Shannon Miller remains one of the Most Decorated Olympic Gymnasts in history with seven Olympic medals—twogold, two silver, and threebronze.She is the only female athlete to be inducted into the US Olympic Hall of Fame –twice –individual in 2006, and team in 2008.
Shannon won an astounding 59 International and 49 National competition medals, with overhalf being gold. She is the first US gymnast to win twoWorld All-Around Titles,and her tally of five medals (twosilver, threebronze) at the 1992 Olympics was the most medals won by a US athlete in any sport. At the ’96 Games, she led the “Magnificent Seven” to the US Women’s first ever Team Gold and for the first time for any American gymnast, Shannoncaptured Gold on the Balance Beam.
After retiring from Olympic competition, Shannon received her undergraduate degrees in marketing and entrepreneurship from the University of Houston and alaw degree from Boston College.
Shannon remains a part of the gymnastics and Olympic communities as an analyst and commentator. In addition, shehas moved from athlete to advocate for women’s health witha mission to help women make their health a priority through programs, education and awareness.
In January of 2011, Shannon was diagnosed with a rare form of ovarian cancer. She had the baseball sized tumor removed successfully and followed up withanaggressive chemotherapy regimen. Now cancer-free, Shannon continues to be a strong advocate for early detection, awareness, research and survivorship.
Shannon’s book, It’s Not About Perfect: Competing for My Country and Fighting for My Life, is her inspirational memoir written to encourage and empower others to break through and overcome their own personal challenges.
Shannon discusses how the gold medal mindset leads to victory on the competition floor, in the boardroom, and in our personal lives. With seven Olympic medals, Shannon utilizes her critical insight to share what it takes to be a winner: the importance of goal setting, leadership, maintaining a positive attitude, and teamwork. Through her Olympic and personal experiences, Shannon explains ways we can overcome even the most difficult obstacles standing in the way of our success. While she may not have been the most talented, flexible, or even the strongest athlete, Shannon Miller was able to utilize these concepts to become The Most Decorated Olympic Gymnast in United States history! Your audience will leave empowered to seal the deal with that next client, work together for a positive outcome, and understand the steps it takes to be a successful leader in both work and life.
“We could not have asked for a more warm and engaged individual to make it a special evening for all. (Shannon) took every last photo, signed every last autograph in addition to listening to the personal stories our attendees shared with her about their memories of the Olympics and their experiences with gymnastics and Cancer.”
“Thank you again for all your help. (This) not only was our biggest Professional Women’s Luncheon ever, but hands down the best we’ve ever had. Shannon was absolutely wonderful and I am getting emails and call about how much she inspired our attendees.”
“Today’s event was AWESOME!!! Shannon was so terrific, and our guests were completely star-struck. She was just as wonderful as could be. We sure hope she had fun, too… we couldn’t have had a better program, thanks to her. Thank you so much for all that you did to make this happen for us. We truly loved her message.”
“It was AMAZING. Our guests loved the evening and Shannon was just wonderful. Her speech was funny, touching, inspiring and very impactful. She was kind and so lovely to work with. What a special person.”
“The event was perfect! Everyone greatly enjoyed hearing Shannon speak and felt very inspired and energized by her talk. She did an amazing job of tying in our 10 anniversary, industry, and values of our organization as well. She has an amazing story and tells it so well. She was very gracious and we greatly appreciated her taking some photos with our sponsors and some of our attendees.”
“We had such a wonderful event! Shannon was absolutely fantastic. Her speech was perfect and we received so much positive feedback from our attendees. Many even said it was the best speech at a fundraising event they have ever heard!”
