Sam Bloom
2 x World Para Surfing Champion |Inspiration behind global-hit movie ‘Penguin Bloom’ | Author | Keynote Speaker | Brand Ambassador
CATEGORY
- International Women's Day
- Mindset Performance and Mindfulness
- Inspirational Speakers
- Motivational Speaker
- Workplace Health & Safety
- Diversity & Inclusion
TOPICS
- The Sam Bloom Story
INFO
- Location: Sydney
- Social media followers: 75k
Biography
Samantha Bloom is a three-time World Para Surfing champion in two divisions, bestselling author and inspiration behind the #1 Australian box-office, and international global Netflix hit movie, Penguin Bloom starring Naomi Watts.
The movie is adapted from the international bestselling book, Penguin Bloom: The Odd Little Bird Who Saved a Family. Published in 14 languages, Penguin Bloom is a collaboration between Sam’s husband Cameron, a professional photographer, and New York Times bestselling author Bradley Trevor Greive.
Paralyzed in an accident in Thailand in 2013, Sam has since won two Oceania KL1 paracanoe championships, and is the two times Australian, Hawaiian and 3 x World Para Surfing champion. In 2019, Sam was nominated for the Surfing Australia Female Surfer of the Year Award, and in 2022 was awarded the Surfing Australia Female Para Surfer of the Year.
Sam works with numerous spinal cord injury charities around the world and is a global ambassador for Wings For Life. She is an adventure traveler, ambassador for Tourism Australia and a former neurology nurse and mother of three boys.
CAMERON BLOOM
Cameron is an award winning photographer and cinematographer who began his career at the age of 15. Since then his editorial and travel images have been published extensively, including in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and The New York Times.
Cameron’s images feature in the international bestselling book Penguin Bloom: The odd little bird who saved a family and bestselling sequel Sam Bloom: Heartache & Birdsong. Cameron’s creative talents were recognised at the 2018 GQ Awards where he received the Creative Force of the Year. Cameron and wife Sam’s story inspired the #1 box-office and Netflix success Penguin Bloom starring Naomi Watts and Andrew Lincoln.
Testimonials
We first booked Sam Bloom at a recognition event for 350 of our top performers in 2021. Sam’s authentic delivery and her ability to convey the impact on her and her family's life in such a touching way was so well received by our delegates, it made our decision to engage the Bloom’s for our leadership’s conference series this year a very easy one. Sam delivered 8 key notes to over 1500 delegates. Sam’s keynote rated the highest session at each conference and in fact, was the highest scoring keynote from any event I have managed.
Sam’s storytelling ability is genuine and raw, and when matched with Cam’s exquisite photography and videos, it takes delegates on a journey of resilience and finding the strength and passion to reach new goals. The keynote is by far the most inspirational that I have experienced. I learned something and took new inspiration from every session.
I highly recommend Sam Bloom and advocate for her across the Group. Amazing, truly amazing.
Sam captivated our audience with her incredible life story, which unfolded against a stunning backdrop of Cam's photography. The Bloom story is one of hope, and love and the incredible things you can conquer when you have the right support network around you. Thank you once again Sam & Cam. Both of you are an absolute inspiration!
Sam Bloom was SENSATIONAL. Very moving, totally engaging. Had many in tears and everyone's attention.
Sam’s willingness and vulnerability in sharing her family’s story moved us to tears. She has inspiring strength and grace retelling her story through an incredible lense of humility.
Sam impacted our audiences with such humour and realness that we were moved to tears. Her storytelling brought us all to our feet for a standing ovation, I’ll forever carry her message with me.
Thank you so much for sharing your incredible story, it was truly inspirational on so many levels. I loved the passion in your partnership with Cam, it shone through the entire presentation. Amazing stuff!
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