Mike Shaw

Mike Shaw

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Kelowna, British Columbia

Mental Health Counsellor | Former Pro Skier | Spinal Cord Injury Survivor | Author

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  • Expertise
  • Leadership
  • Mental Health
  • Leadership and Change
  • Business Leadership
  • Global Business Solutions
  • Peak Performance
  • Mindset & Goal Accomplishment
  • Personal Growth
  • Workplace Safety

MIKE SHAW BIOGRAPHY

Mike Shaw is a mental health counsellor, professional speaker, and former high-performance ski coach who knows what it means to face the unimaginable and come back stronger. In 2013, while coaching Canada’s Olympic Development Halfpipe Team, Mike suffered a catastrophic skiing crash that left him paralyzed from the neck down. Doctors told him he would never walk again.

But Mike defied the odds. Through grit, resilience, and a profound sense of gratitude, he not only learned to walk again he became one of the very few incomplete quadriplegics in the world to run full marathons. Today, Mike channels that same determination into helping others overcome their own adversity. As the founder, a mental health practice based in Victoria, BC, he helps individuals navigate life’s toughest challenges—blending lived experience with clinical insight to guide healing, growth, and resilience.

Mike’s powerful story has been featured by Red Bull TV, TEDx, CBC, NBC, CTV, Global, and USA Today. His acclaimed documentary The Healing Agent, TEDx Talk Grief Happens, and book Never Part of the Plan have inspired thousands globally, offering hope, strength, and a practical path forward through life’s hardest moments.

Whether he’s speaking to students, executives, or frontline professionals, Mike’s message lands with authenticity and impact. He doesn’t just talk about resilience he lives it. Mike’s mission is clear: to inspire and empower individuals and organizations to transition from merely surviving to thriving, despite life’s toughest challenges.

Still an adventurer at heart, Mike thrives today as a para-athlete, entrepreneur, and backcountry skier. He is a passionate advocate for spinal cord injury research and a living example of what’s possible when courage meets compassion and science meets spirit.

Mike Shaw Related Media

Podcast

Tea with a Titan

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Mike Shaw -- Freestyle Skier, Coach, Entrepreneur, Speaker

Mike Shaw Related Content

Book

NEVER PART OF THE PLAN: A Story of Courage Resilience Gratitude
NEVER PART OF THE PLAN: A Story of Courage Resilience Gratitude
At age 26, when Mike Shaw, freestyle skiing coach, stepped into the sunshine on a crisp Colorado morning, it never entered his mind by three-thirty that afternoon his life—as he knew it—would be over.

Mike Shaw Topic Presentations

Mike Shaw Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada delivers keynote presentations, workshops, fireside chats, moderated Q&A, and other presentation formats on a wide variety of topics. Each presentation is unique, customized and tailored for audiences, industries, conferences and event formats.

Never Part of the Plan : A Story of Courage, Resilience, and Gratitude

From paralysis to purpose : Journey through mental health and resilience 

The Fear of Falling

Thriving in Uncertainty: Building Confidence Amidst Change

Enhancing Workplace Well-being: : Optimizing Mental Health for Peak Performance

How to Build Impressive Organizations With Impressive People

Mike Shaw Speaking Testimonials

Mike, thanks for a fantastic presentation that set the tone for a tremendous week. Yours is an amazing story, and you presented it beautifully. Our members were inspired and fired up, and we cannot thank you enough.

DAVID GOLDSTEIN BSJ/LLB

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
U SPORTS AGM

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