Speaking
Presentation Creation, Training, and Marketing
Our speakers include a remarkable collection of Olympic and Paralympic champion athletes,
best-selling authors, military veterans, diversity, equity & inclusion advocates and one Iron Cowboy.
Contact the Director of Speaker Services, Suzanne Craig, Suzanne@Chicagosep.com, to find the right speaker for your upcoming meeting or event.
Featured Athlete Speakers
Victoria Arlen
Jordan Burroughs
Dan Cnossen
Janet Evans
Erin Jackson
Ashleigh Johnson
James Lawrence
Rowdy Gaines
Chad Hedrick
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Sam Kavanagh
Blake Leeper
Chris Mazdzer
Shannon Miller
Travis Mills
Tim Morehouse
Chris Norton
Derek Parra
Amy Purdy
Katherine Reutter
Rico Roman
Matt Stutzman
Melissa Stockwell
Elana Meyers Taylor
Danelle Umstead
Chris Waddell
Victoria Arlen
Career Highlights
- ESPN Host & Reporter
- Four-time Paralympic Medalist (1 Gold, 3 Silver) & World Record holder
- Founder of ‘Victoria’s Victory’ Foundation
- Author of ‘LOCKED IN – Transforming Isolation and Loss into Focused Intent’ (Howard/Simon & Schuster, May 2018)
Travels from: Exeter, NH
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630-903-0000Jordan Burroughs
Olympic Gold Medalist & 6x World Champion
Hometown: Sicklerville, NJ
Resides: Lincoln, NE
Birth date: July 8, 1988
Sport: Wrestling
Career Highlights
- The Most Decorated American Wrestler of All Time
- Olympic Gold Medalist (2012), Two-Time Olympian (2012, 2016)
- Six-Time World Champion (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022)
- 2018 World Championships Bronze Medalist
- Current record holder of the longest winning streak in U.S. wrestling history (69 matches)
- Jordan attended the University of Nebraska where he was undefeated in both his Junior and Senior seasons, was a two-time National Champion.
- On October 12th, 2013, Jordan married Lauren Mariacher. The couple welcomed their son, Beacon, in 2014, their daughter, Ora, in 2016, their daughter Rise, in 2020, and their son, Banner, in 2021
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(630)903-0000Dan Cnossen
Career Highlights
- Two-time Paralympian (2014, 2018)
- Six-time Paralympic medalist (1 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze)
- Awarded both a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star with Valor from the Secretary of the Navy for his service in combat.
Travels from: Boston, MA
Link to videos: Sample Keynote
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630-903-0000Janet Evans
Career Highlights
- Five-time Olympic Medalist (Four Gold, One Silver)
- Three-time Olympian (1988, 1992, 1996)
- Broke seven world records during her career
- Inducted into the US Olympic Hall of Fame and International Swimming Hall of Fame
- USOC and International Swimming Hall of Fame Inductee
- Recently selected to be the primary athlete voice of the Los Angeles 2024 Olympic Bid, serving as the Vice Chair of the Bid Committee and Head of the Athletes’ Commission
Travels from: Los Angeles, CA
Links to videos:
TEDx: Winning is Self-Defined,
LA 2024: Bid Press Conference (starts at 27 minutes),
Muhammad Ali: Janet Relives 1996 Olympic Torch HandoffDownload Speaker Profile
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(773)680-9800Erin Jackson
Olympic Gold Medalist Speed Skater
Hometown: Ocala, FL
Resides: Ocala, FL
Birth date: September 19, 1992
Sport: Long Track Speedskating
Career Highlights
- 2022 Olympic Gold Medalist
- The first black woman to win an individual gold medal in a Winter Olympics
- On Jan 5, 2018, through a remarkable pair of best-ever performances, Erin Jackson earned her spot on the U.S. Olympic Long Track Speedskating Team, becoming the first black woman in history to do so. Erin had only been on the ice for four months.
- 11x inline World Championship medalist
- 2018 Fall Long Track World Cup Team - 500m
- 3x United States Olympic Committee Female of the Year for Roller Sports (2012, 2013, 2015)
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630-903-0000Ashleigh Johnson
Olympic Gold Medalist & 2X World Champion
Hometown: Miami, FL
Resides: Miami, FL
Birth date: September 12, 1994
Sport: Water Polo
Career Highlights
- Olympic Gold Medalist (2016)
- Two-Time World Champion (2015, 2019)
- 2019 Pan American Champion
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(630)903-0000James Lawrence
Ultra-Endurance Athlete and Empowering Speaker
Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT
Resides: Salt Lake City, UT
Birth date: April 7, 1976
Career Highlights
- One of the greatest endurance athletes of all-time. Completed the Conquer 100: 100 Ironman distance triathlons in 100 consecutive days.
- Summited Mt. Kilimanjaro on a bicycle, completed the Fiji Eco-Challenge, the Race Across America, and the Norseman World Championship.
- Best Selling Author, subject of a critically acclaimed feature film, and Guinness World Record Holder.
- Has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to combat childhood obesity and sex trafficking.
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(630)903-0000Rowdy Gaines
Career Highlights
- Three-time Olympic Gold Medalist
- Broke 14 World Records during his career
- Inducted into the US Olympic Hall of Fame and the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- The voice of American swimming: has commentated at the past seven Summer Olympic Games
- Current Vice President of Aquatics for the Central Florida YMCA
Travels from: Orlando, FL
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(773)680-9800Chad Hedrick
Career Highlights
- 2006 Olympic Gold, Silver & Bronze Medalist
- 2010 Olympic Silver & Bronze Medalist
- Two-time Olympian (2006, 2010)
- Considered the greatest all around skater in history
- 50-time inline World Champion Medalist
Travels from:Houston, TX
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(630)903-0000Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Career Highlights
- Six-time Olympic Medalist (Three Gold, One Silver, Two Bronze)
- Four-time Olympian (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996)
- Still holds the World Heptathlon World Record of 7,291 points
- Four-time World Champion
- Established the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation, which provides youth, adults, and families with the resources to improve their quality of life with special attention directed to East St. Louis, IL
Travels from: St. Louis, MO
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(630)903-0000Sam Kavanagh
Career Highlights
- 2012 Paralympic Bronze Medalist
- Professional Cyclist
- Avalanche Survivor
- Featured on The Discovery Channel’s “I Shouldn’t Be Alive”
- Currently works as a Civil Engineer at Morrison Maierle, Inc.
Travels from: Bozeman, MT
Links to videos: U.S./Deloitte,
International/TEDx IranDownload Speaker Profile
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(630)903-0000Blake Leeper
Two-Time Paralympic Medalist
Hometown: Kingsport, TN
Resides: Kingsport, TN
Birth date: November 6, 1999
Sport: Paralympic Sprinter
Career Highlights
- 200m Bronze Medalist at London 2012
- 400m Silver Medalist at London 2012
- 400m Relay Gold Medalist at the 2013 World Championships
- The first double-leg amputee to compete at the USA Track & Field National Championships.
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(312)543-1456Chris Mazdzer
Olympic Silver Medalist, 4x Olympian
Hometown: Saranac Lake, NY
Resides: Salt Lake City, UT
Birth date: June 26, 1988
Sport: Luge
Career Highlights
- 2022 Olympian
- 2018 Olympic Silver Medalist
- 10 time World Cup Medalist
- 7 time National Champion
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630-903-0000Shannon Miller
Career Highlights
- America’s most decorated Olympic gymnast
- Seven-time Olympic Medalist (Two Gold, Two Silver, Three Bronze)
- The only American to rank among the Top 10 All-Time gymnasts
- The only female athlete to be inducted into the US Olympic Hall of Fame – twice (Individual- 2006; Team- 2008)
- Has won 59 International and 49 National competition medals
- Launched her company Shannon Miller Lifestyle: Health and Fitness for Women along with her series of fitness books, cookbooks and fitness DVD’s in July 2010
Travels from: Jacksonville, FL
Link to video: Olympian Speaker: Shannon Miller Speaking Reel
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(312)543-1457Travis Mills
Career Highlights
- Retired U.S. Army Staff Sergeant
- Quadruple Amputee
- N.Y. Times Best Selling Author
- Founder – Travis Mills Foundation
Travels from: Maine
Link to videos: Goalcast
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630-903-0000Tim Morehouse
Career Highlights
- Three-time Olympian (2004, 2008, 2012); 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist
- In 2012, founded the non-profit Fencing In the Schools, which currently provides PE fencing programs and Varsity fencing teams in low-income opportunities across the country
- In 2015, opened his first fencing academy, Tim Morehouse Fencing Club which teaches the sport of fencing on the Upper West Side of NYC
- Author of ‘American Fencer,’ which illustrates his life’s inspiring trajectory from a rough neighborhood in New York City to fencing halls around the world and eventually the Olympic podium
- Notable TV Correspondent and Host who has appeared on the Today Show, Good Day NY, E! News, Access Hollywood and more
Travels from: New York City, NY
Links to videos:TEDx: Embracing Your Awkward Moves
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(630)903-0000Chris Norton
Career Highlights
- After a life changing spinal cord injury in 2010 during a college football game, Chris was given a 3% chance to ever move or feel anything below his neck. He turned that 3% chance into opportunity that led to walking across the stage at his graduation. In 2018, he and his bride, Emily, walked together 7 yards down the aisle at their wedding.
- In Chris' keynote speech he shares how he found THE POWER TO STAND and inspires audience members to overcome their own obstacles.
- Author of two books; The Seven Longest Yards (with his wife, Emily) and The Power of Faith (with his father).
- Founder of the Chris Norton Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people with spinal cord and neuromuscular disabilities.
- His story has been turned into a full length documentary, 7 Yards, that’s set to debut in early 2020.
- Chris and his wife have fostered 17 children in need...and they have adopted five girls.
Travels from: Palm Beach, FL
Link to videos: Speaking Reel
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773-680-9800Derek Parra
Career Highlights
- 2002 Olympic Gold & Silver Medalist
- Two-time Olympian (1998, 2002)
- Named as one of Hispanic Business Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Hispanics in the United States
- Turned his story into an award winning book, “Reflections in the ice- Inside the Heart and Mind of an Olympic Champion”
- Carried the American Flag at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2002 Games
Travels from: Salt Lake City, UT
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(630)903-0000Amy Purdy
Career Highlights
- 2014 Paralympic Bronze Medalist
- 2017 World Championship Bronze Medalist
- 2017 Three-time World Cup Bronze Medalist
- Three-time World Cup Para-Snowboard winner
- The only double leg amputee competing at the world class level
- Co-founder of Adaptive Action Sports
Travels from: Denver, CO
Link to videos: TEDx - Living Beyond Limits
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630-903-0000Katherine Reutter
Two-time Olympic Medalist Short Track Speedskater
Hometown: Champaign, IL
Resides: Milwaukee, WI
Birth date: July 30, 1988
Sport: Short Track Speedskating
Career Highlights
- 2010 Olympic Silver & Bronze Medalist
- 34-time World Cup Medalist
- American Record Holder (1000m)
- Four-time National Champion
- First American woman to win both an individual and overall World Cup title
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630-903-0000Rico Roman
3x Paralympic Gold Medalist Sled Hockey
Hometown: Portland, OR
Resides: Colorado Springs, CO
Birth date: February 4, 1981
Sport: Sled Hockey
Career Highlights
- Three Time Paralympic Gold Medalist (2014, 2018, 2022)
- Current member of the 2017 – 2018 U.S. National Sled Hockey Team
- Two-time World Champion Gold Medalist
- Three-time IPC World Sledge Hockey Challenge Medalist
- Retired Staff Sergeant, United States Army- Purple Heart Recipient
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630-903-0000Matt Stutzman
Career Highlights
- 2012 Paralympic Silver Medalist
- Two-time Paralympian (2012, 2016)
- Set the GUINNESS WORLD RECORD Title for the Farthest Accurate Shot in Archery with an astounding 310-yard shot on December 9, 2015
- Famously known as the Armless Archer, as he was inexplicably born without arms and has gone on to become a world-class archer
- Lives in a completely non‐adapted, unmodified world
Travels from: Des Moines, IA
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(312)543-1457Melissa Stockwell
Career Highlights
- Won the Bronze Medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in the first-ever Paralympic triathlon event
- Two-time Paralympian (2008 - Swimming, 2016 - Triathlon)
- Three-time World Champion
- Retired first Lieutenant, U.S. Army – Purple Heart and Bronze Star Recipient
- Co-founded Dare2Tri, a nonprofit organization that introduces people with disabilities to the sport of triathlon and promotes active, healthy lifestyles
Travels from: Chicago, IL
Link to videos: TEDx - Choose Your Story
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(630)903-0000Elana Meyers Taylor
The Most Decorated Black Winter Olympian of All Time
Hometown: Douglasville, GA
Resides: Colorado Springs, CO
Birth date: October 10, 1984
Sport: Bobsled
Career Highlights
- Four-time Olympian, Five-time Medalist (2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)
- 2022 Olympic Silver and Bronze Medalist
- 2018 Olympic SilverMedalist
- 2014 Olympic Silver Medalist
- 2010 Olympic Bronze Medalist
- 2017 World Champion
- 37-time World Cup Medalist
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630-903-0000Danelle Umstead
Career Highlights
- Two-time Paralympian (2010, 2014)
- Three-time Paralympic Bronze Medalist
- 2017 World Championship Bronze Medalist
- 50 World Cup Podiums
- Three overall World Cup Globes (2010, 2014, 2015)
- Husband, Rob, serves as her guide- first husband and wife visually impaired ski race team to medal for Team USA
Travels from: Park City, UT
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(773)680-9800Chris Waddell
Career Highlights
- 13-time Paralympic Medalist ( Five Gold, Six Silver, Two Bronze)
- Seven-time Paralympian (competed in four Winter Paralympic Games and three Summer Paralympic Games)
- Inducted into the US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame and the Paralympics Hall of Fame
- The first nearly unassisted paraplegic to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro
- Founder of the One Revolution Foundation that is dedicated to seeing the world positively, by the use of ‘Nametags’ that define yourself
Travels from: Park City, UT
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