Justin Skeesuck and Patrick Gray
Inspirational Adventurers, Lifelong Friends and Achievers of the Impossible
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Overcoming Adversity Speakers
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WSB connects event planners with inspiring speakers who have amazing stories of triumph that will keep your attendees on the edge of their seats. Head coaches, military veterans, psychologists, and astronauts are available to share real-world stories of overcoming adversity. Available for in-person or virtual events and meetings.Search within Overcoming Adversity Speakers
Jean Case
Chairman of the National Geographic Society, CEO of the Case Foundation
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Mohamed Massaquoi
Strategic Partner in Transformation
$40K - $70KCalifornia
Medina Jett
Attorney, Former Fortune 100 Executive, Diversity and Equity Strategist
Under $25,000Georgia
Kahlil Greene
Yale’s First Black Student Body President
Under $25,000Maryland
Enric Sala
National Geographic Explorer in Residence; Ecologist; Filmmaker; Author
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John DeStefano
Counselor to President Donald J. Trump; Senior Advisor to House Speaker John A. Boehner; President and CEO, Data Trust.
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Cori Bush
Member of Congress–MO-01 (2021-2025); CEO, Cori Bush Enterprises, LLC; Founder, Politivist Power; Author, The Forerunner: A Story of Pain and Perseverance in America
$25K - $40KMissouri
Randy Mazey
Former Head Baseball Coach, West Virginia University
Under $25,000West Virginia
Jon Montgomery
Host of Amazing Race Canada and Canadian Olympic Gold Medal Athlete
$25K - $40K
Paul McVeigh
Bestselling Author; Premier League Footballer; World-Class Psychologist
Under $25,000
Jane Ferguson
International Correspondent for PBS NewsHour; Contributor to The New Yorker; Author of National Bestseller No Ordinary Assignment
Under $25,000New York
Filipe Masetti Leite
World-renowned Adventurer; Multi award-winning Filmmaker; Best-selling author of Long Ride Home, Long Ride to the End of the World, and Last Long Ride; Calgary Stampede Grand Marshal (2020); Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
$25K - $40K
Jon Steinberg
Founder and CEO of Cheddar; Former COO and President of Buzzfeed; Former CEO of Daily Mail North America; Former President of News and Advertising Altice USA
$40K - $70KNew York
Carson Kressley
Emmy-Award Winning TV Personality, Style Expert, Fashion Designer, and NYT Bestselling Author
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Anne Marie Chaker
Award-Winning Wall Street Journal Reporter; Professional Athlete; Expert in Emotional Resilience; Author, Lift: How Women Can Reclaim Their Physical Power and Transform Their Lives
Under $25,000Maryland
Ryan Neiswender
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Gold Medalist, World Champion, Business Leader and Disability Inclusion Activist
Under $25,000North Carolina
Joe Lanzisero
37 years at Walt Disney (1979 - 2015); Creative Senior Vice President, Disney Imagineering
$25K - $40KCalifornia
Megan Gallagher
2x TED Talk Speaker; Mental Health Advocate; 3x Best Selling Author
Under $25,000Tennessee
Karine Jean-Pierre
White House Press Secretary and Senior Advisor to the President (2022-2025); Deputy White House Press Secretary (2021-2022); Author, MOVING FORWARD: A Story of Hope, Hard Work, and the Promise of America
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Patrick Nelson
Combat-wounded veteran; 1st ever NFL-Pat Tillman Military Scholar; Founder and CEO, Loyalty Point Leadership
$25K - $40KMinnesota
Michelle Diamond
CEO, Elevate Diamond Strategy; Strategic Growth Expert and Advisor; Author, 10-Step Guide To Creating Your Own Growth Strategy For Your Company: The Secret To Unlocking The Mystery Of Achieving and Sustaining Profitable Growth
Under $25,000California
Shelly Kapoor Collins
Founding Partner, Shatter Fund and Investor and Advisor
Under $25,000California
Richard Fowler
American Storyteller; Cable News Commentator; Journalist
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