What I Do
I am a professional firestarter. (Not the scary kind Drew Barrymore played as a kid). I use the power of oration and personal story to spark soul revelations and conscious revolts for the better in the hearts, guts, and minds of all those present.
WHY I DO IT
My goal isn’t to gain followers. My goal is to build the number of people living their lives as who they are uniquely called to be.
WHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER ME
I aim to be someone your audience can relate to more than look up to. My only agenda is the empowerment of everyone in the room.
Why Revelatory Soul Shit
I talk about the shit that matters. I talk about the shit we have in common but don’t want to admit. (There’s a time to be proper and a time to be real.)
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Second person in the U.S. ever to earn a Master’s degree in Theatre of Social Change from Vermont College of Union Institute and University
3+ decades of experience collectively as a theatre instructor, artistic director, or regional actor involved in 175+ professional, university, regional theatre, and/or music productions
Equity acting and commercial credits
BFA in Musical Theatre from Ithaca College
Past and Present Professional Theatre Affiliations: American Alliance for Theatre and Education, Association for Theatre in Higher Education, Montana State Representative for American Alliance for Theatre Education, and Vermont Alliance for Arts in Education
Former NYC kickboxing instructor at Crunch, Reebok & NY Sports Club (still packs a powerful punch - but with words now)
WHO YOU’RE REALLY DEALING WITH
A child of the 80s, I’m a mix of every character from The Breakfast Club in a middle-aged body with the heart of ET. Or, alternatively, the love child that Sir Gary John Bishop and Anna Kendrick never had. (Thank the Gods, he’s way too old for her!)
Intrigued? You should be. Book me and watch me talk! In closed-toed, high-heeled converse sneakers, WITH arch supports—because, mid-life.
I’m retroactively fashionable (i.e., a thrift store junkie) who loves The Muppet Show, bathtubs with a view, and butter & cream cheese with a SIDE of NYC bagel. I am fueled by the unconditional love of a red-headed, Norse-Irish, wildland firefighting hubby, and a collective of fierce friends.
When not speaking, I work in a FINE WINE store as the onsite “WINE FAERIE”, author a quarterly WINEspiration Newsletter, and work as an independent content creator.
A once diehard New Yorker, I’m now a live-harder Montanan.
Personal tip for coffee drinkers of all ages with computers in close proximity (meaning spillage EQUALS figurative death): Mighty Mug. Don’t leave home without it! I am crazy obsessed.
Bonus tip for coffee drinkers over forty starting menopause DOWN: Puroast Coffee. A helluva lot more antioxidants than green tea (no joke) and 70% less acid than my former coffee (may it rest in peace). And YES, they have organic options, and NO, it doesn’t taste yucky. So shut it- until you try it!
Note: I, Jesse DeVine, am not being paid to say this. I just love passing on good info to fellow Revelatory Soul Sh*ts! - You’re welcome.