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Kristen Faulkner

Keynote Speaker

2x Olympic Gold Medal Cyclist and Former Venture Capitalist

From venture capital strategist to a 2x Olympic cycling champion, Kristen Faulkner delivers messages on resilience, self-belief, and triumph over challenges. With firsthand insights into thriving as a woman in male-dominated arenas, Kristen shows audiences how an outsider’s perspective can be a game-changer.

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Kristen Faulkner combines the worlds of professional sports and business to deliver engaging, high-impact presentations that inspire audiences to bet on themselves.

Raised in a small Alaskan fishing town and a Harvard graduate, Kristen’s story is one of resilience, bold decision-making, and defying the odds. Kristen left a successful venture capital career to pursue professional cycling, becoming a 2x Olympic gold medalist just 7 years after picking up the sport. Kristen shares insights on risk-taking, preparation, and navigating uncertainty—whether in sports, business, or personal growth. She empowers audiences to trust their instincts, take calculated risks, and leverage their unique strengths to achieve success. Kristen’s captivating storytelling and real-world examples connect deeply with professionals, athletes, and entrepreneurs, offering a powerful message about the importance of betting on yourself to reach the pinnacle of any craft.

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Kristen Faulkner on Her Unusual Path to the Olympics

Kristen Faulkner on Her Olympic Run

Kristen Faulkner on Her Unusual Path to the Olympics

Kristen Faulkner’s Speech Topics

  • Finding and Pursuing Your Passion

    Pursuing your passion requires courage, but it’s not a leap of faith—it’s a well-planned journey. Kristen Faulkner shares how she discovered her passion for cycling and transformed it into a full-time career. Audiences will explore the key questions to ask when finding their own passions and learn actionable strategies for turning those passions into fulfilling careers or life pursuits. Whether in business or personal life, audiences will leave ready to embrace their true calling.

  • The Importance of Always Having a Beginner’s Mindset

    In this presentation, Kristen Faulkner shares her journey from a novice cyclist to a 2x Olympic gold medalist in just seven years. Audiences will learn how adopting a beginner’s mindset enables constant growth, humility, and curiosity, regardless of experience level. Audiences walk away with actionable steps on how to embrace learning in any field, maintain resilience through failure, and leverage a beginner’s mindset to innovate and excel in their personal and professional lives.

  • Bridging Business and Cycling

    Professional sports and business are more closely related than you might think. In this presentation, Kristen Faulkner shares how her experience in venture capital—evaluating opportunities, risk management, teamwork, and perseverance—translated into success in cycling. Audiences will learn how to apply business principles like strategic planning, discipline, and resilience to achieve peak performance in any area of life.

  • The Olympic Experience: Behind the Scenes of Winning Gold

    What’s it really like to compete at the Olympics? Kristen Faulkner takes audiences behind the scenes of her Olympic journey, from the mindset required on race day to how the race unfolded moment by moment. Audiences will gain a firsthand look at the pressure, focus, and split-second decisions that led to her gold medal. Walk away with insights into high-level competition and strategies for managing intense performance situations.

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