Chris Ruden inspires audiences to create a world without limits
Chris Ruden inspires audiences to create a world without limits
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Chris Ruden is a record-holding powerlifter, keynote speaker, and disabled model who uses his experiences as an amputee and Type 1 diabetic to inspire and empower others to create a world without limits.
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A record-holding powerlifter, motivational speaker, and disabled model, Chris Ruden is an inspiring figure who uses his experiences to empower others to create a world without limits. Born with a congenital birth defect that resulted in a shortened left arm, Chris was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 19. Despite these challenges, he has become a successful powerlifter and advocate for disability rights, using his platform to inspire and educate others.
As a motivational speaker, Chris has a unique ability to connect with audiences and share his message of resilience, determination, and inclusivity. He has worked with organizations such as Nike, Tommy Hilfiger, and Zappos, among others, to promote diversity and empower individuals to reach their full potential.
Chris’s journey serves as a powerful reminder that with hard work and determination, anything is possible. His message of creating a world without limits resonates with people of all ages and backgrounds, inspiring them to embrace their differences and pursue their goals with confidence.
Whether speaking to a large audience or working one-on-one, Chris’s passion for helping others is evident. He continues to make a positive impact on the lives of those around him, empowering individuals to overcome obstacles and achieve their dreams.
See keynotes with Chris RudenBorn with a disability and later diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, Chris uses his story of hiding his disability for almost 20 years to help associations, corporations, and audiences alike embrace the I.D.E.A.– Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility. This interactive keynote gives a uniquely effective view on diversity and inclusion and exactly how to recognize and implement the idea that different minds foster innovation, inclusion, and forward thinking, and are powerful contributors and collaborators on teams. After experiencing this event, audience members will be equipped with an improved cultural lens that inspires creativity and problem solving while uniting differences to optimize forward thinking. Through Chris’ lifelong relationship with his disability & disease, his expertise in the world of leveraging differences to make significant impact will leave the audience with a transformative experience and a renewed sense of community.
This presentation aims to promote the important benefits of Diversity & Inclusion, as part of any organizations success strategy with a framework of:
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This presentation is about a world without limits, even a world that you can’t control. The concept of struggle is universal, and through effective strategies and tactics, we learn to see limitations as self imposed obstacles, as opposed to dead ends and roadblocks. In this presentation, Chris helps organizations to reframe how they view limitations, focusing on what you can control, and redirecting effective behaviours that can powerfully steer a team and organizations success. Chris provides a framework to help leaders and their teams reframe their situations and their responses to them, in order to avoid the pitfalls that so many teams experience. Chris uses his story as a vessel to the presentation’s objectives: to empower teams to break free of their limits personally and professionally and become more effective communicators, contributors and collaborators.
This presentation aims to provide attendees with effective strategies to manage change and overcome adversity with a framework of:
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Everyone has heard the phrase “only the strong survive” but in explaining why, the phrase reads “only the strong survive due to willingness to change”. Change is inevitable as is the resistance to change. In this talk Chris uses his expertise in introspective change to help teams and audiences alike train for change. Looking backwards for solutions to problems we have yet to encounter prevents growth in an ever-changing world. Problem solving requires forward thinking, creative change management strategies, and a collective perspective shift toward letting go of yesterday’s logic to build a better tomorrow.
This presentation aims to provide attendees with effective strategies to manage change and overcome adversity with a framework of:
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