Creator Of "The Marathon Mindset" Keynote; High Performance & Resilience Expert; Olympian; Shark Tank Featured Entrepreneur; Former Statistics Professor, Brigham Young University; Executive MBA Candidate, University Of Oxford

Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Jared Ward Biography

Jared Ward is an Olympian, entrepreneur, father of six, former professor and community builder. To Ward, life is about being our best more than being the best. That belief gives him a deeply human perspective on high performance. In his signature keynote, The Marathon Mindset, Ward distills what he has learned into three memorable, actionable cues: Know Your Why, Reflect Positively and Run the Mile You Are In.

Those lessons come from a professional running career that includes a sixth-place finish at the 2016 Olympics and top-10 finishes at the Boston and New York City marathons. Beyond running, Ward has taught statistics at Brigham Young University, appeared on "Shark Tank" as an entrepreneur and is completing an Executive MBA at Oxford. He connects elite performance with research, business, leadership and everyday life. Ward has spoken to hundreds of groups, from leadership teams to crowds of 2,000, with clients and appearances including Northwestern Mutual, Ferrari Color, CTC Destinations, the New York Athletic Club and academic, youth and community organizations.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 09/30/2026.

Jared Ward Speaking Topics

  • High Performance, Resilience & Long-Term Goal Achievement

    The Marathon Mindset: Know Your Why. Reflect Positively. Run the Mile You Are In.

    A marathon is 26.2 miles, but it can only be run one mile at a time. Drawing on his sixth-place finish at the Rio Olympics and a career competing at the highest level, Jared Ward shows how purpose, positive reflection, and disciplined attention help people sustain performance through long, difficult pursuits. This keynote is motivational, deeply human, and immediately practical.

    Attendees will learn to:

    • Fortify their “why” before pressure and fatigue arrive.
    • Reflect in ways that turn experience—including setbacks—into growth.
    • Direct attention toward the next meaningful, controllable action.
    • Pursue ambitious goals without losing perspective, purpose, or joy.

  • Motivation, Purpose & Personal Growth

    Being Our Best—not Being the Best

    High performance is often framed as comparison: outperform the competition, reach the top, and prove you are the best. Olympian Jared Ward offers a more sustaining perspective. Drawing on athletics, teaching, entrepreneurship, and life as a father of six, he shows why excellence is most powerful when rooted in purpose, growth, and contribution. This presentation helps audiences pursue meaningful achievement without allowing results to define their worth.

    Attendees will learn to:

    • Replace unproductive comparison with purposeful improvement.
    • Define success through values they can control.
    • Pursue excellence with greater resilience and perspective.
    • Recognize how becoming their best strengthens teams, families, and communities.

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Jared Ward Videos

The Maths Teacher Who Ran the Rio 2016 Olympic Marathon | Day Jobs

The Maths Teacher Who Ran the Rio 2016 Olympic Marathon | Day Jobs

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Jared Ward is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as High Performance, Resilience & Long-Term Goal Achievement, Motivation, Purpose & Personal Growth, Data, Decision-Making & Human Performance and Faith, Purpose & Present-Moment Living. The estimated speaking fee range to book Jared Ward for your event is available upon request. Jared Ward generally travels from Salt Lake City, UT, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Shawn Harper, Jim Morris, Dominique Dawes, Sarah Wells and Jackie Edwards. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Jared Ward for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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