GDA Podcast: ep. 09 - Patrick Sweeney: Elite Athlete, Adventurer, Tech CEO, Investor, and Cancer Survivor

Patrick Sweeney is the son of a first generation Irish immigrant who paid his way through state college where he took up rowing. With just two years of experience he decided to take on the world and try out for the USA Olympic team. Five years later, he finished second in the Olympic trials and won national and international championships in the process. After the Olympics, Patrick attended a Top 5 business school where he would earn his MBA and go on to start three technology companies worth millions of dollars, raising over $30 million in the process and successfully selling two of the companies. During the height of his business success he contracted a very rare form of Leukemia. The brush with death launched him on a path to find his genius what he calls the combination of passion and vocation and make friends with fear to discover his adventure within. Recognized by presidents and rock stars for his contributions to charity and business, Patrick left it all behind to pursue his passion for adventure and find the adventurer within. He is the first person to ever attempt cycling the Seven Summits (the highest peak on each continent) he holds the world record for being the first to cycle to Everest Base Camp, and the Summit of Mt Elbrus. He is also a network TV host with two shows under development. His mission is to inspire millions of people and he has been rated one of the top speakers globally for Young President's Organization (YPO). Link to episode: http://bit.ly/gdapodcast9 Link mentioned in episode: http://www.pjsweeney.com/adventurer-speaker Transcripts, blogs, and more: www.gdapodcast.com For booking info: www.gdaspeakers.com or call [phone] twitter: @gdapodcast instagram: @gdapocast fb: facebook.com/gdapodcast