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.

HP & Avnet Partners Summit 2010

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.

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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:

Recent Presentations

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

Testimonials

Susan's ability to relate the challenges, risks and rewards of climbing to the business world were invaluable. As we set out to reach new peaks, we will reflect upon her words of encouragement and structured approach to reaching our goals.
IBM
Thanks for an absolutely fantastic presentation at our Luncheon. As they were leaving, our guests one after another kept saying, 'This was the best presentation ever'. So we're very pleased...
Chief Executive Officer, Bank Calumet
Susan's presentation was extremely well received by our management team. It was very beneficial as she took them through her goal setting process, gave them a good idea of the discipline in training required and perhaps the most important part was her determination...
Safeco

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Susan Ershler Presentations

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