
Impossible Isn’t
Cory Richards is a keynote speaker, former professional athlete, author, and National Geographic photography fellow.
He helps audiences reframe their stories, amplify their progress, and create a life where the once impossible isn’t.
Certainty Kills Curiosity
Trust Transcends Force
There’s More to Life Than Survival.
In a world that glorifies stress and reactivity, individuals and organizations everywhere are quietly breaking under the weight of burnout and disconnection. Through the power of story and resilience, keynote speaker Cory Richards helps you create an environment where creativity, connection, trust, and agency can thrive again.
Agency is Everything
Discovery Demands Discomfort
Cory Richards has summited Everest without oxygen, survived addiction, dealt with bipolar disorder, survived a near-fatal avalanche, and come back with something bigger than a story:
PERSPECTIVE
Today, he uses the power of storytelling to help individuals and organizations alike move through life with resilience, meaning, and agency — transforming lives, leadership, culture, and performance.
MEET CORY
MEET CORY
Experience The
Resilience Method
Cory Richards’ keynotes cut through the noise and give your people something to hold onto. Each interactive, authentic keynote can be completely customized to your unique needs — and Cory explores topics like:
Testimonials
“The truth isn’t often told, it is lived. Cory’s journey as told through his unique and daring vision is as close to that truth as one can get.”
Reinaldo Marcus Green,
American director and film producer of One Love and King Richard
“As high as Cory has climbed to summit Everest, he’s arguably gone down deeper into the depths of his own humanity.”
Wesley Schultz & Jeremiah Fraites,
The Lumineers
“Cory’s story is nothing less than a bullet train into the heart of darkness — and back out again.”
Amy Ellis Nutt,
Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist and author of Becoming Nicole
Turning the Page
In his books, Cory Richards takes audiences inside the raw, reflective, and real pages of his own story — from homelessness and institutionalization to the summit of Everest and the cover of National Geographic.

THE JOURNAL
THE JOURNAL
Not everything fits in a keynote. On Cory’s blog, find reflections on pain, growth, clarity, and whatever comes next.