Sourena Vasseghi
Known as the speaker who can't speak, Sourena shows you how to find your voice, change your narrative, stand in times of change, and face challenges so you can flourish in the life of your dreams. Sourena teaches you to start seeing the possibilities of your life.
Sourena Vasseghi’s audiences don’t leave feeling vaguely inspired. They leave armed with a list of tools to start making changes.
A USC Marshall School of Business graduate, three-time author, TEDx speaker, and executive coach, Sourena has spent more than two decades studying what it actually takes to achieve personal and professional goals — reading voraciously, learning from mentors and peak performers, and building a business and a body of work in the process. His conclusion is deceptively simple: most people aren’t held back by a lack of motivation. Their narrative holds them back— a story about who they are and what they’re capable of, often formed long ago. Before anything else changes, that story has to change.
That insight anchors his signature framework, the 5 Keys to an Amazing Mindset: rewrite your narrative, improve your habits, deal with challenges, engage with others, and find clarity. It’s paired with the philosophy that runs through all his work — a sacrifice is a payment for a dream. These aren’t slogans. They’re structured, teachable tools.
These tools were tested in the fire of life of a man who always aspired to live fully and abundantly. Sourena was born with severe cerebral palsy. He uses a wheelchair, needs assistance with daily activities, and speaks with a significant speech impediment that requires interpretation — which is why he’s known as “the speaker who can’t speak and the writer who can’t write.” Because he has had to engineer solutions most people never have to consider, his perspective on mindset, habits, and challenges is unusually rigorous and unusually practical.
On stage, that combination lands as something audiences rarely expect: intellectually substantive, genuinely funny, and immediately useful. People don’t leave asking, “How did he do it?” They leave convinced of their ability to do it as well.
Sourena is the author of four books: Big Dreams Take Small Sacrifices, Love Your Life and It Will Love You Back, and Sourena's 5 Keys to an Amazing Mindset. His work has been featured on NBC, ESPN, and BBC Capital, among others.
Sourena Vasseghi’s audiences don’t leave feeling vaguely inspired. They leave armed with a list of tools to start making changes.
A USC Marshall School of Business graduate, three-time author, TEDx speaker, and executive coach, Sourena has spent more than two decades studying what it actually takes to achieve personal and professional goals — reading voraciously, learning from mentors and peak performers, and building a business and a body of work in the process. His conclusion is deceptively simple: most people aren’t held back by a lack of motivation. Their narrative holds them back— a story about who they are and what they’re capable of, often formed long ago. Before anything else changes, that story has to change.
That insight anchors his signature framework, the 5 Keys to an Amazing Mindset: rewrite your narrative, improve your habits, deal with challenges, engage with others, and find clarity. It’s paired with the philosophy that runs through all his work — a sacrifice is a payment for a dream. These aren’t slogans. They’re structured, teachable tools.
These tools were tested in the fire of life of a man who always aspired to live fully and abundantly. Sourena was born with severe cerebral palsy. He uses a wheelchair, needs assistance with daily activities, and speaks with a significant speech impediment that requires interpretation — which is why he’s known as “the speaker who can’t speak and the writer who can’t write.” Because he has had to engineer solutions most people never have to consider, his perspective on mindset, habits, and challenges is unusually rigorous and unusually practical.
On stage, that combination lands as something audiences rarely expect: intellectually substantive, genuinely funny, and immediately useful. People don’t leave asking, “How did he do it?” They leave convinced of their ability to do it as well.
Sourena is the author of four books: Big Dreams Take Small Sacrifices, Love Your Life and It Will Love You Back, and Sourena's 5 Keys to an Amazing Mindset. His work has been featured on NBC, ESPN, and BBC Capital, among others.
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Gleam People Strategies, LLC
On-Site
A.M., CEO, Gleam People Strategies, LLC
Sourena’s Keys to an Amazing Mindset is a fantastic personal development program. Sourena’s approach to mindset is both inspiring and accessible. His inspiring story naturally gives him a unique perspective on life, which is infused into his philosophy and programming. Sourena breaks down big and often vague concepts -- like mindset, growth, and personal development -- in a way that just makes sense. Even more transformative is Sourena's Keys to an Amazing Mindset makes it easy to see how you could apply his signature approach in your daily life. It’s very empowering to come away with tangible steps you can take to change your mindset, change your narrative, and change your life. Starting right now. Thank you, Sourena, for sharing your story, your work, and this program with the world.
Seattle Seahawks
On-Site
P.C., Former Coach, Seattle Seahawks
I've always known Sourena to be a man of strength and inspiration...he demonstrates a roadmap to maximizing the best life has to offer by making clear the relationship between vision and work ethic. Once again, Sourena has helped me strive to be my best.
University of Southern California
On-Site
J.E., Retired Dean of the USC Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
Verified @gmail.comWe’ve had him speak to college freshmen, and the kids were glued to their seats. We’ve also had him speak to football teams at USC, and they just took the message right to heart. (It) helped them a lot in their thought process. Very, very motivating, very entertaining, worth every second that you can have him come and talk.
Never By Chance
On-Site
J.C., Author and Speaker, Never By Chance
Let the wisdom and joy and love in this book wash over you. Soak up every word. I don’t want to sound like a cliché, but this book can change your life. My guess is that you’ll never see your ordinary life as ‘ordinary’ ever again.
Your Kids are Your Own Fault
On-Site
L.W., Author/Speaker, Your Kids are Your Own Fault
Open yourself up to his story, his words, his sense of humor, and learn what you can do to enjoy the extraordinary life you are already living.
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