Dallas Seavey
- Six-time Iditarod Champion & Youngest World Champion in Long-Distance Racing
- Record-Breaking Dog Musher, Adventurer, & Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Inductee
- Owner - AK Sled Dog Tours
Speaker Fee 🛈
Fee Range
$20,000 - $30,000
Virtual Fee:
$10,000 - $15,000
Travels From
Alaska
Dallas Seavey Speaker Biography
Dallas Seavey is a renowned American musher and six-time Iditarod champion whose record-breaking achievements have redefined what’s possible in the world of sled dog racing. Moving to Alaska at a young age, he was introduced to mushing by his father, Mitch Seavey, a three-time Iditarod champion. Dallas quickly forged his own path, becoming the youngest winner of the Iditarod in 2012 at age 25—a milestone that marked the beginning of an extraordinary career.
Since then, Dallas has claimed six Iditarod victories (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2024) and a Yukon Quest championship (2011), proving his mastery of the 1,000-mile endurance races that test every ounce of strength, strategy, and determination. Known for his innovative spirit, he even engineered custom mushing boots made from sail-like material for lightweight performance and moisture control—an example of his relentless pursuit of improvement both on and off the trail.
Beyond his world-class athletic achievements, Dallas Seavey is an engaging and charismatic storyteller who brings his experiences on the frozen frontier to life. His international speaking career has inspired audiences around the globe with lessons in leadership, teamwork, innovation, and perseverance. Drawing from his deep bond with his canine teammates and his ability to thrive in extreme conditions, Dallas offers powerful insights that resonate with organizations striving for peak performance and resilience.
But Dallas isn’t the kind of speaker who simply delivers a keynote and disappears. He believes the presentation is just the beginning of the conversation. Known for his authentic, approachable nature, Dallas stays engaged—interacting with attendees during breaks, breakout sessions, and networking events. Many organizations invite him to participate over multiple days to maximize connection and impact.
Every presentation is custom-built for your audience. Dallas collaborates with event organizers to ensure his message aligns with your organization’s core values, goals, and current challenges—creating an experience that’s as relevant as it is unforgettable.
For an extra-special touch, ask about having one of Dallas’s Iditarod champion lead dogs join him on stage—bringing a piece of the Alaskan trail to your event and leaving your audience truly inspired.
LEADERSHIP AND TEAM DEVELOPMENT
Be inspired by Dallas’ passionate and masterful delivery of his compelling story of becoming the youngest world champion in long-distance racing. Learn how he was able to take a group of tier two athletes and raise them to the highest level in the world of mushing by understanding each team member’s strengths and weaknesses and developing each athlete to their highest potential. He ultimately built an untouchable team that won the world championships of long-distance racing, the Iditarod, placing Dallas in the history books as the youngest Iditarod champion ever. If that wasn’t enough, every dog in his team had been cast off by his competitors. He literally beat the world of mushing with their own rejects.
Using these same development systems and leadership tactics, Dallas went on to break the Iditarod speed record twice, dominate a sport as few have done, and forever change how we view development and team building!
GOING THE DISTANCE ONE STEP AT A TIME
The tougher the going the harder it is to beat Dallas Seavey! It’s not just that he can grit his teeth and power through a blizzard, it’s his ability to continue to make tactically sound decisions encompassing a tremendous amount of information in the worst possible situations while operating on only a few hours of sleep over the course of a nine day race. If you ask Dallas he will tell you “True strength isn’t about blocking out and not feeling, it’s about feeling everything and being big enough to handle it.” It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the enormity of a blizzard or the thousand miles of trail before you, but Dallas has mastered the art of winning thousand-mile races by taking one smart step at a time and being the shell that protects the team from the storm.
OTHER TOPICS INCLUDE:
-Innovation
-Lean concepts
-Team Work
-Change, how to drive it and survive it
-Personal and team member development
-Goals, Setting AND Reaching them
-Accomplishing monumental tasks in a manageable way
-Giving your all, an honest look at your best effort
-Winning and losing, and how to do them both well
-How to be a fearless leader (principled decision making)
-Building trust and confidence in a team
-Perseverance
September 26, 2025
Brilliant session with Dallas at our user conference. He presented, inspired, entertained and hammered home the importance of teamwork without ever once sounding "preachy." Followed up with a fireside conversation with our CEO, and then spent time with the audience after. Outstanding.
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