Tez Steinberg

Ocean Explorer & Endurance Athlete; First to Row Solo from California to Hawaii; Founder of United World Challenge; Environmental Advocate

Boulder, CO, USA
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Athlete, Business Leadership, Disruptive Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Activism, Executive Leadership, Extreme Sports, Leadership, Motivational, Overcoming Adversity, Research & Exploration, Resilience, Social Entrepreneurship, Thought Leadership
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Tez Steinberg Biography

Tez Steinberg is an ocean explorer, endurance athlete, and keynote speaker recognized for his solo rowing expeditions across the Pacific Ocean. Steinberg became the first person to row alone from California to Hawaii without prior rowing experience, completing a 71-day, 2,700-mile journey. He overcame challenges including a hurricane, leaking storage hatches, and a broken rowing seat, becoming the first to complete this route as a first ocean row and only the ninth person to row solo from the Pacific to Hawaii. On a subsequent expedition, Steinberg rowed more than 5,000 miles from Hawaii to Australia in 126 days, becoming the only person to complete this route solo and nonstop.

Steinberg’s journey into ocean rowing began after experiencing depression in college. Following an invitation to participate in a triathlon, he went on to compete in two Ironman competitions, 46 marathons, a 145-mile nonstop ultramarathon, and a solo bicycle tour of the UK and Ireland. He attended the World Economic Forum as one of its youngest delegates, earned an MBA from London Business School, and became a Fellow of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and a member of the Explorers Club. The loss of his father to suicide inspired Steinberg to undertake his first ocean row, transforming a personal quest into a mission to inspire others. He has founded four nonprofit organizations and is dedicated to leveraging business for positive impact.

Steinberg’s expeditions are driven by a commitment to ocean conservation and environmental advocacy. He has raised awareness for ocean plastic pollution and contributed to scientific research by collecting data on ocean temperatures and microplastics for the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Steinberg founded United World Challenge, a nonprofit organization focused on accelerating solutions for the ocean plastic crisis and inspiring global action. Through his expeditions, he has raised significant funds for organizations such as United World College and Sungai Watch, supporting the installation of river barriers in Bali to prevent plastic from reaching the ocean.

As a keynote speaker, Steinberg addresses topics including endurance, resilience, and environmental stewardship. He shares strategies for overcoming adversity and emphasizes the importance of ocean conservation, inspiring audiences to pursue their own challenges and contribute to positive change.

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Tez Steinberg Speaking Topics

  • Leadership: The Courage to Lose Sight of Shore

    SHORT SUMMARY: Lead and motivate your team through challenges, while crossing uncharted waters.

    FULL SUMMARY: My world record row was not a solo feat. I was alone in my boat for 71 days, and I relied on a talented, highly curated team who supported me remotely and helped complete our mission to inspire the world and raise valuable funds for charity.

    In this session you’ll learn how to lead, motivate and grow those around you. I’ll share my experience and lessons learned from leading 4 nonprofits across the US and Latin America, experiences which led the World Economic Forum to name me “one of the 50 best young minds in the world.”

    I’ll walk you through the secrets of effective self-talk, in other words, how to lead yourself, and then how to guide, mentor and develop others to excel in their roles and achieve your common vision.

    You have the power to achieve audacious goals and rally your team, even while you navigate uncertainty and risk.

    But first, you need to learn how to focus your mind, to turn stress into success, and to lead others through turbulent waters.

  • Inspiration: The Growth Equation

    SHORT SUMMARY: Get fired up with stories of resilience, grit, and overcoming harrowing setbacks, so you can find your own ocean and the courage to cross it.

    FULL SUMMARY: In spring 2016, while I was earning my MBA in London, I got a call that changed my life forever. My father suddenly died. And he had taken his own life.

    In the grief that followed I had a clear choice: I could recoil and withdraw, OR to choose to relate to this harrowing experience as an opportunity to grow into the leader I aimed to become.

    I chose the latter. And to accelerate that growth, I decided to row across an ocean alone. And to dedicate the journey to inspiring others to believe in themselves and to create a positive legacy with my life.

    There was just one catch: I wasn’t a rower or a sailor. I’d never even been to sea!

    When I boarded my 23-foot rowboat in July 2020, the next 10 weeks became a crash course in transcending my mental blocks as I pushed farther out to sea, and further inside my mind and heart.

    This journey taught me SO much about grit, resilience, and using setbacks as springboards for success. And, in addition to my 15-year journey growing from depressed college student into world-class athlete, it taught me to see every event, whether seeming "positive" or "negative", as an opportunity to choose growth.

    And it turns out, these are the same keys to success whether you’re building a business, leading a team, or simply aiming to become the best version of yourself.

    How would your business, conference or community benefit from learning powerful techniques to steady your mind against stress and transcend your limitations?

    The upside is enormous. When inspiration strikes, anything is possible. I’m living proof. And through my Tez Talk, that inspiration and action can come to you.

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Tez Steinberg is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Leadership: The Courage to Lose Sight of Shore, Inspiration: The Growth Equation and Performance: Optimize Your Mind to Maximize Results. The estimated speaking fee range to book Tez Steinberg for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Tez Steinberg generally travels from Boulder, CO, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Daymond John, Deanna Singh, Adrian Ballinger, Jenn Lim and Earvin “Magic” Johnson. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Tez Steinberg for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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