Overcoming Adversity
We found 391 Speakers.
Michelle Poler
Co-Founder of Hello Fears, Social Entrepreneur & Creative Director
Mark Pollock
Adventure competing in ultra-endurance races across deserts, mountains, and the polar ice caps including being the first blind person to race to the South Pole
Kemba Smith Pradia
Author, Poster Child, The Kemba Smith Story
Clint Pulver
Leading Authority on Employee Retention
Amy Purdy
3x Paralympic Medalist & Co-Founder of Adaptive Action Sports
Alex Quade
War Reporter, Covers U.S. Special Operations Forces on Combat Missions
Johnny Quinn
Helping Organizations Push What’s Possible™ – The Olympic Formula for Breakthrough Achievement
Sam Quinones
Former reporter with the L.A. Times, where he worked for 10 years (2004-2014). He is a veteran reporter on immigration, gangs, drug trafficking, the border.
Aly Raisman
Team captain of the gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic Women’s Gymnastics teams in 2012 and 2016
Mercedes Ramirez Johnson
Survivor of the Deadly Colombian Mountain Crash
Kikkan Randall
5-Time Olympian, Olympic & World Champion- Cross-Country Skiing
Marc Randolph
Netflix Co-Founder, Executive Mentor, and Angel Investor
Srikumar Rao
Happiness and Creativity Expert
Freddie Ravel
Grammy-Nominated Performer
Rich Redmond
Drummer for three-time ACM “Entertainer of the Year” Jason Aldean
John Register
Guides executives to make the one irreversible decision that accelerates performance and creates clarity.
Adversity comes in many unique forms and affects individuals in different ways. One person’s hardship may be viewed by others as misfortune, whereas other people’s distresses might be viewed as suffering on a grand scale by most, as in the cases of disaster situations. Whatever difficulty an individual has experienced—be it addiction, cancer or other health issues, life changes, domestic violence, or financial—the steps to overcoming adversity involve not only learning how to work through the residual suffering but also being able to draw on the experience in the future in a way that nurtures resilience.
Whether large or small, physical or emotional, every individual has experienced adversity at some point in life, and learning how to overcome it and find strength in it can benefit individuals on a personal growth level. These lessons then carry over into a team structure and in turn affect growth in productivity and business performance in multiple levels of corporate environments, as employees and executives alike learn methods designed to foster effective crisis management and customer service aptitude. These top keynote speakers on overcoming adversity can help you achieve resiliency skills that impact the quality of leadership and business culture, and result in healthier attitudes and peak performance from individuals as well as teams.