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Susan Ershler

Keynote Speaker

Business Executive, Mt. Everest Climber and Author

As a history-making mountain climber, corporate executive and author, Susan Ershler inspires audiences to challenge their perceived limitations and reach new heights of business and personal success.

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Susan Ershler, a history-making mountaineer and business executive, epitomizes the power of setting and achieving seemingly insurmountable goals. Alongside her successful 23-year corporate career, she conquered the Seven Summits, standing atop the highest peak on every continent, including Mount Everest. Ershler’s journey from the boardroom to the world’s highest peaks offers profound insights into leadership, perseverance, and the art of turning dreams into reality.

Her keynotes resonate with a wide audience, blending riveting tales of mountaineering with practical strategies for overcoming obstacles and achieving excellence in any endeavor. Ershler’s unique perspective on goal-setting, teamwork, and personal development is infused with the lessons learned from both her corporate achievements and her climbing expeditions. Ershler leaves audiences inspired to reach their own “summits,” equipped with the mindset and tools necessary for success in the face of life’s challenges.

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Susan Ershler’s Speech Topics

  • Conquering the Seven Summits of Sales

    Is your sales organization achieving its true potential?What strategies and techniques would transform your sales team into a dynamic force for revenue growth and customer satisfaction?

    For two decades, Susan Ershler rose through the ranks of sales leadership while simultaneously climbing the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. Now, her mission is to help others secure the financial rewards and personal fulfillment that come with being a top performer.

    In this presentation, Susan shares the Seven Summit principals that every sales professional must master to consistently achieve top performance year after year. She describes the Project • Prepare • Persevere® methodology that enabled her to lead her sales team to achieve a seemingly impossible $300M revenue goal. She also provides practical techniques for overcoming real-world sales challenges and blowing away the numbers. Attendees will walk away inspired to excel and ready to meet Everest-sized revenue objectives.

  • Reaching New Heights: Everest & Beyond

    No matter how impossible they may seem, your dreams for personal and professional success are never truly out of reach if you Project • Prepare • Persevere®. This is the systematic approach to high achievement Susan Ershler developed while simultaneously climbing the world’s tallest mountains and leading sales organizations at some of the nation’s largest corporations.

    On May 16, 2002, Susan and her husband Phil made history as the first couple to stand together at the summit of Mount Everest, capping their decade-long odyssey to climb the Seven Summits; the highest mountains on each of the seven continents. In her stirring keynote, Susan tells the amazing story of their Everest experience, the setbacks they overcame along the way, and their triumphant return to reach the summit. She also shares the road-tested strategies she developed that can empower anyone to overcome their perceived limitations and achieve seemingly impossible goals.

  • Conquering the Seven Summits of Peak Performance

    In today’s increasingly competitive business environment, it takes vision, planning and perseverance to reach the pinnacle of career achievement. Are you ready to see your career trajectory accelerate into the stratosphere? Then Susan Ershler’s Project • Prepare • Persevere® methodology is your key to becoming a peak performer and reaching the pinnacle of personal and professional success.

    In this inspiring presentation, Susan shares the Seven Summit principles that every business professional must master to consistently achieve top performance year after year. She also describes practical techniques for overcoming real-world business challenges and securing the financial rewards and personal fulfillment that come with being a top performer. Attendees will leave confident, inspired, and equipped with the tools they need to achieve peak performance and realize their dreams.

  • Leading Teams to Peak Performance

    On the mountains, successful expedition leaders think like guides, not climbers. In the business world, the most successful sales leaders think like CEOs. They inspire and lead by example.

    Susan is an expert practitioner in the art of sales leadership. Throughout her career, she has excelled at building and leading teams that achieve exceptional, sometimes life-changing results. In this inspiring presentation, Susan shares the Project • Prepare • Persevere® methodology that enabled her to lead her sales team to achieve a seemingly impossible $300M revenue goal while simultaneously climbing the Seven Summits; the highest mountain on each of the seven continents.

    Drawing on her knowledge and experience, Susan shows why the best leaders are much more than top performers themselves. They enable every member of their team to overcome their perceived limitations by learning to commit to their team’s shared vision of success. Attendees will walk away with the leadership skills they need to help their teams win the recognition and rewards that accrue to top performers.

What other organizations say about Susan Ershler

Susan Ershler was fantastic. The feedback from the audience was overwhelmingly positive. We did a small feedback form and Susan’s ratings were excellent. One person wrote in specifically “Susan was amazing!” The book was also a BIG hit – everyone wanted her to sign.

Financial Services

What other organizations say about Susan Ershler

Susan Ershler’s stories were very motivating to help us all reach our summits in the coming year – and beyond!

Business Consulting

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