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EVENTS
award shows
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home builder association
home shows
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sales seminars
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DESCRIPTION
after dinner speaker
inspirational speaker
keynote speaker
motivational speaker
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In 1978, Jon Eakes got his chance in front of the CTV cameras to carry on the coast to coast Mr. Chips handyman TV show. Bill Brown, the Canadian TV's original Mr. Chips, retired and given that there were not too many English speaking cabinet makers without German accents in Montreal, Jon Eakes received the call.
By mid 1980, Jon Eakes had quit his cabinet making and home renovation business to work full time, understanding Canadian houses, in order to share that information with Canadian homeowners and home builders. Although a good tradesman, he has become a master teacher. Today, through books, radio, TV, video, multi-media, cable and now the web, as well as months of personal appearances every year, he carries on that same task. He has published 5 books in the field and is the Canadian consultant to both the Reader's Digest and DK publishers. On TV, he has evolved from Mr. Chips (circa 1978), to You Can Do It (1980 +) to Renovation Zone (1986+) to the House Hot Line on Life Network (1996) and to Just Ask Jon Eakes, on HGTV Canada and the DIY Network in the US (1997 to 2005). As the TV networks have gotten lost in the entertainment aspects of Reality TV he has moved to the web at www.JonEakes.com combining print with both audio and video podcasting to develop the most in-depth home improvement site on the web concentrating on the serious details of renovation for both the homeowner and the professional renovator.He has discovered that project information is better disseminated through the medium of interactive DVD, where instant access to troublesome details can really get you through a project. He is preparing to launch his evolving DVD encyclopedia on Home Improvements based on his trademark of attending to the details that others skip.
For over 15 years he has participated and continues to participate on the Canadian Home Builder's Association's National Technical Research Committee, he has given courses to contractors for the Government of Canada's national housing agency, CMHC (Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation), as well as the Canadian Government's R-2000 energy-efficient home program, he provides contractor training for various manufacturers, as well as attend all kinds of conferences and meetings on specific and problematic topics.
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