Can you imagine climbing Mt Everest solo, or racing to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro in world record time? How about climbing 63 previously unclimbed peaks in Tibet in 23 days?
Sound impossible?
These are just two of the amazing physical feats 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.
But when he’s not smashing records, Sean teaches and motivates corporations 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.
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. His expeditions have been awarded multiple times as “The Year’s Best” by National Geographic Adventure, and Men’s Journal. 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.
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.
Sean is available for personal appearances and motivational and inspirational seminars. Sean guarantees an exciting multi-media presentation that will inspire your group to achieve the highest levels of personal effectiveness. His presentations are delivered with energy, humor, honesty and passion. If preferred, he will research your company, association, industry or group in order to tailor his program specifically for you and then present a high-energy, high-content program.
Titles:
- Conquering Your Everests
- Overcoming Obstacles to Reach Peak Performance
- Leadership From the Top (Executive Program Workshop)
TESTIMONIALS
| “As you could probably tell from my dialogue after your presentation, I was very motivated by you. You articulated via words and images the relationship between positive self talk, positive attitude and success. In sales and life, attitude defines success. You did an excellent job conveying this message. You also very vividly got across the notion that you can not blindly take so called experts advice. I got a lot of very positive feedback from the group. The theme of your presentation was excellent for a sales group. Thank you!” – John Sway, VP, National Renovation Manager, Wells Fargo Corporation“It is not enough to capture someone’s imagination. Sean puts you right in the middle of his life and his expeditions by showing you how to succeed the Sean Burch way. His simply tools for success can be applied to anything in life whether you’re scaling Mount Everest or vying for your next promotion. His message is clear; you are better off living life on your terms, the alternative being experiencing life from the outside looking in. His extraordinary examples lead us to live our lives in a way we would only dream. His genius is then making you believe you too can do the things he has done. Sean is an inspiration to the ordinary person who has the desire but just needs to unleash the energy.” – Frank Oviedo, Deputy City Manager, City of Elk Grove, California
“Thank you for the wonderful presentation at Commencement. You have a special gift of being able to connect with an audience, and you showed that talent on Saturday afternoon. Many, many thanks!” – David M. Gring, President, Roanoke College “Your presentation and approach teaches all of us that with a goal and then a solid game plan one can reach places that are almost unimaginable, even Mt. Everest. Many can speak about it, but to do it, that’s real! We can all admire those who have climbed Mt Everest but to have the opportunity to share in your personal journey is very unique…a wonderful presentation.” – Mark Richardson, President, Case Design Inc. “Thank you for speaking at our recent Community Bank Management Conference. Your presentation was excellent and many bankers talked about your inspirational message throughout the remainder of the conference. You have clearly had many memorable experiences and you did a terrific job of relating your own experiences into lessons on leadership that are of value to all of us”. – B. Whitehurst, Executive VP, Virginia Bankers Association |