Ryan is an entrepreneur, ultra extreme open-water swimmer, and extraodinary keynote speaker who draws direct parallels between high-performance sport and high-performance business. 

His work connects discipline, risk assessment, resilience, and decision-making under stress, to boardrooms, sales floors, and executive teams.

Ryan is not an academic. He is not theatrical. He is experiential, commercial, and deeply relatable.

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PushPastImpossible™

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

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Performance, Inspiration & Leadership Keynote Speaker

Ryan Stramrood

Strong visuals and slide deck

Engaging & Grounded

Keynote

Fireside chat / moderated conversation

Workshop / breakout session

Book signing

Inspire & Motivate

Educate & Upskill

60 min

90 min

45 min

Inspiration + Insights

Leadership

Leadership Mindset

Inspiration

Peak Performance

Accountability

Resilience

Business Growth

<p>Challenge limiting beliefs, navigate uncertainty, and unlock greater performance through lessons from extraordinary extreme swimming challenges.</p>

PushPastImpossible™ — Redefining Your Limits

<p>Build resilience, learn from failure, and regain the confidence to pursue ambitious goals when outcomes fall short.</p>

Failing Forward — Turning Setbacks into Progress

Ryan’s sessions with both our clients and team were nothing short of remarkable. Clients described his message as awe-inspiring and perspective-shifting. Many left feeling empowered to pursue bigger dreams and richer lives, particularly as they reflected on their future plans and goals. The feedback was universally positive — a rare and wonderful result.

Ted Kerr, CEO/Founder Touchstone Capital - USA, 2025

To say his message was impactful is a total understatement. We are truly fortunate to have had the ability to bring Ryan to our business. An absolutely incredible session and to top it off, he is a pretty cool guy too!

Brittany Anderson, Director, Sweet Financial – USA, 2025

As the Learning Chair for EO Nashville, and after 13 years in EO and hundreds of learning events, I don’t say this lightly: Ryan Stramrood delivered one of the most engaging, memorable sessions we’ve hosted in a long time. Our members were fully locked in, the room energy was high, and the feedback was overwhelmingly “time very well spent.” Ryan isn’t a generic motivational speaker: he connects deeply with people and EO entrepreneurs because he understands the mental battles we face and tells his story in a way that sticks.

Ryan’s session was perspective-shifting in the best way. He challenges comfort zones, exposes how our minds protect us from growth, and leaves members thinking differently about what they’re capable of both personally and professionally. This isn’t a tactical checklist talk; it’s a powerful mindset reset that sparked reflection, strong post-event conversation, and plenty of “I needed to hear that” reactions from seasoned EO members.

If you’re looking for a speaker who is professional, relevant, and truly memorable, someone your members will still be quoting weeks later, I strongly recommend reaching out to Ryan for a conversation. He was a win for EO Nashville, and I’d confidently bring him back.

David Frederiksen, Learning Chair, EO Nashville - USA 2026

I travel the world and attend conferences across the globe. I see the best of the best in main platform speakers and guest speakers but I was astounded and inspired by Ryan Stramrood. 

When I was fortunate to see him present on one of his favourite topics I was mesmerized and felt like I was right with him in Antarctica, could feel the cold go through my body and veins and felt his pain.

Ryan is an amazing and incredible story teller and presenter! He will take you with him all the way and make you part of his storyline. I can highly recommend corporates and any other entities to make use of Ryan to inspire and motivate their employees, teams and management or memberships of affiliations. Ryan is also one of the nicest personalities around and easy to deal with. WOW!

Kobus Kleyn, Financial Expert and MDRT Country Chairman

I can quite confidently say that this was one of the best “motivational” speakers I have been fortunate enough to have seen in some time. His story is inspirational and extremely captivating, the journey he takes you through is both enjoyable and frightening. He delivers this with passion and a wholesomeness that resonated with all our retailers. I can highly recommend Ryan.

Ryan Stramrood

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