Chad Foster

Blind Harvard executive and billion-dollar strategist who shows leaders how to turn adversity into advantage and perform under pressure.

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Chad lost his eyesight at 21 years old but developed vision better than anyone else I know…speaking at a Life Time Inc. event. I had to follow him on stage after the entire audience hung on every word he spoke…courage, resilience, optimism, goodness, funny, inspirational, aspirational… It was an amazing speech that I’ll always remember. As I gathered myself on stage, I told the audience that I had a similar experience having to follow Jocko Willink on stage and that I’d rather fight Jocko then ever have to follow Chad on stage again.

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Why book Chad Foster for your next event

Chad delivers practical resilience tools drawn from leading billion-dollar strategies and real-world leadership in hypercompetitive markets.
His keynotes move teams from inspiration to ownership, strengthening accountability, mindset, and execution under sustained pressure.
Trusted by global brands, Chad connects adversity, innovation, and leadership to measurable business outcomes that last beyond the event.

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Blind ambition, resilience, and real-world performance

Chad Foster is proof that obstacles do not define outcomes, decisions do. A blind Harvard executive, billion-dollar revenue generator, and technology innovator, Chad has built a career on doing what others said was impossible. After losing his eyesight as a young adult, he refused to lower expectations or accept limits. Instead, he learned how to turn adversity into advantage, forging an overcomer mindset that now fuels leaders and teams around the world. As the first blind executive to complete Harvard Business School’s leadership program, Chad went on to thrive inside a Fortune 500 environment, directing financial strategies that produced industry-leading growth and margins. Today, he brings the same discipline, clarity, and resilience to the stage, helping organizations own outcomes, embrace discomfort, and perform when it matters most.

Chad Foster: Turning Obstacles Into Outcomes

Chad Foster’s story is powerful, but his impact goes far beyond inspiration. Known as a rainmaker and strategic leader, Chad has directed financial and growth strategies that resulted in billions in revenue despite intense competitive pressure. His ability to perform at the highest level while blind reshaped how teams think about limitations, accountability, and execution.

Rather than viewing adversity as a setback, Chad treats it as a catalyst. This philosophy guided him as he became the first to develop CRM technology for the visually impaired — a solution Oracle initially believed could not be done. That same mindset now drives his work with organizations seeking sustainable performance and resilience at scale.

Leadership Built Under Pressure

Chad’s leadership was forged in environments where excuses were not an option. Inside a Fortune 500 company, he helped steer strategies that delivered best-in-class margins and consistent growth. His experience navigating uncertainty, complexity, and constant pressure gives him uncommon credibility with senior leaders, sales teams, and high performers.

On stage, Chad speaks with clarity, confidence, and directness. He challenges audiences to stop negotiating with their obstacles and start owning their outcomes. His message resonates because it is grounded in lived experience, not theory.

The Anatomy of Resilience

Resilience, according to Chad, is not a personality trait — it is a skillset. In his keynotes, he breaks down the anatomy of resilience into practical, repeatable tools that help individuals and teams respond effectively to change, disruption, and failure.

Audiences learn how to:

Reframe challenges into opportunities for growth
Stay comfortable in moments of discomfort
Build belief systems that support execution, not fear
Replace limiting narratives with empowering ones

Chad’s approach equips people to emerge from setbacks stronger, sharper, and more resolved to succeed.

Connecting Inspiration to Implementation™

What sets Chad apart is his ability to connect inspiration directly to execution. His signature approach, Connecting inspiration to implementation™, ensures audiences leave with more than motivation. They leave with frameworks, language, and behaviors they can apply immediately.

Through heartfelt stories, no-fluff truth-telling, and engaging delivery, Chad helps teams align mindset with action. Leaders gain tools to drive accountability. Sales teams learn how to own results in competitive environments. Organizations walk away better prepared to turn disadvantages into advantages.

Trusted by Global Brands

Chad’s impact has made him a trusted voice for leaders at companies such as Google, IBM, Salesforce, GE, Microsoft, and more. His credibility comes not only from his story, but from results — innovation sparked, mindsets shifted, and outcomes achieved.

Beyond the boardroom, Chad lives the philosophy he teaches. An avid downhill skier and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, he embodies a go-for-it belief system that challenges assumptions about what is possible.

Book Chad Foster for Your Event

When you book Chad Foster for your event, you secure more than a keynote speaker. You bring in a catalyst for change. His sessions are transformative experiences that ignite belief, inspire ownership, and unlock performance across your organization.

Chad Foster leaves audiences motivated, equipped, and ready to pursue success with blind ambition — turning obstacles into opportunities and pressure into progress.

Customer Reviews

Owner/CEO TRX Training & JFXD Capital Managing Partner

“[He] knocked it out of the park! The messaging, linking it to our mission statements...everything was spot on! It was truly a moving experience for all who had the pleasure of seeing [him] speak. Could not have been more happy with the choice we made. That evening I had 20+ people come up to me and tell me how much they were impacted by [Chad's] words. [He has] a gift and I appreciate [him] sharing it with us all!”

Bausch & Lomb

“ASAE had a very positive experience in working with Chad Foster. As event organizers, we know we are only as good as those who stand on stage in front of our valued audiences. Chad’s presentation was unique, interesting, emotional, and, dare I say, spellbinding. In an auditorium of over 4,000 people, we could have heard a pin drop. The way Chad laid out his story kept the audience engaged until the last word. We know when a speaker is effective, it makes the organizers look good. When they are also lovely human beings, it makes the experience even better. Not only did Chad make us look good, but he was attentive prior to the meeting to assure he was “on point”, great to work with the day of the event, and gracious with his time after his presentation, staying on for photo ops and to meet with our leaders. Chad was an absolute home run for our Annual Meeting. I would not hesitate to recommend Chad Foster to any organization looking for something different and special.”

American Society of Association Executives (ASAE)

"Chad was phenomenal – he delivered an incredible keynote that exceeded every expectation we had for the conference. Chad delivered far beyond expectations, weaving in just enough of our industry language and context to make his keynote feel deeply relevant to the work we do. That extra effort on his part made a real difference and helped the audience connect with him on a deeper level. His message was not only universally impactful, regardless of industry or job role, but also incredibly timely given the uncertainty and constant change we’re facing with technology and the growing pressure for performance and growth. Chad was truly outstanding. Attendees described him as charismatic, personable, funny, passionate, and approachable. His message was referenced repeatedly throughout other presentations, and he had a long line of people waiting to speak with him afterward, which he graciously accommodated."

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Keynotes

Keynote by speaker Chad Foster:

NO MORE COMFORT ZONES: Growth Through Adversity

Life without obstacles removes opportunity for growth. For any of us to grow, we need to step outside our comfort zones. In this powerful keynote, Chad teaches how the obstacles that lie in front of us can
propel us towards our goals.

Every organization finds itself face-to-face with problems that can seem insurmountable. Beyond Chad’s personal path of overcoming overwhelming odds, his business track record for moving through challenges and improving results gives a unique perspective on how comfort zones hold us back.

Chad will talk about how he’s not successful in spite of being blind. He is successful because he’s blind. He embraced his problem and turned it into a solution. In this session Chad will teach your teams how to realize exponential growth through adversity.

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Keynote by speaker Chad Foster:

VICTIM TO VISIONARY: Resilience Workshop

In this workshop Chad will lead you through the steps you can take to improve resilience. He teaches the practical tools you can apply to any situation in order to move your mindset from victim to visionary.

During this session you will map out your resilience journey. After setting out your own personal vision of greatness, you will see your life more clearly than you ever have before. It can set you free to discover
the amazing advantages that your disadvantages offer. You can then seek your own gifts that are disguised in terrible wrapping paper and see how the unique perspectives you’ve gained from those disadvantages contribute to your vision of greatness.

Nothing in life is permanent. Everybody and everything changes. The only certainty is change. The key is figuring out how you will adapt.

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