Yvonne Conte
Finding the Funny Side of Life
Yvonne Conte has spent more than 30 years making people laugh – and thinking seriously about why laughter matters.
A motivational keynote speaker, author, comedian, (contractor!), and corporate culture expert, Yvonne has built her career around what she calls The Positive Power of Humor: the idea that humor and laughter aren't simply entertainment, but can help people change perspective, manage stress, build resilience, and navigate difficult moments. Her path to that work wasn't exactly predictable.
Yvonne began her professional career as an award-winning sales executive before turning her attention to the relationship between emotions, humor, and human behavior. Over the years, she developed a distinctive combination of motivational speaking, stand-up comedy, improvisation, storytelling, writing, and practical life experience. But the most interesting part of Yvonne's philosophy comes from the fact that she isn't talking about difficult times from a distance. Her own life has included serious challenges, including chronic illness, divorce, financial hardship, losing her home, and becoming a single parent. Rather than treating those experiences as something to hide, she learned to look for ways to transform difficult emotions into positive action.
That doesn't mean pretending that difficult things aren't difficult. It means looking at them differently.
Yvonne's signature style has been described as “hilarious with a point” – entertaining enough to make people laugh, but purposeful enough to leave them thinking. Yvonne is the author of numerous books, including Serious Laughter, which became a bestseller, as well as Cry, Laugh, Cook! Her writing and speaking continue to explore the connections between humor, wellness, resilience, and joy.
Yvonne is funny, energetic, down-to-earth, and completely comfortable admitting that life can be messy. Her answer isn't to take life less seriously. It's to remember that sometimes laughter is one of the ways we get through it.
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Yvonne Conte continues to speak, write, and create programs centered on humor, wellness, resilience, and positive living.