140. Turning Adversity into Purpose with John O'Leary

Most talks motivate. This one rebuilds people.

Burned over 100% of his body as a child, keynote speaker John O’Leary chose purpose over pain—and turned adversity into a playbook for life, leadership, and audience experience that lasts far beyond the hour.

🎧 In today's podcast, John shares how family, choice, and community transform adversity into personal development and a true growth mindset for teams, leaders, and the humans behind the name badges.

Why this delivers impact for event & meeting planners:

✅ Victim or Victor? The 5-minute reframing that changes Monday
✅ Resilience rituals your team can actually keep
✅ Tough love → independent action (the “Mom lesson”)
✅ Make kindness operational: back-of-house to front-of-room
✅ Story → movement: John’s film Soul on Fire premieres tomorrow, Oct 10 → soulonfiremovie.com

🎤 Booking a purpose-led keynote? DM “JOHN” for his availability & fit and check out his profile: View Profile

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📞 Ready to Deliver Impact? Book a 15-minute discovery call

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