Heart transplant pioneer, entrepreneur, and leadership expert helping organizations achieve extraordinary growth and performance.
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‘The feedback we received from our audience was remarkable. Simon truly made an impact on everyone there. The message he delivered will stick with us for a long time to come.”
Marketing Coordinator, Image First
Simon Keith is a keynote speaker, executive coach, business turnaround expert, and serial entrepreneur whose life and career redefine what is possible. As the first athlete in the world to play a professional sport after a heart transplant, Simon combines an extraordinary personal story with decades of experience building businesses, transforming organizations, and developing leaders. Having built and sold four companies, led multimillion-dollar turnarounds, and helped organizations unlock new levels of growth, he delivers powerful insights on leadership, resilience, culture, and performance that audiences can immediately put into action.
Few speakers bring together elite athletic performance, entrepreneurial success, and life-changing personal experiences quite like Simon Keith. As a keynote speaker, executive coach, business turnaround expert, and serial entrepreneur, Simon has spent his life proving that extraordinary results are possible when determination, mindset, and leadership come together.
His remarkable journey began in professional soccer. Following a heart transplant, Simon became the first athlete in the world to return to and play a professional sport after undergoing the life-saving procedure. His achievement captured international attention and demonstrated a level of resilience that continues to inspire audiences around the globe.
Today, Simon shares the lessons learned from overcoming adversity, competing at the highest levels, and building successful businesses. His presentations help leaders, teams, and organizations unlock greater potential, embrace challenges, and create lasting success.
While many know Simon Keith for his inspirational story, his business accomplishments are equally impressive. Driven by a passion for high performance, Simon transitioned from professional sports into the business world, where he built and sold four different companies in four different industries over a 15-year period.
His entrepreneurial success is rooted in a deep understanding of leadership, execution, and organizational growth. Throughout his career, he has:
Simon believes that great organizations are built by great leaders who create great teams. This philosophy forms the foundation of his work with companies seeking stronger cultures, improved performance, and sustainable growth.
Through his keynotes, workshops, and executive coaching engagements, Simon provides practical strategies that help organizations navigate change, overcome obstacles, and achieve ambitious goals.
Organizations looking for a speaker who can connect inspiration with real-world business results consistently turn to Simon Keith. His presentations resonate with executives, managers, entrepreneurs, sales teams, leadership groups, and employees at every level of an organization.
Rather than focusing solely on motivation, Simon delivers actionable insights that audiences can apply immediately. His experience leading businesses, transforming organizations, and overcoming seemingly impossible challenges gives him a unique perspective on what it takes to succeed in highly competitive environments.
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His ability to blend compelling storytelling with practical business lessons ensures audiences remain engaged while leaving with strategies they can implement long after the event concludes.
Beyond business and professional achievement, Simon Keith has dedicated much of his life to serving others. His personal experience with organ transplantation inspired him to create opportunities and support for young people facing similar challenges.
In 2012, he founded The Simon Keith Foundation, an organization committed to helping young people undergoing life-saving organ transplants. Through fundraising efforts and community engagement, the foundation has raised millions of dollars to support transplant recipients and their families.
Simon's commitment to making a difference has earned widespread recognition. In 2015, he was named Canada's Humanitarian of the Year, honoring his contributions to philanthropy and community impact.
His dedication to service continued to be recognized at the highest levels. In 2022, Simon received one of Canada's most prestigious civilian honors when he was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada. The award reflects his exceptional contributions to society, leadership, and humanitarian efforts.
Simon Keith's extraordinary story and business expertise have been featured on some of the world's most respected platforms. He has spoken at the White House, the Canadian Parliament, and the U.K. Parliament, sharing his experiences with leaders, policymakers, and audiences seeking inspiration and practical leadership insights.
His story has also been highlighted by major media organizations, including ESPN, The Washington Post, Sports Illustrated, USA Today, and FORBES. Through these appearances, Simon has become widely recognized as an authority on resilience, leadership, and high performance.
He is also the author of Heart for the Game, a powerful account of his journey, challenges, and lessons learned throughout his life and career. The book continues to inspire readers seeking greater purpose, determination, and success.
Today, Simon works with organizations around the world, helping leaders build stronger teams, create high-functioning cultures, and achieve breakthrough performance. His unique combination of personal resilience, entrepreneurial achievement, and leadership expertise makes him one of the most compelling keynote speakers for organizations seeking meaningful and lasting impact.
Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, Simon lives with his wife Kelly and their three children, Sarah, Samantha, and Sean. His story remains a powerful reminder that limitations are often far smaller than we imagine, and that with the right mindset, leadership, and determination, extraordinary outcomes become possible.
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‘The feedback we received from our audience was remarkable. Simon truly made an impact on everyone there. The message he delivered will stick with us for a long time to come.”
Marketing Coordinator, Image First
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“Simon’s message motivated and inspired us. His delivery style was genuine, yet impactful. His message was clear, concise, and EXACTLY what people needed to hear. We would absolutely recommend him as a speaker. He delivers a full dose of energy and enthusiasm.”
Libby Crooker VP of Strategic Initiatives, Anytime Fitness
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“Simon received countless compliments. Everyone I talked to about the event was so moved by his story and how he connected it so powerfully to what we do. He really blew the room away,”
Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation
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If we want to achieve real results at work, every person on every team needs a personalized roadmap that pushes them to become the greatest version of themselves. In this inspirational keynote talk, Simon shares the #1 reason teams don’t crush their goals, what exceptional teams have in common, and how to drive your team to unprecedented levels of success.
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In our lives, we tend to define ourselves by moments that shape who we are and how we see ourselves—whether that’s the birth of a child, getting married, or receiving a big promotion. But how do you prepare for life’s unexpected moments? And why do some people seem more equipped to handle them than others?
In this inspiring keynote, Simon shares how he found himself flat on his back about to have his heart replaced at 21-years old, and how that taught him to face the unexpected with courage, determination, and unshakable self-belief.
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After a heart transplant at the beginning of a promising soccer career, Simon Keith vowed to make an unprecedented comeback. Proving all his critics wrong, he went on to carve out an astounding career—first as a professional athlete, then as a talented consultant driving multiple multimillion-dollar business turnarounds.
In this talk, Simon uses his incredible story to inspire the type of uncompromising commitment, unrelenting focus, and incredible discipline that it takes to become the greatest version of ourselves, so we can create great teams and great organizations.
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