Kevin Pearce

The Kevin Pearce talk on perseverance shares the former professional snowboarder's traumatic experience overcoming injury. Following his harrowing tale, the former athlete now works as a sports commentator, motivational speaker and advocate for brain injury and Down Syndrome.

He created a documentary based on his story called 'The Crash Reel' and created The Kevin Pearce Fund. In addition to founding the non-profit organization Love Your Brain Foundation, he is part of the professional riders group FRENDS and is a Sports Ambassador for the National Down Syndrome Society. In the Kevin Pearce talk, the inspirational figure shares how he came to launch Love Your Brain and how to find happiness through even the most adversarial of circumstances.