Jessica Gallagher
Australian Paralympic alpine skier, track and field athlete, tandem cyclist and rower | Inspirational and Motivational Speaker | Osteopath
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TOPICS
- Are. You. Ready? Trust and change.
- It’s not what you see but how you choose to see it - Leadership & Team Work
- The Agile Mind - Safety, Risk & Overcoming Fear
- Making the time to live better - Health and Wellness
INFO
- Location: Melbourne
- Social media followers: 4k
Biography
Jess Gallagher is a highly sought-after keynote and motivational speaker.
Jess is the first Australian athlete (Olympic or Paralympic) to win Summer and Winter Paralympic medals. As an athlete, Jessica has represented Australia in 4 sports. alpine skiing, athletics, track cycling and rowing.
In 2010 at the Vancouver Winter Paralympics Jess became the first Australian women to win a Winter Paralympics medal when she won bronze in the Slalom. She won her second Paralympic medal at the 2014 Sochi Winter Paralympics another bronze, this time in the Giant Slalom. At the 2016 Rio Paralympics she won bronze in the 1km Time Trial on the tandem.
Throughout her career she has also won 2 Commonwealth Games gold medals and 11 World Championship medals (athletics and track cycling).
In 2022 and 2023 Jess represented Australia concurrently in rowing and track cycling, qualifying both the boat and bike for the 2024 Paralympics. With both competitions occuring on the same day in Paris Jess had a difficult choice to make and has elected to move forwards with track cycling. This decision proved dividends when at the 2024 Paris Paralympics she won silver on the tandem.
Jess is a fully qualified Osteopath, ambassador for a number of not-for-profit organisations and in 2023 was awarded RMIT University’s highest honour, an Honorary Doctorate in Social Sciences.
Testimonials
‘Jess is the best keynote speaker we have ever had, hands down. An inspiring lady who is able to transform a room. I couldn’t recommend Jess more highly’
Jess was our “all important closing speaker” on the first day of our Annual Conference. Wow. In the room, you could hear a pin drop. Everyone hung on every word of her amazing story of drive, perseverance in the face of adversity and her courage and self-belief. I think we all felt a little insignificant after listening to Jess. Afterwards she attended our dinner and won the hearts of all who were there, speaking with the children, showing them her medal and interacting so naturally with attendees. Highly recommended!
What a great finale Jess provided for our conference of 250 primary school leaders on the Gold Coast. We all have a story and no story is uninteresting, but Jess’s story is one well worth listening to. It is inspirational, motivational and intriguing. It is a story of courage, resilience and integrity. It is a story of love and trust, perseverance and dedication. Moreover, Jess is a great storyteller and is able to balance humour and passion into her story while leaving us as an audience in awe of the challenges overcome and the depth of her achievements. Jess will inspire any individual or group to set goals and be the best they can be while staying true to the values they believe in.
Dr Jessica Gallagher not only delivers a remarkable presentation, she also takes those in the room along for the ride with her inspiring story that captivates the entire audience. Jessica shows that no matter your capabilities, anything is achievable with passion, determination, strength and persistence in what you enjoy most in life. Jessica leaves the audience wanting more and more!
Jess presented at Australia Post’s Corporate Health and Wellbeing day. Jess’ presentation certainly left our people with a lasting impression and created many new Paralympic fans in the process. Jess is a remarkably inspiring and determined World Champion, World Record Holder, Osteopath and Director! While her achievements speak for themselves, it was her honest and down to earth approach in sharing her personal stories of success that truly connected with our people. The adversity that she has overcome along her journey is outstanding. Our people left the seminar feeling uplifted and empowered to challenge their choices and the way they think about Health and Wellbeing – so thank you Jess.
Fearless, brave, determined and simply amazing are just few of the many words to describe Jessica Gallagher. It was really very inspiring to hear Jessica's story and it was well articulated to every little detail from the day the illness rob Jessica's sight to her achieving so much for Australia today. Highly recommended! ~ Courage is knowing what not to fear - Winston Churchill~
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