Chuck Hansen is a professional writer, motivational speaker and humorist.
Chuck's book, Build Your Castles in the Air: Thoreau's Inspiring Advice for Success in Business (and Life) in the 21st Century, is available through BarnesandNoble.com, Amazon.com and BooksaMillion.com, and at the Thoreau Society Shop at Walden Pond in Concord, Mass., and at Richmond-area shops such as Bear Creek Coffee on Parham, Book People, Carytown Books on MacArthur, Cafe Gutenberg, Chop Suey Books and the Fountain Bookstore.
Chuck also is a motivational speaker, presenting inspirational and humorous programs to conferences, meetings and events. In addition, Chuck is a regular columnist for the Chesterfield Observer, his articles are regularly featured in Virginia-area and national publications, he has written several other manuscripts.
His motivational presentations are based in part on his book, Build Your Castles in the Air: Thoreau's Inspiring Advice for Success in Business (and Life) in the 21st Century. Chuck has presented to senior leadership meetings, annual conferences and meetings of a number of organizations, including LifeNet, Entergy, Philip Morris USA, LeClair Ryan Law Firm, Cobb Technologies, the James River Writers Festival, the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants, the Blue Ridge Human Resources Association, many Rotary and service organizations and United Methodist Church in Dillwyn, Va.
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About Chuck
Before finding his direction in life, Chuck drifted through many jobs, including copier salesman, stand-up comic, blackjack dealer, telemarketer, substitute teacher, private detective and donut maker. At 25, Chuck drifted to St. Thomas on a one-way plane ticket, where he came of age through a series of adventures, starting as a bouncer in a rough-and-tumble working-sailors' bar and ending up as crew on a 53-foot sloop sailing across the North Atlantic.
Chuck stepped off that boat in Ibiza in the Mediterranean Sea a changed man, at the helm of his life and charting a new course. He earned a masters degree in communications and professional accreditation, served as press secretary for Congresswoman Susan Molinari, speechwriter for Virginia Governor George Allen, communications director for a Virginia secretary of transportation, director of Virginia's Adopt-a-Highway program, and as an executive speechwriter with three Fortune 500 companies. Chuck currently is a writer with Capital One Financial Corp.
Chuck is a motivational speaker, a regular columnist for the Chesterfield Observer, and pens frequent humor pieces for publications such as Richmond Magazine, Home Style, WorkMagazine, Richmond Bride magazine and Welcome Inc. magazine. In addition, Chuck was a finalist in the Richmond-area 2004 "Last Comedian Standing" competition, sponsored by the Richmond Funny Bone and Q-94. Chuck also authors the new book, Build Your Castles in the Air: Thoreau's Inspiring Advice for Success in Business (and Life) in the 21st Century.
Chuck and Stacy Hansen have two children, Daniel (11) and Madison (9) and live in Midlothian, Virginia.
Professional Experience
Currently: Senior communications manager, humorist and executive speechwriter, Capital One.
Previously:
- Director of communications - Alcoa Consumer Products
- Executive speechwriter, communications manager - Reynolds Metals Company
- Speechwriter for Virginia Governor George Allen
- Director of communications for Virginia Secretary of Transportation Robert Martinez
- Press secretary for Congresswoman Susan Molinari (NY)
- Director - Virginia Adopt-a-Highway Program
Education and Accreditation
- Masters in Public Affairs and Public Relations, Golden Gate University, San Francisco
- Bachelors in Communications, Minor in Marketing, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
- Accredited Public Relations (APR), Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)
Life Experience
Prior to finding his direction, Chuck held a number of odd and highly instructive jobs, including:
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Private detective
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Crew on an Atlantic crossing in a 53-foot sailboat - image right
