Extreme Adventurer, Award-Winning Author, International Keynote Speaker
Extreme Adventurer, Award-Winning Author, International Keynote Speaker
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History-making Neal Petersen raced a yacht solo around the world in the most extreme sport known to man, 27,000 miles, 9 months at sea, around Cape Horn and its notorious storms – SOLO. He achieved this remarkable feat, not only significant for its athletic and navigational challenges, but more remarkable he did it in a boat he designed and built himself– the smallest and least-funded boat in the fleet.
Facing extreme uncertainty, Neal Petersen makes a compelling case that the principles of the unforgiving sea apply to everyday success in business and in life. Neal takes audiences on a journey around the world and shows how determination coupled with imagination are essential to success.
Neal uses stunning images, including lightning, thunder and fog (optional), to bring his story to life. His presentations are riveting, transformative and provide the direct correlation between determination, dedication and perseverance to achieve the impossible. Neal’s life story of turning every disadvantage and barrier into an advantage, balancing risk against reward, will educate, entertain and inspire your audience to reach not only for success – but more importantly, significance!
Petersen’s life story teaches the importance of resilience and perseverance in overcoming barriers. Despite facing significant challenges, including poverty, disability, and racial discrimination, Petersen refused to be defined by his circumstances. His journey demonstrates that resilience is key to overcoming adversity and achieving success.
Petersen’s experiences as a person of mixed race in apartheid-era South Africa highlight the importance of embracing diversity and inclusion. His message encourages audiences to recognize the value of diversity and to create inclusive environments where everyone has the opportunity to thrive, regardless of their background or circumstances.
Petersen’s determination to achieve his dream of racing SOLO around the world in the most extreme sport known to man, a 27,000 mile yacht race, 9 months at sea and in the smallest boat he designed and built himself. Despite numerous setbacks Neal shares the importance of setting ambitious goals and pursuing them with determination and perseverance. His story inspires audiences to identify their own goals and to pursue them with passion and commitment.
Petersen’s ability to turn challenges into opportunities for growth and learning is a powerful lesson for audiences. Rather than allowing barriers to hold him back, Petersen used them as fuel to propel himself forward. His story inspires audiences to adopt a mindset of resilience and to see challenges as opportunities for personal and professional development.
Perhaps the most important lesson from Petersen’s keynote speeches is the importance of believing in oneself. Despite facing doubt and skepticism from others, Petersen never wavered in his belief that he could achieve his dreams. His story encourages audiences to have faith in their own abilities and to pursue their goals with confidence and determination.
Post keynote, based on Neal’s story teams get to design, innovate and build a boat with the materials given equally. An opportunity to innovate, communicate, design and have fun working together to create a boat they are proud to “launch” and compete with other teams.
“It was an absolute pleasure having you speak at our 2024 Spring Leadership Retreat. We appreciated your trek to New Mexico to share your message of “Adjusting Your Sails: There are No Barriers” with our audience of board members, physician leaders, and senior management.
Your presentation was engaging and resonated deeply with our audience. We appreciated the skill with which you delivered your message and the storytelling that helped illustrate your poignant messages. The meeting evaluations are rolling in, and your presentation has scored very high marks.”
“Neal – I just wanted to thank you for the great message you shared with our top producers and senior management team at the Leaders Summit. Your entire presentation was right on point with the goals of the meeting and was extremely well received and you were given a rare standing ovation. Several advisors commented on how much they personally got from your unique story, how effective you were at incorporating relevant elements to this group, and how enjoyable it was to spend time with you throughout the meeting.”
“Our biggest challenge at these events is to hold the audience in their seats as we typically lose somewhere around 40-50% of the crowd between speakers. This was the first time in the eight years Neal, I have been coordinating these sessions where the audience was spellbound from beginning to end and stayed in their seats for the entire presentation. Amazing!”
“Mr. Neal Petersen gave the opening speech for the Brandes Investment Partners conference of institutional investors (450) from around the world. Neal is an inspirational and dynamic speaker who I would recommend as a featured speaker. He also makes considerable efforts to relate his speech to our particular company or group audience. Our group was delighted with his presentation.”
“Neal you have received our highest ratings ever for a keynote speaker and this covers hundreds of events over more than a decade. Before you, we had never had a single standing ovation, yet I can’t remember a time that you did not get one! You also go out of your way to spend time with attendees afterwards. “Neal has a powerful story in itself and he relates it to our industry – he ties it all into their challenges as he customized content for each event. “He’s inspiring, thought-provoking, the audience loves it when we start with a great story and a powerful message, then present the other topics which are typically dry and difficult and in need of solutions. Once I booked Neal for the year (32 keynotes) I took the burden off myself and didn’t have to think about a speaker.”
“Neal Petersen delivered one of the most inspirational talks I ever heard at a corporate event. He had the whole audience enthralled as he talked about his life and how he set himself what seemed to be an impossible challenge. Impossible that is, unless like Neal, you believe there are “No Barriers”
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