Josh Shipp (media personality)

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Josh Shipp
Born (1982-01-20) January 20, 1982 (age 42)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
OccupationAuthor, Youth Speaker, TV Personality
Period1999–present
SubjectYouth Advocacy
Website
joshshipp.com

Josh Shipp, (born January 20, 1982) is an American motivational speaker for teachers, best-selling author, and TV personality. [1] [2] He is most known for his TEDx talk entitled "Every Kid is One Caring Adult Away from Being a Success Story" [3] and his television programs including Teen Trouble [4] which aired on Lifetime and A&E executive produced by Ellen Rakieten of The Oprah Winfrey Show. [5]

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Josh was president of Oklahoma DECA in high school and began speaking professionally at the age of 17. [6] He has since spoken at large events such as the National FFA convention [7] and the SADD National Convention. Josh has been a spokesperson for National Foster Care Month, [8] wrote a teen advice column for Cosmogirl!, and appeared as a teen advice correspondent on MTV‘s Total Request Live.

His recent work focuses on the impact parents, teachers, and caring adults have in the life of a child. [9] He is the founder of Top Youth Speakers, an education speakers bureau.

Television shows

YearProgramDescription
2009Jump ShippRole: Host. 11-part documentary series airing on Halogen in which people stuck in dead-end jobs get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to press restart. [10]
2012Teen TroubleRole: Host. 8-part documentary series airing on Lifetime and A&E follows Josh Shipp as he works to improve the lives of at-risk teenagers across the country. [11]
2014 Wake Up Call Role: Guest Expert. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and teen expert Josh Shipp must cut through the tension in this caustic mother-daughter relationship. But first they challenge young Alyssa with eye-opening realities that land the high-schooler in prison. [12]
2018Undercover HighRole: Consultant. Undercover High follows seven twenty somethings posing as typical students as they embed for a semester at Highland Park High School in Topeka, Kansas. From bullying and the pervasiveness of social media to the struggle to excel in the classroom and navigate evolving social standards, participants discover the challenges and complexities, both new and familiar, facing today's teens. [13]

Other television appearances

Josh has also appeared as a guest on Good Morning America , Take Part Live , The Steve Harvey Show , Anderson Cooper Live , The Jeff Probst Show , and others to discuss issues related to teens, parents, and teachers. [14] [15]

Books

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