John O’Leary’s life is proof of the power of the human spirit. As a nine-year-old boy, he was burned on 100% of his body and given less than one percent chance of survival. He endured months in the hospital, years in therapy, dozens of surgeries, and lost all of his fingers to amputation. Despite the odds, he overcame those challenges to become a college graduate, business owner, hospital chaplain, the Ambassador for Big Brothers, Big Sisters, a husband and father. John powerfully reveals our greatest challenges can be transformed into outstanding growth. Through emotional story-telling and great humor, John empowers audiences to move past their comfort zone, dream big, plan smart and take action. Audiences around the world are re-ignited with a life full of possibility and passion not yet imagined. Because of the release and poignant response from his parents’ book, Overwhelming Odds, John began his professional focus as an international speaker. Every year, John consistently shares his message with over 160 organizations. This tremendous growth is the result of the commitment to truly partner with clients to ensure their meetings and conferences are life-changing experiences. John is a heavily sought-after speaker in the arenas of healthcare, sales, marketing, financial services, education and safety. John provides keynote presentations, break-out sessions, half and full-day workshops and weekend retreats. John O'Leary was the first inductee into the Energizer “Keep Going” Hall of Fame in 2006 and was selected the St. Louis University Young Alumni of the Year in 2007. John was also chosen as one of the Top Ten “Most Interesting People” in Saint Louis, Missouri. Titles Ignite your Life! Discovering Five Keys to Unlock Passion, Potential, and Impact Ignite your Faith! Discovering the Goodness of God in the Challenges of Tragedies of Life Topics Motivation, Relationships, Goal-setting Click topic above to see more speakers on that topic Speaker's Asking Fee Range $10,000 - $14,999 Click on fee range to see more speakers. This is the starting keynote fee range - other programs may be higher. State MO Click on state above to see more speakers from that state. Fees The fee range quoted means the speaker's fee starts somewhere within that range. Note that speaker's fees are subject to change and some speakers may have special fee quotes.