World Champion Athlete, Award-Winning Engineer & Author of "Blind Ambition"

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Patricia Walsh Biography

Patricia Walsh’s initial vision loss began as the result of a pediatric brain tumor. Due to some post operation complications, most of her vision was gone by the time she was 14. Despite being on track to graduate high school early, the depression that came with her disability ended up killing Walsh’s drive and determination.

By 19, Walsh had a revelation; if she never started to make positive changes, she probably never would. Not ready to live the rest of her life explaining why she was a failure, she challenged herself to always be better. Running became an outlet to challenge herself.

Today, Walsh has raced more than a dozen marathons and ultra-marathons and competed in two IRONMAN triathlons. In 2011, she set the world record for blind triathletes, shattering both male and female records by over 50 minutes. She's also a 5-time USA Champion and 2016 Paralympian.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 07/13/2025.

Patricia Walsh Speaking Topics

    • Goal Achievement
    • Overcoming Discouragement
    • Resilience
    • Training to Win
    • The power in a willingness to take on a monster task having the willingness to fail gracefully

  • Dream Big

    Patricia speaks to the ways that we as professionals can empower our own success by taking on a willingness to risk. Dream big, the impossible may not be so impossible. All problems can be broken down into smaller problems that can then be solved. There is power in a willingness to take on a big risk. There is surface area for future accomplishments in evaluating the seemingly impossible for what it really is, possible.

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Patricia Walsh Videos

Patricia Walsh Keynote Presentation, AFB Leadership Conference 2017

Patricia Walsh Keynote Presentation, AFB Leadership Conference 2017

An inspiring keynote address by Patricia Walsh, a Paralympics and Iron Man triathlete, award-winning engineer, and author of the autobiography Blind...

The origin story of an over-achiever | Patricia Walsh | TEDx

The origin story of an over-achiever | Patricia Walsh | TEDx

Patricia Walsh, a world-record Paralympian, communicates how self-worth can never be built through the external validation that comes with...

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    Patricia Walsh is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Athlete, Cancer, Disability, Engineering, Health & Wellness, Olympic Athlete, Technology
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Patricia Walsh is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as , Dream Big, Fuel, Fire, Blaze and Blind Ambition: Overcoming a pediatric Brain tumor to then become a Paralympic hopeful. The estimated speaking fee range to book Patricia Walsh for your event is available upon request. Patricia Walsh generally travels from UK and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Danny Crates, Aaron Golub, Stephanie Millward, Vera Jones and Kyle Coon. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Patricia Walsh for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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