Dawn Riley
First Woman CEO of a Winning America's Cup Team
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Dawn Riley
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Entertainment & Inspirational Sailing Adventure Topics:
Entertainment & Inspirational Sailing Adventure Topics:
Sea Stories of sailing around the world and a few America’s Cup Campaigns that incorporate adventure, life threatening challenges and the strategic and political games that are a part of the worlds most expensive trophy.
Themes can be customized to incorporate business lessons, teambuilding, leadership, risk management and woman in a man’s world sub topics.
The Business of Sailing
An America's Cup Team which Dawn has led three times in 'business language' is a start up, with $35-50 million raised over 3 years to hire 80-120 skilled individuals to create a $6 million project in a 2-4 year period and enter into a highly competitive market where 8-10 other companies are trying to do the same thing - to win!
See how business plays out in this highly charged and condensed business cycle.
Inspirational programs:
Inspirational programs:
Learn how Dawn has lived her life with a passion to sail, to compete and to achieve what others said was not possible. Listen to how she motivates herself and other to:
- Take caculated risks
- Follow dreams
- Make tough choices
- Give back to the community as a whole
Team Building
Professional Athlete Dawn Riley and Dr. Amy Baltzell, Sports Psychologist team up to bring an exciting, inspirational and complete experience to your group.
Begin your program with a keynote speech by Dawn Riley – the 1st American and only woman to sail in 4 America’s Cups and Two Round the World Races and past President of the Women’s Sports Foundation. Listen to her stories of reaching past the considered possibilities and dictated norms to smash into the world of professional sailing by competing head to head in the extreme conditions; from the treacherous iceberg strewn Southern Ocean to the political gamesmanship and high stakes competition for the Worlds Oldest Trophy, The America’s Cup.
Following this inspirational presentation Olympian, Dr. Baltzell, will introduce and lead your group through a session designed to optimize the individual’s and group’s performance. All presentations are customized but common topics include Goal Setting, Dealing With Change, Mapping out a plan for the future and Reaching through fear to Productivity.