Resilience & Grit Motivational Speaker; Founder of Southern Utah Adaptive Sports
Matt Blanchard Biography
Matt Blanchard, a motivational and inspirational speaker and founder of Southern Utah Adaptive Sports 501(c)(3), specializes in grit, team building, transforming obstacles into opportunities, and the power of the pivot. Blanchard began speaking at religious events after being injured in 2006, and his message quickly expanded to schools, businesses, colleges, universities, hospitals, and corporations across the United States. He travels nationwide, inspiring others with his story of triumph over physical, mental, and emotional challenges.
After being told he would never walk again, Blanchard dedicated the next 15 years to daily therapy, diligently working to regain his ability to walk. His perseverance paid off when he regained the ability to walk with a single cane.
On Feb. 21, 2021, an impaired driver crossed the median on Interstate 15, resulting in a head-on collision with Blanchard. For the second time, he was trapped in his vehicle and had to be extracted with the jaws of life before being airlifted to receive medical attention. Unfortunately, Blanchard suffered a new spinal cord injury, losing the ability to walk once more.
Blanchard believes that life happens for us, not to us, and that surrounding oneself with the right people, alongside the right attitude and effort, can turn impossible situations into possible ones.
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Matt Blanchard Speaking Topics
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Leadership and Organizational Development
UBUNTU:
How do you show up in your personal life? How do you show up in your professional life? Are you celebrated or are you tolerated?
This POWERFUL presentation provides a different perspective and understanding of how we show up in the world. We discuss the energy we show up with every day. How our energy impacts others and ultimately ourselves.
How we show up in the world is a direct correlation to how we feel about ourselves, a situation, or what we believe the inevitable outcome may be. If we can look at a situation dispassionately, remove how WE feel about the situation and start looking at it from another's perception we now have PERSPECTIVE.
When we apply the principals associated with UBUNTU we quickly understand that it is not about ME, its about US. I AM BECAUSE WE ARE. The only way I can reach my full potential as a human is by helping others reach their full potential.
IT'S NOT ABOUT ME, IT'S ABOUT US
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Mental Health Addiction
Feeding the Monster:
With the opioid crisis in full swing, now more than ever it is important to talk about the destructive nature and pain caused by pain medication. Physical, emotional, and spiritual pain. Be a part of this raw unfiltered story of how Matt Blanchard nearly lost everything -- his vehicles, house, toys, and nearly his family -- because of the destructive strangle hold of opioids.
Realizing he had a problem that was much bigger than anything he could handle on his own, Matt went to work surrounding himself with a team of individuals who knew his heart and loved him enough to watch as he suffered.
This presentation will outline the steps to take to build a successful team. By following these step by step instructions, you will be provided the tools to address future issues, resolve future problems, and overcome insurmountable odds.
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What topics does Matt Blanchard speak about?
Matt Blanchard is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Disability, Empowerment, Entrepreneurship, Healthcare, Human Resources, Inspirational, Mental Health, Motivational, Overcoming Adversity, Personal Growth, Professors, Public Health, Resilience, Sports, Storytelling, Teamwork & Teambuilding -
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Matt Blanchard is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Leadership and Organizational Development, Mental Health Addiction, Charge Nurse Retreat: GRIT, SUHA Safety in the Workplace and Mental Health: Labeling. The estimated speaking fee range to book Matt Blanchard for your event is available upon request. Matt Blanchard generally travels from St. George, UT, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Jaco van Gass, Christine Walker, MPPA, Brandon Farbstein, Rebekah Gregory and Chad Hymas. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Matt Blanchard for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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