Ben Nemtin: Motivational Speaker
Motivational keynote speaker and #1 New York Times bestselling author Ben Nemtin inspires radical possibility, helping individuals and organizations turn bucket list dreams into measurable action.
Quick Facts:
- Highlights:
- #1 New York Times bestselling author of What Do You Want to Do Before You Die? and The Bucket List Journal
- Ranked #2 Motivational Speaker in the World by Global Gurus
- Endorsed by President Obama as “inspiration for a new generation”
- Formats: Keynote Speaker
- Audiences: Corporate leaders, sales teams, high-performance organizations, conferences, universities, and companies focused on culture, engagement, and goal achievement.
- Outcomes:
- Practical framework for turning ambitious goals into executable plans
- Increased accountability and ownership across teams
- Renewed belief in possibility and purpose-driven performance
- Travels from: Los Angeles, CA
- **Fee range: $35,001 - $50,000
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Keynote Topics:
Make it Possible
What if “impossible” was just a mindset waiting to be shattered? Ben’s extraordinary journey, from debilitating depression to achieving 100 seemingly impossible dreams reveals a powerful truth: impossible is merely a starting point.
Ben weaves the captivating story of how The Buried Life evolved from a simple list of 100 impossible dreams into a global movement, seamlessly connecting these lessons to the fabric of our daily life. His remarkable achievements, from creating a hit MTV show to playing basketball with President Obama, from becoming a #1 New York Times bestselling author to sharing beers with Prince Harry weren’t a matter of luck. They were the direct result of a
repeatable system, a proven blueprint for remarkable success that anyone can master.
This isn’t just another inspirational talk, it’s a practical guide to achieving the extraordinary. Ben shares the exact, field-tested framework that empowered his team to defy impossible odds, demonstrating how these principles can transform your biggest challenges into your greatest triumphs. He reveals how small, consistent actions compound like interest over time, generating unstoppable momentum that turns seemingly impossible goals into inevitable successes.
Ben establishes an undeniable truth: personal growth fuels professional growth, which drives organizational success. Through his journey of completing seemingly impossible dreams, he demonstrates that purpose is the fuel that ignites the impossible and giving back is the catalyst that multiplies your impact exponentially.
Program Takeaways
- Master the Impossible: Learn Ben’s proven ‘5 Steps to Impossible’ framework and turn ambition into reality.
- Fuel Your Momentum: Discover how purpose-driven action creates unstoppable momentum.
- Build a Resilient Team: Forge a high-performing team by connecting individual fulfilment with organizational success, creating a culture where everyone thrives.
- Accelerate Your Growth Through Giving: Experience the transformative power of helping others and discover how it fuels your own personal and professional growth.
- Unlock Radical Possibility: Embrace a growth mindset and break free from the limitations of “impossible”.
- Amplify Your Impact: Unite your team around a shared purpose and create a ripple effect of positive change that extends far beyond your immediate goals.
Powered by Purpose
In today’s relentless environment, where uncertainty reigns supreme and burnout threatens even the strongest teams, why do some organizations continue to thrive while others struggle? Ben reveals the game-changing truth: purpose isn’t just a buzzword, it’s the secret weapon that fuelled his own extraordinary journey, lifting him from the depths of depression to ignite a global movement and achieve the seemingly impossible.
Through compelling scientific evidence and unforgettable stories, Ben demonstrates how embracing your professional and personal purpose unleashes untapped potential, creates true work-life harmony, and empowers you to become the best version of yourself.
In this revolutionary keynote, discover why purpose-driven individuals and teams are 7x more likely to overcome challenges, focusing on the “why” that ignites passion and resilience. Ben masterfully blends cutting-edge science with captivating storytelling to reveal how purpose transforms organizational culture from the inside out.
Leaders will gain actionable strategies to build trust, authentically demonstrate care for their teams’ well-being, and foster innovation, retention, and breakthrough performance. This isn’t merely theoretical, it’s a strategic blueprint for translating purpose into tangible outcomes and cultivating a workplace that inspires genuine passion.
Program Takeaways
- Unleash Your Potential: Discover how aligning your personal and professional purpose fuels sustainable growth and empowers you to become your best self.
- Create Purpose-Driven Retention: Learn how to champion whole-person growth and cultivate a culture of trust, fueling engagement and retention.
- Build Resilience in Uncertainty: Master practical strategies for maintaining well-being and navigating challenges with purpose and unwavering resilience.
- Fuel Success Through Service: Discover the power of purpose-driven leadership to create a culture of service, where helping others becomes a catalyst for individual and collective success.
- Magnify Your Impact: Reconnect to the profound ripple effect of your work and discover how purpose amplifies your impact, even when results are unseen.
- Forge Deeper Connections: Cultivate authentic connections with your team and leadership, fostering a culture that attracts the best talent
The Change Advantage
In an era where change is the only constant, leaders face perhaps their most critical challenge: how do you build truly unshakeable teams that don’t merely survive disruption, but actively harness it as a catalyst for growth and competitive advantage?
Ben’s message is forged in change. From depression and feeling stuck, to chasing 100 “impossible” goals, he learned something simple and powerful: you can’t control the world, but you can control your next step. And your next step is where momentum lives.
Ben teaches leaders how to focus on what they can control without draining energy on what’s outside their control, and how to help teams find stability in their purpose and values when everything else is shifting. He also shows why leading the whole person, not just the job title, and serving yourself first aren’t optional, but essential to guiding others through the storm.
This is not theory. It is a practical, story-driven blueprint for navigating real change, building stronger humans, and creating teams that move forward even when the plan changes.
- Control the Controllables:A simple framework to protect focus, energy, and execution.
- Anchor Teams in Purpose and Values: Help teams find stability in their purpose, when everything else is shifting.
- Turn Uncertainty Into Opportunity: How to spot the upside that most people miss.
- Lead the Whole Person: Discover how to show up for people as humans first, building trust, resilience, and real buy-in.
- Serve Yourself to Lead Better: Tools to stay grounded, calm, and useful when pressure is high.
- Build Momentum Fast: Small actions that create confidence, even when the future is unclear.
Talent Short Bio
Ben Nemtin is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, global motivational speaker, and co-founder of The Buried Life movement. Ranked the #2 Motivational Speaker in the World by Global Gurus, Ben is best known for turning an ambitious bucket list into a global movement that has inspired millions to pursue bold goals and help others along the way.
While in university, Ben experienced a debilitating depression that forced him to drop out of school. Determined to rediscover purpose, he and three friends created a list of 100 dreams they wanted to accomplish before they died. They bought a used RV and traveled across North America crossing off goals, and for every dream they achieved, they helped a stranger accomplish one of theirs.
The journey became MTV’s hit show The Buried Life, one of the highest rated series on iTunes and Amazon, and sparked a movement endorsed by President Obama as “inspiration for a new generation” and praised by Oprah as “truly inspiring.”
Read Full Bio
Ben Nemtin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of What Do You Want to Do Before You Die? and The Bucket List Journal. Ben is ranked the #2 Motivational Speaker in the World by Global Gurus and starred in The Buried Life, MTV’s highest rated show on iTunes and Amazon.
As the co-founder of The Buried Life movement, Ben’s message of radical possibility has been featured on The Today Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, FOX, and NBC News. President Obama called Ben and The Buried Life “inspiration for a new generation” and Oprah declared their mission “truly inspiring.”
In university, Ben was unexpectedly hit with a depression that forced him to drop out of school. In an attempt to feel alive again, he created the world’s greatest bucket list with his three best friends. They borrowed a rickety old RV and crisscrossed North America, achieving the unthinkable. And most importantly, every time they accomplished a dream of their own, they helped a stranger accomplish their dream.
From playing basketball with President Obama and having a beer with Prince Harry to reuniting a father and son after 17 years and surprising a young girl with a muchneeded bionic arm, Ben’s message of radical possibility has inspired millions to unlock their true potential. Ben has achieved 96 of 100 dreams and he’s set to cross off “#100: Go to Space” next year.
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