Mike Rayburn

Mike Rayburn's Key Accomplishments Include . . .
Mike Rayburn is an award-winning speaker and entertainer with a truly unique presentation. Known as "The World's Funniest Guitar Virtuoso," Mike Rayburn is both a world-class guitarist and a stand-up comedian. He is also an authority on personal development and human potential. Mike Rayburn's astounding guitar creations, uproarious songs and presentation skills encourage, challenge and inspire his audiences to step beyond their perceived limitations. He draws from a wealth of life experiences as an adventurer, comedian, published songwriter, author, philanthropist, and father to deliver presentations which are completely energizing and entertaining. Mike Rayburn shows how the simple tools learned from his presentations, took him from playing for "…seven people in a bar in Virginia" to standing ovations at Carnegie Hall.

Featured in Newsweek, USA Today, Billboard, Gig, and on the nationally acclaimed and syndicated Bob and Tom Radio Show, Mike Rayburn has received standing ovations at all 8 of his Carnegie Hall performances. Two years in a row, Mike Rayburn was nominated for the "Speaker of the Year" Award by American Entertainment Magazine. He was also one of the few speakers featured on the cover of Successful Meetings Magazine as one of the top speakers in America. Most recently, Mike Rayburn was voted "Best Solo Artist" by American Entertainment Magazine. No other speaker (or entertainer) has ever been nominated for awards in both the keynote speaking category and an entertainment category. Mike Rayburn was also voted "America's Campus Entertainer of the Year" three times.

More About Mike Rayburn. . .
Mike Rayburn was born breech with six fingers on his left hand. Mike's parents, being from a long line of glove salesmen, never saw the potential. They had the finger removed. However, what the scalpel couldn't change was Mike Rayburn's fate: to be a little odd, and work with his hands. (It's all true except the glove salesmen part).

Now, fulfilling his birthright, Mike Rayburn has been called"The World's Funniest Guitar Virtuoso." (He'd settle for Cleveland's Funniest Guitar Virtuoso but...whatever). Mike Rayburn currently performs over 120 shows per year and tracks from his Mike Rayburn at Carnegie Hall CD are in current rotation on XM Comedy, Sirius Comedy, and on countless morning radio shows nationwide.

Mike Rayburn is also known for combining musical artists and styles in ways God never intended: Bob Marley sings Garth Brooks, Led Zeppelin sings Dr. Seuss, Dan Fogelberg sings AC/DC, Bruce Springsteen sings Green Acres, etc.

• "What If and Why Not?"

  In his award-winning keynote, "What If and Why Not?" Mike uses his comedic songs and unique guitar style to teach the tools that took him from playing for seven people in a bar in Virginia to headlining Carnegie Hall.

• "Classically Trained, Comically Derailed."

  "Classically Trained, Comically Derailed," is pure entertainment with no socially redeeming value whatsoever...just the way Mike likes it. This is the same show that has received standing ovations at all eight of Mike's Carnegie Hall appearances. From Bach to rock, "Classically Trained" is an odyssey of masterful guitar, outrageous comedy, and musical combinations God never intended.