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Overcoming Adversity

Adversity keynote speakers have endured challenges with a new perspective and are empowered to tell a different kind of story of transformation and self-empowerment. GDA Speakers has extremely inspiring adversity speakers in topics such as domestic violence, bullying, childhood trauma, and loss.

All Overcoming Adversity Speakers 87

Jessica Cox

World's First & Only Armless Pilot, Black Belt, Scuba Diver, Cyclist, and DE&I Crusader

Michael Crossland

Childhood Cancer Survivor and Author

Johnny Crowder

Mental Health, Culture, and Wellbeing Expert; Founder & CEO of Cope Notes®

Jim Davidson

Resilience Expert; Expedition Leader; Everest Summiteer; NYT Best-Selling Author; Survivor of Two Mountain Disasters, including the Deadliest Day on Mt. Everest

Paul de Gelder

Army Airborne, Navy Bomb Disposal Diver, Shark Attack Survivor, "Shark Week" Discovery TV Host, Author

Stephanie Decker

Inspiring Mom: Lost Both Legs Saving Children From Tornado, Founder of the Stephanie Decker Foundation

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Mark Denton

Captain in the ‘World's Toughest' Around-The-World Yacht Race, Leadership, Team and Resilience Expert, Multi-award winning keynote speaker

Jess Ekstrom

Author; Motivational Speaker; Founder of Headbands of Hope and Mic Drop Workshop

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Brandon Farbstein

Gen Z Activist; Author; Empowerment Speaker; Thought Innovator

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Valorie Kondos Field

UCLA Women's Gymnastics Head Coach

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Justin Forsett

9-year NFL Veteran Pro Bowl Player, Co-Founder and CEO of Hustle Clean, Entrepreneurial Trailblazer, Ethical Leadership & Team Dynamics Expert

Chad Foster

Harvard-Educated Executive Dealmaker; Billion-Dollar Generator; Job Creator

Carol Frohlinger

Author, Trainer, Consultant, Advancing Women

Dima Ghawi

Developing Leaders To Meet The Demands Of the Global Workforce And Helping Organizations Engage Diverse Teams

Yossi Ghinsberg

The Power to Survive, Inspiration for the Movie 'Jungle'

Dennis Gillan

Mental Health Advocate

Lovern J. Gordon

Author of The Legacy He Left Me and President of Love Life Now Foundation

Scott Hamilton

Olympic Champion and Cancer Survivor

Jason Harris

Best-Selling Author; Combat-Proven Pilot; Retired Lieutenant Colonel; Empowering Leaders and Teams Through a Culture of Commitment, Accountability, High Performance, and Trust

Charlie Rocket Jabaley

Grammy-Winning Music Mogul; Emmy-Winning Nike Athlete; Ironman and Marathon Runner; Social Media Innovator and Creative

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