Here’s Dean’s Bio
TIME magazine
named him as one of the "Top 100 Most Influential People in the
World." Men's Fitness hailed him as one of the fittest men on the planet.
An internationally recognized endurance athlete and NY Times bestselling
author, Dean Karnazes has pushed his body and mind to inconceivable limits.
Among his many accomplishments, he has run 350 continuous miles, foregoing
sleep for three nights. He's run across Death Valley in 120 degree
temperatures, and he's run a marathon to the South Pole in negative 40 degrees.
On ten different occasions he's run a 200-mile relay race solo, racing
alongside teams of twelve. Dean has swum the San Francisco Bay, scaled
mountains, bike raced for 24-hours straight, and surfed the gigantic waves off
the coast of Hawaii and California. His long list of competitive achievements
include winning the world's toughest footrace, the Badwater Ultramarathon,
running 135 miles nonstop across Death Valley during the middle of summer. He
has raced and competed on all seven continents of the planet, twice over.
In 2006 he
accomplished the seemingly impossible by running 50 marathons, in all 50 US
states, in 50 consecutive days, finishing with the NYC Marathon, which he ran
in three hours flat! In 2011 Dean ran 3,000-miles from the coast of California
to New York City, averaging 40 to 50-miles per day (one day covering more than
70!). Along the way he stopped at schools to speak to students about the
importance of exercise and healthy eating. When passing through Washington DC,
he was invited to run through the White House to meet with First Lady Michelle
Obama and be honored for his tireless commitment to help get this country back
into shape.
Dean and his
incredible adventures have been featured on The Today Show, 60 Minutes, The
Late Show with David Letterman, CBS News, CNN, ESPN, The Howard Stern Show,
NPR's Morning Edition, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, the BBC, and many others.
He has appeared on the cover of Runner's World, Outside, and Wired magazine's,
and has been featured in TIME, Newsweek, People, GQ, The New York Times, USA
TODAY, The Washington Post, Men's Journal, Forbes, The Chicago Tribune, The Los
Angeles Times, and the London Telegraph, to mention a few.
Yet, it is his
unique ability to enthuse athletes of all abilities and backgrounds that truly
set Dean apart. Despite his many accomplishments, awards and distinctions, he
remains most proud of his ongoing contributions of time and funding to programs
aimed at getting children and youth outdoors and active. He has raised millions
of dollars for charity and was awarded the prestigious Community Leadership
Award by the President's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports.
Beyond being a
celebrated endurance athlete, philanthropist, and bestselling author, Dean is
an accomplished businessman with a notable professional career working for
several Fortune 500 companies and startups alike. A graduate of the USF McLaren
School of Business & Management, he is uniquely able to demonstrate how the
lessons learned from athletics can be applied to business, and he is able to
convey, with authenticity, the many insights he has gleaned along the way as a
record-setting athlete and professional businessman.
Dean is a sought
after speaker who has captivated and inspired audiences across the country with
his stories of persistence and perseverance. His dynamic, engaging and rousing
presentations focus on going beyond perceived limitations to be the best that
you can be. He talks about unlocking an inner strength to achieve extraordinary
results. His real-life examples explore the topics of: dealing with adversity,
overcoming obstacles, setting and reaching lofty goals, the importance of
teamwork, even in solo endeavors, and excelling in a competitive, and often
confusing, world. In his presentations, he examines and discusses the essential
ingredients necessary for high-achievement and developing the ability to
prevail and preserve against staggering odds.
Dean is
believable, because his achievements and accomplishments are real. He delivers
his message with the insight and candor that only an individual who has lived
through such experiences can.
Dean's stories of endurance and perseverance are
often comical, sometimes tear-jerking, and always thought-provoking and
entertaining. His roster of clients include: Nike, Google, Sony, PepsiCo, Wells
Fargo, Apple Computer, Merck, Toyota, Starbucks, Accenture, Stanford
University, Yale, JP Morgan Chase, Facebook, and a host of others.
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