Book IWD Speaker: Sarah Williams

Adventure podcaster & endurance athlete inspiring women to push limits, embrace resilience & transform their lives through physical challenge & courageous choices

Sarah Williams is an adventurer, endurance athlete, and host of the acclaimed Tough Girl Podcast, a platform sharing inspiring stories of women challenging themselves physically, mentally, and emotionally across the globe.

Over the past decade, Sarah has completed hundreds of miles of long-distance treks, mountain climbs, and endurance events, including multi-day solo expeditions across the French Pyrenees, highlighting resilience, courage, and determination in the face of extreme conditions.

Through her adventures and podcast, Sarah has interviewed hundreds of extraordinary women, uncovering practical insights on overcoming fear, building resilience, and embracing challenges.

She shares stories that empower women to step outside their comfort zones, explore their physical and mental limits, and create meaningful change in their personal and professional lives.

In her keynote or panel appearances, Sarah focuses on themes central to International Women’s Day: empowerment, resilience, courage, and personal growth. Audiences will learn:

How to identify and overcome mental barriers that prevent them from reaching their full potential.
The importance of resilience and adaptability when navigating physical challenges, career obstacles, or personal transitions.

Practical strategies for goal-setting, risk-taking, and building confidence through action.
Real-life stories from Sarah’s own adventures and her podcast guests that inspire, motivate, and provide tangible takeaways.

Sarah’s sessions are designed to engage, entertain, and inspire. Using a mix of storytelling, practical advice, and authentic reflections from her own and other women’s journeys, she creates a space where audiences can connect deeply, reflect on their own challenges, and leave with actionable strategies to take bold steps in their lives.

Whether your audience is corporate teams, community groups, or young women seeking guidance and inspiration, Sarah’s talks are adaptable, relevant, and impactful. She combines humor, honesty, and insight to deliver a session that is both memorable and empowering.

Sarah is particularly effective at helping audiences reframe challenges as opportunities, embrace discomfort as a catalyst for growth, and foster a mindset of confidence and resilience that can be applied across personal and professional domains.

Event managers seeking a dynamic, motivational, and highly relatable speaker who champions women’s empowerment and adventure will find Sarah a compelling choice for International Women’s Day events.

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