Neal Petersen is an entrepreneur, award-winning author, solo around the world racing yachtsman and international professional speaker.  Only a few people have realized their dreams of reaching the stars, but even fewer have sailed alone around the world and in a home built boat!  It is an unparalleled adventure, the longest race for any man or woman, 27,000 miles in a boat, 9 months at sea ~ alone!  Neal's keynote presentations are like no other.  He has demonstrated what can happen when one truly lives by goals, planning and preparation, believing that there are no obstacles so great that they cannot be overcome.  In sharing his high-impact extraordinary adventure, Neal delivers a powerful message that "In life there are no barriers ~ only solutions!" 
 
As a professional speaker, Neal has over 10 years experience internationally delivering keynotes to corporations and associations.  His high energy, inspirational keynotes are based on real life experiences which set him apart from speakers who speak on topics.
 
Neal is known for his high energy, subtle humor, adaptability and flexibility. He can change gears instantaneously to keep the audience engaged.  Plus, he is extremely easy to work with.
 
Neal’s powerful messages include:
 
● The importance of realizing goals, perseverance, determination in reaching them.
 
● Choosing conquest over adversity.
 
● Learning to turn “perceived” disadvantages into advantages.
 
● The power of positive attitude and how it affects ones performance.
 
● With choice there are consequences – choose wisely.
 
Our goal is to be a part of your conference to assist meeting planners in generating maximum results for their audience. We are willing to do in-house welcome videos, build excitement, media appearances, executive breakfasts and any special requests you may have to maximize audience impact.
 
Neal was rated the best speaker ever at IBM’s Global Systems and Technology Group. After the presentation to 8,000 attendees Neal personalized 1000 copies of his 2005 NOBA Award winning autobiography "Journey of a Hope Merchant" with a solid line out the door for 6 hours!
 
Neal has a wonderful spirit and an incredible talent for storytelling.  He is unique in his delivery and audiences walk away amazed.  They find the key messages in Neal’s keynote are not just a topic - rather a realization of “In Life There Are No Barriers ~ Only Solutions”.  His accent tends to make audiences lean in and listen more intently.  This combined with his storytelling talent keeps people on the edge of their seats wondering what's going to happen next.
 
Neal has appeared on CNN, National Public Radio, PBS airs a documentary about his life.   
 

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