Injecting Humor into Business, with Comedian Jeff Justice (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 830)
In this engaging episode of North Fulton Business Radio, host John Ray chats with comedian Jeff Justice, the head laugh master at Jeff Justice’s Comedy Workshoppe. Jeff shares his journey from magician to comedian and then to comedy teacher. He provides insights into how humor can be a valuable tool in business, helping to improve communication, reduce stress, and make presentations more engaging. Jeff also highlights the importance of self-effacing humor, the benefits of professional guidance in learning humor, and the impact of humor in everyday leadership. Real-life success stories of his students illustrate the transformative power of laughter. You’ll want to listen to this episode for tips on incorporating humor into your professional life and for an uplifting conversation about the role of comedy in business.
Jeff offers a free resource to listeners of this episode: Twenty Mistakes that Normal People Make When Trying to Be Funny. You can download the pdf by following this link.
John Ray is the host of North Fulton Business Radio. The show is recorded and produced by the North Fulton affiliate of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.
Jeff Justice
Jeff Justice was destined to become a humorist. At an early age, he discovered that if he could make his older brothers laugh, they would stop giving him “Noogies.” Thus, his first realization in humor: You can’t laugh and be angry at the same time.
Jeff spent fourteen years headlining the top comedy clubs across the United States. For the past twenty years, Jeff has focused on empowering corporate Americans to reduce stress in both business and personal life by utilizing our innate sense of humor as a safety valve. Jeff’s true gift is helping people laugh at their mistakes so they can take themselves lightly and their work seriously.
Jeff’s innovative ideas have been featured many times on CNN and CNBC, while his expertise in humor has also been recognized in numerous magazine and newspaper articles plus radio shows across the country.
Jeff’s client list includes IBM, Coca-Cola, Southern Company, Kroger, the Food Marketing Institute, the National Association of Realtors, James Madison University and the list goes on.
His latest book is Laugh More, Stress Less (and avoid getting burned out).
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Topics Discussed in this Episode
00:00 Introduction and Welcome
00:28 Meet comedian Jeff Justice: The Head Laugh Master
02:18 Jeff’s Journey from Magic to Comedy
04:40 The Birth of Jeff Justice’s Comedy Workshoppe
07:31 Tips for Using Humor Effectively
11:27 Humor in Business Presentations
17:18 The State of Humor in Business Today
19:04 The Power of Humor in Communication
20:08 Humor in Stressful Situations
20:45 Creating a Humorous Environment
22:42 Personal Stories of Humor
24:32 The Impact of Comedy Workshops
26:18 Success Stories from Comedy Classes
29:44 Details of the Comedy Workshoppes
33:51 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Renasant Bank supports North Fulton Business Radio
Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions, with over $17 billion in assets and more than 180 banking, lending, wealth management, and financial services offices throughout the region. All of Renasant’s success stems from each banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way to better understand the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.
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About North Fulton Business Radio and host John Ray
With over 800 shows and having featured over 1,200 guests, North Fulton Business Radio is the longest-running podcast in the North Fulton area, covering business in our community like no one else. We are the undisputed “Voice of Business” in North Fulton!
The show welcomes a wide variety of business, non-profit, and community leaders to get the word out about the important work they’re doing to serve their market, their community, and their profession. There’s no discrimination based on company size, and there’s never any “pay to play.” North Fulton Business Radio supports and celebrates business by sharing positive business stories that traditional media ignore. Some media leans left. Some media leans right. We lean business.
John Ray is the host of North Fulton Business Radio. The show is recorded and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, and many others.
The studio address is 275 South Main Street, Alpharetta, GA 30009.
John Ray also operates his own business advisory practice. John’s services include advising solopreneurs and small professional services firms on their value, their positioning and business development, and their pricing. His clients are professionals who are selling their expertise, such as consultants, coaches, attorneys, CPAs, accountants and bookkeepers, marketing professionals, and other professional services practitioners.
John is the national bestselling author of The Generosity Mindset: A Journey to Business Success by Raising Your Confidence, Value, and Prices.
