Santa and the Business of Being Santa School

Course Outline: Investment in yourself - $250.00 USD – includes 3 text books containing over 500 pages of reference material The evolution of St. Nicklaus, Father Christmas and other historical characters to the modern Santa Claus The Four basic types of Santas Negotiations and the Business of Being Santa and Working with a Contract Your Non-Refundable Deposit Your personal level of experience as a Christmas Performer Making your personal Santa/Christmas Performer Check List Liability Insurance - Ethics - Taxes Santa Suits – Custom Hand Made – Off the Rack – Accessories Bleaching your Beard, Hair and Eyebrows - Designer Beards and Wigs Building your Santa visit About the presenter: Keith Alton is Canadian and has been portraying Santa for over 47 years. He is a member in good standing with both the International Brotherhood of Real Bearded Santas and Nationwide Santas. He also has organized a large group of Santas near his home base in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, who gather regularly to fellowship and freely share their knowledge and experiences. Keith travels extensively in both Canada and the US to attending Santa seminars, conventions, conferences, luncheons, etc., to consistently feed his quest to become the best Santa he can be. Keith views fellow Santas as colleges rather than competitors, wishing to see all of us willingly share information to raise the level of professionalism among all Christmas performers.