Spencer West
World Change Warrior, Bestseller Author, Inspirational Speaker Spencer West redefines possible to help millions change
Why you should book speaker Spencer West
- Spencer’s life story is truly extraordinary: booking him will get you a uniquely inspiring keynote speaker, who is talking from a perspective you’ve never heard before.
- His insights and guidance already helped millions of people to embrace real change in their lives: from large stadiums to smaller workshops, Spencer is inspiring hope all over the world.
- He ranks among the best inspiring speakers in the world: he frequently speaks alongside people like Justin Trudeau and Al Gore.
As a charismatic visionary and activist, speaker Spencer West has a truly moving life story to share. After losing both of his legs at the age of five, he faced the new circumstances with courage, navigating successfully in a challenging world. Today, Spencer is redefining the lives of thousands by sharing the lessons he learned along the way: he mesmerizes audiences all over the world and speaks alongside the likes of Justin Trudeau and Natalie Portman.
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Keynotes
Keynote by speaker Spencer West: Redefine Possible: Lesson for Tackling Mountains for Life
In this keynote, speaker Spencer West invites the audience to experience the amazing transformation which can happen when we ‘redefine possible’. With his humility and humor, Spencer shares his incredible story of the obstacles he faced after losing his legs at the age of five and the journey of the discovery which encouraged him to climb Mount Kilimanjaro using his hands and a wheelchair.
Learn how to identify and push past your own roadblocks
Tackle any goal, whether personal or professional
Learn how to identify and push past your own roadblocks
Tackle any goal, whether personal or professional
Keynote by speaker Spencer West: Redefine Possible: Lessons for Tackling Mountains in Your Personal & Professional World
Spencer invites audiences to experience the transformation that can occur when we “redefine possible”. With his trademark humour and humility, Spencer spins a spellbinding story of the challenges he faced after losing his legs from the pelvis down at age five, and the journey of discovery that ultimately enabled him to summit Mount Kilimanjaro using his hands and wheelchair.
Spencer applies the insights gleaned from a lifetime of overcoming obstacles to help leaders and employees identify their own roadblocks and push past them. His inspiring message and tangible life lessons motivate business audiences to believe they can tackle any goal, whether personal or professional.
Spencer will cover:
Key lessons he has learned throughout his life and how they can be applied both personally & professionally.
The importance of obstacles and how they are an integral part of our growth as individuals and as employees.
The importance of asking for help and why it is such an important skill for all leaders to practice and demonstrate.
How we all have the capacity to create value both at home, in our communities, and in the workplace.
Spencer applies the insights gleaned from a lifetime of overcoming obstacles to help leaders and employees identify their own roadblocks and push past them. His inspiring message and tangible life lessons motivate business audiences to believe they can tackle any goal, whether personal or professional.
Spencer will cover:
Key lessons he has learned throughout his life and how they can be applied both personally & professionally.
The importance of obstacles and how they are an integral part of our growth as individuals and as employees.
The importance of asking for help and why it is such an important skill for all leaders to practice and demonstrate.
How we all have the capacity to create value both at home, in our communities, and in the workplace.
Keynote by speaker Spencer West: Leveraging Talent with Disabilities
The life of visionary and activist Spencer West has been marked by both obstacles and triumph. After losing both legs from the pelvis down at the age of five, he entered a world that might have easily defeated him. Instead, he tackled challenge after challenge, learning to navigate in a world set against those with disabilities.
From climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to climbing the workforce ladder, Spencer shares his insights on how bringing in talent with disabilities can have a very positive impact on your employees and customers.
Spencer will cover:
His own journey as someone with a disability and the challenges he has faced in the work force.
What is ableism and what does it look like?
The myths and stereotypes that keep employers from hiring folks with disabilities.
Tangible takeaways that employers and businesses can implement to start leveraging talent with disabilities.
From climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to climbing the workforce ladder, Spencer shares his insights on how bringing in talent with disabilities can have a very positive impact on your employees and customers.
Spencer will cover:
His own journey as someone with a disability and the challenges he has faced in the work force.
What is ableism and what does it look like?
The myths and stereotypes that keep employers from hiring folks with disabilities.
Tangible takeaways that employers and businesses can implement to start leveraging talent with disabilities.
Keynote by speaker Spencer West: Leveraging Disabled & 2SLGBTQ+ Talent
Join Spencer West in this thought provoking and genuinely enlightening presentation where he will discuss the importance of leveraging talent with disabilities as well as the queer community and how both identities are necessary in the workforce.
The life of visionary and activist Spencer West has been marked by both obstacles and triumph. After losing both legs from the pelvis down at the age of five and coming out as gay at the age of 21, he entered a world that might have easily defeated him. Instead, he tackled challenge after challenge, learning to navigate in a world set against the queer community and those with disabilities.
From climbing the workforce ladder to climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, Spencer shares his insights on how bringing in talent with disabilities and the queer community can have a positive impact on your employees and clients.
Spencer will cover:
His own journey as someone that identifies as gay and disabled and the challenges, he has faced in the work force.
What is ableism and what does it look like?
The myths and stereotypes that keep employers from hiring folks with disabilities and the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
Tangible takeaways that employers and businesses can implement to start leveraging talent with disabilities & the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
The life of visionary and activist Spencer West has been marked by both obstacles and triumph. After losing both legs from the pelvis down at the age of five and coming out as gay at the age of 21, he entered a world that might have easily defeated him. Instead, he tackled challenge after challenge, learning to navigate in a world set against the queer community and those with disabilities.
From climbing the workforce ladder to climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, Spencer shares his insights on how bringing in talent with disabilities and the queer community can have a positive impact on your employees and clients.
Spencer will cover:
His own journey as someone that identifies as gay and disabled and the challenges, he has faced in the work force.
What is ableism and what does it look like?
The myths and stereotypes that keep employers from hiring folks with disabilities and the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
Tangible takeaways that employers and businesses can implement to start leveraging talent with disabilities & the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
Spencer West
Inspiring keynotes showing you everything is possible
Spencer’s life has been marked both by hardships and success. When he was five, he lost both of his legs from the pelvis down and had to enter a world which could have defeated him. Instead, he faced the challenges little by little, learning to find his way in a world set against people with disabilities. His lessons and achievements along the way turned him into an inspiration for business leaders, professionals, educators and young people helping them to redefine possible in their lives and careers.
On the stage, speaker Spencer West genuinely mesmerizes all audiences: from 20,000-seat stadiums to volunteer excursions, his advice is helping millions of people globally to stand up and face their challenges. He has spoken alongside the likes of Justin Trudeau, Al Gore and Natalie Portman and opened for Demi Lovato on her world tour – inspiring thousands of her fans.
In his presentations, Spencer always offers great insights and important life lessons on how to find opportunity in every challenge while inspiring hope for leaders, students, corporations, families and faith-based groups. Moreover, when he is not on the speaking platform, speaker Spencer West is also working tirelessly to facilitate volunteer trips and create lasting change in communities all over the world.
On the stage, speaker Spencer West genuinely mesmerizes all audiences: from 20,000-seat stadiums to volunteer excursions, his advice is helping millions of people globally to stand up and face their challenges. He has spoken alongside the likes of Justin Trudeau, Al Gore and Natalie Portman and opened for Demi Lovato on her world tour – inspiring thousands of her fans.
In his presentations, Spencer always offers great insights and important life lessons on how to find opportunity in every challenge while inspiring hope for leaders, students, corporations, families and faith-based groups. Moreover, when he is not on the speaking platform, speaker Spencer West is also working tirelessly to facilitate volunteer trips and create lasting change in communities all over the world.
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