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

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 her Mt. Everest Expeditions.

What I'm talking about this year

HP & Avnet Partners Summit 2010

Personal Best, Professional Best

I learned an important, simple truth from our quest to reach the top of Everest: to achieve something that seems impossible, you've got to first set the goal, then prepare, then keep going until you get there. My husband Phil and I were the first couple to climb the Seven Summits not because we were superhuman, but because we were humans who kept going. I believe that's what achievement is made of. Personal and professional successes go to those who show up and do the work — until they reach their goals.

Here's the way I remember it:
Project, Prepare, Persevere®.

Fit for Business

How do you achieve your dreams in both your personal and business life — especially the ones that seem impossible? In my talks, I share my road-tested methods for combining a demanding job with a fulfilling life, while still achieving all that you desire.

Seven Summits of Sales^TM: "We don't climb alone, and we don't sell alone."

Before I started climbing mountains I climbed sales 'summits' for over 20 years, culminating in $600 Million sales goals as a Vice President in Sales. My mission is to help others avoid the crevasses and achieve their professional and personal dreams. This talk focuses on the particular challenges of sales teams with stretch goals to meet and how to help them reach the top year after year.

Reaching New Heights: Everest & Beyond^TM

When Phil and I stood on the top of Mount Everest in 2002, it was the realization of a dream that had begun more than a decade before. Illustrating my talk with slides and stories from our climbs of the highest mountains on each of the seven continents, I help audiences discover how to set impossible goals and reach them despite the odds.

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.