Who is this tall drink of water?
Mitch Crawford grew up all over Pennsylvania and followed in his father’s footsteps to become a teacher at a college prep Jesuit high school in Toledo, Ohio. On his way to that scholarly destination, he played three sports in high school (basketball, golf and tennis), and ventured into volleyball in college, a sport he enjoyed coaching and playing until his lower back told him that he should go ahead and take up tennis again at around age 50.
Mitch is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, having served in the Dominican Republic, learning Spanish and helping locals rebuild schools in their communities. He still dabbles in Spanish as much as he can. He enjoys regaling Spanish speakers with street-smart conversations and making them laugh with plays on words and whatnot.
A high school teacher for 20 years in history, economics, fine arts, and computer science, Mitch realized that voice inflection, vocal and kinesthetic surprises, and even reading aloud helped keep his students engaged in course material.
Now an actor, model, and voiceover artist (and occasional Realtor), his personal branding invokes the smart, funny, and occasionally aloof dad or guy-next-door, or the serious and principled lawyer, doctor, or businessperson. This personal history and these characteristics have helped develop a sincere, trustworthy voice that resonates well with children’s literature, non-fiction/biographies/memoires, business, self-help books, and he has a great interest in spirituality as well. And he has good…um…comedic-…like…timing, having grown up listening to and memorizing skits from Monty Python, Steve Martin, Robin Williams, Pee Wee Herman, George Carlin, and many others. He based his teaching style on Jerry Seinfeld. Really! I mean, really, what’s the deal with Opportunity Cost?!!!
A graduate of Villanova University with a dual major in Psychology and Philosophy, and an M.A. and teacher’s certification from The Ohio State University, Mitch does his homework and knows how to relate to his audience.
Mishmash: Mitch loves hiking and traveling with his wife, eating and living well (he and his wife are currently about…mmm…85% plant-based with their diet), and being outdoors with their dogs, Izzy and Grommit (below). He had open heart surgery as a 5-yr old in 1971 (go ahead, do some maths), and added another chest scar with a pacemaker in 2019—all is well now, and he looks forward to living deep into his 80s.
Mitch Crawford 