OVERCOMING ADVERSITY
We have 39 speakers within this category
- Lance Armstrong
- World Champion cyclist, Olympian, and cancer survivor
- Paul William Azinger
- Cancer Survivor & Professional Golfer
- Dusty Baker
- Manager of the Chicago Cubs
- Jesse Billauer
- Life Rolls On – “Jesse’s Story”
- Jeff Blatnick
- Olympic Gold Medalist, Wrestler, Cancer Survivor
- Josh Blue
- Last Comic Standing 2006
- Chris Carmichael
- Lance Armstrong’s Personal Coach
- Christine Clifford Beckwith
- Industry Top Producer, Best-selling Author, Business Owner, Cancer Survivor
- Captain Gerald Coffee
- Vietnam POW – “Creating and Maintaining a Positive Attitude”
- Marjorie May "Midge" Cross
- Everest Expedition Leader/Cancer Survivor
- Dick and Rick Hoyt
- FATHER AND SON TRIATHLETES
- Rulon Gardner
- Gold Medal Wrestler
- Jason Hall
- Diving accident leaves this top insurance salesman quadriplegic
- Scott Hamilton
- Olympic Champion & Cancer Survivor
- Dick Hoyt
- FATHER AND SON TRIATHLETES
- Rick Hoyt
- FATHER AND SON TRIATHLETES
- Ann Jillian
- Actress and breast cancer survivor
- Jackie Kallen
- Inspiration for the movie “Against the Ropes”, starring Meg Ryan
- Mike McKinley
- Entrepreneur / Cancer Survivor
- W. Mitchell
- Overcoming Adversity
- Anthony Muñoz
- NFL Sports Icon
- Steve Palermo
- Former Baseball Umpire on Overcoming Adversity
- Vince Papale
- Inspirational Hero
- Jackie Pflug
- Terrorism Survivor
- Bill Porter & Shelly Brady
- The Motivational/Feel Good Story of the Decade
- Aron Ralston
- An Amazing Story of Survival
- Mike Schlappi
- Inspiring Paralympic Gold Medalist, MBA, Author
- Lyn St. James
- Professional Racecar Driver
- Jim Stovall
- Successful Investment Broker & Entrepreneur and National Champion Olympic Weightlifter
- The Three Doctors
- “A Promise Made… A Promise Kept”
- Scott Waddle
- Inspirational leader with uncompromising ethical standards
- Dr. Cornel West
- Groundbreaking Author
- John Wood
- Leaving Microsoft to Educate the World’s Children


