Patrick Sweeney - the CEO's favorite (4.8 / 5 avg) Keynote Speaker from Bedford, MA

Patrick is a WSJ #5 best-selling author of Fear is Fuel, and three other books. He is an award-winning film maker who Inc. Magazine called "one of the most interesting men alive", he's a millionaire entrepreneur who grew up as a scared and bullied, always trying to create a carefully sculpted image to cover his shame and fear. In his 30th disaster hit - he was given two weeks left to live. See how a dramatic life-challenge proved to him everything he thought about life, love, happiness and success were all wrong. It transformed a terrified flyer to a champion stunt pilot, and had an immediate impact on his relationship and businesses. His story telling, inspired by a long line of Irish authors and story-tellers keeps audiences riveted, entertained and engaged. Directly to Patrick: "Let me break down the key insights your audience will gain from my keynote. First, they'll transform into a more effective leader and innovator, enhancing their skills that drive success. Second, they'll master the art of stress management to boost their overall well-being. And third, they'll experience a profound improvement in their relationships, both personally and professionally. Fear can be a dreadful barrier, creating artificial borders limiting our performance, relationships, and health. The empowering message I share is that we have the power to reprogram our primitive brains, turning them into our greatest allies and collaborators in our journey toward personal and professional growth." Six years of neuroscience research led to a life-changing platform you can adopt to learn courage and unshakable confidence using fear as fuel. Patrick doesn't just talk about it academically, he lives it! His personal story during 2020 started as a disaster with a family tragedy that ultimately led to the end of a 20-year marriage. Fear, courage and optimism intertwined in a year like no other. As an athlete in 2018 he won the world's toughest bicycle race – the Race Across America almost 20 years after he finished 2nd place in the Olympic rowing trials, he's founded four tech companies while creating eight patents and raising almost $50 million. Patrick has leveraged fear as fuel for peak performance and to create an inspiring life of passion, happiness and fulfillment, and so can you. He is the son of 1st generation Irish immigrants and the first to go to college in his family. Once he learned the courage to refuse upper limits set by family, friends or society his life skyrocketed.He teaches audiences around the globe how to break through their limits, too using hard neuroscience. As a winner in sports and a winner in business he is committed to leveraging fear lessons on himself and channel them into setting world records by being the first person to attempt cycling the Seven Summits.