Shawn’s philosophy on lifelong learning is built on three pillars, offering a powerful message; learning doesn’t end when school does, it begins the moment life demands more from you. Shawn’s talk will highlight how adversity is the real classroom that shapes us, growth is a daily decision we choose to make, and stories are the curriculum that allow us to learn from the experiences of others and accelerate our own evolution. His personal story is a blueprint for lifelong learning and his Talk: from the depths of financial hardship and a life-threatening blood clot to building a multi-platform media brand from the front seat of his SUV, he’s learned that true growth comes not from information alone, but from discipline, resilience, and the decision to keep showing up. He now empowers athletes, entrepreneurs, and high performers to embrace discomfort as the path to purpose.

Shawn French is a Naples-based mental performance coach, bestselling author of Blood Type: Determined, and the founder of The Determined Society, a globally ranked podcast that has cracked the Top 10 on Apple and Top 5 on Spotify. With millions of downloads and a fiercely loyal audience, Shawn has hosted high-impact conversations with cultural icons like Jay Leno, Anthony Kennedy Shriver, Tyrese Gibson, Rob Gronkowski, and Jamie Kennedy, unpacking the mindset it takes to overcome adversity and become unstoppable. Through The Determined Society, Shawn has created a movement rooted in grit, mindset mastery, and radical personal evolution.