Connor Fields

High Stakes. Hard Falls. Huge Wins.

Expert on

  • Olympic / Paralympic
  • Motivation
  • Inspiration
  • Resilience
  • Peak Performance 

Fee Range

$15,000–$20,000

Travels from

NV,US

Biography

Connor Fields is a three-time Olympian, a two-time World Champion, and the only American to win a Gold Medal for the United States in BMX Racing. He is also the only Olympic athlete who has both won the Olympics… and nearly died while competing during the games.

As one of the world’s all-time greatest BMX racers, Connor has represented the United States over 50 times in more than 25 countries across the globe. In 2016, he reached the pinnacle of success for an Olympic athlete, coming home with a Gold Medal to show for his unrelenting dedication.

At the 2021 Tokyo Games, Connor was the number one seed in his semi-final when a mid-race collision sent him into the track at 40 miles per hour, recounted as one of the worst accidents in Olympic history. Instead of defending his title, he found himself fighting for his life. He laid unconscious in a hospital bed for 5 days, ultimately diagnosed with a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) including life-threatening hemorrhages to four different parts of his brain, along with broken ribs, a collapsed lung, and torn shoulder and bicep ligaments.

After a grueling year of rehabilitation, Connor jumped on his bike the very first day he was cleared to ride, determined to go out on his own terms.

Since retiring, Connor has become the Emmy Nominated host of PBS’s Outdoor Nevada and provided commentary for the Emmy-Winning NBC broadcasts during the 2024 Summer Olympics. He serves on the boards of USA Cycling and USABMX, coaches the next generation of riders, and travels the country presenting his keynote, “Now What?”  inspiring others to keep moving forward after wins, losses, and even a brush with death.

Speaker Videos

Now what? – Handling challenges life throws at you and moving with resilience each time.

In his keynote, “Now What?” Connor Fields teaches you how he has faced answering that question in the most pivotal moments in his life.Each of us will face challenges that cause self-doubt.We all reach pivotal moments.We all get stuck.Connor equips you with the tools to answer that question and move forward each time. This incredible keynote presentation delves into the crucial powers of resilience, adaptability, overcoming failures, unwavering determination, and perspective, empowering you to face challenges head-on. With compelling personal stories and hard-earned insights, Connor empowers attendees to be ready to answer the question “Now What?” every time.

KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

  • Clear Goal Setting Strategies: Once you know what you want to achieve, how do you get there? Connor outlines step-by-step processes to increase the likelihood of reaching your goals.
  • Lean Into Resilience: After a failure, what do you do to get better? Connor shares what he learned from failing at the highest level: how to correct mistakes and get them right the next time around.  
  • Sustain Success: Now that you have won, how do you stay at the top? Be ready to sustain success with insights from someone who stayed in the top 5 World Rankings for over a decade.
  • Keep Failure in Perspective: No one wants to fail, but if you are here, you have a chance to fix it. Nearly losing your life and having the world’s attention to see if you would survive changes the way you look at failure. Be able to keep failure in perspective and stay optimistic about the future.