Kristen Faulkner
2x Olympic Gold Medal Cyclist and Former Venture Capitalist
From venture capital strategist to a 2x Olympic cycling champion, Kristen Faulkner delivers messages on resilience, self-belief, and triumph over challenges. With firsthand insights into thriving as a woman in male-dominated arenas, Kristen shows audiences how an outsider’s perspective can be a game-changer.
$25K - $40K
Kristen Faulkner combines the worlds of professional sports and business to deliver engaging, high-impact presentations that inspire audiences to bet on themselves.
Raised in a small Alaskan fishing town and a Harvard graduate, Kristen's story is one of resilience, bold decision-making, and defying the odds. Kristen left a successful venture capital career to pursue professional cycling, becoming a 2x Olympic gold medalist just 7 years after picking up the sport. Kristen shares insights on risk-taking, preparation, and navigating uncertainty—whether in sports, business, or personal growth. She empowers audiences to trust their instincts, take calculated risks, and leverage their unique strengths to achieve success. Kristen’s captivating storytelling and real-world examples connect deeply with professionals, athletes, and entrepreneurs, offering a powerful message about the importance of betting on yourself to reach the pinnacle of any craft.
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The Importance of Always Having a Beginner’s Mindset
In this presentation, Kristen Faulkner shares her journey from a novice cyclist to a 2x Olympic gold medalist in just seven years. Audiences will learn how adopting a beginner’s mindset enables constant growth, humility, and curiosity, regardless of experience level. Audiences walk away with actionable steps on how to embrace learning in any field, maintain resilience through failure, and leverage a beginner's mindset to innovate and excel in their personal and professional lives.
Finding and Pursuing Your Passion
Pursuing your passion requires courage, but it’s not a leap of faith—it’s a well-planned journey. Kristen Faulkner shares how she discovered her passion for cycling and transformed it into a full-time career. Audiences will explore the key questions to ask when finding their own passions and learn actionable strategies for turning those passions into fulfilling careers or life pursuits. Whether in business or personal life, audiences will leave ready to embrace their true calling.
Bridging Business and Cycling
Professional sports and business are more closely related than you might think. In this presentation, Kristen Faulkner shares how her experience in venture capital—evaluating opportunities, risk management, teamwork, and perseverance—translated into success in cycling. Audiences will learn how to apply business principles like strategic planning, discipline, and resilience to achieve peak performance in any area of life.
The Olympic Experience: Behind the Scenes of Winning Gold
What’s it really like to compete at the Olympics? Kristen Faulkner takes audiences behind the scenes of her Olympic journey, from the mindset required on race day to how the race unfolded moment by moment. Audiences will gain a firsthand look at the pressure, focus, and split-second decisions that led to her gold medal. Walk away with insights into high-level competition and strategies for managing intense performance situations.
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