Cry, Laugh, Cook!: A Collection of Essays, Conversations, and Conte Family Recipes - Hardcover

Yvonne Conte is a former award winning sales executive. She has spent the past 22 years studying the benefits of Humor, Laughter and Joy. Today she helps fortune 500 companies create a positive corporate climate where laughter and humor is encouraged. Her clients include; Xerox, Time Warner, AT&T, G E Global and Merck Pharmaceutical. Her first book Serious Laughter sold over 50,000 copies, is printed in two languages and used in colleges to teach students how to think funny. Her first printing of Cry, Laugh Cook! has received rave reviews. Yvonne has literally laughed and cooked her way through the worst times of her life; chronic illness, divorce, complete financial ruin, loosing her home and suddenly becoming a single parent of two infants. Yvonne transformed her negative emotions into empowerment, positive action and self-determination. She now helps others examine their thoughts, behaviors and change their perspective on life. Yvonne has taken her seminars and advice to over 5,000 corporations and groups nationally. Her speaking career has taken her to 33 states and 7 countries.

She is the recipient of the Syracuse Women in Leadership Award and is an internationally recognized Stress Management Consultant, Corporate Culture Expert and Motivational Humorist who has been lecturing and writing for over 22 years on the subject of turning emotions into positive action, productivity, laughter, and joy!