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Jesse Itzler        

Co-Founder of Marquis Jets & Zico Coconut Water, Co-Owner of the Atlanta Hawks & NY Times Best-Selling Author, "Living with a SEAL"

A successful serial entrepreneur, Jesse Itzler’s mission is to continually raise the bar and build his LIFE RESUME. With a passion for endurance challenges, he completed Ultraman in 2022 at the age of 53, which entails a 6.2 mile open water swim, 261.4 mile bike, and 52.4 mile run. In the same year, he sold his endurance hiking company, 29029 Everesting, to iFit.

Itzler's career spans various industries and roles. He completed a 100-mile running race, sold Marquis Jet to Warren Buffett in 2010, and partnered with Zico Coconut Water which was sold to Coca-Cola in 2013. His early career included starting as a rapper on MTV in 1991, managing the renowned hip hop band Run-DMC, and writing the anthem for the NY Knicks. Itzler emphasizes, "you don’t have to be the smartest in the room, but you have to be the most passionate." He imparts his principles and best practices through his online course and coaching program, which has helped thousands to adopt his lifestyle approach.

When not engaging in extreme fitness challenges, Itzler explores wellness through other dimensions. He trains with Navy Seals, as shared in his book "Living with A Seal", and gains spiritual insights from monks, detailed in "Living with Monks". His latest venture, All Day Running Co., combines race-like challenges (half-marathons, marathons, etc.) with retreat-like experiences involving cold and heat exposure. Outside of his professional endeavors, Itzler values his family the most. Together with his wife, Sara Blakely, founder of SPANX, they are parents to three sons and a daughter, balancing a busy household.

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The Spiritual Billionaire

Being an entrepreneur is a journey you walk, as you look to achieve big things. In this speech, Jesse shares stories from his own path. Brought to life with the help of DJ Dee Wiz, through humor, music, love, loss, and knowledge, Jesse distills lessons he’s learned. By breaking down the hours in a day, and knowing that sometimes a lot of soul, creating your own luck, and the power of the spoken word can allow your own journey to get you exactly what you want, without having to give up what you have.

Ready, Fire, Aim!

Accompanied by DJ Dee Wiz, Jesse combines music and dramatics in this presentation encouraging audiences to aim high by maintaining perspective and taking risks. In this motivational, inspirational, emotional, and energetic new talk, Jesse shares stories from his years as a serial entrepreneur, competitive runner, and professional rapper to illustrate how you can change your mindset to achieve anything.

Build Your Life Resume

We put so much emphasis on our traditional resume. What if we flipped that model upside down and focused on building our LIFE resume instead? Jesse shares the key lessons he has learned throughout his humorous, unconventional business journey and life adventures. From the specific habits he practices to the motivating rules he lives by, Jesse will leave you with actionable steps you can take to design your most rewarding life.

Ignoring the Tap on Your Shoulder

One of the biggest regrets we can ever have is not living up to our true potential. The good news is, it’s preventable. Jesse Itzler takes us on a humorous ride that spans business, wellness, and mindset. At the end, you will walk away with actionable steps to help you start over-indexing in the key buckets of your life.

The Bus Ride

Always living his life outside the box, Jesse was a rapper on MTV, co-founded the world’s largest prepaid private jet company, helped pioneer the Coconut Water craze, ran a 100-mile race, and has spent time living with a group of monks and a Navy SEAL. Since few are ready to take on these challenges themselves, learn valuable life lessons from Jesse’s experiences and how you can build your own life resume.

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