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Patrick Sweeney is an entrepreneur, author, and motivational speaker who has mastered the art of using fear as fuel to achieve peak performance in every aspect of life. Dubbed “one of the most interesting men alive” by Inc. Magazine, Patrick has transformed fear into a competitive advantage. He is an elite athlete, having won the world’s toughest cycling race, the Race Across America, and was an Olympic rowing trials runner-up. Throughout his career, Patrick has founded four tech companies, raised nearly $50 million, and holds eight patents.
Patrick is also the author of Fear as Fuel, where he explores how our minds can either imprison us or drive us toward achieving the life of our dreams. His mission is to share these lessons with millions of people, teaching them how to overcome their fears and break through the limits that hold them back.
As the son of Irish immigrants and the first in his family to attend college, Patrick Sweeney has built a remarkable career by empowering himself and others through fear. He has faced numerous challenges, including a leukemia diagnosis, which taught him one of life’s greatest secrets for success: the power of transforming fear into a tool for achievement.
Patrick has founded four successful tech companies, raised millions in capital, and pioneered research on how fear can be used to unlock peak performance. He has interviewed top neuroscientists and psychologists to understand how the brain’s automatic reactions to fear can be harnessed for success in all aspects of life. In addition to his business success, Patrick is currently pursuing the challenge of being the first person to cycle the Seven Summits, the tallest mountains on each continent.
Patrick Sweeney’s talks are inspiring and transformative, combining his personal experience with cutting-edge neuroscience research on fear. With a dynamic and engaging style, Patrick guides his audience to turn fear into a driver of success. His talks cover how the brain’s automatic fear responses can be a competitive advantage and how leaders can create cultures of courage within their organizations.
Patrick not only motivates but also provides practical, neuroscience-based techniques that attendees can immediately apply in their personal and professional lives. His focus on breaking barriers and exceeding limits has resonated across a wide range of industries, from tech startups to elite sports.
In this award-winning talk, Patrick Sweeney reveals how fear neuroscience can be used to achieve peak performance. Named the best keynote of 2017 by Google’s European Headquarters, this talk shows how the brain’s automatic reactions to fear can be transformed into power and success.
Patrick shares the five key principles that anyone can adopt to live and work like an entrepreneur. In this talk, he explores how to apply entrepreneurial thinking to create a successful life and career, drawing on his experience as a startup founder and angel investor.
What rules are holding you back? In this talk, Patrick teaches how to identify the rules that are limiting you and how to break them to achieve your full potential. Drawing on his business experience, he shares how three of his companies dominated their fields by breaking established norms.
In this keynote, Patrick explores how fear holds people and organizations back, and how a culture of courage can transform performance. Through neuroscience-based techniques, Patrick shows how to unlock employees’ potential and change corporate culture for unprecedented success.
If you’re looking for an inspiring keynote that will transform your team, you can book Patrick Sweeney through Thinking Heads. With his focus on fear neuroscience and his experience as an entrepreneur and elite athlete, Patrick provides practical tools to unlock peak performance and create a culture of courage. Contact Thinking Heads today for more information and secure his participation at your next event.
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