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Kris
Kringle
WHERE WERE YOU BORN? NORTH POLE, AK
WHERE DO YOU LIVE NOW? DETROIT, MI
FULL-TIME OCCUPATION? MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER
What is the biggest misconception out there about you?
That I like warm milk. #stopwarmingmymilk #imagrownman #sogross
Help me get the message out there, would ya.
Noted. So, when you’re not making children’s Christmas wishes come true,
apparently you’re a motivational speaker. How long have you been doing that?
I started in 2000. I found myself in financial ruin after the dot-com collapse and had to reinvent
myself. Motivational speaking seemed like an easy foray from spreading my annual Yuletide cheer.
Been doing it ever since.
What do you focus on in your speeches? What fears do you think hold people
back from finding success and happiness?
They’re afraid of LIVIN’ IN A VAN DOWN BY THE…just kidding. Financial failure. And FOMO.

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