Warren Macdonald

Warren Macdonald

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Canmore, Alberta

Disabled Mountain Climber - Leadership, Agility & Change Expert

Warren Macdonald is a disabled mountain climber and visionary keynote speaker with powerful story of survival to manage change and uncertainty. Warren is an Australian environmentalist, explorer, mountain climber, motivational speaker and writer. In April 1997, Warren Macdonald was climbing on Hinchinbrook Island in Australia when a giant boulder fell on his legs. He shares his inspirational story with corporate organizations and associations to help audiences embrace uncertainty and change.

WARREN MACDONALD BIOGRAPHY

Warren Macdonald works with innovative, forward-thinking organizations and associations looking to foster a shift in perception. Warren’s life’s boundaries were redefined in April 1997 with his accident on Hinchinbrook Island, Queensland, Australia. Climbing to the Island’s tallest peak, Warren became trapped beneath a one-ton slab boulder in a freak rock fall. Two days later he was rescued, only to undergo the amputation of both legs at mid-thigh. Warren shouldn’t be alive today and although went through a large transition as an abled mountain climber to becoming wheelchair bound he is an individual that was able to move through challenging times in the face of uncertainty to regain his mental strength and determination to find a way to his passion to climb mountains once again.

Macdonald not only decided that his injuries wouldn’t slow him down―he decided they would propel him to new heights. Just ten months after the incident, Warren climbed Tasmania’s Cradle Mountain and later summited both Mount Kilimanjaro and El Capitan. He is also the only above-knee amputee to make an ascent of Canada’s landmark frozen waterfall, the 600 ft. “Weeping Wall” in Alberta. Inspiring audiences to turn challenge into change, Warren’s talks foster the desire to seek opportunities and push their own limits to overcome obstacles and maximize their performance. Warren Macdonald has literally climbed over obstacles most people cannot imagine.

Warren Macdonald’s first book, A Test of Will is an Australian bestseller and the subject of the “Trapped under a Boulder” episode of the Discovery Channel series “I Shouldn’t Be Alive”. His film, “The Second Step”, documented the epic four-week journey to Federation Peak, Australia’s most challenging mountain summit. The film has been acclaimed worldwide, screening on National Geographic Television and winning eight international awards including Grand Prize at the prestigious Banff Mountain Film Festival.

Warren Macdonald has appeared on numerous news and current affairs programs, including Larry King Live, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos. He has written articles for CNN World Edition, Australian Geographic, Speaking of Impact and Professional Speaker. As a speaker, Warren’s clients include PepsiCo, Blackberry/Marketstar, HSBC, Sun Life Financial, Suncor, Novo Nordisk, among many others. In 2013, he spoke at TEDx Ajman “No Strings Attached” in the UAE.

Warren is a visionary who lives and breathes change management every day. He is routinely sought out as a keynote speaker and motivator by innovative, forward thinking organizations that require new inspiration to see the possibilities through hard work, dedication and “out of the box” thinking. A powerful catalyst for change, Warren’s life changing presentation challenges the status quo by telling audiences what they need hear at the right time to help spark new thinking to change their behaviours and their approach to their careers & lives.

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Warren Macdonald Topic Presentations

the power of perception - building a breakthrough mindset

  • Virtual PresentationKeynote PresentationWorkshop SessionHalf Day TrainingFull Day Training
  • If we can’t see where it is we need to go, what are our chances of getting there? If your team or your members can’t see where you’re going, what are the chances they’ll get onboard? In navigating change and overcoming the challenges that come with it, we need to address the foundation; the root cause of why we often get stuck or disengaged, and that is, how we perceive change in the first place.

    This keynote presentation is designed to hit “reset” on how your team sees their role in your organization. Expect them to come away empowered, engaged, inspired, and ready to take action. They’ll begin to see challenges and opportunities with fresh perspectives and renewed vision.

return on resilience - bouncing back is just the beginning

the challenge of change - finding opportunity in adversity

one step beyond - setting and reaching impossible goals

next level quality of care: a patients perspective

Testimonials

Over the past 32 years, we have hired hundreds of speakers around the globe; many considered to be best of the best. Personally, for me, Warren’s Story is beyond compare. But it is in meeting this man, and how every time I see him or speak to him, he has an attitude that is always positive and exciting. I would place Warren in the Top 10 in the World for Motivational speaking, and we have had Presidents, Mayors, actors, activists, political and religious leaders, and everyone in between.

Rob Thorsteinson

President
Cascadia Motivation Inc.

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