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

Susan Ershler

  • Everest Summiteer
  • Former VP of Sales for Fortune 500 Companies
  • Author of Together on Top of the World (Warner books)
  • Tenured Keynote Speaker (9 years)

Speech Titles:

  • "Reaching New Heights: Everest & Beyond"TM
  • "Conquering the Seven Summits of Sales"TM

Susan Ershler had climbed to the top of her sales profession before she ever strapped on crampons. She approaches climbing goals and sales goals the same way: setting them high and keeping them constantly in mind.
—Seattle Woman Magazine

Sue in two sentences

As a former sales executive and history?making climber, Susan Ershler demonstrates how to push past perceived boundaries to pursue your greatest dreams. She demonstrates that if she can do it, so can you.

Pick Sue for your next event if you want...

  • a dynamic speaker to open or close my conference on a high note with everyone feeling uplifted.
  • a proven speaker to inspire my group to pursue their greatest dreams.
  • a keynote speaker who overcame incredible obstacles to reach their goals.
  • an entertaining speaker with a story that is uplifting, positive, and interesting.
  • a speaker who can inspire my sales team to drive results and achieve their annual objectives.
  • a female speaker who is relevant.
  • lessons and takeaways that can be applied immediately.

Key Differentiators

Mt. Everest & the Seven Summits Completed May, 16 2002

  • World Record — first couple in history to climb the Seven Summits
  • 4th American woman to climb Seven Summits & 12th American female to climb Everest
  • Major media coverage: CNN, the Today Show, Good Morning America, New York Times

23-year Fortune 500 leadership background
  • VP of Sales of a national sales and service organization responsible for over $600 million in revenue
  • Over 20 years of corporate sales leadership, marketing and operations experience
  • Earned 11 annual President's Club awards

Presentation Content & Perfect Fits

Audience members will learn the
Project • Prepare • Persevere® method
for pursuing and reaching Everest-size objectives and inspirational processes for exceeding goals.

"Reaching New Heights — Everest & Beyond"

  • Perfect fit: General Sessions with motivation and inspiration focus.
  • Inspire audience members to push past perceived boundaries to pursue their greatest dreams.

"Conquering the Seven Summits of Sales"

  • Perfect fit: Sales Conferences, Kickoffs and Leadership meetings.
  • Inspire audience members to reach higher objectives and believe they can achieve far beyond their perceived limitations.

Example of Client Feedback

"Sue's presentation was an outstanding story where we share the excitement of her journey to the summit and how this experience is related with our business, specifically in terms of setting goals and teamwork. Sue performed flawlessly and the team was pleased and really motivated by this absolutely great keynote. She is truly an inspiration for all of us!"
—Business & Marketing Officer, Microsoft

Examples of Keynote Clients

ADP, Aflac, AT&T, BellSouth, Boeing, Chevron, Texaco, Danaher, Deloitte, Eli Lilly, FedEx Kinko's, Guardian Life, HP, IBM, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, New York Life, Nike, Novartis, Northwestern Mutual, Oracle, Qualcomm, Westinghouse, Ortho-McNeil, Shell, UBS, Unilever, United Healthcare, Wells Fargo...

Best Fits & Topics

Motivation, Leadership, Sales, Teamwork, Peak Performance, Women's Leadership & General Keynotes

Fee

Susan Ershler travels from Seattle, WA. Please call for pricing. A portion of every keynote is donated to keep thousands of girls in Nepal attending school each year.

Your Sales Meetings

Reach New Heights with Sue:
Sales Kickoffs »
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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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Today Show Feature

Phil and Susan Ershler on The Today Show

The Today Show features the Ershler's story:
View video »