Driven by an insatiable curiosity to understand the fundamental principles that create a successful life, Eddy Weiss has earned a reputation as a leading authority in the areas of Disaster Preparedness, Strategic Planning, Disaster Mitigation and practical problem solving.
Recognized as a respected authority, Eddy Weiss has traveled across the United States presenting to businesses, chambers, civic groups, churches and schools creating a more educated and safer America.
After his initial start as a volunteer firefighter, Eddy grew to love the responsibility of providing safety to a community. Driven by his own hunger for continued education, his involvement in firefighting grew into a passion for teaching and training.
As a storm spotter for his department, Eddy's interest in weather phenomenon grew as well, and now, almost two decades later, Eddy Weiss is now a well-known storm chaser and disaster preparedness educator known throughout the country.
Buckled into "Dorothy", his storm chase vehicle, Eddy Weiss has appeared on countless television programs across the nation as he has not only shared his messages of disaster preparedness, but has become a well-known story-teller and inspirational speaker. With a background in crisis counseling and rescue work, Eddy's unique perspective breathes fresh air into a subject few wish to talk about; what if it happens here?
There is seemingly no end to the subject matter as Eddy is in a constant state of creating new programming, conference themes, workshops and presentations on subjects such as home disaster preparedness, business continuity, community response, faith-based disaster response, public education, child safety, children in disaster and emergency planning.
Currently, Eddy serves as Director of Chasing4Life, and the is the Leader of the National Chasing 4 Life Disaster Resilience Education Team based in the Midwest. Eddy has been recognized for his work by community organizations, churches, schools and civic groups throughout the United States, and has recently received a Presidential award for a lifetime of service to America's communities.
The team is now booking as far in advance as June, 2011 so now is the time to contact us about getting us on your schedule!