Shannon Rowbury

About Shannon Rowbury

Olympic medalist. Performance architect. Keynote speaker.After three Olympic Games and a decade competing at the highest level of global sport, I built systems that sustained peak performance through pressure, setbacks, and reinvention.Now I bring that performance architecture to leaders and teams navigating their own high-stakes environments.I work with executives who need to:• Sustain performance beyond short-term wins • Make disciplined decisions under pressure • Lead through transition and organizational change • Build cultures designed for long-term resilience*My Medalist Mindset™ framework translates Olympic-level performance strategies into practical, repeatable tools for leadership—grounded in the reality that excellence isn\'t about one event. It\'s about showing up consistently when it matters most.Trusted by: Microsoft, Abbott, Kaiser, Calm, Strava, Lloyds Bank, Palo Alto Networks, CyeraI deliver keynote speeches and multi-session executive workshops designed for teams in transition, growth, or transformation. My approach combines elite competitive experience with executive education from Harvard Business School, Dartmouth Tuck, and IMD.I\'m also an Emmy Award–winning NBC Olympics broadcaster and co-author of Strong as a Mother.The odds of winning an Olympic medal are 1 in 40 million. In 2012, I became the first American woman to ever medal in the 1500m. That journey—through elite sport, delayed recognition, and the fight for justice—became the foundation for the work I do with leaders worldwide.Represented by Silicon Valley Speakers Bureau for keynote and workshop engagements.Let\'s talk about your next event:

Experience

1. Keynote Speaker

   Silicon Valley Speakers

   Mar 2026 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Three-time Olympian, Olympic medalist, Emmy Award–winning broadcaster, and author represented by Silicon Valley Speakers Bureau for keynote speaking and executive workshops.I use the Medalist Mindset™ framework to translate Olympic performance tools into practical strategies for leadership, resilience, and high performance in rapidly changing environments.Keynote & Corporate Workshop topics include:• Medalist Mindset™: The 5 Keys to Success at the Highest Level• Control the Controllables: Building Resilient Teams in Uncertain Times• Mind + Body Connection: Reset Tools for Peak PerformanceFor speaking inquiries, contact Silicon Valley Speakers Bureau at i•••@svsb.ai or (51••••••47.

Education

• Harvard Business School

  Certificate, Crossover Into Business

• The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

  General Management Certificate, Next Step: Transition to Business

  2018 — 2018

• IMD

  Business Certificate

• Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory

  High School Diploma, Salutatorian

  1998 — 2002

• Duke University

  M.A. Cum Laude, Humanities

  2007 — 2008

• Duke University

  B.A. Magna Cum Laude, English, Theater Studies, Film/Video/Digital Certificate

  2002 — 2006