Saturday, December 5, 2009

Everest Speaker Gary Guller


One of his students asked Buddha, "Are you the messiah?""No", answered Buddha. "Then are you a healer?""No", Buddha replied. "Then are you a teacher?" the student persisted. "No, I am not a teacher.""Then what are you?" asked the student, exasperated. "I am awake", Buddha replied.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Motivational Speaker: Climbed Mt. Everest with one arm.


Once you start searching, you'll find there are a lot of amazing individuals out there with lives and experiences they can share with your organization, bringing common themes and messages home like leadership, perseverance, goal setting, etc. How about someone who has climbed Mt. Everest, with only one arm? Then head for http://www.garyguller.com/. His presentations on leadership and effective teamwork come from real-life experiences of life and death and survival, not just politics or business, yet the lessons are applicable to all of us.

Friday, October 30, 2009

DePaul Industries, Incight & Gary Guller


Gary Guller thanks all that attended this wonderful event!
With our Education Programs we are addressing the barriers that keep people with disabilities from entering postsecondary education and training programs. Our Employment Programs are working directly with employers and jobseekers with disabilities linking talent and opportunity to change the fact that only 36.9 percent of people with disabilities are employed. In the coming months we are going to be rolling out our Networking and Independence Programs that are going to empower people with disabilities to connect with each other and to move on to develop independent lives where they are contributing members of society.
Incight empowers people with disabilities to become contributing members of society. We accomplish this through several dynamic programs focused in the areas of: Education, Employment, Networking and Independence.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Everest Speaker Gary Guller travels to Birmingham, Alabama to keynote Diversity Conference.


The Many Faces of Diversity!

Mt. Everest Summiteer Gary Guller and his professional team is now pleased to offer a one-day workshop designed to educate and inspire your leadership team to value diversity as a critical success factor in achieving results.

This one-day workshop will build on Guller’s historic success on Mt. Everest and his continued success in advocacy for the potential of all people. To learn more about Gary’s extraordinary story of leading the largest, most diverse team of people with disabilities to reach the remote Mt. Everest Base Camp and then becoming the first person with one arm to summit the world’s highest peak, please take a look in at his web site at http://www.garyguller.com/.

One of the most important skills in the new century is the ability to manage and deliver services in ways that match the diversity of your customers. Is your company ready to do that? Success will depend on having a diverse workforce and maximizing the full contribution and productivity of every person in the organization. A diverse workforce built on leadership, teamwork and effective communications is essential to your business success.

Friday, October 9, 2009

Gary Guller's Schedule of Engagements


Gary Guller is comfortable performing in a private setting with 50 executives or on-stage for an audience of thousands - Gary is a true professional, an experienced speaker, and tailors his presentations to connect with audiences of all sizes. Gary feels honored to share his life with others. This is a presentation experience that will always be remembered. Look out for the new film, Team Everest: A Himalayan Journey. Soon to be available worldwide in theaters!
Gary Guller, Motivational & Inspirational Everest Speaker, led the largest cross-disability group to reach Mt. Everest Base Camp at 17,500 feet, before setting another record, becoming the first person with one arm to summit Mt. Everest! This accomplishment alone speaks of his integrity, perseverance and ability to motivate and inspire those around him to accomplish their dreams and to reach their full potential.
Gary is the first with one arm to summit Mt. Everest and Mt. Cho Oyu, two of the worlds highest peaks.


Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Gary Guller: Team Everest Documentary on sale

“Team Everest: A Himalayan Journey” chronicles a remarkable group of trekkers on an expedition to the world’s highest mountain. If they succeed in their quest, the team will be the largest group of people with disabilities ever to reach Mount Everest Base Camp.
Five men in wheelchairs and their teammates—representing a range of disabilities—trek 21 days through the high Himalaya. From their departure in the Sherpa village of Lukla, the team will attempt to reach an altitude of over 17,500 feet in one of the most inaccessible regions on earth. A Nepali support team is engaged to help...www.GaryGuller.com

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Everest Speakers: Gary Guller and the Marathon des Sables


Marathon des Sables (MDS) 2010April 2-12, 2010:
Entry by Gary Guller September 12, 2009:
Marathon des Sables Training Commences for Gary Guller: 43 years of age, weight 212 lbs or 86.3kgs (180lbs or 81.8kgs is the goal prior to race start)
Training Backpack (Nathan 63) weight: 15lb or 6.8kgs (approximate backpack weight at race start 25lbs or 11.36kgs). Still on the fence regarding this particular model backpack, may or may not be the one for me. I have to test everything as not to expel extra energy (with one arm) unnecessarily.
Okay, we are officially on some sort of schedule now. After a couple of Heineken "lights" (argghhh) - last night (only 2) and a bunch of rained out US open tennis - I put on the pack this morning and ran for 70 minutes. I feel great, and for the rest of September I will concentrate not so much on speed or distance, but increasing my time. Old fashion training, moving forward and upward and in the heat.
Thanks so much to everyone for the support thus far. Clif Bar for their nice supply of energy bars, gels etc. Oakley for my snazzy new glasses, Newton and the wonderful team at Multisports. Thank you.
Of course, thanks to all the corporations, non profits, executives and organisations that request me as their keynote speaker. And thanks to Jt Clough (9x ironman finisher) for patiently training with me. Jt is a runner and I am more the cldyesdale type - so yes, she slows it way down.
A little Gary Guller history:
Gary Guller summits Mt. Everest (worlds highest mountain) in 2003 Gary Guller and his successful Team Everest '03 expedition were featured in over 250+ newspaper and magazine articles, numerous TV reports with national and international coverage. Gary led the largest cross-disability group to reach Mt. Everest Base Camp at 17,500 feet, before setting another record, becoming the first person with one arm to summit the highest mountain in the world!Gary Guller summits Mt. Cho Oyu (world's sixth highest mountain) in 200425 October - Summit Photos: Thanks so much for your patience and support throughout our extremely successful expedition to Cho Oyu. In total, we had 14 members on this truly international Team. I'm pleased to confirm that out of the 14 folks on the team, 10 summitted, 3 climbed to the Yellow Band and 1 very special person, supported us all the way to Base Camp.
As always, Thank you. Til the next time...G