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Justin Skeesuck & Patrick Gray

Dive into lifelong friends Justin and Patrick's story of triumph, exploring the vital role of relationships and community in navigating life's challenges.

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My Thesaurus does not contain enough superlative words to describe the exceptional keynote presentation that Justin and Patrick offered. The most common review was simply inspirational. Some people define relationships by tallying so-called friends on social media, but Justin and Patrick characterize – and live by – the true, traditional meaning of friendship. You must hear their remarkable story!

Alan Sherbinin

CEO, MUSE International

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Reasons to book Justin Skeesuck & Patrick Gray

Empower Your Team: Gain insights on teamwork and leadership from Justin & Patrick's extraordinary journey.
Build Stronger Bonds: Learn the secrets of community and relationships for personal and professional success.
Resilience Unleashed: Overcome challenges with tools and strategies learned from their compelling life experiences.

Unlock boundless potential with keynote speakers Justin Skeesuck & Patrick Gray, who are the two friends behind the popular book and movie
“I’ll Push You”
. The two of them are lifelong friends and have been on many adventures together, despite the fact that Justin is in a wheelchair. Their friendship, extraordinary journey, overcoming obstacles through teamwork and leadership, offers a powerful narrative. Invite them to inspire your audience, showcasing the strength found in unity and the transformative impact of embracing help.

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Keynotes

Keynote by speakers Justin Skeesuck and Patrick Gray: I’ll Push You: 500 Miles, Two Best Friends, and One Wheelchair

Justin Skeesuck and Patrick Gray are lifelong friends with a hunger for adventure. Despite a debilitating disease taking away most of Justin's ability to move, the two live without reservation.

Their incredible wheelchair journey, known as I’ll Push You, is a testament to this. They tackled the impossible — a 500-mile pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago through Spain — Patrick pushing Justin in a wheelchair. While Patrick, and others, physically pushed Justin the distance, Justin pushed Patrick, mentally and emotionally, beyond fear and insecurity, into a whole new world of joy and freedom. And now, they partner with businesses and organizations around the globe, equipping them with the tools to do the same.

Using powerful, emotional, and often hilarious storytelling, the two use their unique insights to help individuals and teams discover their full potential.

Justin and Patrick customize content for each client. Common themes include:

Leadership

Teamwork

Overcoming Challenges

Service

Inclusion Mindset

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Keynote by speakers Justin Skeesuck and Patrick Gray: Imprints: The Evidence Our Lives Leave Behind

Following their bestselling memoir, I’ll Push You, Justin and Patrick wrote Imprints: The Evidence Our Lives Leave Behind – a collection of narrative essays illustrating the power each person has to change someone else’s life. Powerful change is often influenced by the little things we do each day. Each story in Imprints shows how our choices can profoundly impact the future of others.

Using these stories as a foundation, Justin and Patrick open audience members’ eyes to the potential we all possess. Their storytelling invites conference attendees into a conversation about purpose and challenges everyone to evaluate their roles and responsibilities as team members, leaders, parents, partners, and friends.

Justin and Patrick customize this content for each client. Common themes include:

Servant Leadership

Compassion

Living with Purpose

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Keynote by speakers Justin Skeesuck and Patrick Gray: Other offerings

This incredible duo helps each organization they work with realize its full potential. Justin and Patrick's ability to seamlessly provide both live and virtual events means they offer:

Live and Virtual Keynotes

Live and Virtual Workshops

Live and Virtual Team Coaching Sessions

Live and Virtual Q&As

Film Screenings and Live or Virtual Q&As

While Justin and Patrick's story has been described as "inspirational" or "motivational," they believe inspiration and motivation aren't enough. Overcoming life's challenges requires acknowledging our weaknesses, inviting others into our story, and embracing the fact that we cannot do it all on our own.

Through their speaking, writing, and training, Justin and Patrick help others overcome limitations in work, relationships, and life by embracing vulnerability and turning to the power within a community of friends, family, and co-workers.

Regardless of the topic, audiences and conference attendees leave inspired and challenged to do more as individuals and teams. It's impossible to see Justin and Patrick speak and not be motivated to do more with what you have been given.

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Customer Reviews

Alan Sherbinin CEO, MUSE International

If you're looking for an inspirational message about friendship, commitment, overcoming challenges, or the power of community, then I urge you to hire Justin and Patrick for your next speaking event! They will deliver, your attendees will be inspired, and you will look like a genius for deciding to share with your company, members, or conference attendees a life-changing adventure.

Ben Quintana St. Luke's Health System, Idaho

Meeting and coming to know Justin and Patrick was a game-changer for many on my team, and for some of us, myself included, they literally changed how I look at life, how a contend with life, and how I cope with life. All too many times, we get bogged down or disheartened by what life dishes out to us. The joy and the dignity Justin and Patrick bring to life, and others’ lives, is nothing short of a treasured gift that is to be remembered daily.

DeeDee DeMan CEO, Bench International

Working with Justin and Patrick is an experience of a lifetime – one never to be missed! Their inspirational story of friendship and teamwork transformed the lives of everyone in the room. From the moment I met them during our pre-conference interview to their book signing at the conclusion of our event, they were the embodiment of what it means to be a gift to others. They are two extremely kind, inquisitive, and very humorous men – absolutely unforgettable!

Janice Ginley Vice President, Medical Insurance Exchange of California

Justin and Patrick are two of the most inspiring and entertaining speakers I've heard. We were more than moved, we were changed after hearing their story!

Donald Miller NYT Best-Selling Author and Founder of StoryBrand

Justin and Patrick’s story is an emotional roller coaster, told in an authentic style. I found myself laughing and crying right alongside them as they shared their incredible journey of friendship, faith, and perseverance. Their many “life messages” gave me a new perspective on how I will approach the business that I lead as well as the relationships in my life. I left feeling inspired and energized!<br>

Lisa Witte President, RSD North America & Emerging Markets Thermo Fisher Scientific

We engaged with Justin and Patrick to share their story of friendship to almost 3000 caregivers in 11 different sessions at our hospital. Their style of narrating their 500-mile journey on the Camino de Santiago brought laughter and tears to our audiences. Our employees really connected with their individual challenges of being the caregiver and the one who receives care. It renewed and inspired everyone to remember the importance of their role and how they make a difference every day!

Roz Gil Director (Former), Patient Experience St. Joseph/Providence Health

Justin Skeesuck & Patrick Gray

Triumph in Unity: Lessons from an Extraordinary Journey

When Justin Skeesuck got the idea of going on an epic adventure and
experience the ancient pilgrimage Camino de Santiago, but he knew he
needed help.

Justin has a neuromuscular disease and is unable to use his
arms and legs. When he asked his best friend, Patrick Gray, what he
thought of this crazy idea, he simply answered “I’ll push you!”. Since
then, they’ve published a book and a movie about their journey and
adventure, which both received outstanding reviews on Amazon,
Goodreads and Rotten Tomatoes. Their keynotes are just as popular, and
in 2017 they spoke to more than 100,000 people live.

Justin and Patrick’s adventure took them on ups and downs and taught
them how much we can accomplish if we know our own limitations, ask
for help and work together. Through their adventures, they’ve explored
the meaning of true leadership, teamwork and human connection, and
on stage their friendship shines through as they inspire and engage with
the audience.

As bestselling, authors and highly sought after keynote speakers, Justin and Patrick use their life/work experiences and their adventures as the backdrop to which they explore concepts such as leadership, team work, relationship, and the power of the human collective. They believe the most successful individuals are those who understand their own limitations and invite others to be a part of their journey.

Justin Skeesuck and Patrick Gray guide individuals and organizations toward their full potential through the power of relationships and community.