calls "PEPTalks" to college and corporate audiences worldwide.