ROG BATESExecutive Director of Carolina Health and Humor Association.
An award winning stand-up comedian, speaker and writer, with more than 20 years experience as comedy club headliner and corporate entertainer. Bates has opened for Jeff Foxworthy, Ritch Shydner and many others.
Accomplished singer/songwriter & "top finalist" in the Great American Songwriting Contest. 
Audiences love Rog's surprise songs about them... sometimes composed on the spot!
Likable and upbeat, Rog has mastered the art of "put-up" humor. Being funny without being offensive is what makes Rog's humor so effective and powerful, especially on the job.
Customizes presentations for many Fortune 500 companies including: IBM, American Express, Merrill Lynch, Progress Energy, Walmart, Novozymes and hundreds of medical groups from the A.M.A. to the World Burn Congress.
Experienced coach and consultant, Rog is a master at helping others use humor in presentations, in sales and in dealing with day to day issues.
Author of "How To Be Funnier...Happier, Healthier and More Successful Too!"
Former business owner and alumni of Bryant University, RI and Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA.
Winner of Toastmaster International's Best Humorous Speech Award — MN.
Finalist in the Watney's World Comedy Challenge.
"I don't know if he's any good at this stuff... but it keeps him off the streets." Mom and Pop Bates
