steve rizzo is an american motivational speaker, author, and former stand-up comedian, who is notable for his humorous style of motivational speaking and writing. rizzo is a member of the national speakers association (nsa) and an inductee of its "council of peers award for excellence" (cpae) speaker hall of fame. his book, "becoming a humor being: the power to choose a better way" won the writer's digest international self-published book awards.