Stephen Ritz
Keynote Speaker: South Bronx Educator & Founder of Green Box
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Stephen Ritz is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning educator, author of best-selling book, “The Power Of A Plant” and “Founder of Green Bronx Machine”. Known as America's favorite teacher and 2015 Top Ten Finalist for the Global Teacher Prize, Ritz is responsible for creating the first edible classroom in the world. He and his students have grown more than 150,000 pounds of vegetables in the South Bronx, were celebrated at the Obama White House three times, have been featured on the cover of TIME for KIDS, and are the subject of a new, full-feature documentary, Generation Growth.
A replica of his classroom was installed in the US Botanic Gardens in Washington, DC and his curriculum is being used in hundreds of schools across the United States, and internationally from Colombia to Dubai, from Canada to Cairo, to Doha, and beyond. To date, Ritz’s work has been featured by Forbes, Fast Company, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, FOX, TNT, Disney, Discovery TV, NPR, Teach Middle East, The Gulf National, and countless others. His TED talk boasts more than 1 million views, ranks in the Top 10 Food/Education TED Talks of all time, and is used for teacher training/workforce development globally.
Ritz was featured in the film adaptation of Michael Pollan’s best-selling book, In Defense of Food and appeared on ABC’s The Chew, The Rockefeller Foundation’s Food for Thought, NPR’s 50 Great Teachers, All Things Considered, and American Graduate. The State University of New York uses his curriculum to train teachers in all content areas. His recent appearance on PBS’ Growing A Greener World (Episode 808) won an Emmy Award, the first ever in the ten-year history of the show. Ritz serves as a Senior Fellow in Social Innovation at Babson College and as a Board Member for the NYC Nutrition Education Network. Ritz is now appearing in the new PBS educational series Let's Learn with Mister Ritz, was named the 2020 Change-Maker Award by NYC Food Policy Center for his response to COVID, named a 2021 Food Hero by TMZ Live, testified for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ending Hunger in America, and was awarded the 2021 Artemis CEA Disruptor Award for his work, advocacy, and impact in public schools across NYC and America. Ritz was just named to the Food Transition Team for NYC Mayor, Eric Adams.
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Stephen Ritz is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Education, Entrepreneurship and Authors. The estimated speaking fee range to book Stephen Ritz for live events is $20,000 - $30,000. Please contact us for virtual event fees. Stephen Ritz generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Tiffany Jewell, Dave Burgess and Jon Bergmann. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Stephen Ritz for an upcoming event.
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