Herb Mesa is a real life success story and an inspiration to anyone who struggles with achieving a healthy lifestyle. He is a restaurant-trained chef, and a self-taught healthy cuisine chef, as well as a certified personal trainer and fitness guru. Herb teaches that taking the time to learn his language of ‘balance through food and fitness’, anyone can become their personal best.

As a first generation American of Cuban and Puerto Rican parents living in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Herb Mesa grew up on the flavors of the Caribbean. But with these richly intense flavors also came saturated fat, calorie-rich food in large portions. This, combined with a less than ideal focus on physical activity, caused Herb to struggle with his weight for many years.

Starting his career in the restaurant industry as a dishwasher, Herb worked his way up to Chef and, later, executive positions such as Director of Catering and Assistant General Manager at luxury hotels. As his professional success flourished, his weight rose and his energy level suffered. He decided for his own health, and for the health of his family, he had to make a change

With help from his wife, Linda, and their two young daughters, Herb said ‘good bye’ to the hotel business, but not ‘good bye’ to food. He became a certified personal trainer and nutrition & wellness consultant and worked at a local family gym. He conquered food without sacrificing the flavors he loved by beginning a business for himself in 2003 called The Energy Chef, with which he taught individual clients, corporate groups and gym members how to make satisfying, nutritious dishes and incorporate exercise into their lives.

Herb has worked with former Governor of Virginia (and current Senator) Mark Warner on his “Healthy Initiatives” campaign — appearing with Warner at Virginia elementary schools and spreading the word of nutrition and fitness. He has devoted countless hours to his daughter’s schools, getting children inspired and involved in food and cooking while making better choices. He has taught classes in professional kitchens on making healthy dishes; and he has inspired clients to live healthier lives and several to become personal trainers, themselves.

He now works as a personal chef and personal trainer in Atlanta, and most recently, Herb is a finalist on the Food Network’s premier reality cooking competition, The Next Food Network Star, where his excitement, enthusiasm and motivation for a healthy lifestyle exudes more than ever. Beating the odds and changing people’s lives proves that Herb truly is a star.

WARNING: This Can Happen- You have booked the perfect venue, have all the right people in the audience and up walks your keynote speaker. Five minutes into his speech the attendees’ eyes grow heavy, they begin to doze off, and your message and money is now down the drain.

THE SOLUTION: When planning your next event, consider the following: Countless studies have shown that when it comes to message retention and engaging an audience, laughter leads to learning. Flake Productions creates and hosts high energy, interactive game shows to promote your topics and ideas.

We will create a show specifically designed for your event and we will emphasize the messages and information that you need the audience to retain.  The entire show is a multi-media experience. We personally consult with all our clients and learn exactly what they want to accomplish in their event. If you give us a book of information and a stack of note cards, Flake Productions will transform it into a full on multi-media game show experience.

Our game show systems and software allow us to project giant game boards onto multi-media screens where the entire audience can get involved. Our corporate and team building game shows can include eye catching videos, full color photographs and any audio and music you can think of.

Humor is an integral component of learning. Humor enhances communication, increases energy and can offer fun, compelling incentives. Our Interactive Game Shows are able to grab the audience’s attention and increase the likelihood of long term memory retrieval. Studies have defined the concept as “humergy”. We strive to incorporate this into all our shows, excitement, humor and energy all coming together at once.

You will have your employees, divisions and all the attendees talking about what a unique approach you took in promoting your message. Loosen up your collar and let the audience see that you truly want to connect with them and appreciate all the hard work that goes on. In today’s market, people want a stress reliever so don’t subject them to “just another speaker” that will be as forgettable as the message you paid to promote. Flake Productions offers our game shows at affordable and highly competitive rates.

Division vs. Division, Managers against Managers, Bosses vs. Employees . We can create any combination of fun, competitive team building you can think of.

Promoting Your Message: You want your company’s goals promoted, current economic trends analyzed, or new concepts in the marketplace illustrated??  The list goes on and on- we create, host and produce the entire show.

High energy, audience connection and a new standard for company events. These are just a few of the things we provide along with a whole new dynamic to corporate functions. We showcase to all size audiences, events and topics. We’ll put on a truly unforgettable and totally unique show so let Flake Productions handle your next event and we guarantee an experience that‘s customized and energized to meet your needs .