Chad E. Foster
Blind Harvard Exec who built billion$ strategies & CRM tech Oracle said was impossible. Sales & Leadership Catalyst, helping teams own outcomes, drive growth, & perform under pressure. Resilience Expert who turned adversity into advantage & helps others reframe challenges into catalysts for growth.
Chad E. Foster is more than a keynote speaker—he’s a catalyst for peak performance in an era of nonstop disruption. After going blind at 21, Chad became a Harvard-educated executive, tech innovator, and billion-dollar dealmaker. He built CRM software Oracle said was impossible, created transformative business strategies that delivered industry-leading growth and best-in-class margins, and became a black diamond skier and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner—all without eyesight—proving that limitations are only real if you believe them.
Chad doesn’t just inspire—he equips. His Blind Ambition Framework™ fuses human performance principles with AI-era adaptability to deliver real tools for building and scaling resilient teams, accountable cultures, and sales organizations that win when it counts. Whether speaking on leadership, innovation, change, or sales, Chad arms audiences with actionable strategies and mindsets they can apply immediately.
Top brands like Google, Salesforce, ADP, and Blue Cross have trusted Chad to power performance. After one keynote, a client reported 40% YoY revenue growth, calling it “unlike anything we’ve seen from a guest speaker.”
Chad doesn’t provide feel-good fluff. He provides a framework that challenges your team, shifts mindsets, and revs up results—connecting inspiration to implementation™.
Chad E. Foster is more than a keynote speaker—he’s a catalyst for peak performance in an era of nonstop disruption. After going blind at 21, Chad became a Harvard-educated executive, tech innovator, and billion-dollar dealmaker. He built CRM software Oracle said was impossible, created transformative business strategies that delivered industry-leading growth and best-in-class margins, and became a black diamond skier and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner—all without eyesight—proving that limitations are only real if you believe them.
Chad doesn’t just inspire—he equips. His Blind Ambition Framework™ fuses human performance principles with AI-era adaptability to deliver real tools for building and scaling resilient teams, accountable cultures, and sales organizations that win when it counts. Whether speaking on leadership, innovation, change, or sales, Chad arms audiences with actionable strategies and mindsets they can apply immediately.
Top brands like Google, Salesforce, ADP, and Blue Cross have trusted Chad to power performance. After one keynote, a client reported 40% YoY revenue growth, calling it “unlike anything we’ve seen from a guest speaker.”
Chad doesn’t provide feel-good fluff. He provides a framework that challenges your team, shifts mindsets, and revs up results—connecting inspiration to implementation™.
BLIND AMBITION™: How to go from victim to visionary
In this signature keynote, Chad will entertain, inspire, and move your audience, while teaching them how to shift their mindset from being a victim to a visionary. Going blind at 21-years-old and facing a life with seemingly limited opportunities, Chad had to reinvent himself before even having a shot at success. Turning obstacles into opportunities, he became a Harvard educated business rainmaker, created countless jobs, and now he teaches teams how to cultivate resilient mindsets, adapt...
NO MORE COMFORT ZONES: Growth through adversity
Life without obstacles removes opportunity for growth. For any of us to grow, we need to step outside our comfort zones. In this powerful keynote, Chad teaches how the obstacles that lie in front of us can propel us towards our goals.
Every organization finds itself face-to-face with problems that seem insurmountable. Beyond Chad's personal path of overcoming overwhelming odds, his business track record for moving through challenges and improving results gives a unique perspective...
DIVERSITY: The engine for innovation
Chad was born part of the privileged white majority, but after going blind in college, he was treated differently as a disabled minority. After living over 20 years in both groups, his unique vantage points of both worlds allow him to equip your teams to think differently about diversity and inclusion (DnI) in the workplace.
Chad goes beyond just valuing each person. He will show how DnI drives business innovation. We know that diversity of thought creates change, and when harnessed...
VICTIM TO VISIONARY™ RESILIENCE PROGRAM WORKSHOP
In this workshop Chad will lead you through the steps you can take to improve resilience. He teaches the practical tools you can apply to any situation in order to move your mindset from victim to visionary.
During this session you will map out your resilience journey. After setting out your own personal vision of greatness, you will see your life more clearly than you ever have before. It can set you free to discover the amazing advantages that your disadvantages offer. You can...
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K.A., Account Manager, Sales, Red Hat
Verified @redhat.comAmazing presenter, amazing story and an amazing soul.
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L.G.I., Senior Consultant, Sales, Red Hat
Verified @redhat.comReally impressed, a once-in-a-lifetime inspirational experience.
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R.B., Account Manager, Sales, Red Hat
Verified @redhat.comGot to say that Chad gave one of the most inspirational talks I've ever had the pleasure of listening to. Great messages delivered with humor and style.
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E.G.N., Chief Technology Strategist, Sales, Red Hat
Verified @redhat.comI walked out with a whole new outlook on life just listening to Foster sharing his life experience. A true visionary !!
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S.M., Sales Specialist, Sales, Red Hat
Verified @redhat.comExceptional presentation yesterday! You were the talk of the company leaving the event, throughout the evening, and on calls this morning. The best public speech I've ever heard. Well Done!
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P.A., VP, Sales, Red Hat
Verified @redhat.comChad's such an outstanding, iconic and inspirational speaker! We are lucky to have people like him at the Red Hat kickoff in Shanghai!
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M.G., Senior Solution Architect, Sales, Red Hat
Verified @redhat.comThe highlight of the Sales Kick Off conference was Chad's inspirational talk. I have eyes but lack your vision. You are indeed a visionary.
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F.S., Sales Specialist, Sales, Red Hat
Verified @redhat.comI found this to be the most impactful session at our sales kick off conference. Truly inspiring!
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G.G., Director, Sales, Red Hat
Verified @redhat.comwhat an inspirational speaker and person! Thank you Chad for the inspiration, reality check, and reminding us to reframe our world. "Use your disadvantages to your advantage"
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H.L., VP, Enterprise Data+Analytics, Red Hat
Verified @redhat.comChad is one of the best public speakers I have ever heard, honestly!
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D.C., Director, Sales, Red Hat
Verified @redhat.comHe is an inspirational magnet and he's quite funny as well :).
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J.M., Channel Account Manager, Sales, Red Hat
Verified @redhat.comI laughed, I cried. Thank you so much for sharing and challenging all of us to allow our happiness to drive our success in life and to look at the challenges we get in life as an opportunity to create our own story..
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P.R., Senior Solution Architect, Sales, Red Hat
Verified @redhat.comamazing success story told so well
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A.Z., Principal Solution Architect, Sales, Red Hat
Verified @redhat.comI wanted to reach out and let you know how overwhelmed I was by the impact your talk had and will have for a long time on me. You are a true inspiration. Thank you!
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C.T., VP, Engineering, Red Hat
Verified @redhat.comChad has been through more than most people, yet he is changing the world through his ability to see the world better than most of us that have sight. He truly has grasped the power of mindset and brings it to life in the most engaging way. His message has changed me, and I would recommend every aspiring individual to take the time to listen to and ponder Chad's message.
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J.G., Sales Specialist, Sales, Red Hat
Verified @redhat.comThank you so much for your amazing speech yesterday. I can't tell you how impactful it was to me. Anytime I think I'm having a tough time, I will watch one of your videos. can't thank you enough for your inspiration.
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J.A., Senior Solution Architect, Sales, Red Hat
Verified @redhat.comone of the most compelling speeches I have heard in quite some time...
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M.D., Account Manager, Sales, Red Hat
Verified @redhat.comI was blown away by his talk!
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R.P., VP, Sales, Red Hat
Chad, thanks for sharing your inspirational story with all of us. It was the highlight of my week and know it will inspire folks to aim high and overachieve!
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E.S., EVP and CFO, Red Hat
Verified @redhat.comWhat an inspirational way to end the day. Chad shared his life journey after becoming blind in his late teens. We all walked away with a different perspective.
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D.J., Senior Principal Portfolio Product Marketing Manager, Sales, Red Hat
Verified @redhat.comVery powerful talk by Chad Foster who went blind in his teens... "You are the author of your own story."
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S.F., Account Manager, Sales, Red Hat
Inspired, Motivated hearing you Chad.
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A.D., Sales Specialist, Sales, Red Hat
Clearly highlight to our week and what an inspiration you are Chad.
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N.Z., Senior Solution Architect, Sales, Red Hat
Verified @redhat.comChad shares his journey and how to take advantage of disadvantage, and succeed. So awesome!
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S.W.G., Director, Marketing, Red Hat
Verified @redhat.comFloored by Chad Foster, blind since a teenager, motivational speaker and head of Red Hats global deal management team.
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D.L., Director, Sales, Red Hat
Verified @redhat.comSo inspirational and I love the positive thinking with the ability to control our reactions to find the treasures in life!
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