Hi, I’m Sterling.
I’m an author, investor and entrepreneur, but most importantly I’m a keynote speaker and founder of the #NoMatterWhat movement. That’s a lot to say: I show people how to achieve the results they want regardless of the circumstances.
I know it works because I’ve used the system myself. From multi-billion dollar startup to collapse and coming back to launch, invest and grow over 50 companies, I’ve taken that experience to work with C-level teams and speak on stages around the world. I’ve even been seen in fancy magazines like Inc. Magazine, Fast Company, The New York Times and Forbes.
It turns out that getting results comes down to pushing past your comfort zone and limiting beliefs. Something I practice regularly by pushing my own boundaries through skydiving, century bike riding, shark diving and even trekking the Sahara.
But this movement isn’t about me.
It’s about the hundreds of thousands I’ve delivered the message to that are now able to face whatever stands in their way. It’s about the audiences that walk out of keynotes with 5 practices that unlock their inherent human potential to make a difference for their companies, their communities and their families. I do what I do for them.
If you’re looking for me, I’m based in Colorado. But chances are I’m on the road somewhere or diving into adventure with the #NoMatterWhat Community. If I’m not immediately available, someone on my team always is.
If you’re ready to make THE difference for your audience, I’m ready, #NoMatterWhat.
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Here’s where it started…
My journey has been non-traditional right from the beginning. See, I grew up a 5th generation retailer in Upstate New York. You can see me at my family’s story to your left. From the ripe age of 10 (that’s right 10) I was put to work (perhaps where #NoMatterWhat was instilled in me!). And I learned the ins-and-outs of what it took to run a business with extreme competition, handle high-growth and achieve performance no matter what obstacles.
Things were not just great, but awesome…
My dad and I sold our first company to a group in Silicon Valley that was The Apple Pay, before Apply Pay (biometric payments if you’re a tech person).
We raised hundreds of millions. Had 700+ employees, locations all over the world. I was living the high life in downtown San Francisco in a beautiful penthouse…
Until I crashed…
It all fell apart. A very long story short, when the housing market collapsed (2010 or so) our funding dried up and that company went bankrupt.
And me?
Well I ended crashing with it and living out a sad country song. No job. Out of cash. Moved in with my parents. And to top it off my girlfriend broke up with me. I was crippled with self-doubt, anxiety about the future and even outright depression. Cue violin.
The way out is through…
We all have things that we are deathly afraid to do. What was it for me? Public speaking. True story! It was terrifying to me.
But something my mom said when I was a kid (it’s also a Robert Frost quote, but to me it will always be my mom) came to mind: The way out is through.
If the way out is through, I thought… I would have to go through my fears to overcome them. First up: public speaking.
Another very long story, very short, I end up applying and being accepted to speak at a conference in Singapore. Trust me, I was just as surprised as you!
I worked through the same 5 steps I now teach to deliver that talk. The best part? The conference director thought it was sooo good, he put me in touch with all of his conference director friends, which along with a lot of hard work, was the beginning of what you see here. (by the way, to this day I don’t know if that conference director was in the same talk I gave :).
Today, #NoMatterWhat has become a movement.
A movement of people that are brave enough to declare big goals and take steps towards them as uncomfortable as it may be. This stuff isn’t easy. But it is do-able, myself and countless others are the proof.
Are you ready to join us?
