Warren Macdonald

Current

Owner at Warren Macdonald Unlimited Inc
Member at Canadian Association of Professional Speakers

Past

Marketing Manager at Mountain Equipment
Climbing Instructor at The Mill- Indoor Rock Climbing Centre

Education

TAFE

Recommended

5 people have recommended Warren

Connections

66 connections

Industry

Entertainment

Warren Macdonald’s Summary

What if you could give your people:

· The ability to recognize and breakthrough mental barriers to change

· Tools to turn change and challenge into catalysts for both business and personal growth

· A powerful shift in thinking that will put challenges into perspective

· A mindset that seeks solutions and look for opportunities

Wouldn't that change everything?

Challenging times call for a powerful message. A message of hope and inspiration filled with the perspective, lessons and tools required when we are faced with seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Warren Macdonald knows what it means to face adversity, to wake up to a whole new reality. In 1997 he lost both legs above the knee in a horrific backcountry accident; spending two days trapped beneath a one ton boulder…

Warren is a visionary who lives and breathes change management every day, He is routinely sought out as a keynote speaker and motivator by innovative, forward thinking organizations looking to foster “out of the box” thinking; the kind of thinking that led Warren to become the first double above-knee amputee to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest peak (19,222ft); the kind of thinking that empowers potential.

A powerful catalyst for change, Warren’s presentation challenges the status quo by telling audiences what they need hear, not what they necessarily want to hear…

Warren’s bestselling book, “A Test of Will” is the subject of the “Trapped under a Boulder” episode of Discovery’s “I Shouldn’t Be Alive” series. His documentary film “The Second Step” has been acclaimed worldwide, screening on National Geographic Television and winning eight international awards.

Warren has appeared on “Larry King Live”, “The Oprah Winfrey Show”, and “The Hour” with George Stroumboulopoulos. He has written articles for “CNN World Edition” (WWW), “Australian Geographic”, “Speaking of Impact” and “Professional Speaker”.

Warren Macdonald’s Specialties:

I find that the health care and financial industries really connect with my message; they keep me pretty busy these days. In saying that, smart, forward thinking companies also greatly benefit from hearing my message. Old school firms that already have their people maxed out and want to squeeze even more out of them while giving them no clue to where they are headed; not so much...

Warren Macdonald’s Experience

Owner

Warren Macdonald Unlimited Inc

(Entertainment industry)

Currently holds this position
Member

Canadian Association of Professional Speakers

(Entertainment industry)

2003 — Present (6 years )
Marketing Manager

Mountain Equipment

(Retail industry)

June 2001 — December 2001 (7 months)
Climbing Instructor

The Mill- Indoor Rock Climbing Centre

(Sports industry)

December 1997 — August 2000 (2 years 9 months)

Warren Macdonald’s Education

TAFE

Mechanical Engineering 1984 — 1989

Additional Information

Warren Macdonald’s Interests:

Personal and Organizational Growth, Sustainability, Film, Climbing, Adventure in general

Warren Macdonald’s Groups:

The Explorers Club, Canadian Association of Professional Speakers, International Federation of Professional Speakers

Professional Speakers and Seminar Leaders
Speakers and Panelists
Speakers Profit Connection
NSA Next!
Global Keynote Speakers Association
Keynote Speakers
Professional Keynote Speakers - by Jorge Olson
Community Group for GSF- Global Speakers Federation, formerly IFFPS
Motivational Keynote PEG (Professional Emphasis Group) of the National Speakers Association (NSA)