Overcoming Adversity Speakers

Lance Armstrong
World-Renowned Cyclist & Endurance Athlete Who Raised Over Half a Billion Dollars for Charity & Bestselling Author of It’s Not About the Bike
Axel Brown
Bobsledder for Trinidad & Tobago at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, Bronze Medallist in the North American Cup 2022 & First Caribbean Bobsledder on the Podium of a 4-man race at the North American Cup
Metta World Peace
NBA Champion & All-Star Who Made Headlines for Publicly Thanking His Therapist & Bestselling Author of No Malice: My Life in Basketball
Tracy Tutor
Real Estate Advisor at Douglas Elliman, Star of Million Dollar Listing LA & WSJ Bestselling Author of Fear is Just a Four-Letter Word
Richard Kilty
10x British Champion Sprinter Across 60m & 100m & 60m British Record Holder
Sam Jalloh
War Survivor, Bestselling Author of How Tennis Saved My Life & Can't Break the African Spirit, Awarded the 2020 BBC Inspirations Award & the 2022 Queen's Voluntary Service Award
Lee Spencer
The World's Only Disabled Person to Break & Hold an Able-Bodied Record in an Endurance Event
Jonty Warneken
World's First Disabled Ice Swimmer who competed for Team GB & Finance Expert who is the Senior Investment Director for Brooks Macdonald
Chelsea Pottenger
Founder & Managing Director of EQ Minds, Ambassador for R U OK? & the Gidget Foundation Australia, Author of The Mindful High Performer & Mental Health Foundation Australia Mental Health Advocate of the Year 2022
Shona Hirons
CEO of Mindset in Motion Ltd, Award-winning Motivational Speaker & former Lawyer
James Child
Former Rugby League Referee who Officiated at Four Consecutive Rugby League World Cups who became the UK's first openly gay Rugby League Referee
Alessia Zecchini
The subject of the Netflix Documentary The Deepest Breath, 17 x Freediving World Champion, First Woman to Reach a Depth of -100m & Depth Record Holder of -117m