Susan Ershler Keynote Speaker and Seven Summits Climber
Susan Ershler Keynote Speaker and Seven Summits Climber
Susan Ershler Keynote Speaker and Seven Summits Climber

Presentations by Susan Ershler

Have Susan speak to your organization and Reach New Heights!

Susan Ershler tours the world speaking about her life journey and sharing with others her secrets for success, determination, and achieving seemingly impossible goals.

Susan delivered her inspiring presentation to over 300 of our sales managers and the results were outstanding. Her accounts of courage and determination definitely put our challenges as a sales force in perspective. Susan's message proves that any goal, no matter how difficult it may be, can be achieved through proper planning and determination. I recommend Susan as a speaker for any company that wishes to motivate and build teamwork within their organization via a very interesting story that is exciting and "outside the norm" of traditional motivational/business speakers.
—Aflac

Not a professional mountain climber, Susan trained by climbing the 35 stories in her high-rise office building on her lunch hour for a year — with a 40-pound pack on her back.

Susan tells her electrifying story to audiences with clarity and passion. She lifts her audience's ambitions by showing them how hard work, dedication, perseverance and a total commitment to excellence can pay off in reaching seemingly impossible goals.

Her leadership message begins with visualizing a goal, no matter how difficult or out of reach. She continues with techniques to improve focus and discipline and shows how essential teamwork is to achievement. And she concludes with a passionate affirmation of the value of life and the thrill of celebrating your success from the top of the world.

Susan has particular expertise in the following areas:

  • Leadership Team Meetings
  • Sales Kick-offs, Sales Meetings
  • Recognition & Incentive Events & President Clubs
  • Global & National General Sessions
  • Meetings focused on Top Performance
  • Product Launches
  • Annual Association Meetings
  • Large Scale Project Kick-offs
  • Women's Events & Leadership
Susan's experiences in successfully climbing mountains both in the corporate world and on the seven summits are among the most captivating and inspiring stories I have ever heard. She kept our audience captivated during her entire presentation, and I would highly recommend her to any corporation large or small. In addition, her book Together on Top of the World is a must read.
—Senior Vice President, Banner Bank

Speech Title

REACHING NEW HEIGHTS: Everest & Beyond

  • How to achieve the impossible and realize your dreams
  • How to overcome obstacles and achieve the impossible
  • What climbing to the pinnacle of the world can teach us about achievement

Whether the objective is an aggressive corporate financial target or climbing a mountain, Susan Ershler's fundamentals for goal setting and achievement are virtually the same. She shares her tools for success including how to:

  • address and achieve overwhelming goals through vision, focus, perseverance and discipline
  • develop strong relationships and partnerships
  • manage the fear of failure
  • take acceptable risks

Susan Ershler's presentations are supported by magnificent slides from the couple's 2001 and 2002 Mt. Everest Expeditions.

Motivational and engaging, Sue weaved a captivating story of reaching summits and exceptional sales goals that inspired our customers and partners to take on bigger challenges and face them head on. She gained instant credibility with the audience, having walked in our shoes. And she provided valuable tools to help all of us reach our goals.
—Kim Hawley, CEO, Attenex Corp. 2007

The Stats

  • 4th American Woman to Climb the Seven Summits
  • 12th American Woman to Climb Mt. Everest
  • The only American female speaker who combines 23 years Fortune 500 corporate leadership experience with her experiences of reaching the summit of Mt. Everest and all Seven Summits.

Susan Ershler's Video

Susan Ershler Video

Sample of Susan Ershler's keynote presentation as well as footage from Everest, including the summit:
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In the Press

Years of sales experience helped her by giving her a framework for setting and reaching goals.
Sales & Marketing Management (magazine) 2007
Everest was a lesson that carried over to her work. "You get a lot of rejection in business, but good sales leaders don't take no for an answer. They just think, 'I'm not ready yet, I'll come back.' "
Susan Ershler, Success Magazine May/June 2007

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Recent Presentations

Susan Ershler's Recent Presentations Include:
Susan's client list comprises several Fortune & Global 500 corporations: ADP, Aflac, AT&T, Bellsouth, Boeing, Chevron Texaco, Cisco Systems, Danaher, Eli Lilly, FedEx, Guardian Life, HP, IBM, Ingram Micro, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Nike, Novartis, Northwestern Mutual, Oracle, Qualcomm, Safeco, Shell, UBS, Unilever, United Healthcare and Wells Fargo, as well as, mid-size corporations to start ups. Please see the full client list »

The Seven Summits

1992 Mt. Kilimanjaro
    Africa-19,339'
1993 Mt. Elbrus
    Russia-18,481'
1995 Mt. McKinley
    North America-20,320'
1996 Aconcagua
    South America-22,841'
1998 Mt. Vinson
    Antarctica-16,067'
1999 Mt. Kosciuszko
    Australia-7,308'
2002 Mt. Everest
    Asia-29,035'

References

Sue's presentation was an outstanding story where we shared the excitement of her journey to the summit and how this experience is related to our business, specifically in terms of setting goals and teamwork. She is truly an inspiration for all of us!
Microsoft

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Susan Ershler Presentations

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For Meeting Planners

Amidst all the leadership gurus, the motivational speakers, and the performance enhancement coaches. Susan's message stands apart for its credibility and power. Susan has climbed the mountain — in work, and in the world. Susan Ershler is the real deal.

Meeting Professional tools for upcoming keynotes featuring Susan Ershler: