Snowboarding & Skateboarding Legend and Entrepreneur
Snowboarding & Skateboarding Legend and Entrepreneur
Shaun White is a dual-sport professional athlete who maintains some of the highest accolades in snowboarding and skateboarding. Off the board, Shaun has also achieved major accomplishments in the business world through clothing lines, signature products, music festivals, and brand partnerships.
Despite being born with a congenital heart defect, Shaun started snowboarding at age six and immediately showed an uncanny talent for the sport. By seven, Shaun had not only won a series of snowboarding competitions and landed a sponsorship with Burton but also caught the eye of Tony Hawk at a San Diego skate park. Throughout the years, Shaun has amassed numerous titles and victories, most notably 3 Winter Olympic gold medals in 2006, 2010, and 2018 where he earned the 100th gold medal. He is the only athlete with two perfect 100 scores. He became the first athlete ever to compete and medal in both the Summer and Winter X Games, where he set the record for gold medals with 15 and the highest overall medal count with 23. He won 10 ESPY awards for Best Male Action Sports Athlete and Best Male US Olympic Athlete.
With a business acumen as lofty as his massive air on the half pipe, audiences are floored by Shaun White's electrifying story and insights into building a lasting and wildly successful global footprint. On stage, Shaun dives into his entrepreneurial journey, detailing the delicate process of translating athletic prestige into the world of business. With his must-hear story, White inspires audiences from a variety of organizations and delivers an injection of entrepreneurial spirit.