Chaunte Lowe Keynote Speaker

• Boundless Resilience

In her remarkable keynote presentation “Boundless Resilience” Chaunte’ begins by talking about a childhood threatened by poverty, homelessness and constant displacement. Realizing that athletic success was her path out of poverty, she committed herself to the dream of an Olympic medal.

After competing in four consecutive Olympic games, Chaunté’s most daunting opponent appeared: a diagnosis of Triple Negative Breast Cancer. What happened next was the most remarkable example of perseverance, resilience, passion and purpose you may ever hear.

• Raising the Bar

In her incredible keynote “Raising the Bar” Chaunte begins by talking about a childhood threatened by poverty, homelessness and constant displacement, where unbeknownst to her at the time, she first began to develop unwavering resilience. Realizing that athletic success was her path out of poverty, she committed herself to the dream of an Olympic medal.

In 2004, at just 20 years old, she made her first Olympic Team, becoming the first female athlete in the history of Georgia Tech to ever do so. She placed 28th, far off her Olympic medal dream. She trained for another four years, and returned to the Olympics in 2008, while nursing her 11-month-old first child. This time she placed 6th. Again, she trained another four years, now as a full time mom, and returned to the Olympic in 2012. This time she finished 5th. One step closer to her goal, but still short of the podium. Again, she committed to another four years of training, this time as the mother of three, where, at the 2016 Olympics, one heartbreaking miss left her in 4th place. So close, and unwilling to give up, she trained yet another four years, now 30 years into chasing her dream.

She prepared for one final try, at the 2020 Olympic Games, but as the competition appeared on the horizon, her most daunting opponent appeared, a diagnosis of Triple Negative Breast Cancer. What happened next was the most remarkable example of perseverance and resilience, and of passion and purpose you may ever hear.

If there was ever a speaker able to leap tall buildings with a single bound, it’s Chaunte’ Lowe. She brings infectious energy and animated storytelling to the stage, mixed with the powerful emotion of a heartbreaking battle with cancer and the inspiring awe of a woman who absolutely refused to give up. When Chaunte speaks, be prepared to laugh, cry, dance and stand up & cheer.