Just like many of us, athletes have also been touched in some way by cancer. They use their platform to bring awareness to various forms of cancer and raise money to find a cure. Cancer speakers from the sports world open their hearts to share their personal stories with corporate groups, charities, universities, faith-based groups and other organizations. Whether it be a motivational or inspirational speaking engagement, charity cancer walk, virtual meeting, trade show appearance, VIP Meet and greet, product endorsement or other event, the team at Athlete Speakers will work with your group or organization to find the perfect cancer speaker.
Caly Bevier Singer Stage 3 Cancer Survivor Advocate
Caly is an 18 year old stage 3 cancer survivor who made her television debut on Ellen DeGeneres following a viral video of her singing while going through chemo. She followed up her Ellen appearance b... Read More
Michael Crossland Inspirational Speaker Executive Coach MC Humanitarian International Best Selling Author
Michael Crossland's only wish was to lead a normal life and be able to do all the things that other kids took for granted every day. But he had a dream and the undying determination to achieve the imp... Read More
Matthew S. Newman Author of Starting at the Finish Line
Matthew S. Newman a financial services wholesaler and father to three small children was diagnosed with grade three astrocytoma (brain cancer) at 39 years old. Matthew's memoir Starting At The Finish... Read More
Leonard I. Zon Cancer Genetics & Stem Cell Biology Researcher; Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology at Harvard Medical School
Dr. Leonard I. Zon is the Grousbeck Professor of Pediatric Medicine at Harvard Medical School an Investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Director of the Stem Cell Program at Children... Read More
Nora McInerny Humorist Essayist Podcast Host & Author of It's Okay to Laugh: (Crying is Cool Too)
Nora McInerny is a writer storyteller and creator. A reluctant grief expert she miscarried her second baby lost her father to cancer and lost her husband Aaron to a brain tumor within six weeks in 201... Read More
Tom Leopold TV Comedy Writer Co-Host of Sirius XM’s “Entertaining Truth” & Unlikely Catholic Convert
For more than 40 years, Tom Leopold, a seasoned comic writer for TV series including Seinfeld, Cheers, and Will and Grace, has entertained audiences. He probably made you chuckle, even if you may not... Read More
Shonda Schilling Bestselling Author & Founder of Shade Foundation of America
Shonda Schilling is the mother of an Asperger's Syndrome child and the wife of retired Boston Red Sox All-Star Curt Schilling. Her book The Best Kind of Different chronicles the tale of her son Grant... Read More
Madhulika Sikka Executive Editor of Mic & Author of A Breast Cancer Alphabet
Madhulika Sikka oversees all desks and reporters and helps set the agenda for the entire news division at NPR News. Previously Sikka was executive producer of NPR's Morning Edition public radio's most... Read More
Michael Lerner Expert On Cancer and Author of Choices In Healing
Dr. Michael Lerner is widely considered a dynamic speaker with a human touch. He addresses how those with cancer can find their own best responses to their life's challenges. He is a former Yale profe... Read More
Sean Swarner First Cancer Survivor to Summit Everest
His first task was to make it 8 feet to the restroom from the hospital bed. To reach the summit of Mount Everest, 29,035 feet above sea level, he used only one lung. From there, he scaled the highest... Read More