About Andrew

My name is Andrew Ledford. I can be your public speaker for the Long Beach, Whittier, Gateway Cities and North Orange County, from La Palma, to Huntington Beach, to Brea, and Anaheim Hills.

Over the years I have primarily talked to groups as an extension of my business and as a public service. I always thought it a good practice to give information that would help people improve their lives. Even if I was not getting paid at the time.

The same is true for some of my writing. You can still check out my Puppy Training book for no charge. That is if you have Amazon Prime and a Kindle device.

I have been fortunate that talking about my business has provided the opportunity to speak to international audiences.

After giving it considerable thought, I decided to focus on public speaking. As I practice and refine the craft of public speaking I’m documenting the new journey. Why you ask? Well, I plan on developing a system that others can follow. I almost always have some multifaceted overarching reason for a focused endeavor.

I have always been interested in behavior. And verbal behavior is rather fascinating. I can remember asking my parents about perplexing aspects of verbal behavior when I was quite young.

I have worked with changing behavior all my life. Some of my biggest challenges when working with new clients is helping them change their behavior, so they can change the behavior of other household members.

My family has been involved with Long Beach and the surrounding areas for several generations. I am sorry to say, to the best of my knowledge, I am not related to the Ledford Bothers Construction that was so famous in Long Beach. But I did start my first business in Long Beach and I have in the recent past showcased southern California travel and history with a show on Long Beach cable. We plan on bringing you more of the world in the future. I am still an independent producer for public access. I am always interested in doing new shows for public access.

Andrew In Recording Studio
Andrew In Recording Studio
Your Dog Trainer Andrew Ledford
Your Dog Trainer Andrew Ledford

I have a wide variety of interests. Much of my insight comes from observation of the world and how people interact. I think everyone has a reason and a story.

A lot of people know me for my expertise on dogs. However, Andrew Ledford dot com was my personal site. Now I am using it for public speaking and to showcase new books.

Some of the subjects that interest me are history, culture, business, behavior, art, geology, archeology, verbal behavior, and nature. I also like thinking about comparative religions and cultures. I plan to share fabulous stories about these subjects and more at my new website featuring what I hope will be a new cable show My On The Road.

Although I don’t remember my infancy I’ve been told stories about accompanying my family on archeological digs not long after I was born. My family was active in the museum’s archaeology program until I was around 7 years old. After that we still went out with the museum, but not on digs. I continued a very active interest in the museum into high school. I’m sure this orientation of my parents and growing up around museum folks has influenced my attitudes and beliefs. In my teens, 20s, and 30s I spent a little time prospecting and learning about some of the local mining districts. When I was a kid I used to enjoy listening to Rattlesnake Sam tell stories about prospecting in the mountains of Riverside and Imperial counties. I also liked hearing stories about Peg Leg Smith and was always on the lookout for his three hills of black gold.

Me Visiting Ancient Anasazi Ruins
Me Visiting Ancient Anasazi Ruins

Many people think I like country music because I wear a western hat, but I really prefer classical music.

I have been involved with Public Access Television starting in 1984. In the 80s I was also the camera operator for Starline Productions. Currently I am still working on an unscripted video series about local travel and history. Another area of video I’m interested in is live streaming. Recently I have started doing quite a bit of live streaming. I stream on Twitch, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

I am also interested in building websites, online marketing, and creating media. Especially video. I enjoy doing both online and offline video. I have been building websites since 1997. I have also been involved with social media, other than message boards, since the old days of Friendster and MySpace. My most active social account was Google Plus. I am also active on Twitter, Pinterest, FaceBook, and LinkedIn. During the Covid-19 stay at home orders I used Twitch quite a bit more.

If you are interested in talking about Public speaking, dogs, sales, online learning, making websites, marketing, or media just circle (add) me on social media and let the conversation begin. You can also find me Andrew Ledford on Linkedin.

Current websites I am actively developing.

MyOnTheRoad.com
RealEstateForDogs.com
HeavensBanquet.org
OCDogTraining.com

If you follow me on X-Twitter you will see my interests are wide ranging. I try to bring all these elements of my personality to all that I do. I think of it as a combination of some very different thinkers of our time. Perhaps a combination of B.F. Skinner, Abraham Maslow, Konrad Lorenz, Joseph Campbell, and ancient texts such as the Bible, cuneiform clay tablets, and eastern traditions.

This website is an extension of the Heaven’s Banquet community ministry and primarily fulfills the article of belief section 2 and 8.
2. We believe The way we understand God and our purpose is through Narrative
8. We believe that worship is fulfilling our mission to help others shape narrative while sharing knowledge and resources for the good of humanity.

You can leave a message on my old number 562-423-1691. This is my old historic dog training phone number that I had before I moved to Orange County to start the OC Dog Training site. I am now back again in the Long Beach area. It has gone through several area code changes, but I have managed to keep this number throughout the years.

One thing about online and social is it’s always changing. There are always new features, new platforms, emerging platforms, and new rules on established platforms. Another interesting aspect to social media is the changing nature of platforms as they mature and go through their own product life cycle.

2024 was an interesting year with many changes for me. I am planning to change my social media Mix as well as my focus for 2025.

This site will support the new Social strategy, or at least it’s one of my new experiments adapting to the current social climate.

Andrew Ledford's Google Plus with over one million views (1,000,000,000)

I have a special interest in several social sites that appeal to my current target demographics. If I was working with a different demographic I would promote the brand, service, or products on the appropriate social media platforms.

Andrew's Pinterest
Andrew’s Pinterest

One of the desirable traits of Pinterest is that it has a very attractive demographic of people who actually make purchases online.

Andrew Ledford Your Public speaker, author, TV Video Host, And Community Outreach Ambassador 562-423-1691
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