Speaker Profile Thumbnail for Bethany Hamilton

Professional Surfer, Author & Motivational Speaker

Bethany Hamilton Speaking Fee: $30,000 to $50,000

Professional Surfer, Author & Motivational Speaker

Speaker Profile Thumbnail for Bethany Hamilton
Speaking Fee:
$30,000 to $50,000

Travels From:
LAX - Los Angeles (All Airports)

Primary Topic Category:
Inspiration / Motivation / Overcoming Obstacles

Secondary Topic Category:
Christian

 

Bethany Hamilton Speaker Profile: At A Glance

Bethany Meilani Hamilton-Dirks is an American professional surfer who survived a 2003 shark attack in which her left arm was bitten off but who ultimately returned to professional surfing. She wrote about her experience in the 2004 autobiography Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board. In April 2011, the feature film Soul Surfer was released. Bethany is now motivating audiences worldwide to live their life with more tenacity, courage and faith. Bethany's story of overcoming obstacles shines with determination, passion, and hope.

Known most notably as one of the biggest comeback stories of our era, Bethany Hamilton has become synonymous with inspiration. Her story of determination, faith, and hope has resounded in encouragement worldwide. At the age of 13 as a rising surf star, Bethany lost her left arm to a 14-foot tiger shark, which seemed to end her dream career. However, one month after the attack, Bethany returned to surfing and within two years had won her first national surfing title. Bethany’s foundation of faith has been her backbone, her source of truth, hope, and strength. At 17 years old, she realized her dream of surfing professionally and she is still an active surf competitor to this day. Bethany has been able to touch a large number of people with her faith message, charitable efforts, and overall spirit. Her greatest joy is being a wife and mother, and she continues to touch and inspire lives globally as a professional surfer, author and motivational speaker. She currently has her own blog and online course on helping others become unstoppable.
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