What would happen if you brought a little more courage — and a little more laughter — to work tomorrow?

Because courage isn’t just for skydivers or CEOs. It’s for everyone who shows up and keeps going, even when life gets weird.

HI, I’m Louis Barney Katz.

Storyteller. Speaker. Former tech guy. Teller of tales (and now, an actual teller).

Back in 1980, my professor Dr. Raghavan Iyer asked our class,

“Why were you born?”

That question has followed me through every reinvention:
graphic designer, production artist, IT business owner, and now — at 64 — a guy who sold it all to chase the stage.

Some days I’m Louie the Lens, with a camera in hand.
Some days I’m a keynote speaker.
Some days I’m standing behind the credit-union counter, swapping stories about life and laughter.

What I am keeps changing.
What doesn’t change is why I’m here:
to help people rediscover their everyday courage —
through stories that make them laugh, think, and remember who they are.

WHAT I DO

🎤 Keynotes — Story-driven talks on courage, humor, and the human side of leadership.
🏢 Programs & Events — Real-world sessions where people connect, laugh, and leave braver.
🎭 One-Man Show — A Night You Won’t Remember — And Not Because You Can’t — my fifteen-year march toward Madison Square Garden.

WHY IT MATTERS

Most of us aren’t short on skill. We’re short on courage — the kind that helps us speak up, stay kind, or start again after we’ve blown it.

That’s the space I live in.
When I walk into a room, I don’t come to lecture — I come to lighten it.
I help teams find their balance between fear and laughter, and remember that courage doesn’t come from pretending you’re fearless. It comes from showing up anyway.

If your people could use a morale boost that’s equal parts heart and humor, that’s where I come in.

STORIES I TELL

Messy, funny, true stories from a life that’s been equal parts hope, chaos, and hard-earned clarity:

  • If the Drunk Doesn’t Kill You, Perhaps the Coconut Will

  • The Next Civil War Will Be Fought on Facebook

  • My Dad Taught Me to Not Be a Quitter

  • Even Walls Fall Down

  • BBQ Taught Me I Don’t Learn From My Mistakes

  • The Time I Thought I Had Lung Cancer

  • My Wife Bought Me a Really Expensive Pen

  • Andy Always Liked Glenn Better

  • Aunt Reva Was Never a Botanist

  • My First Car Was a Piece of Junk

  • Where Do We Go When We Die?

They’re all different ways of asking the same thing: what would courage do now?

COME ALONG FOR THE RIDE

If your people need more laughter and less fear,
more connection and less pressure — let’s talk.

Live Large. Be Bold. Have Faith. Fear Nothing.

— Louis Barney Katz

📞 208.805.2740
📧 louis@lbkatz.com
No assistant. No gatekeeper. Just me.