Shannon’s life is like a fairytale. From tragedy to triumph, he has experienced the highest of highs and death-defying lows. A warm and passionate speaker, Shannon’s education and experiences, combined with a rich and varied career working with high-performing teams, enables him to be relevant to a broad cross-section of people, quickly earning the trust and touching the heart of each person in your audience.
Shannon’s Journey
Shannon believes each chapter in his multi-faceted life-journey so far has informed him in meaningful and otherwise unattainable ways. He is grateful for every experience, whether derived from wise or daring choices and carries each with him to the stage.
A highly decorated skydiver and revered entrepreneur, Shannon is proud of the feats he has accomplished individually as well as those to which he has contributed as a team member.
He is dedicated to choosing to live life in the little moments; enriched by every lesson learned and appreciative for every victory.
As his teammates have shared, Shannon is a spiritual and competitive warrior; a rare breed.
Keynote Speaking
Shannon’s appeal as a speaker is founded in his willingness to openly share of himself. He is authentic, vulnerable, credible; inspirational.
Harnessing together his formal education with his unique cultural lens, Shannon commands a room.
He is warm and generous of spirit; an excellent communicator with keen listening skills. He creates a safe space and invites your audience to lean in with an open mind.
His unique stories combined with his life-changing experiences will add value to anyone who has the opportunity to hear them.
Speaking Topics
Finding the Flow
In Work and In Life
Speaking from the vantage point of a career skydiving competitor and performer, Shannon illustrates how finding a flow-state of consciousness is essential if we expect optimal results, in any area of life. High-speed, multi-person parachute displays in some of the planet’s most breath-taking locations have exposed him to tools and techniques for centering himself and being present-minded, even amidst risk and chaos. With warmth and humor, Shannon convincingly argues that staying present in today’s busy, future-driven society is an acquired skill set that begins with the choices we make, from the smallest to the biggest ones. By the end of this presentation, everyone in your organization will be motivated to reconsider how they are showing up for important events, and how they might choose differently in that regard.
The Power & Privilege
Of Choice
It’s been suggested that we make hundreds of conscious decisions or more each day, and countless subconscious ones. In this talk, Shannon takes us through the process of decision-making, illustrating how much of our lives are guided by reactionary behavior rather than thoughtful action. He goes on to offer simple tactics for better navigating our conscious choices, and for becoming more aware of our subconscious ones. This awareness, Shannon contends, is the gateway to being more effective at work and living more fulfilled. A life-threatening accident in the Swiss Alps in 2010 quickened Shannon’s resolve to spend each minute more wisely. After hearing his story, you, too, will aspire to be more mindful with every choice you make.
Presence
The Quintessential Human Value
The age we live in is like no other. Progress and destruction have each reached unprecedented levels, and seem to be advancing exponentially. On one hand, we are striving to reach Mars, while on the other hand, the very planet we live on is deteriorating at break-neck speeds. In this talk, Shannon insightfully paints a picture of our current world predicament, and then flips the solution on its head, contending that our only chance to prosper is to remember our human-ness. Shannon has spent more than two decades navigating the high-risk world of team parachute flight. In this fringe community, participants become adept at navigating the poles of triumph and tragedy, elation and despair, victory and defeat. It is through this lens that Shannon has developed a four-part formula for reconnecting with our humanness, for being deliberate with our presence, and most importantly, for eliciting hope in those around us.
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