#137 –Mike Agrelius - Importance of Kindness and Humor in the Workshop and in Child Development

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast episode 137!

Mike Agrelius is a poet, author, game creator, parody songwriter, producer, and publisher.

He began writing poems at the age of 14. He has published four poetry books and is working on a fifth one, namely,

• Beyond the Laughter
• Comes a Poet
• Why Wait ‘Til I’m Dead? Buy This Book Now!
• Buy One, Get One Free!

He has written, published, and marketed three children’s picture books featuring illustrations by his friend, award-winning cartoonist Val Chadwick Bagley, namely,

• HEAR WHAT’S HERE
• ELEPHANT GLUE
• WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR GOAT: The Granddaddy of Dad Jokes

He has published other books, games, and CDs.

The card games he has created include MADE IN THE USA and IN YOUR FACE.

The party game he created is ABSTRACTS: The Game of Absurd Logic, which was featured on the David Letterman Show.

He began his publishing career with the board games COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS and DO WHAT IS RIGHT.

Mike is a former Director of Game Inventors of America, former Account Executive at ABC4, former Marketing Director at Fun For Less Tours, and former college instructor at BYU, Provo, and Fullerton College.

Presently, he works part-time with his friend, Doug Jessop, who does the good news stories on CBS2, ABC4, KSL5, and FOX13, and with his other friend, April Wise, who owns Nothing Bundt Cakes in Sandy.

Mike established his Happy Valley Publishers imprint in 1978 and The Incredible Game Company in 1988.

He is the father of four, stepdad of six, and grandfather of 17.

He is originally from Southern California and lives with his wife, Kathy in Herriman, Utah.

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