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My name is Ali Ingersoll and I inspire audiences to Embrace Adversity and turn it into their Super Power.

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Transformational Keynote Speaker on the power of how to "Keep Moving Forward"

Over 100,000 Audience Members Inspired

Ali’s unique perspective and extraordinary life has helped her develop engaging, funny, and inspiring presentations about life challenges in each individual’s ability to overcome them. In April 2024, Ali presented a TEDx talk, “Turning Paralysis into Purpose: Using Adversity to Achieve Success” at UNC Pembroke. She has presented over 500 keynotes and training workshops around the world. With a healthy dose of dark humor naked honesty for every one of her presentations, she helps others find strength to persevere and achieve success.

Connection

Ali will connect with your audience as she speaks on transformational change and overcoming adversity to find your super power .

Education

Ali educates professionals and organizations on how to embrace adversity in the unknown in order to advance change.

Energy

Ali performs with magnetic energy on stage, to inspire your audience through compassion and entertainment.

Authenticity

Ali shares her story through the lens of her own l lived experience of disability, inspiring audiences to embrace their own adversity.

Motivation

Ali motivates audiences to reframe their thinking and embrace adversity to discovery new solutions to everyday problems.

Previous Clients Include:

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Ali Ingersoll's Top Speaking Engagements

ALS Foundation Annual Conference

Healthcare Financial Management Association of North Carolina Annual Conference

Permobil Foundation Fundraiser

Becton Dickinson (BD) Med-tech Conference

Ali's Amazing Story

Assurant Keynote for Employee Resource Group Launch

North Carolina Parks and Recreation

Most Requested Keynote Presentations with Ali Ingersoll

Keynote #1

Keep Moving Forward: The Journey to Succeed

DESCRIPTION

Have you ever doubted yourself, felt uncertain, or perhaps a bit stuck? Discover how our greatest strength lies within. Ali shares her inspiring journey of resilience and adaptation after becoming a C6 quadriplegic following a diving accident. Overcoming hopelessness and despair, she discovered her internal strength to embrace her reality and adapt to her new normal—the unknown.

Through her compelling story, Ali highlights the remarkable power of the human mind to triumph over limitations we all face. Drawing from her personal experience, Ali offers practical insights and tools to navigate life’s uncertainties. Learn how to persevere and thrive in the face of visible challenges to unlock invisible opportunities in our everyday lives.

LEARNING OBJECTIVE

A talk that will change your perception of adversity and inspire you to act. Ali will show you how to challenge your thinking, become your own self-advocate, and escape your comfort zone to tap into your full potential.

DESCRIPTION

Have you ever doubted yourself, felt uncertain, or perhaps a bit stuck? Discover how our greatest strength lies within. Ali shares her inspiring journey of resilience and adaptation after becoming a C6 quadriplegic following a diving accident. Overcoming hopelessness and despair, she discovered her internal strength to embrace her reality and adapt to her new normal—the unknown.

Through her compelling story, Ali highlights the remarkable power of the human mind to triumph over limitations we all face. Drawing from her personal experience, Ali offers practical insights and tools to navigate life’s uncertainties. Learn how to persevere and thrive in the face of visible challenges to unlock invisible opportunities in our everyday lives.

LEARNING OBJECTIVE

A talk that will change your perception of adversity and inspire you to act. Ali will show you how to challenge your thinking, become your own self-advocate, and escape your comfort zone to tap into your full potential.

Keynote #2

Redefining Inclusion: Embracing Difference to Create Boundless Opportunities

DESCRIPTION

What is the price of exclusion within an organization when diverse perspectives are absent? Failure. When inclusivity is lacking, who do you lose first? Some of your strongest and most talented assets.

When exclusion wins, organizations lose through diminished problem-solving abilities, pervasive employee burnout, and decreased financial returns. Ali understands exclusion’s impact firsthand. Her 15-year battle for inclusion began when she was repeatedly denied medically necessary equipment by insurance providers after a tragic diving accident left her a C6 quadriplegic.

Ali favors a people-first culture. Join her as she shares her journey of resilience and offers practical solutions to create impactful Belonging and Wellness strategies for organizations losing over $300 billion/year due to workplace burnout.

LEARNING OBJECTIVE

This presentation will empower and equip participants with innovative concepts and action strategies to create an impactful inclusion framework to reduce workplace burnout and increase employee retention.

Ali Ingersoll speaking to a group of women's business owners at a NAWBO greater Raleigh luncheon on the topic of preparing for a Ted talk

DESCRIPTION

What is the price of exclusion within an organization when diverse perspectives are absent? Failure. When inclusivity is lacking, who do you lose first? Some of your strongest and most talented assets.

When exclusion wins, organizations lose through diminished problem-solving abilities, pervasive employee burnout, and decreased financial returns. Ali understands exclusion’s impact firsthand. Her 15-year battle for inclusion began when she was repeatedly denied medically necessary equipment by insurance providers after a tragic diving accident left her a C6 quadriplegic.

Ali favors a people-first culture. Join her as she shares her journey of resilience and offers practical solutions to create impactful Belonging and Wellness strategies for organizations losing over $300 billion/year due to workplace burnout.

LEARNING OBJECTIVE

This presentation will empower and equip participants with innovative concepts and action strategies to create an impactful inclusion framework to reduce workplace burnout and increase employee retention.

Keynote #3

Unleash Your Purpose: The Transformative Force of “Happy Enough”

DESCRIPTION

Discover the liberating concept of “Happy Enough,” a refreshing perspective on finding lasting contentment. A tragic diving accident left Ali a C6 quadriplegic. Her inspiring journey of self-discovery exemplifies the transformative power of embracing “Happy Enough” in the face of adversity.

Participants will gain practical insights and actionable steps to take ownership of their happiness through re-defining success and taking 100% responsibility in their lives. Whether you are pursuing personal growth or overcoming professional challenges, this presentation will offer participants the tools they need to make real changes.

LEARNING OBJECTIVE

Join Ali for a thought-provoking exploration into redefining happiness and challenging your vision of what a successful life encompasses. This presentation will empower participants with a fresh approach to personal and professional growth.

Ali Ingersoll giving her Ted Talk "Turning paralysis into purpose: Using adversity to achieve success"

DESCRIPTION

Discover the liberating concept of “Happy Enough,” a refreshing perspective on finding lasting contentment. A tragic diving accident left Ali a C6 quadriplegic. Her inspiring journey of self-discovery exemplifies the transformative power of embracing “Happy Enough” in the face of adversity.

Participants will gain practical insights and actionable steps to take ownership of their happiness through re-defining success and taking 100% responsibility in their lives. Whether you are pursuing personal growth or overcoming professional challenges, this presentation will offer participants the tools they need to make real changes.

LEARNING OBJECTIVE

Join Ali for a thought-provoking exploration into redefining happiness and challenging your vision of what a successful life encompasses. This presentation will empower participants with a fresh approach to personal and professional growth.

Ali Ingersoll holding fireside patient chats with Tech on the Horizon hosted by BD

“Ali’s gift for storytelling, connecting the facts to the heart and building bridges of empathy means that by the time you finish listening to her, there will only be one question left. When do we start?”

MARY FERNANDEZ, Lead Disability Inclusion Consultant for Cisco Systems

I embrace my paralysis as a catalyst for transformation.

I’m inspired each and every day to focus on helping others, personally and professionally, in finding a purpose through a blend of psychology and neuroscience to redefine what happiness, success, and responsibility entail in many of our own lives.

Most importantly, I believe it’s not just what you do, but also about why you do it.

Using the lens of my own disability story, I get up on stage to change one life at a time.

“It’s not about me, it’s about authentically helping others to find their own path in life.”

Ali Ingersoll defying the odds by scuba diving as a C6 quadriplegic
Ali Ingersoll embracing life while surfing as a C6 quadriplegic
Ali Ingersoll going ziplining as a C6 quadriplegic

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