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Chad Foster

Keynote Speaker

Technology Executive; Entrepreneur; Blind Snow Skier

When Chad Foster speaks to audiences, he shares a powerful message: his loss of eyesight as a young adult didn't hold him back. Instead, he embraced obstacles as opportunities. Chad became the first blind executive to graduate Harvard Business School's leadership program and did what Oracle said couldn’t be done, becoming the first to create CRM software for the visually-impaired. Today, Chad teaches this same overcomer mindset to companies around the world, breaking down the anatomy of resilience using his tried and tested tools to empower people to emerge from setbacks stronger, sleeker, and resolute to succeed. He believes in helping others turn their challenges into opportunities, a mission that he values even more than his eyesight.

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Chad E. Foster is a beacon of resilience and innovation. Blinded in his early years, Chad refused to let his lack of sight hinder his vision for success. He became the first blind executive to graduate from Harvard Business School’s leadership program and went on to thrive at a Fortune 500 company, turning adversity into advantage. Chad’s journey is more than just inspiring; it’s a roadmap for overcoming obstacles and achieving the impossible. His keynotes are a blend of heartfelt stories, entertaining delivery, no-fluff truth-telling, and practical strategies tailored to empower individuals and teams to transcend their limitations.

With Chad, audiences receive actionable insights on fostering a mindset of growth and resilience, driving them to redefine their boundaries. His speeches are not just talks; they are transformative experiences that ignite change, inspire action, and unlock potential. When you invite Chad to your event, you’re securing a catalyst for positive transformation, who will leave your audience motivated, equipped, and eager to tackle their challenges with newfound vigor.

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Chad Foster’s Speech Topics

  • Blind Ambition™: How to Go from Victim to Visionary™

    In this powerful and transformative keynote, Chad Foster shares his inspiring journey of resilience, reinvention, and unyielding ambition. At just 21 years old, Chad lost his sight and faced a future filled with uncertainty and seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Yet, instead of being defined by his limitations, Chad redefined them—becoming a Harvard-educated rainmaker, creating jobs, and forging a path to extraordinary success.


    With his signature blend of humor, heart, and hard-earned wisdom, Chad reveals how individuals and teams can shift from a victim mindset to a visionary one, harnessing the power of adversity to unlock new possibilities. He teaches audiences how to cultivate resilience, thrive in the face of change, and set ambitious goals—all while equipping them with the mindset and strategies to turn those goals into reality.


    More than just an inspiring story, this keynote delivers actionable tools to help attendees navigate challenges, build a brighter future, and connect inspiration to real-world implementation. Attendees will walk away with a renewed sense of purpose, the resilience to overcome any obstacle, and the vision to achieve their most ambitious goals.


    Audience Takeaways:

    • Transform Obstacles into Opportunities: Audiences will learn how to shift their mindset from feeling powerless in the face of adversity to seeing challenges as opportunities for growth and success, no matter the circumstances.

    • Resilient Mindset for Lasting Change: Chad’s story will inspire attendees to build their own resilience, empowering them to adapt, thrive, and persevere through any change or uncertainty they face in their personal or professional lives.

    • Ambitious Goal Setting with Actionable Steps: Attendees will leave with practical tools and strategies to set bold, visionary goals and the mindset needed to achieve them, turning inspiration into actionable steps for long-term success.



  • No More Comfort Zones: Growth Through Adversity

    Life without obstacles removes opportunity for growth. For any of us to grow, we need to step outside our comfort zones. In this powerful keynote, Chad teaches how the obstacles that lie in front of us can propel us towards our goals.

    Every organization finds itself face-to-face with problems that seem insurmountable. Beyond Chad’s personal path of overcoming overwhelming odds, his business track record for moving through challenges and improving results gives a unique perspective on how comfort zones hold us back.

    Chad will talk about how he’s not successful in spite of being blind. He is successful because he’s blind. He embraced his problem and turned it into a solution. In this session Chad will teach your teams how to realize exponential growth through adversity.

  • Victim to Visionary: Resilience Program Workshop

    In this workshop, Chad E. Foster will lead you through the steps you can take to improve resilience. He teaches the practical tools you can apply to any situation in order to move your mindset from victim to visionary.

    During this session you will map out your resilience journey. After setting out your own personal vision of greatness, you will see your life more clearly than you ever have before. It can set you free to discover the amazing advantages that your disadvantages offer. You can then seek your own gifts that are disguised in terrible wrapping paper, and see how the unique perspectives you’ve gained from those disadvantages contribute to your vision of greatness.

    Nothing in life is permanent. Everybody and everything changes. The only certainty is change. The key is figuring out how you will adapt.

What other organizations say about Chad Foster

Chad was phenomenal – he delivered an incredible keynote that exceeded every expectation we had for the conference. Chad delivered far beyond expectations, weaving in just enough of our industry language and context to make his keynote feel deeply relevant to the work we do. That extra effort on his part made a real difference and helped the audience connect with him on a deeper level. His message was not only universally impactful, regardless of industry or job role, but also incredibly timely given the uncertainty and constant change we’re facing with technology and the growing pressure for performance and growth. Chad was truly outstanding. Attendees described him as charismatic, personable, funny, passionate, and approachable. His message was referenced repeatedly throughout other presentations, and he had a long line of people waiting to speak with him afterward, which he graciously accommodated.

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What other organizations say about Chad Foster

We had a very positive experience in working with Chad Foster. As event organizers, we know we are only as good as those who stand on stage in front of our valued audiences. Chad’s presentation was unique, interesting, emotional, and, dare I say, spellbinding. In an auditorium of over 4,000 people, we could have heard a pin drop. The way Chad laid out his story kept the audience engaged until the last word. We know when a speaker is effective, it makes the organizers look good. When they are also lovely human beings, it makes the experience even better. Not only did Chad make us look good, but he was attentive prior to the meeting to assure he was “on point”, great to work with the day of the event, and gracious with his time after his presentation, staying on for photo ops and to meet with our leaders. Chad was an absolute home run for our Annual Meeting. I would not hesitate to recommend Chad Foster to any organization looking for something different and special.

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What other organizations say about Chad Foster

Chad lost his eyesight at 21 years old but developed vision better than anyone else I know. I had to follow him on stage after the entire audience hung on every word he spoke…courage, resilience, optimism, goodness, funny, inspirational, aspirational… It was an amazing speech that I’ll always remember. As I gathered myself on stage, I told the audience that I had a similar experience having to follow Jocko Willink on stage and that I’d rather fight Jocko then ever have to follow Chad on stage again.

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What other organizations say about Chad Foster

He knocked it out of the park! The messaging, linking it to our mission statements…everything was spot on! It was truly a moving experience for all who had the pleasure of seeing [him] speak. Could not have been happier with the choice we made. That evening, I had 20+ people come up to me and tell me how much they were impacted by [Chad’s] words. [He has] a gift and I appreciate [him] sharing it with us all!

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