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Sébastien Sasseville

World Class Endurance Athlete, Best-selling Author & Teamwork & Change Expert

Lead high-performing teams with purpose.

Sébastien Sasseville helps leaders and organizations to build high-performing teams, tolead with purpose, to remain engaged and to thrive in fast-changing environments to win the long game.

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Meet Sébastien..

One of the most accomplished endurance athletes in the world, Sébastien's  extraordinary

accomplishments — which include summiting Mount Everest, the mythical Sahara race,

running across Canada, and completing the toughest ultra-cycling event on the planet

— are made even more impressive by the fact that he lives with Type 1 Diabetes.


Sébastien spent the first ten years of his career in Fortune 500 companies. Today, he

masterfully transforms the lessons learned on his mind-blowing adventures into

concrete, actionable and relatable business insights.


Transformed by his achievements and already a veteran speaker with over 1000

motivational keynotes delivered in North America, Europe and Asia, including a TEDx

talk, Sébastien speaks on leadership, change and teamwork. His clients Include RBC,

L’Oréal, Hewitt, Airbus, Walmart, Amazon and hundreds of leading brands and

organizations.


Always supported by breathtaking imagery and known for his awe-inspiring stories,

Sébastien helps organizations to build the unwavering belief that they can

achieve extraordinary results. He has been featured in media including the CBC, TSN,

The Huffington Post, CTV, Global TV, Radio-Canada, and countless newspapers,

blogs, podcasts and magazines.

"Galvanizing! Sebastien Sasseville gives a unique perspective and makes us rethink how we move towards our objectives."

L'ORÉAL

Experience Sébastien's Immersive Keynote Experience

Experience the enormous power of Sébastien's Immersive Keynote.

Sébastien can turn any of his keynotes into an immersive experience, bringing with him sights and sounds that enable the audience to feel as though they are going through the same grueling challenges that he has overcome.


With customized projections and lighting, a cinematic music score, and more,

 this is the kind of keynote that pushes the limits of creativity and demands audience attention.


The outcome? A memorable keynote that has the audience engaged at every second. And once the show is over, leaders and teams will not be able to stop talking about it.

Watch Sébastien in Action

Leadership Lessons from a 5 Year Old

Sébatien on Teamwork

Sébastien's Keynote Topics

To be excellent, we need to be surrounded by other excellent players

Building Unstoppable Teams is a powerful motivational keynote that explores how exceptional teamworkdrives extraordinary results. Through awe inspiring visuals and stories from climbing Mount Everest to racing across America, Sébastien delivers a compelling message: none of these accomplishments were achievedalone.


This session equips teams and organizations with actionable tools to foster collaboration, build highly engaged teams and thrive in fast changing environments by embracing curiosity, building trust and stayingfocused on a shared mission.


Who it's for:

  • Teams and leaders looking to achieve extraordinary results by breaking down organizational silos
  • Organizations that want their people to see beyond individual roles and act as one unit
  • Groups ready to set massive goals together


Audience takeaways:

  • Increase performance with empowered and more cohesive teams
  • Create a mission more important than individual success
  • Establish a culture of extreme accountability
  • Learn how to ask for help and let others shine


Before any summit can be reached, a mission must be defined. Inspiring missions are the foundation of great leadership. To lead a team to its goal, leaders must foster strong relationships, create safety and enable ongoing collaboration.


With energy, humility and humor, Sébastien shares the leadership lessons he has learned throughout his extraordinary journey. This keynote offers an inspiring story and practical strategies to build engagement,strengthen collective ambition and elevate teams to exceptional levels of performance.


Who it's for: 

  • Leaders who want to create engagement and lead with purpose
  • Leadership teams building autonomous, resilient teams
  • Organizations preparing the next generation of leaders


Audience takeaways

  • Embody the mission and vision of the organization
  • Create other leaders and build autonomous teams
  • Enable teams to deliver their best work
  • Create trust to improve performance and build resiliency


Change, Agility & Transformation

Sébastien helps leaders and organizations surpass themselves and succeed in the long game. From MountEverest to the Sahara desert to the Race Across America, he has had to adapt to survive and conquer.


This keynote is an inspiring tale of resilience, packed with actionable insights to embrace change, adopt acollaborative mindset and lead with purpose. The perfect fit for organizations looking for a session thatcreates a pivotal moment in their journey of transformation.


Who it's for:

  • Organizations going through change, mergers or transformation
  • Teams that need enthusiasm around change rather than fear of it
  • Leaders who want their people to change first to win


Audience takeaways:

  • Build a culture of adaptability
  • Let go of the fear of change and understand the cost of inaction
  • Develop enthusiasm around change
  • Learn to change first to win


Any Keynote as a 360 degree audio visual experience

Bringing with him sights and sounds that let the audience feel as though they are going through the same grueling challenges he has overcome, Sébastien turns any of his keynotes into an immersive experience.


Customized projections and lighting, a cinematic music score and a deep emotional shift in the room.What the client gets: a customized keynote based on the key messages that matter to the organization,professional audio visual materials to suit the venue, a large bank of existing material for quick turnaround,flexible options to suit the budget, and Sébastien on site one day in advance for rehearsal and technicaltests.


Who it's for:

  • Flagship conferences, sales kick offs and leadership summit
  • Clients who want a memorable, talked about moment
  • Venues with strong projection and sound


Audience takeaways

  • A keynote the audience will not stop talking about
  • Deep customization around the organization's key messages
  • A clear connection between athletic endurance and corporate success


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