Warren MacDonald Biography

Warren Macdonald’s life’s boundaries were redefined in April 1997 with his accident on North Queensland’s (Australia) Hinchinbrook Island. Climbing to the Island’s tallest peak, he 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.

Just ten months later, he climbed Tasmania’s Cradle Mountain using a modified wheelchair and the seat of his pants.

In February 2003, he became the first double above-knee amputee to reach the summit of Africa’s tallest peak, Mt Kilimanjaro (19,222ft).

Warren’s bestselling book, “A Test of Will” was the subject of the “Trapped under a Boulder” episode of the Discovery Channel series “I Shouldn’t Be Alive.”.

Warren has appeared on numerous news and current affairs programs, including “Larry King Live”, “The Oprah Winfrey Show”, and “The Hour” with George Stroumboulopoulos.

He lives in the Columbia Valley in BC with his partner Margo Talbot.

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Warren MacDonald Speaking Topics

  • Disrupt Yourself First: Embracing Change in an Age of Uncertainty

    Let’s face it; much of what we do isn’t working. Many of our systems are broken. We know it, yet we feel powerless to do anything about it.

    2025 promises to be a year of disruption. We can either be at the mercy of the changes this will bring, or we can choose to be proactive and find opportunity amidst them – even the unexpected challenges, the curveballs.

    The key to building resilience in the face of adversity lies in proactively disrupting ourselves. By regularly confronting obstacles of our own making, we develop the muscle memory to respond effectively to external challenges. We go beyond merely accepting change; we actively seek it out.

    Expected Outcomes:

    This presentation is designed to give confidence to attendees that change isn’t the end of the world, that it can be a catalyst to personal and team growth.

    Expect a shift in mindset from avoidance to actively seeking out challenges.

    Key Takeaways:

    • An understanding of how resilience is banked through confronting obstacles. That it is transferable across all areas of our lives.
    • Specific tools and techniques to build resilience.
    • Just like a ship in harbor is physically safe, staying in a comfortable routine can feel secure, but it limits potential for growth and innovation.

  • One Step Beyond: Setting and Reaching Impossible Goals

    It’s all well and good to set seemingly impossible goals – the kind that has your team looking at you like you’re nuts, like this time you’ve really lost it… The solution? You need them to see what you see. You need to inspire your team to follow you; to show them what is possible when you’re prepared to go One Step Beyond: beyond ordinary, beyond conventional, and beyond perceived limitations.

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Warren MacDonald Videos

Warren MacDonald: Motivational, Resilience, Adventurer, and Double Amputee

Warren MacDonald: Motivational, Resilience, Adventurer, and Double Amputee

Warren MacDonald is the picture of perseverance. After a climbing accident caused him to become a double amputee above the knees, he turned his...

Warren Macdonald Keynote Speaker Demo

Warren Macdonald Keynote Speaker Demo

How do you build resilience through times of extraordinary change? We start by asking ourselves, “How am I seeing this challenge/...

Find Your Connection | Warren Macdonald | TEDxAjman

Find Your Connection | Warren Macdonald | TEDxAjman

Warren takes us through his journey of finding a connection with nature, where he finds that he is in a state of flow. He asks the audience an...

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Warren MacDonald is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Disrupt Yourself First: Embracing Change in an Age of Uncertainty, One Step Beyond: Setting and Reaching Impossible Goals, It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine), Challenge of Change: Finding Opportunity in Adversity and Next Level Quality of Care: A Patients Testimony. The estimated speaking fee range to book Warren MacDonald for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Warren MacDonald generally travels from Vancouver, Canada and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are John Register, Neal Petersen, Caitlyn Jenner, Scott Hamilton and Roger Crawford. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Warren MacDonald for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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