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Vince Poscente

Hall of Fame Speaker | NY Times Bestselling Author | Olympian | Serial Entrepreneur

Full Speed Ahead

Are you searching for a keynote speaker who will captivate your audience and leave a lasting impact? Look no further than Vince Poscente. With a proven track record of delivering dynamic presentations tailored to various industries, Vince is the go-to choice for corporations and organizations aiming to inspire greatness.

Vince helps business leaders achieve massive breakthroughs to accelerate growth. With his signature philosophy—“Do what the competition is not willing to do”—Vince delivers high-energy, humor-infused keynotes that offer practical tools for overcoming obstacles and building resilience.

A New York Times bestselling author of eight books, including The Earthquake and The Age of Speed, Vince is also an Olympian, a Hall of Fame Speaker in both Canada and the U.S., and a favorite among meeting planners worldwide. Whether in-person or virtual, his Full Speed Ahead and Accelerate Breakthroughs programs leave audiences energized and equipped to take bold action.

Specializing in topics ranging from leadership and sales to healthcare and safety, Vince brings a unique blend of passion and expertise to every event. His energetic delivery style and actionable insights empower audiences to set and achieve ambitious goals – with remarkable speed.

Whether you’re focused on driving business growth or fostering a safety culture, Vince’s transformative talks are designed to elevate individuals and teams to new levels of success. Get ready to ignite inspiration and drive extraordinary results .

A Few of His Top Credentials

  • Olympic Competitor – Albertville, France (Speed Skiing 135 mph National Record)
  • New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, #1 USA Today Bestselling Author (endorsed by The Dalai Lama and LeBron James)
  • Hall of Fame Speaker (Alongside Zig Ziglar, Og Mandino, and Jim Rohn)
  • Expedition Leader for Unclimbed Peaks (Six Himalayan Summits)
  • PBS Host (Perspectives Matter on KERA TV Dallas)
  • Cofounder of Global Leaders Organization (A CEO peer-to-peer organization)
  • President – Board Developer delivering “Sound Advice”
  • International Olympic Committee’s Developing Countries Liaison (Jamaica and Bulgaria).
  • Full Speed Ahead
  • Confidence on Command
  • Accelerate Growth
  • Peak Performance Mindset

The feedback we received from our PDP Leaders concerning your presentation was tremendous. They were both inspired and entertained, and will remember your message for a long time to come .As I mentioned, I look forward to having you speak at more Merrill Lynch meetings in the future. Thanks for doing a tremendous job.
Phil Sieg- VP District Sales Manager

A note of thanks and recommendation regarding your presenation to the CPS Business Conference. Our attendees greately enjoyed your speech and the wonderful energy you brought to our event. Here are some comments:

“Extremely animated speaker, his message was important”
“I was motivated by his presentation”
“Vince was the best keynote speaker I’ve ever heard”
In short, we are implementing many of your ideas and suggestions. Thank you for your preparation and professionalism
Carol Batzli Barkley- VP, Marketing & Communications

Dear Vince,

What a pleasure it was to have you visit Lafayette to speak for our Louisiana State Convention of Life Underwriters. Your motivational message was the perfect wrap-up for a fabulous convention. There was a tremendous amount of positive feedback regarding your presentation. Comments like:

  • The best we have ever experienced.
  • Practical tools to help me succeed.
  • Leadership ideas I can use at my office.
  • I will follow Vince’s advice to win more business.

Thanks again for being here and playing such and important part in making this the best LALU convention ever.

Mass Mutual

A Partial List of Vince’s Clients in the Financial Services & Banking Industry

  •  1st Global
  • Abbey International
  • Ademco Security
  • AgStar Financial Services
  • AmerUS
  • Bank of Montreal
  • Bank One
  • Bank One Financial Services
  • Captial Financial
  • Cendant Mortgage
  • Compass Bank
  • Drive Financial
  • Equifax
  • Farm Credit Administration
  • Financial Network
  • Investments Corporation
  • Financial Services Corporation
  • First American Payment Systems
  • First Financial Planners, Inc.
  • First Union
  • FT Interactive Data Corp.
  • GAMA/Lamp
  • GE Capital
  • GE Commercial Finance
  • GMAC Financial Services
  • GMAC Real Estate
  • Glitner
  • Guild Mortgage
  • IC Funding Financial Corporation
  • Investors Financial Group
  • John Hancock Mutual Funds
  • Key Equipment Finance
  • Lincoln Financial
  • MasterCard
  • Manulife Financial
  • Merrill Lynch
  • Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)
  • MFS Investment Management
  • Multi Financial Securities
  • National City
  • National Rural Utilities
  • Omego.com
  • Premier Lease & Loan Services
  • QA3
  • Raymond James Ltd.
  • Republic Mortgage
  • Sammons Securities Co.
  • SII Investments
  • Summit Securities
  • Superior Bank
  • Tennessee Financial
  • Texas Credit Union League
  • The Oppenheimer Group
  • Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
  • Tucker Advisory Group
  • US Bank
  • Wachovia Securities
  • Washington Mutual
  • Wells Fargo
  • Wolters Kluwer
Travels From:  Texas
City: Dallas
$20,001 to $30,000

Biography

Professional Background

Vince Poscente, a trailblazing force in the world of “Full Speed Ahead,” is a true inspiration. His dynamic journey led him from recreational skier to Olympic competitor (in four years) – to becoming an award-winning motivational speaker and peak performance expert. With his electrifying energy and unwavering determination, Vince captivates audiences worldwide, igniting the flames of success within each individual.

A New York Times bestselling author, he’s currently working on his 10th transformative book designed to propel readers toward their big goals. His expertise in optimizing human potential earned him the distinction of ‘trusted advisor’ to numerous Fortune 500 companies and a place in both the USA and Canadian Speaker Halls of Fame.

Through his remarkable work, Vince Poscente empowers others to reach professional peak performance, and personal excellence to conquer life’s summits.

Personal Background

Vince Poscente is just a guy who’s curious about life, loves a good challenge, and happens to have a master’s degree in Organizational Management. Sure, he’s climbed Himalayan peaks and raced internationally in Adventure Racing, but he’s equally proud of being a DIY and compost nerd (ask him about his greenhouse), a dad to three extraordinary kids, and being married to the same incredible gal for almost three decades.

When he’s not delivering keynotes, writing books, or coaching executives you might find Vince playing rec hockey in Dallas, savoring a bowl of Häagen-Dazs coffee ice cream (his weakness), or building some project around the house.

Guided by curiosity, a thirst for adventure, and a solid dose of humor, Vince’s journey inspires others to embrace challenges and discover the extraordinary within themselves.

Credentials

Vince Poscente

  • Olympic Competitor – Albertville, France (Speed Skiing 135 mph National Record)
  • New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, #1 USA Today Bestselling Author (endorsed by The Dalai Lama and LeBron James)
  • Hall of Fame Speaker (Alongside Zig Ziglar, Og Mandino, and Jim Rohn)
  • Expedition Leader for Unclimbed Peaks (Six Himalayan Summits)
  • PBS Host (Perspectives Matter on KERA TV Dallas)
  • Cofounder of Global Leaders Organization (A CEO peer-to-peer organization)
  • President – Board Developer delivering “Sound Advice”
  • International Olympic Committee’s Developing Countries Liaison (Jamaica and Bulgaria).

Family Life

Vince Poscente’s family life is full of love, laughter, and a healthy dose of creativity. He’s been married to Michelle, an inspiring serial entrepreneur and founder of the private equity firm, Side View Ventures, for close to three decades. Together, they make a great team, blending her visionary spirit with his knack for adventure (and the occasional trip to exotic locales).

Their three kids, now young adults, are on their own unique paths. One’s rocking the world of music (check out his band – About You), another is a verifiable business tycoon – she was recently named Forbes 30 Under 30, and the third is a ‘badass’ filmmaker.

As a family, they cheer each other on and share big ideas. It’s a household built on creativity, entrepreneurship, and an unwavering commitment to supporting each other’s wildest aspirations.

Presentations

This keynote is a powerful experience that uses Vince’s “recreational skier to Olympics in four years story” to deliver edge-of-your-seat inspiration and revenue-boosting tools for accelerated top-line growth.
  1. Clarity of Purpose – Start with the emotional buzz that your product or service delivers.
  2. Commitment is a Process – Leadership for the self is a living example of stepping into uncertainty.
  3. Consistency in a Demanding Environment – Do what the competition is not willing to do.
  4. Confidence on Command – Confident salespeople and leaders outperform competitors.
  5. Control Routines – Optimize outcomes by setting yourself up to win.

This message has practical takeaways and instant motivation for your team to launch into uncertainty. It has been delivered for business audiences across the globe wanting a high-energy, humorous, and inspiring message to break free from the limitations of chaos and ‘stuckness.’ It revolves around the three key elements of:

  • Courage is a function of internal and external alignment. It is triggered by necessity and fueled by “I’ll figure it out when I get there.”
  • Curiosity towards limitless possibilities of what a new reality looks like.
  • Creativity to narrow in on the best options for those involved.

Companies have used this keynote to ensure employees feel part of a great industry while dedicated to engaging with superior confidence no matter what headwinds they face.

In the franchise and retail world, a winner’s mindset points to one thing: Do what the competition is not willing to do. How? Here’s how to put your conference takeaways into action:

  • Be ALIGNED with the entire company rather than a “wait and see” approach. You’ve invested in their tools, let’s optimize them.
  • Use AGILITY to be out front of the competition. Let’s have everyone mirror your top performers.
  • Embrace ADAPTABILITY in the age of speed. Let’s thrive in our more, faster, now world.

Vince Poscente uses his background as an Olympian and Expedition Leader in the Himalayas to address a your two top concerns,  excellence in a competitive landscape and resilience on the path to new heights. Vince’s fun and energetic style is coupled with insights from his New York Times bestselling books on leadership for the self. For 25 years, Vince has helped franchise and retail leaders, do what the competition is not willing to do.

Vince Poscente specializes in helping health and safety-conscious cultures improve risk performance through neuroscience and entertaining storytelling. His Peak Performance Mindset program is backed by years of leading climbing expeditions in the Himalayas (14 years, zero-incident), as a skier in the Olympics, NY Times bestselling author, and risk-aware partnerships with safety culture leaders around the world.

Conventional health or safety keynotes offer inspiration to approach their jobs differently. A Peak Performance Mindset keynote explains how in a fun and experiential way. The formula your audience will learn is based on three decades of research on how ‘the ideal mindset’ is established and sustained. When people change their minds, they change their behavior, for good.

Change your truth around health and safety and you can change the organization’s culture. Please note, when you choose the Peak Performance Mindset presentation, be sure to choose between a purely motivational keynote, insights packed with practical mindset tools, entertaining stories… or all three in one power-packed talk.

Areas of expertise

Core Themes:

  • Breakthrough Performance

  • Accelerated Growth

  • Overcoming Obstacles

  • Competitive Advantage

  • Peak Performance

  • Mental Toughness

  • Resilience

  • Change Leadership

  • Full Speed Ahead

  • High-Performance Mindset


Speaking Style:

  • High-Energy

  • Engaging Storytelling

  • Humor-Driven Delivery

  • Motivational

  • Tactical & Practical Takeaways

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