Overcoming Adversity Speakers
Inspire your audience with stories of facing adversity, hardship and motivation. Our resilient speakers have overcome difficult times and have gone on to become Paralympic Medalists, reach the summit of Mount Everest and become leading astrophysicists. Their moving stories will prove to embolden your audience and leave them with a can-do attitude. The adversity speakers listed below have faced many challenges and adversities throughout their life and are now able to share those experiences with their audiences through inspirational speeches.
Hakeem Oluseyi
Astrophysicist, Former Space Science Education Lead for NASA, & Inspirational Speaker
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Hakeem Oluseyi
Dr. Hakeem Olyuseyi, author of a highly-anticipated upcoming memoir, The Stars in My Soul: My Unlikely Journey through Space and Time, is an internationally-recognized astrophysicist, science TV personality, and global education advocate who has had a long, distinguished career in academia and scientific research. Currently, he is stationed at NASA Headquarters, where he serves as an Astrophysicist and Space Science Education Lead for NASA's Science Mission Directorate. A former TED fellow, Dr. Oluseyi holds three degrees, eight US patents, four EU patents, and co-hosts several shows on Science Channel and Discovery International, including Outrageous Acts of Science, How the Universe Works, Space's Deepest Secrets, Strange Evidence, You Have Been Warned, and Strip the Cosmos. Dr. Oluseyi's success is even more impressive given his incredible personal background and story. Motivating audiences globally with his message of persevering past naysayers, self-doubt, and overcoming adversity, he is exclusively represented by Leading Authorities.
Katie Ledecky
Olympic Champion Swimmer; 10x Olympic Medalist, 19x World Champion, 14x World Record Breaker
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Katie Ledecky
Erik Weihenmayer
World-Class Blind Adventurer
- Local: $55,001 - $75,000*
- US East: $55,001 - $75,000*
- US West: $55,001 - $75,000*
- Europe: $75,001 and up*
- Asia: $75,001 and up*
Erik Weihenmayer
Erik Weihenmayer is a world-class adventurer, the first blind man to summit Mount Everest, and one of only 150 mountaineers to climb the Seven Summits. His latest and most demanding adventure is kayaking the 277 miles of the Grand Canyon. One of the most exciting and well-known athletes in the world, he never let his lack of vision interfere with his quality of life. Weihenmayer’s feats have earned him incredible press coverage and dozens of awards. He is also the author of two books and addresses leadership, teamwork, overcoming adversity, motivation, and inspiration.
Dr. Freda Lewis-Hall
Life Sciences Leader, Former EVP, Chief Medical Officer, & Chief Patient Officer at Pfizer, Inc.
- Local: $20,001 - $35,000*
- US East: $20,001 - $35,000*
- US West: $20,001 - $35,000*
- Europe: $35,001 - $55,000*
- Asia: $55,001 - $75,000*
Dr. Freda Lewis-Hall
Ben Saunders
Record-Breaking Explorer & Repeat TED Speaker
- Local: $10,001 - $20,000*
- US East: $35,001 - $55,000*
- US West: $35,001 - $55,000*
- Europe: $10,001 - $20,000*
- Asia: $35,001 - $55,000*
Ben Saunders
Polar explorer, TED speaker, and record-breaking long-distance skier Ben Saunders fuses the spirit of adventure with impressive technical ingenuity. He has five North Pole expeditions under his belt and is best known for leading one of the most ambitious expeditions in a century. Humble and self-effacing, he is an explorer of limits and his message is one of inspiration, empowerment, and overcoming adversity. He explores the dichotomy between ideas and action and urges audiences to consider carefully how to spend the “tiny amount of time we each have on this planet.”
Jessie Hayes-Stallings
Beauty Industry Leader, Founder & CEO of Skinphorea Facial Bar, and Creator of RevitalizeU Skincare Line
- Local: $10,001 - $20,000*
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- US West: $10,001 - $20,000*
- Europe: $20,001 - $35,000*
- Asia: $20,001 - $35,000*
Jessie Hayes-Stallings
Dakota Meyer
Medal of Honor Recipient & New York Times Best-Selling Author
- Local: $10,001 - $20,000*
- US East: $20,001 - $35,000*
- US West: $20,001 - $35,000*
- Europe: $20,001 - $35,000*
- Asia: $20,001 - $35,000*
Dakota Meyer
Nicole Malachowski
First Woman Thunderbird Pilot, Combat Veteran, & Fighter Squadron Commander
- Local: $20,001 - $35,000*
- US East: $20,001 - $35,000*
- US West: $20,001 - $35,000*
- Europe: $55,001 - $75,000*
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Nicole Malachowski
Carla Harris
Vice Chairman, Global Wealth Management & Senior Client Advisor At Morgan Stanley
- Local: $55,001 - $75,000*
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Carla Harris
Lisa Jaster
Lisa Jaster is one of only three women to graduate from the first integrated United States Army Ranger program, which is one of the most difficult combat training courses in the world, and she was the first female Army Reserve officer to become a Ranger. Lisa continues to demonstrate that barriers are meant to be broken and exemplifies how resilience and hard work are absolutely essential to achieving your goals. Filled with humorous stories and moving anecdotes, her talks leave audiences inspired to push past adversity no matter the cost and better their lives.
Rob Jones
Retired Marine Sergeant, Paralympic Bronze Medalist, & Endurance Athlete
- Local: $10,001 - $20,000*
- US East: $10,001 - $20,000*
- US West: $10,001 - $20,000*
- Europe: $10,001 - $20,000*
- Asia: $10,001 - $20,000*
Rob Jones
Allow your audience to connect with one of our resilient speakers over their emotional stories about their journey to reaching success. They will be able to convey a strong message to your audience and impart the importance of perseverance and amount of hard work required to accomplish challenging goals.
Our resilience speakers include lawyers whose story began in federal prison, a former marine who became a Paralympic Medalist and record-breaking polar explorers. Their tenacious spirit and incredible stories for staying motivated will surely make yours an unforgettable event.
At Leading Authorities speakers bureau, our team of seasoned meeting industry experts will be able to help you find the ideal speaker or speakers who will be able to most closely relate to your specific audience and align with the overall message, goal, and objective set forth for your event or conference. We will also take your budget, theme, topic, goals, and more into consideration when creating a customized list of speaker recommendations just for you.
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