Stephen Koch

I had the pleasure of giving a motivational speech to a group of volunteers for Habit for Humanity / Teton Habitat in Teton Village, Wyoming – at the base of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort recently. The purpose of my motivational presentation, which included select stories and slides from my 20+ year career as a pioneering [...]

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Robert Grosz, VP at Dish Network, speaks about Stephen Koch’s Keynote Speech that motivated his sales team. He goes on to say – Stephen Koch’s speech was excellent, right on target and right on message. He completely motivated our team. Stephen’s message was relevant to what we’re trying to do as a company and as [...]

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I love swimming, and going for dips in extremely cold water is great too…it is invigorating, a way to appreciate warm clothes, environments, the sun and to simply have an intense physical experience that is psychologically challenging too. This morning I went for a short run, which I rarely do, with my host in Chicago, [...]

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Dear Stephen, Thank you for your role in making the ACL Study Group meeting in Jackson the best ever. You were an important “force.” You presented clearly, effectively, with passion and were an inspiration to all. “All” is a big word because we had 165 attendees from more than twenty countries and nearly every continent. [...]

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Now home and saw this post was not sent a week ago. Sending now.  Enjoy. I spoke yesterday at the Sports Academy in Krakow, Poland, to about 120 students. The school is for those studying physical therapy, athletics and hotel management, among other things. My host was Mikolaj Bielanski (first name pronounced Nikolash more or less…so [...]

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Yesterday was the last day of the Explorer’s Festival in Lodz (pronounced Woodge), Poland. I was invited to give a presentation about my adventures, which I did yesterday to a packed house. What a treat to be on stage in Poland with so many enthusiastic people! Life is good when I am sharing my passions [...]

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Stephen Koch Stephen Koch draws the audience into his experiences on the world’s highest mountains through stunning imagery and riveting tales of adventure and courage. His triumphs and horrific avalanche survival are not only captivating, but offer the motivation for individuals to strive for their highest potential. He translates the skills he used to fuel [...]

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My show at Keene State was a lot of fun. A dreadlocked freshman named Johnny asked a couple of questions during the q and a about moving “out west” and taking time off from college. I could tell he knew the answers to his questions already…he is ready to pack up and move out west [...]

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