Dave Sanderson's Keynote Address
As the captain announced, “Brace for Impact,” Dave knew this might be his final moments on earth. On January 15th, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 rapidly descended towards the Hudson River, the aircraft was going to crash. During the final 60 seconds of your life, what would you do? In what has come to be known as the “Miracle on the Hudson” the plane landed safely on the water, Dave opened his eyes to find that he was alive, but his life was changed forever. After surviving the plane crash, Dave started receiving calls from people around the world, asking him that tough question, “how did you get back on a plane?” Dave has been teaching, consulting, and speaking on bouncing back and growing from the challenges that life throws at you. Since that unique experience, Dave has built a career as a motivational speaker, mentor, author and was recently named one of the top 100 Leadership Speakers by Inc.com HOW DO YOU TURN YOUR TURMOIL INTO YOUR TRIUMPH? More than ever, people today need firsthand experience and guidance on how to bounce back from tumultuous times and grow from traumatic life events and crises. In Dave’s inspirational and uplifting presentation, “From Turmoil to Triumph,” he shares his story of surviving and thriving from a traumatic event and shares powerful stories of others who have done the same. Dave reveals his strategies on how people can “get back on their plane” after experiencing their personal turmoil. Leaders and attendees will learn essential information and inspiration for:
- How the meaning you attach to something produces the emotions of your life
- Developing a vision for an alternative future
- How not to get “stuck in the doorway” between how you have always structured your life and a new way of doing things.
- How to focus on becoming indispensable
- Getting your life situation in sync with your worldview Dave’s presentations are motivational, interactive, engaging, but most of all, inspirational.
Dave Sanderson
Dave Sanderson is a nationally recognized leadership speaker, accomplished author, and inspirational survivor of what is known as "The Miracle on the Hudson." As the last passenger off US Airways Flight 1549 which had to ditch into the river, he took the lessons he learned from that profound experience in the frigid water and emerged from the wreckage with a mission to encourage others to do the right thing and share coping skills to address any adversity they may face. Dave is now convinced that everyone has their own defining moment, whether it be personal or professional, but that most people don’t know how to take that first step to find opportunities out of their own uncertainty. He now travels the globe on a personal mission to share his life lessons, show the importance of not only setting goals but also achieving them, and share his passion for helping others who are longing for connection and community. So many people don't have a mentor or their own "board of directors," so Dave now works with people of all ages to help them decide what their personal "life" brand will look like going forward. Named one of Inc.com's Top 100 Leadership speakers, Dave travels the world to share his inspirational leadership lessons and has raised over $14.8M USD for the American Red Cross over the last ten years through his talks. He lives in Charlotte, NC with Terri, his wife of 37 years and has four children who were very happy their father came home that day.