Tony Brigmon
The Former Face of Southwest Airlines Culture as their Official
“Ambassador of FUN”
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One of the First to Pioneer the Positive Culture Movement in Corporate America
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3 Decades Sharing Southwest’s Best Practices on Positivity & Performance
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Top 10 Speaker – Meetings & Conventions Magazine
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Author of The FUNomenal™ Workplace
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Fun. High-energy. Interactive. Content-rich Presentations.
✨ Tony Brigmon: The FUNomenal™ Workplace Experience
Serious Fun. Serious Results.
Tony Brigmon, former Southwest Airlines “Ambassador of FUN,” delivers high-energy, interactive keynotes that blend humor with actionable insights. His presentations are designed to energize teams, enhance workplace culture, and drive meaningful results. (***See Speaker Programs)
“People find you irresistibly attractive when you make it all about the people around you. And it becomes natural when you know how to use the 3 C’s: Communicate to Energize, Connect to Engage, and Cultivate to Enrich. Great teachers showed me how — and I can show you. Sharing this is what lights me up, which means a more FUNomenal outcome for you! Woo-hoo!”
Tony Brigmon
About Tony Brigmon
Tony Brigmon spearheaded “fun” at Southwest Airlines during their award-winning era as their official “Ambassador of Fun,” delivering customer care and employee development programs. He teaches organizations how fun translates into serious results with their customers and employees, based on the best practices that helped Southwest Airlines achieve industry-leading recognition.
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What People Are Saying
“Tony’s work is perfectly aligned with what our community has been asking for.
I deeply respect his work, and I sense – based on my own experience with dozens of speakers – that he is a great fit with our work, training, and technology. I can’t wait to experience his next Program.
I’ve been taking his Mental Vitamins each day and find myself exuding way more positive energy than before. Thanks for that, Tony!”
Sara Dickinson, Director of Content Strategies
“I do really love all the insights. Tony was made for sharing stories that teach. Every one of them took me to WOW. My wife would say “He has a sweet mouth.” That’s ‘Nigerian speak’ for someone who makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside no matter what it is they’re saying.”
Prosper Nwankpa, Founder & CTO, Avanoo
— First company out of college (Peanut Labs) scaled to 200+ million users and sold to largest competitor. Builder. Investor. Entrepreneur.
“Tony is an amazing man! His stories are beautiful. He is a creative machine.”
Daniel Jacobs, Founder, CEO, Avanoo
“Another way of describing what Tony does is he teaches people emotional generosity.
He teaches people by example to embody a happier, more giving, more joyful way of being.”
Morgan Stanfield, Award-winning Journalist, Editor in Chief, Avanoo
“I’ve seen Tony interact with people as a speaker, as a member of a group, and on an individual coaching basis. In all of these environments, Tony creates a positive, supportive, and encouraging ‘zone’ around him. Once you enter that zone, you know that three things are going to happen: First, you are going to have fun. Second, you are going to see things in a new and more positive way. And third, you are going to walk away feeling a whole lot better about who you are and what you can accomplish.”
Rob Ghio, Law Office of Rob Ghio, P.C.
“Tony’s energy and Southwest best practices transformed how our team approaches customer service. His 3 C’s framework gave us actionable strategies we implemented immediately.”
Jennifer Smith, VP Operations, Fortune 500 Company
34% increase in engagement scores post-event
“As a meeting planner, I’ve booked hundreds of speakers. Tony delivers every time — high energy, relevant content, and audiences leave energized and ready to implement.”
Michelle Rodriguez, Corporate Events Director
4.9/5.0 average audience rating
What You See is What You Get
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The Southwest Airlines Success Story
During Tony’s tenure as Southwest Airlines’ official Ambassador of FUN in the 1980s, the airline soared to unprecedented heights as the #1 domestic boarding carrier — earning the coveted “Triple Crown” Award for Excellence for 5 consecutive years. Industry experts compared this remarkable achievement to “an NFL team winning the Super Bowl five years running.”
This prestigious award recognized Southwest’s dominance in three areas:
- Best on-time performance
- Best baggage handling
- Customer satisfaction — fewest complaints among all major airlines
Tony’s Expertise and Recognition
Tony Brigmon draws on Southwest Airlines’ Golden Era best practices — the same practices that made Southwest #1. He blends these proven strategies with his signature fun, high-energy, and interactive presentation style, energizing audiences to be their very best.
Tony was one of only ten speakers featured in Meetings and Conventions Magazine in an article entitled: “Most Wanted — Hottest Speakers on the Circuit Right Now!”
He has written and published over 45 stress management and motivation songs, using music to energize, engage, and enrich his audiences.
He has received over 600 letters of commendation or recommendation from executives at major corporations worldwide, including Southwest Airlines, Shell, Sprint, Tesoro, First Bank, Lockheed, and Ryland Homes — among many others.
Tony is also the author of The FUNomenal Workplace — Energizing People and Culture with the Positive Power of FUN!, available on Amazon. Through engaging stories and “fun-tastic” experiences gathered over three decades, Tony shares the life lessons taught to him by unforgettable people — the good examples, and the not-so-good ones who taught him exactly what not to do.