Ruben Gonzalez

  • Incredible Olympic Story
  • Award-Winning Speaker
  • Business Author

As a Four-Time Olympian, peak-performance expert Ruben Gonzalez knows how to achieve success again and again. A master storyteller, Ruben uses his Olympic experiences to inspire audiences to think differently, live life with passion and have the courage to take the necessary steps toward their goals - to push beyond self-imposed limitations and to produce better results! His client list reads like a Who's Who of Corporate America: Dell, Coca-Cola, Farmers Insurance, Ortho McNeal, the Million Dollar Round Table, Oracle, Wells Fargo, Century21, and even the U.S. Treasury Department.

Ruben's story will fill your people with the spirit of teamwork, commitment to excellence, and personal dedication they need to succeed. His story will renew the pride and dedication of everyone in your organization, from top executives to your newest employee. His book, The Courage to Succeed, has been endorsed by Stephen Covey, Ken Blanchard, Brian Tracy, Rudy Ruettiger, Pat Williams, Mark Victor Hansen, Wally Amos, and Dr. Robert Schuller. It's been translated to over 10 languages. Ruben's appeared nationally on ABC, CBS, NBC and the FOX Business Channel. He's been featured in Time Magazine, BusinessWeek, CNN Business, the New York Times as well as publications around the world. His articles on peak-performance are read on every continent.

With over twenty years of sales, marketing, and business experience, Ruben is an expert on creating and sustaining business growth...FAST.

CREDENTIALS:
* The first person to ever compete in four Winter Olympics each in a different DECADE!
(1988, 1992, 2002, 2010)
* Award-winning keynote speaker
* Owner of several successful businesses
* Popular Magazine Columnist
* Frequent radio and TV guest - ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX Business, etc.
* Bestselling author of The Courage to Succeed, and Becoming Unstoppable
* Torch Bearer at the Salt Lake City Olympics, Mountain Climber, Ran with the bulls in Pamplona!

Ruben will inspire and equip your people to achieve more than ever before.

 


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Becoming Unstoppable - Success Secrets from a Four-Time Olympian

In this inspiring, high energy message, your audience will learn how to build confidence and destroy fear, how to unleash their passion and drive, how to unlock their full potential, how to turn defeat into victory, and how to achieve their personal or professional ambitions. In addition, this inspi ...

In this inspiring, high energy message, your audience will learn how to build confidence and destroy fear, how to unleash their passion and drive, how to unlock their full potential, how to turn defeat into victory, and how to achieve their personal or professional ambitions. In addition, this inspiring keynote is filled with proven methods and techniques that will help your people develop a winning mindset. This program is perfect for a group facing change, challenges or set-backs to overcome. Your audience will learn how to become resilient and how to become unstoppable on the way to the top. They will learn the Olympic Mindset, a strategic way of thinking that will make them more productive, and your organization more profitable in ANY economy.

From Ordinary to Extraordinary

Ruben is proof that ordinary people can achieve extraordinary things if they follow a few simple steps. Ruben is funny, direct and on target. He’s on a mission to inspire and equip people to think differently, to take immediate action, and to produce better results. To achieve more than ever before. ...

Ruben is proof that ordinary people can achieve extraordinary things if they follow a few simple steps. Ruben is funny, direct and on target. He’s on a mission to inspire and equip people to think differently, to take immediate action, and to produce better results. To achieve more than ever before. Through his riveting stories and keen insights Ruben brings the Olympics to life. He will give your audience an Olympic experience they will never forget. A transforming…powerfully emotional experience. Truly an event. Ruben’s story of his quest for the Olympics gives people hope and strength. His story moves people to commitment and action. After experiencing Ruben’s program, your people will know exactly what it takes to succeed in life. They will be inspired and equipped to take whatever they do to the next level.

Journey to the Olympics: How the Immigrant Experience and Growth Mindset Drove Me to Succeed

Ruben Gonzalez was born in Argentina and immigrated to the US with his family when he was six. Ruben’s experience as an immigrant and the adversity he and his family had to overcome, fueled his drive to succeed. Empowered with a growth mindset and believing that he could achieve anything he worked a ...

Ruben Gonzalez was born in Argentina and immigrated to the US with his family when he was six. Ruben’s experience as an immigrant and the adversity he and his family had to overcome, fueled his drive to succeed. Empowered with a growth mindset and believing that he could achieve anything he worked at, Ruben became the first person to ever compete in four Winter Olympics in four different decades. 

Ruben’s incredible Olympic story will inspire and equip your people to win.

Your people will learn:
 - How to develop a growth mindset that will fuel their drive to succeed
 - How the willingness to make mistakes is what makes champions.
 - How to become unstoppable in the face of challenges
 - How to condition your mind for success

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People walk out of Ruben's presentations thinking, "If THAT guy could make it to four Olympics, then we can do ANYTHING!" (Watch Ruben's video and see for yourself.)

Ruben's keynote "Velocity," shows people how to get huge results - FAST.

A seemingly "ordinary guy," Ruben Gonzalez wasn't a gifted athlete. Inspired by watching Scott Hamilton, Ruben took up the sport of luge when he was 21. Against all odds, four years later he was competing in the Winter Olympics. At the age of 47, he was racing against 20-year-olds in the Vancouver Olympics!

Ruben speaks from Olympic experience. He teaches the personal effectiveness system he used to achieve success again and again in both the Olympics and in business. In Vancouver 2010, at the age of 47, Ruben became the first Winter Olympian to compete in 4 Olympics each in a different decade! (1988, 1992, 2002, 2010). Ruben is proof that ordinary people can achieve extraordinary things if they will follow a few simple steps. From Dubai to Dublin, from Coca Cola to the Make a Wish Foundation, Ruben has inspired and motivated audiences around the world.

With over twenty years of sales, marketing, and business experience, Ruben is an expert on creating and sustaining business growth...FAST.

His books and articles on productivity and creating measurable results have been published on every continent. His powerful keynote is guaranteed to motivate your salespeople to sell more. Business improves when people in the business improve. Ruben's incredible story takes people's excuses away filling them with the confidence they need to become unstoppable in these uncertain times. Ruben will show your people how to develop the "Olympic Mindset," a strategic way of thinking that will make: your people more productive, and your organization more profitable in ANY economy. He'll share how to develop the mental toughness of Olympic athletes to win more sales, dominate your market and leave your competition in the dust.

As a Four-Time Olympian, peak-performance expert Ruben Gonzalez knows how to achieve success again and again. A master storyteller, Ruben uses his Olympic experiences to inspire audiences to think differently, live life with passion and have the courage to take the necessary steps toward their goals - to push beyond self-imposed limitations and to produce better results!

Ruben's story will fill your people with the spirit of teamwork, commitment to excellence, and personal dedication they need to succeed. His story will renew the pride and dedication of everyone in your organization, from top executives to your newest employee. Ruben's appeared nationally on ABC, CBS, NBC and the FOX Business Channel. He's been featured in Time Magazine, BusinessWeek, CNN Business, the New York Times as well as publications around the world. His articles on peak-performance are read on every continent.

His book, The Courage to Succeed, has been endorsed by Stephen Covey, Ken Blanchard, Brian Tracy, Rudy Ruettiger, Pat Williams, Mark Victor Hansen, Wally Amos, and Dr. Robert Schuller. It's been translated to over 10 languages. Mega best-selling author Jack Canfield features Ruben Gonzalez's incredible story three times in his new book, The Success Principles. Canfield uses Ruben's story to illustrate three of his success principles; believing in yourself, taking action, and not procrastinating.

Ruben is one of the most popular keynote speakers in America. (Watch Ruben's video and you'll see why)

His client list reads like a Who's Who of Corporate America: Dell, Coca-Cola, Farmers Insurance, Ortho McNeal, the Million Dollar Round Table, Oracle, Wells Fargo, Century21, and even the U.S. Treasury Department.

Ruben has spoken alongside speaking legends Zig Ziglar, Denis Waitley and Les Brown. They've hailed him as a leader of a new generation of personal development speakers. His style is genuine and down-to-earth. His story is riveting and filled with insights. He’s funny but hard-hitting - unique and unforgettable. Now he's ready to speak at your next event.

CREDENTIALS:
* The first person to ever compete in four Winter Olympics each in a different DECADE!
(1988, 1992, 2002, 2010)
* Award-winning keynote speaker
* Owner of several successful businesses
* Popular Magazine Columnist
* Frequent radio and TV guest - ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX Business, etc.
* Bestselling author of The Courage to Succeed, and Becoming Unstoppable
* Torch Bearer at the Salt Lake City Olympics, Mountain Climber, Ran with the bulls in Pamplona!

Ruben will inspire and equip your people to achieve more than ever before.

Ruben's found the formula for sustaining success. As your people listen to Ruben's story, they'll learn what it really takes to get to the top and more importantly, once they are at that level, how to sustain it year in and year out.

His incredible story will inspire your people to excel. Ruben will move your people, showing them what is possible if they will make a decision to commit fully to their goals.

Best of all, Ruben's program is completely original. You won't hear him retelling old worn out stories you have heard a hundred times before.. Judge for yourself. Watch Ruben's demo video. It's so good you'll want your family to watch it. Then call us and find out what Ruben can do for your organization.

Call today. Ruben's schedule fills up fast!