Patrick Combs

Patrick Combs (born July 5, 1966) is an American author and inspirational speaker.[1][2][3][4][5][6] He is the author of Major in Success and Man 1 Bank 0 [7] which was adapted into a one-man live stage show that has toured the United States and Europe.[8][9] Combs has performed Man 1 Bank 0 to sold out audiences in Ireland and on Broadway.[10][11][12][13]

Patrick Combs
Patrick Combs in 2010
Born (1966-07-05) July 5, 1966
Bend, Oregon
OccupationAuthor, Inspirational speaker
NationalityMexican American
Notable works(book) Man 1 Bank 0
Website
www.patrickcombs.com

Combs is an active speaker on the national college circuit, a keynote speaker for a variety of global corporations and a speaker at seminars, public and private events.[14][15][16] [17][18]

As an occasional reporter and commentator, Combs has appeared on television programs, talk shows and network specials,[19] as well as the cover of the Harlequin Romance novel The Valentine Gift.[20] Combs also made headlines when at age 21 he delivered a stranger’s baby on a sidewalk in San Francisco without any previous medical training[21][22][23]

Early life and education

Combs was raised in Bend, Oregon by a single mother with his older brother Mike Combs.[24][25] His mother was a nurse until she lost her job after a back injury. The family lived in poverty in a trailer on a single income with support in part by a local church. Combs would take odd jobs to help, including picking strawberries and running daily a paper route.[26] He attended Lewis & Clark College starting in 1984, and graduated San Francisco State University in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts.

Author

In 1992 Combs began writing his first book which became his national bestseller, Major in Success.[27] The book, which was published by Ten Speed Press and is distributed by Random House,[28] is currently being distributed in its fifth edition.[29]

As a companion to his live one-man stage show, Man 1 Bank 0, in 2010 Combs wrote a novelization of it.

Speaker
Combs addresses audience in Dallas, 2016

Combs has made speeches and hosted seminars across the United States and abroad regarding a variety of motivational topics.[30][31][32]

Performer

Combs' one-man show, Man 1 Bank 0 has played sold-out runs at HBO's 2004 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival held in Aspen, at the Spoleto Festival in Charleston (where it garnered "Critic's Choice"), in Winnipeg, and at the Comedy Central Stage in Los Angeles. The show won "Best of Fest" at the San Francisco Fringe where it was awarded "Best Solo Comedy," and was an official selection of the New Zealand International Comedy Festival and an official selection of the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal.[33] The show sold out in New York during its off-Broadway run at the Lambs Theatre in summer 2015.[34][35] In 2012 he debuted his one-man show entitled Foolhardy at the Orlando Fringe[36]

Media personality

Combs has appeared on several national and international television programs, series and specials, including Hard Copy and Real TV.[37] He has also appeared on such talk shows as The View, Donahue, ABC's World News Tonight, NBC Nightly News, Good Morning America, Montel Williams and The Late Show.[38][39]

Published work
  • Major in Success, Ten Speed Press, 1994
  • Gearing Up (Inside & Out) for a Great Life: A Smart Guide for High School, Light Matrix Books, 2003
  • Man 1 Bank 0, Art Helix, October 18, 2011

References
  1. "The Crowd: Philanthropists have their day in the sun". latimes.com. 13 January 2017.
  2. "Performer Dines Out on Fake-Check Tale for 10 Years". bloomberg.com.
  3. "Shortcuts: Patrick Combs on realising your dreams, living your passion". naturalhealthradio.co.uk.
  4. "Author Profile". randomhouse.com.
  5. "Professional advantage: Nationally known speaker kicks off College of Business Administration's new professional development program". k-state.edu.
  6. "Drew Carey May Be Saying 'Come On Down,' But Patrick Combs Will Teach You How to Live Your Life to the Fullest and Make Your Dreams Take Off". prweb.com.
  7. "Man 1 Bank 0: What Happened When a Bank Cashed a Check for $95K That It Shouldn't Have". houstonpress.com. 15 November 2013.
  8. "PBank Credits $95,093.35 Junk Mail Check To Man's Account, Has To Beg For It Back". consumerist.com.
  9. "Patrick Combs: the man who successfully cashed a junk mail cheque". edinburghfestival.list.co.uk. 2 August 2012.
  10. "BWW Reviews: Patrick Combs' MAN 1 BANK 0 is Fascinating and Funny". broadwayworld.comt.
  11. "Banking on a lucky streak". irishexaminer.com. 9 March 2012.
  12. "ABOUT MAN 1, BANK 0". irishtheatre.ie.
  13. "Performer Dines Out on Fake-Check Tale for 10 Years". bloomberg.com.
  14. "Payments Symposium Agenda". lwespay.org.
  15. "Patrick Combs Lecture - Fall 2014". k-state.edu.
  16. "Students learn to 'Major in Success'". mustangnews.net.
  17. "WHEN THERE'S A WILL THERE'S A WAY - American Inspirational Speaker PATRICK COMBS". meetup.com.
  18. "Inspirational speaker Patrick Combs comes to West Chester to talk about 'Majoring in Success'". wcuquad.com. 8 September 2008.
  19. "2009-2010 Programs". carteretartsforum.com.
  20. "Harlequin Superromance". harlequin.com. Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  21. "Student Delivers Baby on Sidewalk". newspapers.com.
  22. "Money for nothing? Patrick Combs". irishtimes.com.
  23. "TV Tip Helps a Stork in a Hurry". latimes.com. July 1988.
  24. "Patrick Combs".
  25. "Charity Spotlight: Locals Honored at Olive Crest "Power of One" Luncheon". newportbeachindy.com. 7 December 2016.
  26. "Playing With Money / How a $95,093.35 junk mail check changed Patrick's life". sfgate.com. 17 September 2003.
  27. "Students learn to 'Major in Success'". mustangnews.net.
  28. "Major in Success, 5th Ed". penguinrandomhouse.com.
  29. "Major in Success, 5th Ed: Make College Easier, Fire up Your Dreams, and Get a Great Job". goodreads.com.
  30. "Speakers Shine at Sage Talks". sageexecutivegroup.com.
  31. "Orange County – The Power of One". olivecrest.org. Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  32. "Patrick Combs". nacada.ksu.edu.
  33. "Man 1 Bank 0 Plays Lamb's Theatre through July 30". broadwayworld.com.
  34. "Fake Check Story Ending". The New York Times. nytimes.com. 4 October 1995.
  35. "Man 1, Bank 0". entertainment.ie.
  36. "Orlando Fringe review: 'Foolhardy'". orlandosentinel.com.
  37. "Cash a Novelty Check and You Get In Big Trouble — and Spawn a Solo Show, Man 1, Bank 0; NYC Debut Plays to July 30". playbill.com. 18 July 2005.
  38. "Live Your Peace Interviews Patrick Combs". scriptingforsuccess.com.
  39. "Man 1 Bank 0". lambstheatre.org.
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