POWERFUL. INSPIRATIONAL. MOVING.
Jacob Thompson: Inspirational disability keynote speaker
More than a motivational speech
You want to give your audience an applicable message with a lasting impact
Jacob’s message inspires audiences to cultivate resilience and keep on fighting.
Give your audience more than an inspirational moment; give them a launching point into ongoing transformation.
Jacob’s story not only inspires transformation; his message provides practical takeaways to create lasting impact.
Hey, I'm Jacob Thompson
and I inspire and empower people to unleash their full potential. By giving practical tools to cultivate resilience, I show audiences how every obstacle can become an opportunity to climb higher.
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BOOK JACOB FOR
Keynote Presentations (in-person or virtual)
Jacob’s combination of powerful storytelling, practical insights, and compelling artistic performances create an unforgettable experience.
Keynote Presentations (in-person or virtual)
Jacob’s combination of powerful storytelling, practical insights, and compelling artistic performances create an unforgettable experience.
Leadership Workshops
After coaching and mentoring for over a decade and interviewing 30+ high-level leaders on his podcast, Jacob provides transformational leadership training from student leaders and team captains to educators and executives.
Professional Development
Jacob points audiences towards their why: the transformational purpose behind their work. His message invigorates listeners from all walks of life to be their best both personally and professionally.
SPEAKING TOPICS
From corporate executives to educational leaders, high-level athletes to high schools students, Jacob’s powerful message comes customized to connect personally and provide applicable insights for ongoing impact.
Inspiration
Jacob’s story resonates personally and invites the audience to pursue transformation and live to their full potential.
Resilience
Jacob gives the same tools that he uses daily to battle a debilitating rare disease and disability, turning obstacles into opportunities to climb higher.
Disability / Rare Disease
Understand the world from the perspective of someone with a physical disability and rare disease, growing in empathy and awareness.
Adapting to Change
The way that Jacob continues to adapt to his ever evolving diagnosis equips the audience to thrive even in the difficult changes that are inevitable in every sphere of life.
Mental Health
While our society becomes increasingly aware of depression and anxiety, Jacob gives the audience the tools to overcome daily mental battles.
Self-Discipline
Jacob provides a unique perspective on what it means to stay dedicated and complete the necessary tasks at hand, all while being motivated by transformational purpose.
Jacob's
Keynote Message
Climb Higher
Cultivating resilience to turn obstacles into opportunities
Audiences
Corporate professionals, nonprofit, medical and research fields, educational leaders, conferences, athletics, university, youth development, customized for your specific audience.
Value: Gain clarity of purpose in your personal and professional life and an elevated perspective on your trials that will unleash optimal performance and fulfillment.
Why do some people set and achieve goals with a great sense of fulfillment while others go through the motions dissatisfied? Why do some fold in the face of adversity while others rise to extraordinary heights? Life throws punches that hit us all in different ways and to various extents. Many have been hurt, disappointed, and had their dreams crushed. Why keep trying? Why keep hoping? Why put yourself out there again? Jacob Thompson reminds all of us that life is temporary and its only guarantee is an expiration date. No one is promised tomorrow and today is the day to become the person that we want to be. Jacob invites himself and others to wrestle with this question: How do I want to be remembered?
While many great stories have to do with pushing through an adverse situation and coming out on the other end, Jacob’s story stands unique. He fights a daily battle against an extremely rare and debilitating disease, Friedreich’s Ataxia (FA). The progressive nature of FA forces Jacob to continuously adapt to ongoing changes and challenges. Yet Jacob refuses to give up hope and instead has become a renowned speaker and author, an award-winning recording artist, a rare disease and disability advocate, and a USA para-climbing national finalist. More important to Jacob than any of these accomplishments is his role as a husband and father committed to hope and purpose.
What really fuels Jacob, though, is to see others turn their obstacles into opportunities in their own lives. His compelling message will not only have the audience laughing, crying, and feeling inspired; it will give them the exact blueprint they need to cultivate resilience and unleash their full potential.
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Takeaways: in this program, the audience will learn...
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By building a foundation of purpose and character you can always adapt to any circumstance
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The importance of taking ownership of our behavior and decisions while releasing what is beyond our control
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The power of being purpose driven to maintain discipline and consistency
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Overcoming fear of failure, self-doubt, and overthinking to “get on the wall”
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Adopting a proper perspective on the struggle that allows ongoing resilience
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A practical blueprint for turning obstacles into opportunities
Inclusions when booking Jacob
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A pre-event 60s Custom Marketing Video to spark buzz with attendees
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Pre-event guided discovery call to leave no stones unturned for keynote development
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A customized keynote that creates an unforgettable experience and nails your theme
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Pre/Post Event podcast with your company
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Post event: free resource download to help attendees implement
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Podcast and social media physical handout
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Book signing
