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Kevin Rempel
Kevin Rempel has surmounted incredible life-challenges to reach the Olympic podium and now to bring his powerful message of hope and resilience to audiences through his speaking and writing.
Kevin Rempel is a 2013 World Champion and 2014 Sochi Paralympic bronze medalist in sledge hockey with an incredible story of overcoming a tremendous amount of adversity.
After a freestyle motocross accident left Kevin an incomplete paraplegic at the age of 23, he was told by doctors he would likely never walk again.
Adding to this, Kevin had to deal with his father, Gerry, who fell from a tree while deer hunting, leaving him a complete paraplegic only one year from retirement. Unfortunately, Gerry couldn’t deal with living with his circumstances and took his own life in July 2007.
That following year, “Remps” as he likes to be called by his friends, was determined. He willed himself to move…
The HERO Mindset Keynote
Strong organizations thrive if employees are accountable to themselves and do not place the blame on other people, their surroundings, or external circumstances - and choose to drive towards success - facing forward. These organizations thrive because individuals recognize the role they play in the company’s success and they accept responsibility for their decisions. They take initiative to implement changes that help drive results and embrace change.
These employees have the right mindset - The Hero Mindset.
The Hero Mindset is about developing your self-awareness to understand how you think and choosing to make different choices in how you show up as a hero to yourself, your team, your community, and the people that you serve.
What you will learn:
• How to leverage adversity as a driving force in your future success
• A three step formula to achieve daily, lasting results in courage, decision-making, and perseverance
• Practical tools and solutions to be mentally healthy and resilient during the most difficult of times
• The number one personality trait of all high performersThe HERO Mindset: How to Empower Yourself and Others in Supporting Organizational Wellbeing
What does the word “Hero” mean to you? Do you think you need to reach an Olympic podium to become a hero? Or have you considered what that might look like in how you show up every day for yourself, your employees, for the clients, and communities that you serve?
In this session, Kevin Rempel shares his story of becoming paralyzed in a motocross accident to reaching the Paralympic podium in sledge hockey, and how you can learn from the mental health journey that accompanied his new life living with a disability.
Small things make a big difference, and it’s in the moments when you are away from a podium that matter the most. Understanding how you speak to yourself, to others, and the story you believe about your situation are just a few examples of how senior managers can begin to cultivate a confident and empowered mindset to support employee wellbeing.
The Hero Mindset will challenge you to think differently in how you approach mental health, how you support others, and what strategies you can put in place to help promote a healthy organizational culture.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Help senior managers and employees adopt The Hero Mindset by understanding the role they play in managing their own wellbeing and how they support their team
• Share the “3 A’s” formula to practice vulnerability and help create a space of psychological safety
• Provide simple and actionable takeaways and strategies that can be taken back to the workplace to show others how to implement The Hero Mindset through small actions that make a big differenceBecoming Self Aware: What Hidden Disabilities Can Teach Us About Empathy
Many organizations are early into their journey incorporating a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) practice into their workplace policies. As a result, they are often unsure, uneasy about what to do next and seeking additional guidance while taking baby steps to create empathy, understanding, and self-awareness to become better leaders, colleagues, and a stronger, more inclusive organization.
In this session, Kevin shares his experience of over 16 years living with an incomplete spinal cord injury, an invisible disability, and how that experience has taught him to be more empathetic towards himself and others as he leads others in his life and business.
Participants can expect to dive deep into their own self-awareness to better understand what unconscious biases may exist, what real or perceived hidden disabilities may exist for them and others, as well as reflect upon what it means to be a more inclusive leader and team member as you create a workplace culture that encourages courage and curiosity to bring your best self to work every day.
Throughout the interactive workshop, participants will take part and engage in anonymous discussion to help bring awareness to what common struggles they face, take part in breakout room discussions to create connection, and share in a safe environment that fosters empathy and understanding of each other.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Deepen your level of self-awareness to become a more empathetic leader who courageously leans into difficult conversations with curiosity
• Openly share hidden truths in a safe space that help bridge a connection and understanding of what unknowns’ other people within your organization are facing on a daily basis
• Reflect upon what unconscious biases may exist towards people with disabilities and how to shift your mindset to be more forgiving when may not understand another individual’s situation
• Further reinforce company vision and values to create a culture where everyone feels welcome to bring their best self to the workplace
• Support strategic initiatives such as inclusive leadership, talent attraction, retention, and management to help people move through the organization as it growsOlympic Principles That Drive Influential Leadership
Leadership today continues to search for solutions to support managers as they lead their teams in productive and healthy remote work environments. Guiding employees in the right direction to support wellbeing requires empathy, psychological safety, thought-out communication, and the right tools and solutions on a consistent basis.
In this session, Kevin Rempel helps leaders come together to brainstorm solutions in group discussions on what gaps exists in these areas, and how managers can encourage employees to leverage support.
Managers will reflect on how they are leading, identifying areas for improvement to connect deeper with their teams while fostering a spirit of trust to inspire open dialogue and improved communication.
This program is ideal for leaders and people managers who are in a rapidly changing environment, teams who are seeking to establish a deeper level of trust, and high performing cultures who may need a reminder to continue doing the small things that can contribute to a healthy organization.
Participants will take part in highly interactive brainstorming sessions, identifying problematic areas, working together to create solutions, all while helping the organization gain further insights to understand where their employees are struggling and need help the most, and discover tools to manage these aspects proactively.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• How to foster a culture of wellbeing led by inspirational leadership
• How to continue to adapt to a changing environment, maintain momentum, and grow through adversity
• How to be flexible and accommodating while working with employees virtually to build trust and strengthen team cohesion
• How to deepen connection and transparency within your organizationBoundaries and Burnout: How to Take Control
Employees today are experiencing burnout and unprecedented levels. Learning how to set and maintain personal boundaries is still a skill for many to develop that can leave managers and supervisors struggling to understand why people have a hard time saying “no”, while running the risk of losing team members and employees who simply do not have the tools or strategies in place to take control.
In this program, Kevin helps participants identify where poor time management skills can be hindering self-care practices, what psychological barriers can be avoided to help initiate open conversations amongst managers and supervisors, as well as what to do to help further avoid, and if necessary, recover from burnout.
Participants will take part in highly interactive brainstorming sessions, identifying problematic areas, working together to create solutions, all while helping organizations gain further insights to understand where their employees are struggling and need help the most, and discover tools to manage these aspects proactively.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• How to set and maintain personal boundaries
• How to separate work life from professional life
• How to communicate personal/professional boundaries while maintaining personal/professional responsibilities
• How to avoid and recover from burnout
What is Kevin Rempel's speaking fee?
The typical range for Kevin Rempel's speaking fee is $8,000–$12,500. The low end of the fee range represents their standard virtual fee. The high end of the fee range represents their standard fee for a US-based in-person speaking engagement. Appearances which require an extended schedule of activities or international travel will possibly exceed this fee range. Speaker fees update frequently. To receive a personalized quote for Kevin Rempel to speak at your event, please consult with a Key Speakers advisor for up to date information and assistance.
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Travel expenses are typically not included in the listed speaker's fee and are quoted separately. If the speaker needs to travel internationally, fees will be higher. These expenses may include airfare, accommodation, ground transportation at home and in the event city, and meals. We can provide more detailed information about travel expenses and arrangements once you've selected a speaker.
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