Ryan Campbell
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- Change & Adversity Speaker
- Youngest person to fly solo around the world
- Paraplegic plane crash survivor
- Author of Born To Fly
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Ryan Campbell is a leading motivational speaker, author, pilot, and owner of Flo, a 1960 Elvis-inspired Pink Cadillac.
At 19, Ryan set off in a single-engine airplane in an attempt to become the youngest person and first teenager in history to fly solo around the world. A wild 24,000 nautical mile adventure etched Ryan’s name into the history books and, a year later, onto bookshelves with the release of Born to Fly, the story of his global expedition.
Life was amazing, from shaking hands with the Royals, meeting a man who walked on the moon, to being named one of Australia’s 50 Greatest Explorers.
Two years after the around-the-world flight everything changed. Ryan was severely injured in a vintage aircraft accident. Diagnosed a paraplegic, Ryan spent the next five months in hospital and eighteen months in rehabilitation. It was a long, arduous journey back to not just walking but flying. It was a masterclass in mental health.
Tragedy and triumph sparked a journey of recovery and discovery, uncovering the most unexpected, unforgettable, yet transformational resilience-building tool – the power of prioritizing joy. Surprisingly, Ryan’s favorite lesson was not learned during the around-the-world flight or accident and recovery, but through his ‘worst financial decision ever,’ a Pink Cadillac.
As a renowned speaker, Ryan travels the world with the goal of starting the conversations that matter, all by asking a simple question – What’s Your Pink Cadillac?
Much like unexpected turbulence, tomorrow’s challenges are entirely unknown. One thing we can be sure of, however, is the certainty of future storms. Successful organizations are fueled by resilient teams, prepared to not only ride out the bumps but efficiently harness adversity in order to fly faster and higher than ever before.
Through an inspiring, rollercoaster ride of real-life adventure and adversity, Ryan Campbell shares the tales and take-aways that inspire, equip and encourage the pursuit of your unique maximum potential. From a world record-breaking, 24,000-mile solo flight around the world to learning to walk and fly again as a paraplegic plane crash survivor, uncover the truths behind becoming TurbulenceTough from one of Australia’s 50 Greatest Explorers
In this session, attendees will learn how to –
- Understand how adversity is an opportunity for growth
- Adopt a system to track personal and team development
- Efficiently extract, store and sharpen your most powerful resilience tools
- Identify and operate to your own maximum potential
- Understand why Bruce Springsteen was right, everyone needs a Pink Cadillac…
We all face turbulence, but the secret to smoother air lies in ones willingness to fill their Mindset Toolbox with the tools used to divert around bad weather and overcome change, challenge, crisis and adversity. Organizations are constantly struggling to find the right tools they need to not only overcome and re-invent, but ride out the roughest bumps.
In this session, Ryan Campbell uses Aussie storytelling to deliver the experience earned tools, mindsets and strategies to not only navigate today, but build a better future.
Your audience will learn how to –
- Adopt a TurbulenceTough mindset for life
- Navigate change quickly and confidently using the proven 3-Step Checklist
- Use adversity as a fuel for building resilient individuals and teams
- Find confidence in your ability to overcome all change and challenge through filling your Mindset Toolbox
- Use change, challenge, crisis and adversity as propellant for building a better future
Dive into the joy-fueled resilience hidden in our hobbies, interests, and simple pleasures. In a fast-paced world where our challenges are relentless and the solutions seem out of reach, Ryan delivers a message of accessible, attainable change.
From the highs of a world record-breaking expedition to the most unimaginable low of a plane crash and paraplegic diagnosis, Ryan uses his story to highlight the realities of adversity and the role of resilience.
What’s Your Pink Cadillac? uncovers the most unexpected, transformational tool discovered in the most unexpected place, the purchase of a 1960 Pink Cadillac. Get ready to smile like a kid, step back, and show up better.
As a result of this program, attendees will:
- Develop a new understanding of adversity and the role of resilience
- Discover the hidden power of our hobbies, interests, and simple pleasures
- Identify, and share, their own personal Pink Cadillacs
- Unlock tools to improve mental health, fuel performance, and improve
culture - Uncover the five steps to driving our Pink Cadillacs
Using today’s turbulence to help tackle tomorrow’s storms. Resilience is our ability to endure, bounce back, and most importantly, be better because of our experiences. Ryan takes the audience on a journey of understanding, accepting, and developing the ownership required to use adversity to fuel performance. From tales of real-life 60,000-foot thunderstorms over the Pacific Ocean to five months in hospital and eighteen months in spinal rehabilitation, Ryan shares his toolbox approach to analyzing, extracting, and storing tools from everyday moments. As a result of this program, attendees will
- Understand the nature and role of resilience
- Learn Ryan’s process for analyzing, extracting, and storing turbulence-tackling tools
- Reframe adversity from burden to opportunity
- Build self-confidence in both achieving and overcoming
Using our Pink Cadillacs to create a culture that inspires our best work. We all long for a sense of purpose, passion, and place in our everyday lives. These are elements that allow us to thrive in our personal and professional existence and show up at our best. What’s Your Pink Cadillac? is a conversation that uncovers endless opportunities to bond with like-minded individuals through shared hobbies, interests, and simple pleasures. It is an extremely fun conversation that not only highlights the importance of finding your tribe but allows you an opportunity to begin that journey during the session. As a result of this program, attendees will
- Transform something once seen as ‘selfish’ to ‘essential’
- Learn things about their colleagues that they NEVER knew
- Begin to discover their tribe
- Be encouraged to step back, prioritize joy, and show up better as a result
- Understand the benefits to mental health, performance and culture
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