Born and raised in Sheboygan Falls, I am honored to be serving in his 20th year as the Mayor of Sheboygan Falls; is a motivational speaker, former financial planner, was recognized as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Americans and is inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.  Randy currently serves on the League of Wisconsin Municipalities board as 2nd Vice-President.

 

Randy Meyer owns and operates Meyer Motivates, which gives him the opportunity to present motivational talks across the country to associations and corporations, as The Mayor of Motivation.

 

Cancer took Randy’s eyesight at age two, but it did not take his vision for life or desire for accomplishment.  From a young age, Randy’s blindness taught him to come up with unique solutions to unique problems.  He does not view his blindness as a handicap and does not let it slow him down in life.  Remarkably, Randy enjoys more success then most sighted individuals.  He was a championship wrestler in college and high school, a successful businessman and is currently the Mayor of his hometown of Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin.  Randy believes that the world should not have to adapt to him, rather that he needs to adapt to the world. 

 

Honors and Accomplishments: Ten Outstanding Young American (TOYA) – US Jaycees, Outstanding Young Wisconsinite – Wisconsin Jaycees, National Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductee, Wisconsin Main Street Hall of Fame – Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

 

Wrestling: College Athletic All American (placed in top 8 in the nation), Academic All American, Set team pin record with 23 in a season

 

Community Service: Jaycees (President 4x), Kiwanis (President 3x), Chamber-Main Street, National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) – Sheboygan Chapter (President 2x), served on the boards of Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation and OccuPaws Guide Dog School

 

Graduate of the Leadership in Life Institute (LILI) and past moderator

Graduate of the Amplify leadership program – Kiwanis International

 

Randy earned a business degree from the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater.  At Whitewater, Randy earned All American and Academic All American honors by placing in the top eight wrestlers in the nation.  As Randy puts it, “it was my opportunity to pick on sighted people”.  In 2006 Randy was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

 

In 2005, Randy was recognized as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Americans by the United States Jaycees.  Joining the list of other former honorees, such as Bart Star, Elvis Presley, and John F Kennedy, just to name a few.

 

In 2004, Randy was elected Mayor of Sheboygan Falls and before that served for five years as an Alderman on the Sheboygan Falls City Council.  His campaign slogan was “it doesn’t take sight to run a community, it takes a vision”.  Randy is a steadfast economic champion for Sheboygan Falls, from Vision Business Park to the Founders Pointe subdivision, and everything in between.

 

Randy was a successful financial planner for 20 years, holding the distinguished designations, Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) and Certified College Planning Specialist (CCPS). 

 

Randy is married to Tammy, and they have a daughter, Natasha; son-in-law, Terrence; grandchildren Tatyana and Diontay; and guide dog Hank.  He attributes his success to family and setting goals.