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About This Speaker
After watching the Canadian men’s eight win Olympic gold in 2008, Jeremiah Brown made a decision so absolute it rendered his excuses irrelevant. He moved across the country to learn to row from scratch. His goal: earn a seat in the Canadian men’s eight in time for the 2012 London Olympics.
What followed was four years and 4,000+ hours of relentless training. For every capsize into freezing water and every missed stroke, he had to find not just the grit to keep going, but the self-compassion to continue when his goal felt impossibly out of reach.
He also had to learn what it actually takes to win as part of a team. In rowing, maximum individual effort without synchronization is a liability. The force that moves the boat isn’t talent. It’s total alignment, full commitment from every seat, and a refusal to let each other down. That understanding became the foundation of everything Jeremiah teaches organizations today.
His Olympic journey didn’t go the way anyone expected. After finishing dead last in the opening heat and being written off by the media, Jeremiah’s team mounted one of the most improbable comebacks in Olympic history. They charged from behind in the final, outperforming their third-seed ranking to claim the silver everyone said was impossible.
Jeremiah now delivers keynotes that bring even the most aggressive goals within reach for teams who choose to do hard things, together. His signature framework, The Stroke Cycle, helps organizations build the trust, accountability, and commitment they need to Move as One.
Jeremiah Brown is the author of the #1 national bestselling memoir The 4 Year Olympian and the forthcoming book, The Stroke Cycle. Past clients include Cisco, Spotify, Johnson & Johnson, Siemens, L’Oréal, and TD Bank.
Speaker Fee: $10,000 - $15,000
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Move As One: The finisher’s mindset for teams who do hard things together 
When the pressure’s on and you have an aggressive goal you need to bring within reach, you have to go fast and in one direction, together. That requires a level of trust, accountability, and commitment that pulls everyone forward - even on the hard days.
Jeremiah Brown learned this racing in an eight-man boat, where a single off-stroke could cost the entire crew an Olympic medal. It didn’t matter how hard any one person worked; if the crew wasn’t in sync, the boat went nowhere. The same is true for any team under pressure.
With humour, heart, and his trademark intensity, Jeremiah delivers the insights and breakthrough thinking audiences need to reach their own seemingly impossible goals - and gives them the actionable tools to fast-track progress and set the standard everyone else follows.
Audience Takeaways
• A renewed belief that there are no limits to what a team can achieve together.
• An understanding that success depends on mindset, ownership, and collective strength.
• The focus to resolve conflict quickly and keep pulling in the same direction.
• Strategies for sustaining effort when self-doubt creeps in and it’s make-or-break.
• The energy to move fast with purpose - and set the pace others can only follow.
• The finisher’s mindset needed to go all the way.
Jeremiah Brown learned this racing in an eight-man boat, where a single off-stroke could cost the entire crew an Olympic medal. It didn’t matter how hard any one person worked; if the crew wasn’t in sync, the boat went nowhere. The same is true for any team under pressure.
With humour, heart, and his trademark intensity, Jeremiah delivers the insights and breakthrough thinking audiences need to reach their own seemingly impossible goals - and gives them the actionable tools to fast-track progress and set the standard everyone else follows.
Audience Takeaways
• A renewed belief that there are no limits to what a team can achieve together.
• An understanding that success depends on mindset, ownership, and collective strength.
• The focus to resolve conflict quickly and keep pulling in the same direction.
• Strategies for sustaining effort when self-doubt creeps in and it’s make-or-break.
• The energy to move fast with purpose - and set the pace others can only follow.
• The finisher’s mindset needed to go all the way.
Set The Standard: How elite leaders drive cultures of excellence
When your organization has to transform fast and you can’t afford to wait, how do you get your team to adapt quickly to change so you can achieve your biggest goals?
You need everyone clear on the vision, fully invested in the next chapter, and giving everything to the effort - but right now there’s a gap between what they think they’re capable of and what you’re asking them to deliver. Which means your team will only go as far as you believe they can.
Jeremiah Brown learned this from the coaches who pulled an Olympic medal out of him. By helping every athlete reimagine their best effort, they set a standard that pulled the entire crew forward. In this keynote, Jeremiah shares what it takes to build teams that expect to win, no matter how high the stakes, and commit to finishing what they started.
Audience Takeaways
• Strategies for building resilience so you can bring people with you through rapid change.
• The conviction to lead with belief before your team is ready to believe in themselves.
• The ability to close the gap between what your team thinks they’re capable of and what you need them to deliver.
• An understanding of how to create the conditions for everyone to give their maximum effort.
• The discipline to set the standard high, even on the hard days.
• A framework for accelerating transformation without burning people out.
You need everyone clear on the vision, fully invested in the next chapter, and giving everything to the effort - but right now there’s a gap between what they think they’re capable of and what you’re asking them to deliver. Which means your team will only go as far as you believe they can.
Jeremiah Brown learned this from the coaches who pulled an Olympic medal out of him. By helping every athlete reimagine their best effort, they set a standard that pulled the entire crew forward. In this keynote, Jeremiah shares what it takes to build teams that expect to win, no matter how high the stakes, and commit to finishing what they started.
Audience Takeaways
• Strategies for building resilience so you can bring people with you through rapid change.
• The conviction to lead with belief before your team is ready to believe in themselves.
• The ability to close the gap between what your team thinks they’re capable of and what you need them to deliver.
• An understanding of how to create the conditions for everyone to give their maximum effort.
• The discipline to set the standard high, even on the hard days.
• A framework for accelerating transformation without burning people out.
All In: The mindset that turns relentless disruption into your greatest advantage
If you want to keep pace with relentless change, you have to embrace the discomfort of constant evolution so you can do hard things together. But how?
Everywhere-all-at-once disruption has left us reeling. How do you find it in yourselves to rise to the moment, move forward with urgency, and give your best effort when you can barely keep up?
Jeremiah knows what it’s like to be in over your head with no time to catch up. He went from complete beginner to Olympic medalist in just four years - a timeline people said was impossible - and he’s honest about the grit and the grace it took to get across the finish line. In this keynote, he shows what becomes possible when people stop waiting for perfect conditions, accept that change needs to happen, and start moving as one.
Audience Takeaways
• A framework for embracing disruption instead of being overwhelmed by it.
• The determination to keep showing up, even when the path forward isn’t clear.
• An understanding that what feels impossible is within reach.
• The discipline to move from decision into action without waiting for the fear to leave.
• An understanding that grit without grace leads to burnout - and how to balance both.
• The belief that breakthroughs only come to those already on their way.
Everywhere-all-at-once disruption has left us reeling. How do you find it in yourselves to rise to the moment, move forward with urgency, and give your best effort when you can barely keep up?
Jeremiah knows what it’s like to be in over your head with no time to catch up. He went from complete beginner to Olympic medalist in just four years - a timeline people said was impossible - and he’s honest about the grit and the grace it took to get across the finish line. In this keynote, he shows what becomes possible when people stop waiting for perfect conditions, accept that change needs to happen, and start moving as one.
Audience Takeaways
• A framework for embracing disruption instead of being overwhelmed by it.
• The determination to keep showing up, even when the path forward isn’t clear.
• An understanding that what feels impossible is within reach.
• The discipline to move from decision into action without waiting for the fear to leave.
• An understanding that grit without grace leads to burnout - and how to balance both.
• The belief that breakthroughs only come to those already on their way.
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