Cedric King

Cedric King has an inspirational story to tell, having formerly served as a Master Sergeant in the United States Army. Having overcome great adversity after suffering life-changing injuries whilst on duty in Afghanistan, Cedric is now booked as a speaker for a range of corporate and public speaking engagements to share the mindset and philosophies that helped him to get through challenging times. With previous speaking clients such as the US Naval Academy, Facebook and the NFL, Cedric is guaranteed to resonate with a variety of audience demographics.

Graduating from the US Army Ranger School, Cedric joined the US Army in 1995. From that point on, he proved himself to be a dedicated and courageous soldier, performing military operations with bravery. Having graduated from various military programmes including the pathfinder course, Army Ranger Course and the Air Assault course, Cedric was deployed on tours of Afghanistan. During his second tour of Afghanistan, whilst conducting a survey of possible explosives, Cedric stood on an IED. The device exploded, with Cedric lifted off his feet and waking up in hospital eight days later.

After having both legs amputated and suffering severe disfigurement to his right hand, Cedric returned to civilian life and completed a bachelors degree during his recovery. He also began to cultivate his story for speaking engagements, drawing together the perseverance and endurance he had to possess to overcome his personal challenges. Highly commended throughout his service, Cedric has been the recipient of the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. Also since becoming an amputee, Cedric has challenged himself in the form of marathons, finishing two New York City Marathons, five Boston Marathons and three 48.6 Disney Marathons. He has also completed a 70.3m half Ironman Triathlon and authored his own book The Making Point.

Having overcome great adversity, Cedric is now a popular choice as a speaker on the subject and shares his story of suffering life-changing injuries. Cultivating speeches surrounding perseverance and endurance, Cedric has formerly spoken for a variety of clients, from sporting bodies such as NFL, MLB and NBA to Fortune 500 companies Home Depot and Facebook and military clients such as the United States Military Academy at Westpoint. With his popular speaking topics including call to service, the gift of crisis, the courage to come back and relentless spirit, relentless mind, Cedric is guaranteed to have audiences hanging on his every word. When looking for a speaker who has overcome great adversity and shown perseverance and endurance on the way, former Master Sergeant Cedric King is a fantastic choice.