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Top 10 Overcoming Adversity Speakers

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.

Marcus Aurelius Anderson, speaker

Marcus Aurelius Anderson

  • Once Paralyzed from the Neck Down
  • Mindset Coach
  • Overcoming Adversity 
In Person-Fee:

$10,000 - $15,000

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Travels From

Oklahoma

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Victoria Arlen, Motivational Speaker

Victoria Arlen

  • ESPN Host & Reporter
  • Author, Motivational Speaker, Social Media Influencer
  • Paralympic Gold Medalist & World Record Holder
  • Dancing With The Stars Semi-finalist
In Person-Fee:

$20,000 - $30,000

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Travels From

California

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Scott Burrows, Speaker

Scott Burrows

  • Top Inspirational Speaker, Former Wheelchair Athlete, Bestselling Author, and former member of the Million Dollar Round Table
  • Inspiring audiences everywhere to Turn Any Setback Into a Comeback
In Person-Fee:

$15,000 - $20,000

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Travels From

Florida

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Jim Davidson, Speaker

Jim Davidson

  • Resilience Expert
  • Survived Two Mountain Disasters, including the Deadliest Day on Mt. Everest
  • Top-Rated Speaker - Change Management & Leading Teams
  • Expedition Leader, Everest Summiteer, NYT Best-Selling Author
In Person-Fee:

$15,000 - $20,000

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Travels From

Colorado

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Chad Foster keynote speaker

Chad Foster

  • Harvard-educated Executive Dealmaker, Billion-dollar Generator, Job Creator
  • Pursue Your Success with Blind Ambition
  • Change - Disruption - Mindset - Transformation
  • Resilience Leader, Blind Black Diamond Skier, Motivational Speaker, Author
  • First blind executive to complete the Harvard leadership program
In Person-Fee:

$20,000 - $30,000

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Travels From

Georgia

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Yossi Ghinsberg

Yossi Ghinsberg

  • One of the Greatest Survival Stories of Our Time
In Person-Fee:

$15,000 - $20,000

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Travels From

California

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Inky Johnson keynote speaker

Inky Johnson

  • Inspirational Sports Speaker & Author
  • Former college football player who sustained life-threatening injuries
  • Encourages audiences to embrace the challenges of life
In Person-Fee:

$50,000 - $100,000

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Travels From

Georgia

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J.R. Martinez, speaker

J.R. Martinez

  • Wounded U.S. Army Veteran and Motivational Speaker
  • Actor and Champion, Dancing with the Stars
  • New York Times Bestselling Author of Full of Heart
In Person-Fee:

$20,000 - $30,000

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Travels From

California

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Allison Massari, Overcoming Adversity Speaker

Allison Massari

  • Top 10 Inspirational Speaker on Resilience, Change, Self-Leadership, and Retention
  • Hailed as “life-changing” “riveting” “extraordinary” “bold” and “deeply moving”
  • Entrepreneur, Executive Coach, Burn Survivor, Visual Artist
  • Her transformational message has reached audiences in over 75 countries
In Person-Fee:

$20,000 - $30,000

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Travels From

California

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John O’Leary, Overcoming Adversity Speaker

John O’Leary

  • President of Rising Above LLC
  • Best-selling author of the book, On Fire: The 7 Choices to Ignite a Radically Inspired Life
  • Proof of the Power of the Human Spirit
In Person-Fee:

$20,000 - $30,000

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Travels From

Missouri

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