Overcoming Adversity - Nationwide Speakers Bureau

Lance Armstrong

Mon, 1 May 2006 15:38:02 PDT

World Champion cyclist, Olympian, and cancer survivor

National and world champion cyclist, two time Olympian, renowned humanitarian, role model, cancer survivor, and now 6-time winner of the Tour De France, Lance Armstrong is clearly one of the...

Paul William Azinger

Tue, 3 Apr 2007 11:54:08 PDT

Cancer Survivor & Professional Golfer

Enjoyed finest season of career in 1993 before being diagnosed with lymphoma in right shoulder blade in December of that year. Captured first major title by defeating Greg Norman on...

Dusty Baker

Tue, 3 Apr 2007 11:55:39 PDT

Manager of the Chicago Cubs

Dusty Baker has had two very successful seasons in Chicago. In 2003 the Cubs won their first NL Central Division Title and went on to play in the National League...

Jesse Billauer

Tue, 25 Apr 2006 11:38:46 PDT

Life Rolls On – “Jesse’s Story”

Just imagine, you're 17 years old and living a dream. Your vision has always been to become a professional surfer and travel the world wave by wave. To experience your...

Jeff Blatnick

Tue, 5 Dec 2006 15:28:40 PST

Olympic Gold Medalist, Wrestler, Cancer Survivor

It is a moment that will be remembered forever: Jeff Blatnick dropping to his knees and bringing his hands together in thanks for winning the gold medal at the 1984...

Josh Blue

Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:34:27 PDT

Last Comic Standing 2006

A gifted stand-up comedian and talented U.S. Paralympic soccer player, Josh Blue refuses to bow to any of the challenges that come from living with cerebral palsy. He jokes, "I...

Marion Luna Brem

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:24:44 PDT

Cancer Survivor and One of the 100 Most Influential businesswomen in the United States

Marion Luna Brem, married with 2 young sons, had her near-perfect home life shattered when she was diagnosed with a terminal illness and told she had only 2 to 5...

Erin Brockovich

Wed, 4 Apr 2007 11:21:34 PDT

The youngest child of Frank and Betty Jo Pattee (he was an industrial engineer, she was a journalist), Erin Brockovich grew up in Lawrence, Kansas. After graduating from Lawrence High...

Kathy Buckley

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:14:36 PDT

Hearing Impaired Comedienne

Gifted comedienne, award-winning actress, accomplished author, and renowned inspirational speaker Kathy Buckley is a force like no other. Billed as " America's First Hearing Impaired Comedienne", Kathy Buckley is also...

Chris Carmichael

Thu, 5 Apr 2007 08:56:10 PDT

Lance Armstrong’s Personal Coach

Chris Carmichael is the founder, CEO, and President of Carmichael Training Systems and personal coach to cancer survivor and six-time Tour de France Champion Lance Armstrong. Chris formed CTS in...

Christine Clifford Beckwith

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:51:57 PDT

Industry Top Producer, Best-selling Author, Business Owner, Cancer Survivor

Her experience taught her how to market and sell products, services and herself. Now, Christine Clifford Beckwith shares that message with others. Christine Clifford Beckwith has definitely cracked "the glass...

Captain Gerald Coffee

Wed, 4 Apr 2007 11:49:11 PDT

Vietnam POW – “Creating and Maintaining a Positive Attitude”

A native of Modesto, California, Captain Gerald Coffee joined the Navy in 1957 after graduating from UCLA. He received his Navy Wings in 1959, and served his country as a...

Marjorie May "Midge" Cross

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 14:45:54 PDT

Everest Expedition Leader/Cancer Survivor

Midge Cross was in the midst of planning a trek to the world's most formidable mountains when she found herself facing a challenge more daunting and dangerous than the Himalayas:...

Dick and Rick Hoyt

Wed, 11 Oct 2006 12:48:00 PDT

FATHER AND SON TRIATHLETES

Dick and Rick Hoyt are a father-and-son team from Massachusetts who together compete just about continuously in marathon races. And if they’re not in a marathon they are in a...

Jon Dorenbos

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:29:25 PDT

Magician of the NFL

Jon Dorenbos is a long snapper who currently plays for the Philadelphia Eagles. He attended University of Texax-El Paso. He is also a professional magician who has performed in Las...

Denny Fitch

Thu, 3 Aug 2006 15:03:21 PDT

On July 19, 1989, Captain Fitch was a passenger on United Airlines Flight 232. He was simply returning home after a week at his job as a pilot trainer in...

Doug Flutie

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 14:46:49 PDT

Founder, Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism

Doug Flutie first captured the nation's imagination during his senior season at Boston College in a 1984 game against the University of Miami. With Miami completing a dramatic drive to...

Rulon Gardner

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:38:31 PDT

Gold Medal Wrestler

Rulon was born on August 16, 1971 in Afton Wyoming. Rulon is the youngest 9 children born to Reed and Virginia Gardner. Rulon was taught to work while very young....

Jason Hall

Wed, 7 Jun 2006 14:03:20 PDT

Diving accident leaves this top insurance salesman quadriplegic

Jason Hall was born December 26, 1970. When he was fifteen years old, a diving accident caused him to become paralyzed from the chest down. Jason was told that he...

Marilyn Hamilton

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:11:05 PDT

QUICKIE WHEELCHAIR FOUNDER

Marilyn Hamilton has been athletic and energetic since childhood, even after a 1978 hang gliding accident left her a paraplegic. Dismayed by the prospect of living her life in a...

Scott Hamilton

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:01:32 PDT

Olympic Champion & Cancer Survivor

Clearly one of the most sought after keynote speakers and most popular figure skating stars in the world today, Scott Hamilton is also a role model, a humanitarian, and a...

Alan Hobson

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:32:29 PDT

Inspirational Everest Climber and Cancer Survivor

International bestselling author and cancer survivor Alan Hobson reached the top of Mt. Everest on his third expedition only to face an even bigger mountain when he was diagnosed with...

Dick Hoyt

Mon, 4 Dec 2006 16:11:08 PST

FATHER AND SON TRIATHLETES

Dick and Rick Hoyt are a father-and-son team from Massachusetts who together compete just about continuously in marathon races. And if they’re not in a marathon they are in a...

Rick Hoyt

Mon, 4 Dec 2006 16:12:22 PST

FATHER AND SON TRIATHLETES

Dick and Rick Hoyt are a father-and-son team from Massachusetts who together compete just about continuously in marathon races. And if they’re not in a marathon they are in a...

Immaculee Ilibagiza

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 12:43:48 PDT

Rwanda Genocide Survivor

Immaculée Ilibagiza was born in Rwanda and studied Electronic and Mechanical Engineering at the National University of Rwanda. Her life transformed dramatically in 1994 during the Rwanda genocide when she...

Ann Jillian

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 14:44:34 PDT

Actress and breast cancer survivor

Ann Jillian is a three-time Emmy and Golden Globe Award winning actress and singer. Since 1985, she has added motivational speaker to her impressive list of credits, addressing business, medical,...

Jackie Kallen

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:55:22 PST

Inspiration for the movie “Against the Ropes”, starring Meg Ryan

After 26 years in the boxing world as publicist and then manager, Kallen has been dubbed The First Lady of Boxing. Having managed four champions, she was twice nominated as...

Mike McKinley

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:13:37 PDT

Entrepreneur / Cancer Survivor

Mike McKinley comes to us with over four decades of business experience that began with his own garbage-hauling business at age 15. Radio and television broadcasting followed. Then, for over...

W. Mitchell

Tue, 7 Jun 2005 16:18:54 PDT

Overcoming Adversity

W Mitchell, CPS, CSP, CPAE, author, TV host, business and conservation leader and internationally sought after speaker motivates and inspires audiences worldwide. His positive message about Taking Responsibility for Change,...

Greg Mortenson

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:55:38 PDT

Champion of education in the third-world

Greg Mortenson is the co-founder of nonprofit Central Asia Institute, Pennies For Peace, and co-author of New York Times bestseller ‘Three Cups of Tea’ which has been a bestseller for...

Anthony Muñoz

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:18:27 PDT

NFL Sports Icon

Anthony Muñoz is one of Cincinnati’s true sports icons. Considered by many as the greatest offensive lineman in NFL history, Muñoz has a record of excellence that is unrivaled in...

Steve Palermo

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 14:51:34 PDT

Former Baseball Umpire on Overcoming Adversity

The 1991 post-game heroics of baseball's lead umpire left him paralyzed with a robber's bullet in his back. Steve has overcome doctor's prognoses that he'd never walk again, and every...

Vince Papale

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:53:24 PDT

Inspirational Hero

Vince Papale’s Cinderella rise from Philadelphia Eagles thirty-year-old season ticket holder in one breath, to Philadelphia Eagles football player and team captain in another, is the stuff that dreams are...

Jackie Pflug

Wed, 2 Apr 2008 09:57:25 PDT

Terrorism Survivor

On Thanksgiving weekend in November of 1985, I was flying to Cairo, Egypt from Athens, Greece, where I had attended a volleyball tournament with a group of students. At the...

Bill Porter & Shelly Brady

Fri, 10 Jun 2005 11:20:26 PDT

The Motivational/Feel Good Story of the Decade

A dynamic speaker and author of a New York times best selling book “Ten Things I learned from Bill Porter”, Shelly Brady presents the motivational and inspirational Bill Porter story....

Aron Ralston

Wed, 5 Apr 2006 14:14:15 PDT

An Amazing Story of Survival

Pinned in a 3-foot wide slot canyon near the Maze District of Canyonlands National Park south of Moab, Utah, Ralston cut through his own arm below the elbow Thursday morning,...

Boaz Rauchwerger

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 13:33:11 PDT

high performance coach

Boaz Rauchwerger is an internationally known high performance coach. For nearly two decades, he has led thousands of seminars nationally and internationally on goal setting, empowerment, and self-esteem. A highly...

Mike Schlappi

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:29:25 PDT

Inspiring Paralympic Gold Medalist, MBA, Author

Keynote speaker Mike Schlappi has an inspiring message for every American, young or old: "Just because you can't stand up, doesn't mean you can't stand out." As president of Mike...

Julie Silver

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:28:21 PDT

Julie Silver, MD is a physician and breast cancer survivor who specializes in rehabilitation medicine with a focus on physical recovery. Dr. Silver is a member of the Harvard Medical...

Lyn St. James

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:52:03 PDT

Professional Racecar Driver

Named “one of the top 100 female athletes of the century” by Sports Illustrated, Lyn St. James has set 31 national and international speed records and succeeded in the sport...

Jim Stovall

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:51:45 PDT

Successful Investment Broker & Entrepreneur and National Champion Olympic Weightlifter

Jim Stovall has been a national champion Olympic weightlifter, a successful investment broker and entrepreneur. He is Co-Founder and President of the Narrative Television Network, which makes movies and television...

Picabo Street

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 13:29:17 PDT

Ski Team Olympian

In 1971, Picabo was born to Dee and Ron Street in their home in rural Idaho. Dee and Ron settled in the small town of Triumph with hopes of providing...

The Three Doctors

Fri, 26 Aug 2005 13:28:41 PDT

“A Promise Made… A Promise Kept”

During a time where few heroes materialize, The Three Doctors served as an extraordinary model of leadership for anyone whose been through any kind of hardship whether it's coping with...

Scott Waddle

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:45:53 PDT

Inspirational leader with uncompromising ethical standards

Against the advice of his lawyer ... against the direction of the Navy ... Scott Waddle followed his conscience. When the U.S. nuclear submarine collided with a Japanese fishing boat...

Dr. Cornel West

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:42:27 PDT

Groundbreaking Author

Dr. Cornel West is currently the Class of 1943 University Professor of Religion at Princeton University. One of America’s most gifted and provocative public intellectuals, Dr. West has won numerous...

Larry Winget

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:35:22 PDT

The Pitbull of personal development

Larry Winget, the Pitbull of personal development and best-selling author of 2004’s Shut Up, Stop Whining & Get A Life: A Kick-Butt Approach to a Better Life and 2007's It's...

John Wood

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:06:08 PDT

Leaving Microsoft to Educate the World’s Children

At age 35, John left an executive career track at Microsoft Corporation to form Room to Read, a nonprofit organization that “combines the heart of Mother Theresa with the scalability...

Steve Wynn

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:59:06 PDT

Stephen A. Wynn, former chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Mirage Resorts, Incorporated, was born in New Haven, Connecticut on January 27, 1942. Mr. and Mrs. Wynn...