About Ray and Deana Housteau   Ray Housteau is a successful entrepreneur and self professed fitness guru.  His unending quest for competition and perfection often conflict with the characteristics of his wife, Deana (Shane) Housteau, who preferred to stop and smell the roses more often.  By no means a doormat to her intense husband, Deana also has enjoyed career success as a registered phlebotomist and has never been one to shy away from adventure, describing herself as a life long "tomboy."   Ray & Deana's relationship was subjected to scrutiny as a bickering dating couple on The Amazing Race 7.  As the world witnessed what they perceived as a relationship in turmoil, Ray & Deana made use of that turmoil as a learning tool to strengthen the solid aspects of their relationship and to improve on those that were lacking.   "We accepted the differences in each other and were able to bridge the gap that those differences were creating in our relationship," stated Deana.  "It's not often that you get to see such a unique perspective on your relationship and to test it under such stressful conditions," added Ray, "It really afforded us an opportunity to make improvements in our relationship that may have otherwise never happened."  The result?  A very happy marriage with a new baby daughter!   Ray's experience as a seasoned public speaker, contrasts with Deana's perspective as the girl next door caught up in a whirlwind of an experience, thus providing a unique dynamic for their presentations.  Ray and Deana offer perspectives on several diverse areas such as outlined below in these informative, yet fun workshops.  Their outlook is that no matter how good the content in their presentations may be, it needs to entertain in order to effectively get the information out.   Most requested Topics: The Adventure Of A Lifetime:   What is it like for two "ordinary" people from Ohio to be thrust into a life changing experience on an extremely popular network television show?  Find out in this entertaining and often humorous presentation.  Tens of thousands of people aspired to be cast on The Amazing Race.  These two defied the odds and realized that dream.  How did they do it?  How did it affect their relationship?  How did it change their lives?  What's it like to have 15 minutes of fame?  Even more relevant - How can you do it?    Ray and Deana will provide you a first hand look at their experience.  From their initial decision to "give this a shot," through their long and involved interview process, their adventure of a lifetime, and finally to how it's changed their lives.   Suck It Up!   Ray's solo presentation is based on his often quoted catch phrase on The Amazing Race 7 - Suck It Up!  His approach quite simply is this; ONLY YOU can make the things in your life happen that you want to happen.  Stop making excuses, stop blaming others, stop procrastinating!    Often intense but always entertaining, this workshop is a motivational wake up call for those who want to make their lives better.  Tying in all aspects of life from your mind set, to your physical and financial health, Ray will have you ready to make the right changes in your life from the minute you leave the room.    This presentation is suitable for business groups or social clubs of any sort.  "The only criteria I would provide to anyone considering booking this workshop is that those in attendance want to improve themselves and might need a swift kick in the behind to do so," states Ray.