Spencer West - Speaker - Social Activist, Visionary & Author
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Spencer West

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Motivational Speaker, Gay/Disabled Content Creator, Author And World Change Warrior
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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. His many accomplishments and lessons learned along the way led him to discover the techniques business leaders, professionals, educators, and young people can use to redefine possible in their own lives and careers.

Expertise in

  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Leadership
  • Mental Health & Mental Wellness
  • Peak Performance & Productivity
  • Personal Development & Growth
  • Resilience & Adversity
  • Team Building & Teamwork

Speaker Types

  • Academic
  • Associations & Unions
  • Awareness Days
  • Canadian Conferences & Summits
  • Chrarities & Foundations
  • Community Engagement Events
  • Conference

SPENCER WEST BIOGRAPHY

The life of visionary and activist Spencer West has been marked by both obstacles and triumphs. After losing both legs from the pelvis down at the age of five and coming out as a gay man 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 those with disabilities and identifying as queer. His many accomplishments and lessons learned along the way led him to become an advocate for the disabled and LGBTQ+ communities.

Spencer West’s incredible story, about climbing and summiting Mount Kilimanjaro on his hands and wheelchair, is documented in both film and print. His journey is featured in the documentary Redefine Possible: The Story of Spencer West, which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival and in his book Standing Tall: My Journey.

As the opener on a Demi Lovato world tour across North America, Spencer inspired tens of thousands of her fans with his inspiring story. Spencer West has spoken alongside luminaries and performers such as former U.S. Vice-President Al Gore, Mia Farrow, Martin Luther King III, Jennifer Hudson, and Natalie Portman, to name a few. 

Spencer West has appeared countless times in the media including, ABC News, Buzz Feed, 60 Minutes, CTV, BBC News, TMZ, CNN, Forbes, The Globe & Mail, CBS This Morning, and Bloomberg. He was a featured guest on Season 2 of KARAMO A Podcast, hosted by Karamo Brown, plays the role of The Window Washer in Murdoch Mysteries, and is a social media influencer with over 4 million TikTok followers.

Spencer West’s inspiring words have reached millions of listeners around the world, including Virgin Atlantic, KPMG, Staples, Financial Institutions, the Insurance Industry, Microsoft, Universal McCann, the Ministry of Education, Colleges & Universities, YPO/WPO, Bloomberg Live, the Healthcare Industry, and more.

Redefine Possible: Lessons for Tackling Mountains in Your Personal and Professional World

  • Spencer West 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 West 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.

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Leveraging Talent with Disabilities Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility (IDEA)

  • 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.

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Diversability: Leveraging Disabled & LGBTQ+ Talent Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility (IDEA)

  • 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 for 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.

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No Can’t, No Won’t, Only How! Overcoming Obstacles to Make a Difference

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    Spencer West lost his legs from the pelvis down when he was just five years old and faced overwhelming physical and emotional challenges. Rather than give up or turn inward, West learned that by connecting with others and working to make the world a better place he could transform his life.

    Alternating between walking on his hands and using his wheelchair, West has accomplished a list of feats, including building schools in poverty-stricken villages in Kenya and India, and walking 186 miles from Edmonton to Calgary in Alberta, Canada.

    One of West’s biggest achievements was climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise money for a global clean water initiative while raising awareness of the devastating drought in Africa. 

    With inspiring stories like these, he shows audiences how they can overcome their own obstacles to follow their ambitions and be a force for good in the world.

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Thank you so much for making the CEO Award nominee breakfast such a special celebration. Your personal story touched everyone and your call to action at the end was perfect! It was exactly the message we wanted to convey to our people to support their colleagues in their volunteerism. I’ve received so much positive feedback following the breakfast; everyone loved meeting you and many have commented that now they feel even more compelled to continue with their volunteer work. Your enthusiasm is infectious!

National Director of Community Leadership

KPMG Canada

Spencer’s dynamic presentations to all grade 4-12 students in our district inspired and motivated each audience to make a difference. Hearing Spencer’s life story, and realizing that any barriers can be overcome with a positive attitude, left a lasting impression. Spencer magically connects with the students he interacts with; he makes each student he talks to feel important and empowered to make their schools and the world a better place. Spencer’s keynotes have had a lasting impact and our students continue to see him as their role model as they bring about positive change both locally and globally. We can’t wait to have him back to work with the elementary students in our district!

Thank you for being a part of the YPO Nairobi Chapter Event. The ratings have all been terrific and the evaluation excellent! The event got a rating of a fantastic 9.9 out of 10! Thank you for helping to make our educational event an outstanding success.

Education Chair

YPO Nairobi

As Spencer’s vigorous and courageous spirit spread out to us, our eyes opened to the potential possibilities out there. His powerful and defiant attitude toward life proved that anything in this world is possible; if there is anything that stops us from continuing, it is the boundaries that we have created ourselves. Always remember, Redefine Your Possible.

International School of Kenya

Thank you for all your help securing Spencer West for our conference…His keynote was quite fantastic and we’ve heard great feedback.

Coordinator, Finance Operations

Oxford Properties Group

When I approached Spencer I was scared he might not understand my excitement. . . but he welcomed me with open arms and as I sat in the front row tears streamed down my face. . . . I have always been a leader, but on Friday I learnt what it meant to be bigger than myself. . . . I can change the world.

Halton Regional Chair

IN THE MEDIA

PODCASTS

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MEDIA INTERVIEWS

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Spencer West CAN DELIVER CUSTOMIZED PRESENTATIONS WITHIN THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF EXPERTISE & TOPIC THEMES

Expertise in

  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Leadership
  • Mental Health & Mental Wellness
  • Peak Performance & Productivity
  • Personal Development & Growth
  • Resilience & Adversity
  • Team Building & Teamwork

Speaker Types

  • Academic
  • Associations & Unions
  • Awareness Days
  • Canadian Conferences & Summits
  • Chrarities & Foundations
  • Community Engagement Events
  • Conference
  • Corporations & Businesses
  • Gender Equality
  • Government Departments & Agencies
  • Inspirational
  • Interactive & Experience
  • Key Note
  • Motivation
  • Online Meetings & Virtual Meetings
  • Public relations & Presentation Skills
  • Social & Cultural
  • Social Justice & Human Rights
  • Storytelling
  • Town Halls & Retreats
  • Youth Leadership & Students
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