Shanna Adamic
The Power of Audacious Optimism
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Shanna Adamic inspires leaders, individuals and organizations to tap into the life-changing power of optimism by embracing the unknown, igniting “I will” power, and imagining what extraordinary possibilities lie ahead!
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As a former professional cheerleader who led championship teams, Shanna knows how to ignite passion and spark energy in others. But her greatest triumph came when she faced her toughest opponent – a rare brain tumor that nearly took her life.
Through grit and determination, Shanna battled against all odds to not just survive, but to thrive once again. She’ll take you on her harrowing journey from diagnosis through a high-risk surgery and grueling recovery. You’ll be amazed by her courage in the face of fear and inspired by how she transformed adversity into opportunity.
Now a sought-after keynote speaker and leader of a global health nonprofit, Shanna shares tactical tools for cultivating optimism every day. Through humorous and heartfelt stories, she’ll motivate your people to embrace challenges with curiosity, find opportunities in obstacles, and work as a united team to achieve great things.
Uncertain times can leave organizations feeling worried, risk-averse, and focused on problems rather than possibilities.
But it doesn’t have to be this way. The most successful leaders adopt the mindset of audacious optimism —meeting disruption with curiosity, obstacles with opportunity, and problems with ingenuity.
In her inspirational keynote speech, Shanna Adamic shares her proven formula for leading with audacious optimism.
Shanna draws upon her personal story of utilizing audacious optimism to overcome adversity and achieve unlikely success. Audiences leave inspired, equipped, and energized to become optimist leaders.
Attendees will learn:
- How to transform obstacle-focused thinking into empowered mindsets
- Tools to practice optimism daily and lead teams through change
- Strategies to replace risk-aversion with bold confidence
- Ways to ignite curiosity and possibility thinking organization-wide
After guiding her organization through challenge after challenge, a catastrophic merger threatened to extinguish her team’s last embers of optimism. Yet with an unshakable belief honed over a lifetime of overcoming adversity, including a battle with a life-threatening brain tumor, she ignited a renewed spark that drove results beyond all expectations.
In Shanna’s powerfully motivating keynote, she shares the mindset shifts and leadership practices that will inspire your team to embrace uncertainty, approach hardship with curiosity, and foster a collaborative team unified by a shared optimistic vision.
Her insights help you transform obstacles that once held your organization back into catalysts that drive innovation.
Your team will leave confident in their ability to thrive amidst disruption, and courageous to drive your organization to new heights. The future remains unwritten – this speech will inspire you to lead your people to triumph.
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