{"id":18,"date":"2011-06-20T14:59:39","date_gmt":"2011-06-20T14:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frankshelton.org\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2017-07-10T02:02:28","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T02:02:28","slug":"testimonials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/frankshelton.org\/index.php\/testimonials\/","title":{"rendered":"Testimonials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/frankshelton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/ABCtestimonials1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-456 aligncenter\" title=\"What OTHERS are Saying\" src=\"https:\/\/frankshelton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/ABCtestimonials1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"765\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frankshelton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/ABCtestimonials1-200x38.jpg 200w, https:\/\/frankshelton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/ABCtestimonials1-300x56.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frankshelton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/ABCtestimonials1-400x75.jpg 400w, https:\/\/frankshelton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/ABCtestimonials1-600x113.jpg 600w, https:\/\/frankshelton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/ABCtestimonials1.jpg 765w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/141278692\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>&#8220;POWERFUL! Mr. Shelton, my two son&#8217;s lives were touched and changed because you came to their school last week in North Carolina. Those students were glued to their seat. How you could hold that crowd (especially this attention deficit generation) in the palm of your hand is nothing short of miraculous. They came home and told me your entire talk almost word for word!! I cannot thank you enough and their lives will never be the same!!!&#8221;<\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #b54a59;\">&#8211; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Proud Parent<\/span> \/ NORTH CAROLINA<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cFrank Shelton has a rare and powerful gift of using words to inspire people to unearth their potential. If you have ever had the pleasure of hearing Frank speak as I have had on several occasions (Dallas, TX \/ London, England and invited together for 2016 Olympics outreach in Brazil), you would know why you have to read his new book &#8220;CARRYING GREATNESS.&#8221; Frank has the gift of encouragement and he has been such a blessing to me. I am always eager to hear what Frank has to say because his words bring hope and healing.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8211; Joe DeLoach &#8211; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Olympic Gold Medalist<\/span> &#8211; 200M,\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">TEAM USA &#8211; Houston, TEXAS<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>\u201cFrank Shelton, Jr has been motivational and inspirational in lives around the world for many years, including mine! He\u2019s been living my motto: \u201cChanging Lives to Change the World.\u201d He connects with any audience and I would highly recommend Frank for any classroom, corporate or Christian Event. Frank and I have spoken together nearly a dozen times in five states and I have seen him in a variety of settings and he exudes class wherever he goes. He is the consummate people person and I asked him to write a foreword in my book \u201c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">TRUST YOUR NEXT SHOT<\/span>\u201d along with <em>Michael Jordan<\/em>. I invited him as my personal guest to World Series Winner <em>Albert Pujols<\/em> banquet in St Louis and I could have selected anyone in the world and I picked him. Frank is a powerful presence, dynamic communicator and also a great comedian. It is my belief that \u201claughter is a great medicine\u201d! Honored to serve on the Winning Team with him. He is my friend and a leader to all.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8211; Meadowlark Lemon &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Harlem Globetrotter<\/span> &amp;\u00a02003 Basketball Hall of Fame<br \/>\nScottsdale, ARIZONA<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>\u201cFrank speaks with a heart of compassion. He has a genuine interest in people and is passionate about communicating with folks of all ages to live a life of character. Frank\u2019s stories grab your attention because they are deep and thought provoking. <em>Frank also has a wonderful gift of humor and doing impersonations that will make audiences laugh until they cry<\/em>!\u201d Regardless of the venue or age of audience Frank is your man!!<br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">&#8211;<\/span> <span style=\"color: #800000;\">Gina Waegele, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1998 Miss Colorado<\/span>, \u201cFriends First\u201d<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">National Mentor Program Director<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Denver, COLORADO<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>\u201cOn Feb 6, 2012 we had Frank Shelton ON AIR as a guest on Gov. Sarah Palin&#8217;s radio show in honor of President Ronald Reagan&#8217;s 101st birthday. Frank for fourteen minutes impersonated the &#8220;Gipper&#8221; and he was exceptional!&#8221;<\/h3>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8211; SARAH PALIN RADIO<br \/>\nWashington, D.C.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>\u201cFrank Shelton has a gift that is difficult to put into words. Luckily, for all who hear him, his words and his passion are his gift. Frank spoke at my school during an assembly to our entire Junior and Senior High at the same time (7-12 graders). To date, I have never been in an assembly where the speaker had every student &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">hooked<\/span>&#8221; within a matter of seconds. The students were glued to his every word. The words he spoke were perfect for our school and students. I still hear students today talking about that assembly and how much they enjoyed it. Following the assembly, Frank stayed and spoke to our FCA Huddle where he shared an important and powerful message to those students. I highly recommend Frank Shelton if you are looking for a passionate person who will bring an entertaining message of truth, reality, and encouragement.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8211; Coach David Preston, Jr \u2013 Social Studies Chair, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Boys Varsity Basketball Coach<\/span>, FCA Huddle Rep.<br \/>\nSmackover High School<br \/>\nSmackover, ARKANSAS<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>\u201cFrank is an encourager and possesses relentless passion for doing good. A man who pours his heart and soul into God and others and a man with a mission. I have the privilege to call him friend. Frank is a one-of-a-kind individual who possesses a rare combination of depth and tenancity coupled with a great sense of humor and genuine love for others. He is an authentic man and one who has discovered the lost art of living for a purpose. He lives to encourage all and reminds us that no matter how broken you may be or how useless, inadequate or un-qualified you feel. I had the privilege to write the foreword to Frank\u2019s most recent book \u201cBLESSEDNESS OF BROKENNESS\u201d and it touched people across America and beyond! We flew to Guatemala together as speakers and sponsors with Compassion International and I have seen him connect with the destitute, poor and rich and famous in same day but he is not a respecter of persons and lives bless others. Yes, he is a phenomenal speaker but amazingly he is an even better man.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8211; Zoro,\u00a0&#8211; Drummer to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Lenny Kravitz<\/span>, Earth, Wind &amp; Fire, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tom Petty<\/span> &amp; others!<br \/>\nLos Angeles, CALIFORNIA\u00a0&amp; Nashville, TENNESSEE<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>&#8220;It was my pleasure to have Frank Shelton speak at the Texas Christian Athlete of the Year Award in Dallas, Texas at the beautiful DFW Marriott Grand-Ballroom on March 17, 2011. It was a black tie banquet and standing room\u00a0only with over 1,200 people attending.\u00a0I asked Olympian of the Century and nine time gold medalist\u00a0<strong>Carl Lewis<\/strong> and Frank to give the keynote address. The crowd\u00a0hung on Frank&#8217;s\u00a0every word and I cannot tell you how many\u00a0compliments I received regarding his stirring message. He says more in a few minutes than most could in an hour. He is powerful, practical and personable. Before he flew home we already agreed to schedule him to return next year to speak again at our event. It has been my privilege to be part of every Olympic Games since 1984 in Los Angeles and I\u00a0Frank to speak for ten days with my organization\u00a0during the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England. Frank is hillarious, honorable and humble. Regardless if corporate, classroom, civic events or church related Frank Shelton\u00a0would be a HUGE\u00a0asset to your organization! I recommend him without reservation. Don&#8217;t delay &#8211; book Frank TODAY!!<br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Dr. Sam Ming<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Founder of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">LWFCI Olympic Outreach<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Dallas, TEXAS<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>&#8220;I have met a few people in life. Actually, thousands (my step-brother was Elvis Presley). I have done several events with Frank and he has charisma, charm and\u00a0 credentials coupled with\u00a0amazing stage presence. What is obvious is the fact that Frank loves people and people love Frank! He is the &#8220;Total Package.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8211; Rick Stanley<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Fort Walton Beach, FLORIDA<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>\u201cIn over 45 years of public service at both the state and national level; I can honestly say: Frank Shelton, Jr. is one of the most compassionate, decent, young men I have ever met. Frank served on my staff as my Special Assistant, Constiuent Liaison and speechwriter (1996-2000) and folks\u00a0ten years later still ask me about him because of the way he served them while on my staff. Frank is first class.\u201d<\/h3>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">U.S. Rep. Steny H. Hoyer \u2013 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">House Majority Leader of Congress<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>\u201cFrank Shelton has dramatically touched the lives of tens of thousands across the Country. He has brought grace and hope to a hurting world in a way that is conveyed as only Frank can communicate. His sincerity, humility and humor softens hearts for lives to be IMPACTED with a lasting message that will make a mark for a lifetime.\u201d<\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8211;\u00a0Shannon Marketic \u2013 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1992 MISS USA<\/span><br \/>\nDallas , TEXAS<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3>&#8220;I heard Frank speak on a Carnival Cruise in a room that was standing room only. On the week long cruise to Montego Bay, Jamaica I heard nine different speakers and all of them were phenomenal. However, Frank&#8217;s message was almost undescribable. He spoke with such sincerity. It was profoundly simple and simply profound. He spoke not from his head but his heart and I cannot recall seeing or hearing someone speak with such passion or power before or since hearing Frank Shelton. He was given 45 minutes to speak in that session on the ship and the entire audience could have listened for another couple hours and no one would have looked at their watch or cared. He was OFF THE CHARTS!! The room was very diverse in race and age and when you thought the talk couldn&#8217;t possibly get any better he took it to a whole &#8216;notha level!! He held the audience in the palm of his hand and he had us roaring one minute with laughter and hitting us with timeless truths the next. As impressive as his message was on the stage even more appealing\u00a0was the fact that he was the last to leave the room. He shook hands, took pictures, signed autographs till the very end. My mission this next year is to bring Frank to the fine people of my hometown. Everyone needs to hear him speak at least once (even better TWICE)!<br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8211; Laura Pyle<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Dayton, OHIO<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>\u201cWow!!! Mr. Shelton you were definitely the best speaker that I have heard at any school. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">U were hilarious<\/span>, but u got your point through at the same time\u2026. I really enjoyed your story about Larry Bird. I believe a lot of people were encouraged by u, as \u2026i know i was\u2026 If we had more men like u the world would be a lot better\u2026.I was one of the 1000+ kids u spoke to at Greenbrier east and it was awesome\u2026.. Thanks and God bless you.<br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8211; Gage<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Student \u2013 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">East Greenbrier High School<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Greenbrier, WEST VIRGINIA<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>\u201cFrank Shelton , Jr. in my opinion, is one of the great \u201cWorld changers and history makers\u201d of this Millennium. As President\/Founder of \u201d America\u2019s Heroes of Freedom ,\u201d I consider it a privilege to have had Frank serve the past 4 years on our Advisory Board for AHOF. He has personally ministered love and restoration with us repeatedly (with no fanfare) to our wounded Military from the Afghanistan\/Iraq War. He has walked through the corridors with America \u2018s Heroes at Walter Reed and Bethesda Naval Hospital , respectively. He has been interviewed several times with The Washington Post and Baltimore Sun regarding the need for Americans\u2019 to pause and pray for our troops and those wounded at war. He has always said: \u201d Our soldiers, police\/fire\/EMT, teachers and preachers are the real heroes \u2013 not celebrities or public figures. \u201d Frank is a \u201cpatriot\u201d beyond any man I know. His love for God &amp; Country is inspiring to the Nation. One of the things I love most about Frank is his love for God &amp; Country and he has a gift to make folks of all walks of life laugh, feel loved and have fun! He is both honorable and humble. While walking with him on Capitol Hill, your mouth hits the floor with all the powerful people he knows in Washington, D.C. as they stop and say \u201chello\u201d but what is so endearing to him is that he is so gracious and kind to all (not just the influential). Frank is no respecter of persons. He values everyone and is a constant encourager and motivator.<\/h3>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8211; Susan Brewer<br \/>\nFounder &amp; PRESIDENT, \u201cAMERICA \u2018S HEROES OF FREEDOM\u201d <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.americasheroes.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">www.americasheroes.us<\/span><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Washington , D.C.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>\u201cAs guidance counsellor of our school we first brought Frank when he was Special Assistant to Congressman Hoyer for Career Day. We then brought him again to speak when he was an aide to the Governor of Maryland. For the past three consecutive years he has given the keynote address at our graduation. For an individual to get 600 students and staff on their feet is nothing short of AMAZING! When we ask who our students want to hear we get a resounding: \u201c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">GET FRANK<\/span>!\u201d<\/h3>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8211;\u00a0Susan Wagner \u2013 educator for 30 yrs<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\">Henry Ferguson Elementary School<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Accokeek, MARYLAND<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>\u201cI have had the privilege of working and sharing the stage with Frank Shelton on a number of occasions. Twice we spoke together to audiences over\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>7,000<\/strong> <\/span>and also smaller venues and to date, we have co-authored FIVE books together. I am both a friend and a huge fan because Frank communicates in a way that is entertaining, insightful and challenges you to take positive action in your life. As a speaker and author, I often see a game of speakers and its very rare that you remember them. Hiring Frank to make a positive impact at your next meeting or conference is an easy choice. I am confident Frank\u2019s passion, enthusiam and valuable wisdom will make a powerful and memorable impact.\u201d<\/h3>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8211;\u00a0Sam Glenn<br \/>\nFounder, \u201c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Attitude Digest Magazine<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Author, A Kick in the Attitude &amp; National Speaker<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Naperville, ILLINOIS<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;POWERFUL! 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