Dave Willacker | Cincinnati Circus Company Headliner

About Jen

Dr. Jen Mott has been with Cincinnati Circus Company since 2006 as a juggler, stilt-walker, balloon artist, and fire performer. During that time, she graduated with her undergraduate degree in Secondary Education for Spanish and completed her Master’s program in Curriculum & Instruction from University of Cincinnati.

Additionally, in 2020 Dr. Mott defended her dissertation on Teacher Perseverance in order to complete a Doctorate in Leadership Studies at Xavier University. She has served as an Adjunct Instructor for the Educational Administration program there, as well. While Cincinnati Circus Company has been her consistent weekend and summer job for over a decade, Dr. Mott has continued to serve the students and staff of Greater Cincinnati in a variety of capacities as a Spanish and Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).

After classroom teaching, Dr. Mott moved into school administration as an Assistant Principal and Athletic DIrector. Currently, she is a middle school Assistant Principal and Athletic Director in one of the largest public school districts in Ohio.

In addition to her daily duties in the community that she serves, Dr. Mott has performed at a multitude of school presentations for students and/or staff. Specific topics most commonly presented about have included bringing out the potential in each of us – staff & students alike and character education. Most recently, as a graduate of Heroic Public Speaking, she has started expanding her message of capturing our full potential and saying YES to new opportunities in order to reach businesses, organizations, entrepreneurs and creatives.

In her free time, Dr. Mott can be found planning trips, booking flights, and traveling across the country and internationally. Pre-pandemic she traveled to 10 countries on 40 flights in 2019 alone! As travel picks back up, she has enjoyed getting to South Africa to perform and serve there and is looking forward to more new opportunities to come since she is passionate about adventure, new experiences & cultures, and continually learning along the journey.

Groups can work with Dr. Mott any time they need help motivating leaders, employees, students and/or parents in unique, engaging ways that incorporate juggling and/or balloon storytelling from a professional in the field!

Talent

Some of the skills he’s working on are wheel of death, walking ladder, and sword swallowing. Dave writes most of our murder mystery scripts and has directed and written many of our shows.

Comedy Sideshow

Murder Mystery

Acting

Juggling

Stilt Walking

Fire Eating

Magic

Balloon Animals

Fire Performance

Unicycle

Stage Combat

Running a Circus!

Appearances

Live Events

Sharonville Shakespeare Festival

WEBN Fireworks

Go Bananas Comedy Club

Ohio Renaissance Festival

Riverbend

Riverfront Stadium

Film & Television

TLC’s Outrageous Kids Parties

Animal Planet – Canopy Kings

Glad Press and Seal Commercial

Dumbstruck – Movie

Transformers – Movie

The Newlywed Game Show!

The Valley (Dayton Ohio)

Print & Radio

550 WKRC

700 WLW

Dave Barry’s Money Secrets: Like: Why Is There a Giant Eyeball on the Dollar? – Book

Cincinnati Enquirer Interview

The Marion Popcorn Festival: A Fun-Filled History – Book

In addition to these, Dave has been a guest speaker at many colleges and high schools for career, business, and art related events. He has performed a variety of juggling shows on thousands of smaller stages throughout the United States.