A keynote about bullying, depression, mountains, race tracks, and the silence we’ve built around mental health. Delivered by our founder — a man who climbed Aconcagua but still checks the spelling of every email.
We won’t put the whole talk on a webpage — the room is where it matters. But here’s the shape of what you’ll get when you book it.
“It wasn’t climbing Aconcagua. It wasn’t racing at 140 mph. It was reading out loud in 7th grade English.”
“It wasn’t a breakthrough moment. It wasn’t an intervention. It was a big metal box some people might think is dumb.”
“On a race track, you never drive alone. Spotter on the radio. Crew in the pit. Corner workers. Nobody calls that weakness. We call it a team.”
“Before we end, I have something to ask of you. It’s not a donation. Not a pledge. Three things.”
“The most dangerous thing about mental health isn’t the illness. It’s the silence we’ve built around it. We built it. Which means we can tear it down.”
We are in a race to change the stigma around mental health.
And the race starts now.
The room shifts. Coworkers who’ve sat next to each other for years finally have language for what they’ve been carrying.
The race-track metaphor — spotter, crew, corner workers — is one your team will repeat in meetings for months. We’ve heard it.
Not a donation. Not a pledge. Three behaviors anyone in your company can start practicing the day after the talk. They cost nothing.
The talk runs 15 to 45 minutes depending on your format, plus Q&A. We’ve delivered it at all-hands meetings, leadership offsites, ERG events, conferences, and over lunch in a garage.
We tailor the closing asks to your industry, your team’s concerns, and what you want people to do on Monday morning. Send us your context; we’ll send back a proposal within a few days.
Tell us about your event →We’ll deliver this keynote at your company, conference, or team offsite. Tell us when, where, and what you want people walking out carrying.
If you’re struggling right now, call or text 988. We mean it.