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Sébastien Sasseville

Endurance Athlete | Motivational Speaker | Leadership and Change Management

Sébastien Sasseville
Adapting to New Environments
Immersive Keynote Experience
Virtual Speaker Reel
Leadership
Sebastien Sasseville
Taking a First Step
Sébastien
Sebastien Sasseville
Sébastien Sasseville
Adapting to New Environments
Immersive Keynote Experience
Virtual Speaker Reel
Leadership
Sebastien Sasseville
Taking a First Step

Sébastien Sasseville empowers leaders to lead with purpose and inspires organizations to embrace change, remain engaged, and win at the long game. An endurance athlete, his extraordinary accomplishments — which include summiting Mount Everest and completing the mythical Sahara race and the toughest ultra-cycling event in the world — are made even more impressive by the fact that he lives with type 1 diabetes. Having held diverse sales roles in several Fortune 500 companies, Sasseville marries his business experience with his extensive inspirational achievements to deliver dynamic messaging on change management, leadership, teamwork, resilience, purpose, and motivation.

Through tackling the world’s toughest challenges and continuously setting new goals, Sasseville made a powerful discovery — what we think is possible can always expand. It starts by setting an impossible goal, taking that courageous first step, and then focusing on that “impossible” goal one step at a time.

Supported by powerful imagery, awe-inspiring stories, and unique accomplishments, Sasseville’s keynotes emphasize the importance of agility when it comes to change and transformation. When we face a challenge, he says, we must accept that we don’t have all the answers at first. But by taking a first step and allowing the experience to unfold, we can often find the answers in the journey. His keynotes also illustrate the importance of putting the mission first when leading a team, as when the mission is more important than individual success, he says, this is how we build an army.

Fully bilingual, Sasseville has been featured in several media outlets including CBC, TSN, The Huffington Post, CTV, Global TV, Radio-Canada, and countless newspapers. He has also spoken to hundreds of audiences across North America helping them to create enthusiasm about business transformation, build resilience, and evolve to win. Past clients have included RBC, Pfizer, Sobeys, Bell, SAP, L’Oréal, KPMG, and Hewitt.

Speaking topics

Presentations listed below include in-person and virtual keynotes, as well as workshops, fireside chats, and other presentation formats.

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  • A huge thank you Sébastien! We received so much positive feedback on your keynote. Our leaders found the parallels you made between your adventures and our challenges particularly brilliant. Bravo! Your session was inspiring, relevant, moving, and funny at the same time.

  • Your presentation was exactly what I and the team were looking for! It struck the right balance of inspiration, lessons learned, and hope/confidence that we can do hard things. I appreciate the way you wove in the themes from the morning’s presentations and what we had discussed in the prep session.  It made a difference in helping the team connect your talk to their reality.

  • We asked Sébastien to speak to our team virtually over video conferencing and were blown away with the experience. We felt even closer to him than seeing him on stage.

    The session was a combination of him presenting his story as well as a dynamic and vibrant discussion. We were inspired by the lessons and experiences Sébastien shared and left ready to take action. Looking forward to having him back!

  • HUGE thank you from the ATS Team for the fantastic session that you delivered on our behalf! We shared with you our brief, you delivered against that 100% with an engaging and emotional story — in your words you showed not only the capacity to lead but also the capacity to inspire!

  • Wow, Sébastien, your stories are so relatable and inspiring. We’ve just wrapped up a quick series of team huddles with the various stakeholders and our core planning team and everyone is just abuzz about that keynote. You really took us on an emotional journey — awe, fear, inspiration, and encouragement for the future. So very applicable to what we’re going through individually, as a company and as a society right now.

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