Lance was great as the keynote speaker at our annual user conference – striking the perfect balance of being inspirational and entertaining. Our audience was captivated by his personal stories and enjoyed his jokes and sense of humor. Thanks for helping make our event a great success!
Lance Armstrong
Seven-time Tour de France winner, Cancer Survivor, Podcast Host, Endurance Athlete, and Managing Partner, Next Ventures (Venture Capital)
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One of the most iconic athletes and recognizable names in the world, Lance Armstrong’s incredible journey has a massive impact on audiences. Learn what it takes to be the best, to win at all costs (and then pay the ultimate cost). Lance’s story of grit, tenacity, and overcoming Stage 3 testicular cancer to win 7 consecutive Tour de France races is fascinating. Lance is also known for his dramatic fall from grace for using performance-enhancing drugs. Stripped of his titles and banned from professional cycling for life, he went on to become a successful early investor in companies such as Uber and DocuSign. Lance also founded the Livestrong Foundation, raising over a half billion dollars for cancer research. His story of redemption and reinvention is powerful and he shares with the audience what happened, how it happened, and that he is 100% accountable for his journey. He continues to focus on health, athletics, and raising his family. Lance leads WEDU, the global content and media platform, and hosts two hugely popular podcasts, The MOVE, and the Forward. Lance is also the Founder and Managing Partner at Next Ventures, the investment fund that focuses on human optimization, wellness, and athletics.
How do you come back from your biggest mistakes? When confronted with losing everything, some people give up—while others use those setbacks as inspiration to reach new goals. In cycling, Lance Armstrong was the “comeback king” when he overcame testicular cancer to win the Tour de France seven times. In the process, he became one of the most well-known athletes in the world. However, his biggest comeback was not athletic but personal when he came back from the doping scandal that stripped him of his Tour de France titles. After going from hero to zero, he worked hard to take responsibility for his mistakes, learn from them, and rise again with his new podcasts and organization WEDU. Lance tells stories from his career and shares what it takes to come back from your mistakes. Audiences will learn that you need to be honest, vulnerable, and stay positive in order to come back even stronger than before.
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WINNING AT ALL COSTS IS NOT TRUE LEADERSHIP
The key to leading a team is honesty. While Lance was doing all the right things to win as a team —working hard, good tactics, great teammates—he was doing the worst thing you can do as a leader: lying. He lied to himself, his team, and his supporters. His win-at-all-costs mentality eventually lost him his cycling titles and resulted in his banishment from the sport. He learned how the decisions you make as a leader can have an impact on everyone—from your team to your fans to your family. In this brutally honest talk, Lance shares what he learned about himself, winning, and leadership as he had to confront his wrongdoing. Audiences will come away with what it takes to lead and work as a team: communication, persistence, and most of all honesty.
FIRESIDE CHAT
In those no-holds-barred, no questions off-limits fireside chat, Lance Armstrong will answer anything audiences want to know about his entire career. Interviewers can go deep on any topic. You can learn how Lance overcame cancer, his time as a professional cyclist, his experience with the Livestrong charity, his banishment from the sport, and his new activities as podcast host of The Move and The Forward or his Next Ventures investing.
FROM HERO TO ZERO
HOW TO COME BACK FROM YOUR BIGGEST MISTAKES
How do you come back from your biggest mistakes? When confronted with losing everything, some people give up—while others use those setbacks as inspiration to reach new goals. In cycling, Lance Armstrong was the “comeback king” when he overcame testicular cancer to win the Tour de France seven times. In the process, he became one of the most well-known athletes in the world. However, his biggest comeback was not athletic but personal when he came back from the doping scandal that stripped him of his Tour de France titles. After going from hero to zero, he worked hard to take responsibility for his mistakes, learn from them, and rise again with his new podcasts and organization WED?. In this revealing talk, Lance tells stories from his career and shares what it takes to come back from your mistakes. Audiences will learn that you need to be honest, vulnerable, and stay positive in order to come back even stronger than before.
CORPORATE ATHLETE
How do you become—and stay—resilient in your body and mind? Lance Armstrong became one of the best-known athletes in the world for his hard work and mental strength as a cyclist. He learned from the best coaches and athletes how to stay healthy and mentally strong. While today Lance no longer competes and is just happy to finish a race, he still practices what he learned as a professional athlete to stay fit. In this candid talk by Lance, audiences will come away with world-class coaching on how to train effectively, improve their health, stay mentally strong, and maintain their fitness throughout life.
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Lance Armstrong to Return to Tour de France
For the first time since retiring in 2005, Lance Armstrong will return to the Tour de France in 2009. This will mark the first time that Armstrong will race in the Tour de...
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