Sugar Ray Leonard to Deliver Keynote at FABTECH
Boxing Legend, Successful Entrepreneur and Author, The Big Fight: My Life In and Out of the Ring, Sugar Ray Leonard will be the opening keynote speaker at FABTECH on Wednesday, November 16 in Las Vegas. The boxing champion will share his story, presenting a portrait of strength, courage and resilience, in and out of the ring.
Whether achieving greatness as an athlete or in the business arena—the same qualities that drive success apply: discipline, focus, determination, preparation, the right attitude and setting fear of the unknown aside. Sugar Ray Leonard makes a powerful case for his principles of success with a sense of humor and a smile that lights up the room. An enormously charismatic figure, Leonard walks the stage telling stories that paint strong pictures for his audience—stories of what it took to reach his dream of Olympic gold, of what it took to get to the top in his professional career—and stay there, and stories of his journey to make the challenging transition from life as an athlete to that of an entrepreneur. Making your dreams come true, staying at the top and dealing with change—all themes that people will relate to. Sugar Ray Leonard is a masterful speaker whose audiences come away with a renewed enthusiasm and commitment to being the best.
One of the most enthralling sports figures of modern times, Sugar Ray Leonard faced the difficulties of life head-on and then swept them aside. The secret of his triumphs in the ring and in business help audiences around the world beat the odds. Leonard took home Olympic gold and fought his way to world championships in five weight classes, a record still standing today. Voted “one of the top 25 athletes of the last 25 years” by ESPN, he is a successful entrepreneur who started his own sports promotion firm. With irrepressible charm and relentless drive, Leonard keeps audiences mesmerized with a high-energy presentation guaranteed to inspire a passion to be their best. In 2009, Leonard and his wife founded the Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation to raise funds for research and awareness towards a cure for Type 1 Diabetes and to help children live healthier lives through diet and exercise. Leonard remains active in philanthropic efforts to benefit children’s charities and in promoting sustainable, healthy lifestyle habits. His autobiography, a New York Times best seller, is entitled The Big Fight: My Life In and Out of the Ring (June, 2011). He is being played by Usher in the new film, Hands of Stone, which was recently released in the United States. 
