Iinspire action.
Perform at your best.
Rise when it counts.
From Olympic Champion to bestselling author and performance strategist, Apolo Ohno knows what it takes to win under pressure-and how to motivate others to reach the podium, and stay there.
Through powerful storytelling and real-world strategies, Apolo equips and inspires teams to lead with discipline, adapt through change, and pursue excellence without compromise.
Apolo Anton OHNO
Olympic Icon. NYT Bestselling Author. Performance Strategist. Wellness Investor.
Apolo Ohno is the most decorated U.S. Winter Olympian of all time—& one of the most dynamic voices in high-performance leadership today. His evolution from Olympic champion to bestselling author, health and longevity investor, and global keynote speaker has inspired millions to rethink what’s possible.
Apolo has been featured on the world’s biggest stages—from winning Dancing with the Stars to delivering keynote speeches for Fortune 500 companies like Nike, Apple, Deloitte, Delta, Alaska, and Morgan Stanley. He’s the author of Zero Regrets and Hard Pivot, powerful frameworks for embracing uncertainty and building lasting success.
Through keynotes, corporate workshops, and transformation retreats, Apolo equips audiences with the mindset, strategy, and discipline to navigate change, lead with clarity, and rise to the moment—again and again.
What people are saying
“From the moment Apolo arrived, his genuine warmth and friendliness endeared him to all our guests. He captivated the room when he took the stage and was able to inspire and entertain our audience simultaneously.”
“It's so invigorating to hear from someone who's had such unique experiences and is influencing not only sport, but also the world to talk more about mental and emotional wellbeing. How you're talking about it, I think makes huge differences to everyone's lives.”
“Apolo faced head-on, fueled by his mindset, the light in his heart, and the perseverance in his spirit. I can't think of a better person to inspire us and remind us that succeeding is a marathon, not a sprint. And the journey to get there requires a particular mindset that Apolo Ohno is the living embodiment of.”
“From the moment Apolo arrived, his genuine warmth and friendliness endeared him to all our guests. He captivated the room when he took the stage and was able to inspire and entertain our audience simultaneously.”
“It's so invigorating to hear from someone who's had such unique experiences and is influencing not only sport, but also the world to talk more about mental and emotional wellbeing. How you're talking about it, I think makes huge differences to everyone's lives.”
“Apolo faced head-on, fueled by his mindset, the light in his heart, and the perseverance in his spirit. I can't think of a better person to inspire us and remind us that succeeding is a marathon, not a sprint. And the journey to get there requires a particular mindset that Apolo Ohno is the living embodiment of.”
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TOPICS
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the gold medal mindset
Winning under pressure. Leading through change. Performing at the edge.
Apolo Ohno delivers a high-impact playbook for thriving when it matters most-fusing mindset systems, emotional resilience, and performance psychology into strategies your team can use immediately.
From burnout and uncertainty to reinvention and focus, this keynote helps audiences master pressure, build clarity, and rise-again and again.
Rooted in Olympic mastery and backed by the neuroscience of FLOW, Apolo reveals how elite performers access peak states of execution-where focus sharpens, time slows, and performance skyrockets.
02
the hard pivot
How do you lead when the old playbook no longer works?
This keynote delivers a tactical framework for identity-level reinvention-drawn from Apolo’s own evolution beyond the podium.
Your team will learn how to let go of what no longer serves them, rewire their thinking, and take bold, decisive action into the unknown.
Built for high achievers facing pressure, transition, or a blank page.
03
the five golden principles
Gratitude. Giving. Grit. Gearing Up. Go.
This 5-part system builds the mindset needed to lead under pressure, adapt through adversity, and perform with purpose.
Rooted in Apolo’s Olympic journey, it’s a simple yet powerful framework teams can apply immediately-in work, in leadership, and in life.
More than a performance toolkit, these principles shape how individuals lead, connect, and show up across every layer of an organization.
04
zero regrets
A mindset for pushing limits-and refusing to settle.
Based on Apolo’s New York Times bestselling book, this keynote delivers a high-performance framework to help teams surpass expectations, break through mental ceilings, and operate with urgency and ownership.
It’s not about what’s possible-it’s about what’s next. And how fast you’re willing to go after it.
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HUMAN 2.0
The Mindset Upgrade for a rapidly changing world.
In an era of AI acceleration, economic volatility, and generational change-organizations don’t just need new tools. They need evolved people.
In this keynote, Apolo shares the internal systems behind Human 2.0: how to stay grounded, adaptive, and performance-ready when everything around you is shifting.
Built from the same principles that fueled his Olympic reinvention, this talk delivers real strategies for leading with clarity, adapting fast, and thriving under pressure-in life, leadership, and a future that’s already here.
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