...Coaching you and your teams to reconnect, communicate, and be more productive...through humor, laughter, and improvisation.
What my work is about: Identifying
poor communication and helping you fix it!
On TV...Julie talks Humor, Laughter, and Improv
Using Improv Skills
in Your Presentations
Topic: Using Improv in Your Presentations
If you have to give a presentation to a group, large or small, Julie Ostrow has some tips to recover if things don't go as planned. Julie is a friend of the Blend, as well as a speaker, trainer, improv coach, and one time America's Laughing Champion! She joins us to explain how improv skills can help you personally and professionally.
Tuesday, April 4, 2018
The Morning Blend TV Show
Milwaukee, WI
Global Belly Laugh Day 2017
Global Belly Laugh Day 2017
Topic: Global Belly Laugh Day
January 24 is Global Belly Laugh Day! It's fitting that it's a global celebration because no matter what language you speak, everybody around the world understands laughter. Joining us to help us celebrate is friend of the Blend, the one time American Laughing Champion and humor, laughter, and improv coach Julie Ostrow!
Julie has a great way to incorporate more laughter into their life; she offers a FREE report called "Build Effective Business Teams - Top 7 Ways Managers Can Use Humor, Laughter, and Improv to Increase Team Effectiveness". For more information and to get that great resource, click here.
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
The Morning Blend TV Show
Milwaukee, WI
Global Belly Laugh Day 2015
Topic: Global Belly Laugh Day
Who better to chat with about laughter than the American Laughing Champion, and friend of the Blend, Julie Ostrow?! Julie elaborates on what a belly laugh is and why laughing is important. She also tells us about a book that she is a part of called Happiness Recipe.
Friday, January 23, 2015
The Morning Blend TV Show
Milwaukee, WI
Using Improv in Conflict Resolution
Topic: Using Improv in Conflict Resolution
Do you ever struggle with finding the best route to resolve a conflict? We are joined by improv coach, and American Laughing Champion, Julie Ostrow, who will demonstrate how using improvisation skills can be used to resolve conflict at work and at home.
The “American Laughing Champion” and The Second City-trained, Julie Ostrow, teaches people to use Improvisation to improve Creativity, Communication, Team Building, and Innovation. As a certified laughter yoga leader, she conducts humor and laughter workshops in which she teaches the benefits of using humor and laughter in all aspects of our lives, including resolving conflicts.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
The Morning Blend TV Show
Milwaukee, WI
Improv and Laughter in the Workplace
Topic: Improv and Laughter in the Workplace
Communication has many components but in our opinion, the best way to communicate is through a good laugh! We are excited to have Laughing Champion Julie Ostrow on today’s show to talk about how laughing can actually be beneficial for the workplace and other areas of life. Places of professionalism don’t always mean serious business, but it actually leaves room for great humor and laughter!
The “American Laughing Champion” and The Second City-trained Julie Ostrow teach people to use Improvisation to improve Creativity, Communication, Team Building, and Innovation. As a certified laughter yoga leader, she conducts humor and laughter workshops in which she teaches the benefits of using humor and laughter in all aspects of our lives, including the workplace.
Monday, July 14, 2014
The Morning Blend TV Show
Milwaukee, WI
Coming soon...
Next TV appearance on
The Morning Blend
WTMJ Milwaukee
Friday, September 28, 2018.
"Finding The Funny" in Challenging Times
"Finding The Funny" in Challenging Times
"Finding The Funny" in Challenging Times
Topic: "Finding the Funny" in Challenging Times
Life is hard. It can be full of physical, emotional, and financial stress. But Julie Ostrow says that even in the most challenging times, finding humor can build resilience, strength, and hope. Julie is a speaker, trainer, improv and communication coach, and she joins us to help us "Find the Funny".
Monday August 7, 2017
The Morning Blend TV Show
Milwaukee, WI
How to Use Humor in All Aspects of Life
Julie Ostrow is a humor, laughter, and improv coach. She teaches organizations and corporate teams the benefits of using humor in all aspects of our lives, including the workplace! April is just around the corner, and it's National Humor Month, so Julie joins us to discuss the positive effects of humor. Click here for more.
Monday, March 27, 2017
The Morning Blend TV Show
Milwaukee, WI
Celebrating National Humor Month 2016
Topic: April is National Humor Month.
We all know laughing makes us feel good, but it's actually been proven as a form of therapy. So in honor of National Humor Month, we've invited humor, laughter, and improv coach Julie Ostrow. We first met Julie after she was crowned the first ever American Laughing Champion!
Friday, April 15, 2016
The Morning Blend TV Show
Milwaukee, WI
Using Improv to
Diffuse Bullying
Topic: Using Improv to Diffuse Bullying
Is there bullying in your child's school? We are joined by improv coach, and American Laughing Champion, Julie Ostrow who will demonstrate how using improvisation skills can diffuse bullying in schools.
The “American Laughing Champion” and The Second City-trained Julie Ostrow teach people to use Improvisation to improve Creativity, Communication, Team Building, and Innovation. As a certified laughter yoga leader, she conducts humor and laughter workshops in which she teaches the benefits of using humor and laughter in all aspects of our lives, including the schoolyard.
Monday, August 11, 2014
The Morning Blend TV Show
Milwaukee, WI
The American Laughing Champion
Topic: The American Laughing Champion
You may have heard of unusual non-sports related championships like competitive eating, well now there is also a competitive laughing circuit. We have with us an American Laughing Champion, Julie Ostrow. Beyond her title, she is also a humor, laughter, and improv coach. She talks about what it was like winning the laughing championship, and how she encourages others to let their laugh out and live their lives with gusto and enthusiasm.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
The Morning Blend TV Show
Milwaukee, WI
American Laughing Championship Coverage immediately following the 2013 Championship
Fox TV; San Diego, California
April 6, 2013