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Chris Ruden empowers your audience to see their worlds without limits. From overcoming his disability and chronic illness to teaching the TRUE essence of diversity and inclusion, Chris’ comedic yet heartfelt message will create a truly unforgettable experience at your event

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER & AUTHOR CHRIS RUDEN

Keynote Speaker Chris Ruden

Chris Ruden is an amputee, Type 1 diabetic record-holding powerlifter, motivational keynote speaker, author, and disabled model who was featured on The Rock’s hit TV show “Titan Games”. From being humiliated and labeled broken because of his disability to struggling with mental health and living in a non disabled-inclusive world, Chris learned to turn his obstacles into opportunities, now using his badass bionic arm, diabetes technology, and message of “creating your world without limits” to impact people around the world.

Keynote speaker topics include:

 

– Overcoming Adversity
– Diversity & Inclusion
– Change Management
– Peak Performance

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ABOUT CHRIS RUDEN

 

  • Season 1 Titan Games with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

  • Motivational keynote speaker on overcoming adversity, change management, and disability inclusion

  • Adaptive model for Tommy Hilfiger, Nike, and Zappos

  • Author of the Book “The Upper Hand”

  • Co-founder & CMO of NRG Foods (2800% growth in 2020)

  • 7 million+ views on YouTube & 69,000 verified Instagram followers

 
 

  • Featured in Men’s Health, Washington Post, Netflix and more

  • BSE in Exercise Science

  • Culture & authenticity based social media marketing expert

  • Over 85 keynote speeches delivered from Miami Florida to Kampala in Uganda!

  • World record holding amputee powerlifter

 

WHAT EVENT PLANNERS SAY ABOUT HIRING KEYNOTE SPEAKER CHRIS RUDEN

 
  • “Chris you brought the house down! Thank you so much for keynote speaking at our all hands meeting!”
    Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos
  • I heard Chris’s keynote speech in October and participated in one of his online challenge groups in November. Not only did I have great results from the challenge but I learned things that I can take with me. Highly recommend his challenges.
    Beth Levering
  • I had the honor of working with Chris who spoke at the JDRF Southwest Ohio TypeOneNation Summit this November. He is an incredibly driven and inspiring individual who has the ability to influence people at all ages and stages of type 1 diabetes. The T1D community in Cincinnati loved having …
    Sasha Squibb

KEYNOTE SPEAKER CHRIS RUDEN'S MOST POPULAR TOPICS

 

Keynote Speech Topic: Limitations are Self-Imposed

 
  • Overcoming Adversity
  • Mental Resilience
  • Leadership
 
Imagine your world without limitations? In this talk, Chris uses his story to help audience members break free of their limits to live better, more productive and happy lives. “Less walls and more doors” – Chris Ruden

Keynote Speech Topic: Creating inclusive workplace culture: Why Bother?

 
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Culture
  • Thought Leadership
 
Born with a disability and later diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, Chris uses his story of hiding his disability for almost 20 years to help associations, corporations, and audiences alike embrace the I.D.E.A.– Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility. This interactive keynote gives a uniquely effective view on diversity and inclusion and exactly how to recognize and implement the idea that different minds foster innovation, inclusion, and forward-thinking, and are powerful contributors and collaborators on teams

Keynote Speech Topic: The Upper Hand

 
  • Motivation
  • Transformation
  • Mental Resilience
 
What if there was a way to leverage your limitations to your advantage? A way to turn your obstacles into opportunities to help yourself and others? In this talk, Chris invites people to take their hardest adversities and learn to repackage them to become their easiest advantages.

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The upper hand by Chris Ruden
 
  • Best seller on Barnes and Noble
  • Available on Amazon
 
Chris Ruden Titan Games
 

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Record-Holding Powerlifter,

Social Media Influencer &

Disability Advocate

 

Who Was Recently on the Emmy Nominated TV Show "Titan Games" as a Keynote Speaker at Your Next Event!

 

"Limitations are self-imposed"

– Chris Ruden (Keynote Speaker, Author)