Ridgely has spoken to over 100,000 people to date in Asia, Eastern and Western Europe, Central America and all across North America. His brutally intimate and personal style takes audiences from tears to guffaws and back, over and over--with powerful and insightful messages that will never be forgotten. Ridgely stands on the stage, splits himself wide open, and reveals himself through vulnerable stories that take audience members back to their own childhoods, to re-live experiences long buried or forgotten. Without a doubt, he stands out as one of the most heart-gripping speakers on earth.