TimesFour takes corporate entertainment to a whole new level where fun and humor meet strategy and education.

It’s unique… Prepare to enter a world where mission statements, job titles and voicemail highlight the gaps between the generations like never before! TimesFour takes you on a fantastic ride with the generations we work, live and play with—Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation Xers, and Millennials.

It’s customized… TimesFour makes your entire company part of the show. It’s highly customized entertainment that can expose everything from a CEO’s high school GPA to the latest company initiative.

It’s for everyone… Hard to find something that will please everyone from the new Millennial intern to the seasoned Traditionalist CEO? Look no further…TimesFour not only plays well to every generation, it brings them together.

It’s educational… Have you ever wondered why your boss insists on carrying a handkerchief instead of Kleenex? Have you ever been completely confused when your co-worker leaves work early to attend t-ball practice? TimesFour is the perfect way to understand generational differences in your workplace—and to laugh and learn from them as well.

And …It’s 45 to 90 minutes of pure FUN!

Meet the Traditionalist. Clad in a three-piece suit with matching tie and handkerchief, Mr. Traditionalist—we’ll call him Trad—has just celebrated his 40th anniversary with the company. He always arrives at work wearing a starched shirt and tie clip claiming “casual day is on Saturday.” To him, grey hair is a sign of nobility and experience, not old age. Trad drives a silver Pontiac that rivals most small boats in size, but he wouldn’t buy anything else; he’s extremely brand loyal. His car radio is preset to news or talk shows, and he reads the newspaper every day.

Trad loves to tell younger employees that he’ll e-mail them even though his secretary is the only one with a computer! He always thinks before he speaks, taking long pensive pauses filled with deep breaths and sighs in the middle of sentences. He is serious but not grumpy and responds to any bit of humor with his three-beat, closed mouth chuckle.

Trad is a card carrying member of the local Lion’s Club and frequents the community center where he and his wife are enrolled in ballroom dance. He also carries a pocket sized version of the company mission statement in his wallet and quotes it often being sure to explain the difference between a “mission” and a “vision.” His health is great, he’s worked hard, planned and saved, and has no plans of slowing down or even considering the “R” word (retirement).

Meet Boomer—promotional speaker, co-author and self marketing manager. He has more titles than hair. Walking through the office, it is never hard to spot Boomer. He always sports a short-sleeved Polo shirt with an embroidered logo of the client company he’s meeting with later that day. The back pockets of his no-wrinkle khaki Dockers are so full, it is difficult for him to sit comfortably at a conference table. He never leaves the house without a wallet stuffed with business cards and a small black comb he uses to try concealing his bald spot.

Step into Boomer’s office. Many have mistaken it for a Successories store. Posters, paperweights and pens don sayings about Determination, Journey and Integrity. Boomer often quotes them through a broad, full-toothed smile. His fixed grin and bubbly enthusiasm leave co-workers wondering if he was the host they saw on the QVC Home Shopping Network the night before. He loves to name drop and obsess over job titles. Imagine giving a summer intern a 10-word title! He loves to let people know he’s read the latest and greatest savvy business books and doesn’t preset his radio because he’s too busy listening to motivational cassette tapes.

Meet Gen Xer. Trying to predict how he will come dressed for work is like trying to forecast the weather for three weeks from Tuesday! It’s impossible. One day, he’ll walk in clean-shaven, wearing a suit and tie, his Kenneth Cole briefcase in hand ready to meet with the “big client.” The next day he’ll strut into the office wearing a Dave Matthews Band t-shirt and jeans. Schizophrenic? Yes. Disrespectful? No. He just doesn’t see the point of dressing up to spend a day alone in his cubicle.

He starts his day with an all natural Echinacea tablet and green tea. His work space is perfectly in balance according to his Feng Shui manual and a “Save the Rainforest” poster hangs just behind his laptop. His slacks are weighed down with a Palm Pilot, pager, cell phone, and sports ticker, each in its own plastic holster. He no longer writes in standard English cursive but rather in Palm graffiti.

If Xer has to attend one more meeting about a meeting about a meeting, he is going to slash every Successories poster and throw the boss’s mission statement out the window. He is a family man and has no problem postponing a meeting to see his 5-year old daughter play her first t-ball game of the season. Xer dreads the company picnic and is waiting for the day the annual get-together is replaced with personalized gift certificates. He roams the halls calling everyone from the intern to the CEO “dude” out of friendship, not insolence. Xer often bombards co-workers with questions about everything from internal politics to products in the lunchroom vending machine. While his business books gather dust on the shelf, he enthusiastically pages through magazines: Fast Company and Wired. Although he prides himself on being ultra-techno-savvy, he continually looks out the corner of his eye at the incoming Millennial who has taken every tool on his techno-tool belt and rolled them into one device smaller than his tin of Altoids.

“What up, I’m M.” Famous words from our Millennial better known as “M.” This over-enthusiastic, perky, fast-talking computer geek is so thrilled to be entering the workplace! However, after the first week, he leaves his tie at home and after a couple more, he’s traded his dress-up shoes for Nike flip-flops.

In order to communicate with M, co-workers may need to learn a whole new language. M expresses emotions with a colon and parenthesis—a smiley face—and signs off with a TTYL, BRB, and LOL; his e-mails are like Morse code. Up until he was hired, M only knew the term “Real World” as a show on MTV and talks about the reality characters Puck and Trishelle as though they’ve known each other for years. To this Millennial, the term “geek” is nothing short of the ultimate computer compliment. He prides himself on knowing every keyboard shortcut and avoids the mouse at all costs.

M handles his bill paying on-line too; he couldn’t find his actual bank building for all the RAM in the world. He is so obsessed with the latest technology, he throws practicality out the window. Instead of poking his head over his half-wall cubicle to ask a question, he’ll send an instant message. (IM for those of us in the know!) He loves text messaging even though it takes five times longer than leaving voicemail. He likes to read his online newspaper, check his e-mail, update his reports, finish his latest project, schedule his afternoon meeting, and chat with the CEO about jpegs and DSL. The real mystery? How does he do it all at the same time while calmly sipping his soy-milk, half decaf, caramel macchiato?

TimesFour is currently starring Joe Marlotti

Entertaining audiences for nearly twenty years, comedian Joe Marlotti has performed as a headliner in the country's top clubs, including The Improv, The Funny Bone, Catch a Rising Star, and The Punch Line.

He has worked with some of the biggest names in entertainment—Drew Carey, Glenn Campbell, Jim Carrey, Gloria Estefan, and Jeff Foxworthy; and
counts among his clients such prestigious companies as Cingular, U.S. Bank, BMW, Anheuser-Busch, and the Chrysler Corporation.

Joe’s customized approach to comedy and his vast array of impersonations have made him a favorite at dinners, sales meetings, awards ceremonies, fundraisers, and conventions; he is known for hitting just the right tone with corporate audiences. And, his ability to embody diverse characters makes him a perfect choice for his newest “role,” since TimesFour requires him to move convincingly between four characters ranging in age from early 20s to
early 60s!

In addition to comedy, Joe works extensively as an actor and writer. He is a premier on-camera talent, having been featured in numerous TV and radio spots, as well as training and industrial films.

What People Are Saying

"The program exceeded our expectations! TimesFour played well to every generation and it brought them together. Not only did it make our employees laugh, it made them think. Entertainment that is educational-a great combination!"
--MARK SCANLON, STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION MANAGER HALLMARK CORPORATION

"TimesFour really builds off of what Lynne and David have to say in their "generations" speeches. It's eryoyable evening entertainment, but I wouldn't rule out presenting it during the day as well."
-- FRANK STECK, PRESIDENT SPOTLIGHT CORPORATE ENTERTAINMENT

"Whether Joe is bringing folks up on stage or just talking to the audience, TimesFour makes everyone comfortable. And it's affordable-you get what you pay for, and this is well worth it!"
-- -JAN KOCUR, COORDINATOR OF EVENTS LIBERTY DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIES

"I WVED it! Hilarious! After seeing a "generations" speech last year and now the TimesFour show, I really do work in a new way."
-- MATI TAU FEN, SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER SAFCO

" Right on the money! Veryfunny ... but asfunny as it was, I loved the serious moments where the show got more meaningful. With so much talk about generational issues in the workplace and marketplace, TimesFour is something that companies can use to capitalize on the buzz."
-- GARY LINDBERG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PIXELFARM INTERACTIVE