The 2024 Olympics are right around the corner! It has us thinking, Olympic athletes aren’t only experts in their sport, they possess qualities that are vital to success in any industry. From lessons in perseverance, to teambuilding, resilience, motivation, leadership, and composure in high-pressure situations, Olympic athletes have much to teach us about achieving success.

Explore our roster of Olympic athlete keynote speakers who are ready to captivate your audience  with their personal stories and share the strategies that helped them reach the pinnacle of their sport.

Chaunte Lowe
Chaunté Lowe is the story of determination, perseverance, and strength.  Not only is Lowe a mother of 3, a wife, and a business owner; she is also a professional athlete, an American Record Holder, a 4-time Olympian, a 3-Time World Championship medalist, and 12 times US National Champion. She has been in high demand since she decided to train for the Tokyo 2021 Olympics while undergoing chemotherapy and a double mastectomy for breast cancer. Chaunté Lowe’s resilience is impactful in her own life, and to those who hear her speak.

Molly Bloom
Legendary for running the world’s most exclusive high stakes poker game frequented by A-List Hollywood celebrities and sports figures, Molly Bloom is a top-booked inspirational speaker and one  of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women. She shares a life journey of triumph, ruin, and reinvention—from Olympic dreams crushed by a career-ending accident to seeing her multi-million-dollar business threatened by organized crime and shut down by the FBI. Her story of grit, resilience and self-determination has been called a “goosebump experience,” inspiring corporate audiences and winning stellar reviews.

Briana Scurry 
From winning the Olympics and World Cup to a traumatic brain injury that left her temporarily totally disabled and forced to pawn her gold medals, Briana Scurry’s life has been filled with ups and downs. Scurry believes her purpose is to connect with and inspire people, and she is proud to be able to authentically share her story and the lessons she has learned in a way that everyone can relate to and benefit from.

Johnny Quinn 
Olympic bobsledder Johnny Quinn is a highly sought-after speaker for businesses and organizations of all sizes. Known for thought-provoking and action-packed content, Johnny is a trusted voice on resilience and change management. Johnny has been featured on: ABC, BBC, CNN, ESPN, FOX, NBC, TIME, USA Today and the Wall Street Journal. Johnny’s newest book, “PUSH: Breaking Through The Barriers” ushers readers through the valleys of life to the thrills of rocketing down icy mountains at 80+ mph with no seat belts. Johnny, his wife Amanda (m. 2014) and their two children, Amelia (2018) and Oliver (2021), reside in McKinney, Texas.

Dara Torres 
Dara is a top sports and adventure speaker and an Olympic Gold Medal Swimming Champion. As the first US swimmer to compete in five Olympic Games, Dara Torres set three World records and won nine Olympic medals, including four gold in Sydney. Dara won gold in the 400m freestyle and 400m MR and bronze in the 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, and the 100m butterfly – this after a seven-year break from competitive swimming.

Mike Eruzione 
Mike Eruzione is a top motivational speaker, Director of Athletic Development at Boston University, and the captain of the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” USA Hockey team. The U.S. team, made up of amateur and collegiate players, defeated the Soviet Union national team, which had won the gold medal in six of the seven previous Olympic games. He scored the winning goal against the Soviets in the semi-final game—the goal and game that stunned the world.

Carly Patterson 
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Carly Patterson became the first American gymnast in 20 years to win the All-Around Olympic Gold medal and the first American to win the All-Around in a non-boycotted Olympic Games. Carly is a top empowerment speaker who has inspired thousands of people by sharing her story of dedication and hard work.  In her keynote address, Carly shares how she redefined success through three principles she learned as a championship-level gymnast and in the years that followed.

Amy Purdy
Amy Purdy has defied the odds throughout her life to accomplish some extraordinary things. She grew up with a passion for snowboarding and travel, and despite fighting for her life and losing both of her legs below the knees to Bacterial Meningitis at the age of 19 her passion for life carried her not only to the upper echelons of athletics but onto the dance floor of Hollywood and well, well beyond.

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