Corporate Keynote Motivational Speaking
Can you imagine climbing Mt Everest solo, or racing to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro in world record time?
Sound impossible?
These are just two of the amazing physical feats that extreme sports athlete and world record holder Sean Burch—hailed “one of the fittest men on earth” (CNN International)—has performed. A multiple Guinness World-Record holder in extreme sports events, Sean didn’t just climb Mt. Kilimanjaro), he ran to the summit in under five and half hours. He also climbed Mt. Everest solo almost completely without supplemental oxygen, and won a marathon in world record time on the North Pole in snowshoes. In late 2006, he climbed a record 63 previously unclimbed peaks in Tibet in just 23 days.
But when he’s not smashing records, Sean teaches and motivates others to reach their peak performance and achieve their own goals. Sean shares the secrets of his own success and takes you through the limitless potential of yourself and your employees. Sean guarantees an exciting multi-media presentation that will inspire your group to achieve the highest levels of personal and group effectiveness. His presentations are delivered with energy, humor, honesty and passion.
Sean is a gifted national motivational speaker having spoken to major companies and organizations such as Northrop Grumman, Wells Fargo, VA Banker’s Association, Case Design Inc., BI Investments, Richard J. Fox Foundation, The Explorer’s Club, Roanoke College, and the Municipal Management Association of Northern California, among others, and is consistently given standing ovations for their passion and entertainment.
The first Virginian to summit Mt. Everest, Sean was named the “2005 Adventure Athlete of the Year” by Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine, and National Geographic describes him as “one of the world’s top extreme adventurers”. Sean has appeared in USA Today, and on ABC’s World News Tonight and Good Morning America, among others. He has been featured in major media outlets including the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, Miami Herald, LA Times, Houston Chronicle, CNN, BBC World News, Men’s Journal, and many more.
Sean is also an accomplished author, freelance photojournalist and videojournalist, and his work has appeared in such media as the Associated Press, CNN International, ABC’s Nightline, Outdoor Life Network (OLN), and USA Today. His book, Hyperfitness, published in 2007 by Penguin/Putnam Books, is changing the bodies and minds of America, and the embodiment of fitness and wellness.
Come hear the man USA Today has compared to Lance Armstrong. CNN remarked, “His story is amazing…this guy is something else…now this is an extreme athlete folks!”, while USA Today Live exclaims, “His enthusiasm is contagious!” Sean is one of the few people in the world who bridges the gaps between extreme expeditions, fitness, and business. Hailed as “The Fitness Maven” (Associated Press), “USA’s Mr. Extreme” BBC Radio, and an “American Fitness Guru” (Men’s Journal), don’t miss the opportunity to have Sean motivate and inspire your company.
Themes included:
Dream High: Reaching Your Mt. Everest
Sean Burch shows how, in less than 5 years, he climbed the highest peak in the world, alone, on his own terms, and gives the audience the tools to conquer any goal personally and professionally.
Conquering Firsts in Business
Team structure, overcoming obstacles, maintaining focus, execution, and determination. These are all important facets when striving to achieve the high-level goals your company has set out to accomplish. Sean will relay his concepts and values that enable him to accomplish first ascents and world records on high mountains around the world in extreme and deadly environments when failure is not an alternative.
Leadership at the Top
How do you truly become an effective leader? Can you show confidence without arrogance? Balance passion with the needs of the mission and those of your fellow colleagues? These are a few of the important topics Sean will discuss how to be a productive leader that will create unity and purpose with the tasks your employees are presented with and solid ideals within the framework of your company.