Mike Savicki's guest appearances

Mike Savicki

Growing Bolder

No Barriers

Diana Nyad

Tom Dixon

Barbara Corcoran

Marlo Thomas

Vicki Robin

Suze Orman

Eben Alexander

Abel James

Steven Petrow

Celeste Headlee

Alan Alda

Gayle King

Rosanne Cash

Mitch Albom

Gretchen Rubin

OwlTail

Mike SavickiIn November 1990., while training to become a U.S. Navy F-14 fighter pilot, Mike Savicki sustained a severe spinal cord injury after diving into the ocean. In an instant, he went from being a fit, active, promising Naval officer – commissioned as the top-flight candidate in the nation’s number one ROTC college graduating class – to a quadriplegic who was challenged with learning to live life again using a wheelchair.  As he regained his independence, Mike earned an MBA, delivered the commencement address, and became involved in wheelchair sports. He is a 22-time finisher (and five-time division winner) of the prestigious BAA Boston Marathon (making him the only person to have completed the marathon on foot and subsequently in a wheelchair) and has earned more than 100 gold medals in the National Wheelchair Veterans Games. In 2009, he became the first quadriplegic to finish the 70.3-mile Beach to Battleship Half Ironman Triathlon.From there he became deputy director of World T.E.A.M. Sports, a non-profit for people with and without disabilities, served on numerous non-profit boards, and started his own communications company. He is also a high school teacher, a husband, a father, an advocate for disabled veterans, and a proponent of getting those with disabilities back on the road in adapted vehicles.Savicki married in 2010, and he and his wife, Sarah, welcomed a baby girl, Caroline, into their lives shortly thereafter. Overcoming adversity, marathons, triathlons, degrees, companies, teams, books, magazines, speeches, advocacy efforts in DC, and fighter jets? That's nothing, he says. The real challenge? Keeping up with a kiddo whose life is unfolding each and every day.Resources:Check out Mike’s websiteFollow Mike on FacebookFollow Mike on Instagram

<h2>Mike Savicki</h2>In November 1990., while training to become a U.S. Navy F-14 fighter pilot, Mike Savicki sustained a severe spinal cord injury after diving into the ocean. In an instant, he went from being a fit, active, promising Naval officer – commissioned as the top-flight candidate in the nation’s number one ROTC college graduating class – to a quadriplegic who was challenged with learning to live life again using a wheelchair.  As he regained his independence, Mike earned an MBA, delivered the commencement address, and became involved in wheelchair sports. He is a 22-time finisher (and five-time division winner) of the prestigious BAA Boston Marathon (making him the only person to have completed the marathon on foot and subsequently in a wheelchair) and has earned more than 100 gold medals in the National Wheelchair Veterans Games. In 2009, he became the first quadriplegic to finish the 70.3-mile Beach to Battleship Half Ironman Triathlon.From there he became deputy director of World T.E.A.M. Sports, a non-profit for people with and without disabilities, served on numerous non-profit boards, and started his own communications company. He is also a high school teacher, a husband, a father, an advocate for disabled veterans, and a proponent of getting those with disabilities back on the road in adapted vehicles.Savicki married in 2010, and he and his wife, Sarah, welcomed a baby girl, Caroline, into their lives shortly thereafter. Overcoming adversity, marathons, triathlons, degrees, companies, teams, books, magazines, speeches, advocacy efforts in DC, and fighter jets? That's nothing, he says. The real challenge? Keeping up with a kiddo whose life is unfolding each and every day.Resources:Check out <a href="http://afterburnercommunications.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mike’s website</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/afterburnercommunications/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow Mike on Facebook</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/afterburnercommunications/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow Mike on Instagram</a>

Speaking with Maverick, Mike Savicki

Dan Harris

Christopher Elliott

How will you face life's toughest obstacles? How will you make changes to improve every day of the rest of your life? Find out the tools you need to start Growing Bolder, in this episode of the GB Radio Show.

Growing Bolder: Dan Harris; Mike Savicki; Dr. Jeffrey Life; Christopher Elliott