Josh Sundquist
Biography

Josh Sundquist is a Paralympian and bestselling author who has shared his story at events across the world. His high-energy blend of humor and inspiration motivates audiences to adopt his ski racing motto 1MT1MT (one more thing, one more time) to elevate their performance in sales, customer service, quality improvement, leadership, and more. Josh is Executive Producer and writer of "Best Foot Forward," an acclaimed family sitcom inspired by his childhood, now streaming on Apple TV+.

Josh studies your industry and organizational culture to create a customized keynote that reinforces your event's theme and feels personally relevant to each member of your audience. He tells stories about losing his leg to cancer, ski racing in the Paralympics, and playing jokes with his artificial leg to help your group:

- Be resilient during times of change
- Maintain a sense of humor within stressful circumstances
- Face adversity with strength and courage
- Reverse negative trends and rebound from disappointment
- Plan for the future with an expanded vision of what could be possible

Josh's life story is a reminder of how all our stories are interconnected, how even our smallest actions and decisions impact the world around us. People walk away with a fresh perspective on everything they have to be grateful for, with resolve to overcome whatever challenges they may be facing, and with a commitment to do 1MT1MT to reach their fullest potential. They carry Josh's empowering message of hope and determination in their hearts and minds long after the conclusion of your event.

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1MT1MT
ONE MORE THING, ONE MORE TIME

Meet Josh Sundquist, a one-legged, cancer-surviving, Paralympic skiing, storytelling powerhouse. In this motivational keynote about his training motto 1MT1MT (one more thing, one more time), audiences ride an emotional roller coaster as Josh relives his life story. It’s a hilarious, heart-wrenching, and surprisingly practical exploration of what it means to be—and to thrive as—a human. Part standup, part masterclass in resilience, Josh dissects his extraordinary journey with surgical precision and uses humor as a scalpel to expose the raw truth about facing adversity. Josh creates an interactive experience that will leave your audiences gasping for air—from laughter, from awe, from the sheer audacity of hope. Your team will be uplifted by hard-won insight and empowering humor. They will go home feeling connected to deep wells of inner courage, ready to conquer their own mountains.

THE FUTURE PROOF MINDSET

We can’t control tomorrow’s tech, but we can choose today’s mindset. “The Future Proof Mindset” equips your team with the resilience to thrive in the ever-changing, tech-driven marketplace of today—and tomorrow.

Josh Sundquist doesn’t just speak about adaptability, he lives it. Drawing from his fascinating experiences as a Paralympic athlete, Emmy-winning TV producer and innovative user of adaptive technology, Josh delivers actionable strategies for embracing the potential of AI and digital disruption with agility and optimism. As a seasoned storyteller (he’s the author of five books) and occasional standup comedian, Josh’s talks are narrative-driven, interactive and always hilarious.

Benefits of The Future Proof Mindset:

  • AI apprehension transformed into AI optimism                      
  • Fear of the future transformed into comfort with uncertainty   
  • Burnout transformed into inspiration
  • Resistance and reluctance transformed into resilience

Your audience will leave empowered, not merely to weather the storm, but to harness the winds of technology and transform chaos into a catalyst for innovation. Your event will prepare them to leap into the future with a new attitude of “adaptive resilience.”

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Featured Books

Just Don't Fallby Josh Sundquist

Just Don't Fall

by Josh Sundquist

A disabled champion skier recounts the childhood sarcoma that cost him his left leg, his relationship with his pastor father and conservative home-schooling mother, and his inspirational efforts to participate in the 2006 Paralympics.

Semi-Famousby Josh Sundquist

Semi-Famous

by Josh Sundquist

Social media star and comedian Josh Sundquist takes readers on his hilarious journey to the fringes of viral stardom to discover if it's possible to be both very famous and very happy.

As a semi-famous internet creator, Josh Sundquist knows what it's like to chase fame, but he also knows that more fame usually means more stress. So he set out on a pseudo-scientific investigation to find out if there is any way for fame and happiness to overlap.

He attempts to define the word "fame"--hint: it's harder than you'd think. He turns back time to identify the first facially-recognizable celebrity (you might know his former BFF Brutus). He digs into the numbers to debunk urban legends associated with stardom (ever heard of the 27 Club?). He talks to other semi-famous people (from K-pop sensations to former child stars) and asks them: Is this fame thing making you happy? If not, why are you doing it? If so, what's your secret? All while recounting funny stories about his own cringy fame-seeking (like his many attempts, and failures, to get onto MTV).

Packed with playful diagrams, fascinating insights from celebrities, and embarrassing truths from Josh's experience with semi-fame, this is a must-read for anyone who has ever dreamed of becoming famous...or at least going viral on TikTok.

Love and First Sightby Josh Sundquist

Love and First Sight

by Josh Sundquist

In his debut novel, YouTube personality and author of We Should Hang Out Sometime Josh Sundquist explores the nature of love, trust, and romantic attraction. 

On his first day at a new school, blind sixteen-year-old Will Porter accidentally groped a girl on the stairs, sat on another student in the cafeteria, and somehow drove a classmate to tears. High school can only go up from here, right?

As Will starts to find his footing, he develops a crush on a charming, quiet girl named Cecily. Then an unprecedented opportunity arises: an experimental surgery that could give Will eyesight for the first time in his life. But learning to see is more difficult than Will ever imagined, and he soon discovers that the sighted world has been keeping secrets. It turns out Cecily doesn't meet traditional definitions of beauty--in fact, everything he'd heard about her appearance was a lie engineered by their so-called friends to get the two of them together. Does it matter what Cecily looks like? No, not really. But then why does Will feel so betrayed?

Told with humor and breathtaking poignancy, Love and First Sight is a story about how we relate to each other and the world around us.

We Should Hang Out Sometimeby Josh Sundquist

We Should Hang Out Sometime

by Josh Sundquist

Josh Sundquist only ever had one girlfriend.  
For twenty-three hours. 
In eighth grade.

Why was Josh still single? To find out, he tracked down the girls he had tried to date and asked them straight up: What went wrong?

The results of Josh's semiscientific, wholly hilarious investigation are captured here. From a disastrous Putt-Putt date involving a backward prosthetic foot, to his introduction to CFD (Close Fast Dancing), to a misguided "grand gesture" at a Miss America pageant, this story is about looking for love -- or at least a girlfriend -- in all the wrong places.

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Featured Reviews

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Featured Articles & Resources

My New Series "Best Foot Forward" in The New York Times

When I was 7 years old, I started a little something called Kids Newspaper, which reported on the local happenings of my neighborhood in Harrisonburg, Virginia. I sold copies...
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My New Series "Best Foot Forward" on Apple TV+

Hello, friends!It's surreal to announce the upcoming release of Best Foot Forward -- a new Apple TV+ series based on my childhood! I'm honored to have served as an executive...
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My Semi-Famous Signing at Book Soup

Hello friends!Join me at Book Soup in Hollywood on Friday, July 22 at 7:00PM to celebrate my new book Semi-Famous. I'll be reading a few pages, answering your questions and can...
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My New Podcast with Facebook

I'm pleased to announce a new podcast where I have hilarious and candid conversations with adaptive athletes about how they play the sports they love. The project is a...
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Josh Sundquist - Cancer Survivor and Paralympian

Introduction: Welcome to Beyond Speaking with Brian Lord, a podcast featuring deeper conversations with the world's top speakers. Brian Lord: Hi, I'm Brian Lord,...
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