What People
Are Saying
The speech ends
The
message stays
Real reactions from people who have heard Colin’s story, experienced the message and
started looking at their own “impossible” differently.
TESTIMONIALS
“Your insights and your story had our table buzzing long after the keynote ended.”
Sheila Cabacungan, CFP
Founder, Wealth Forum & Money Maven Connect and Learn
“Your story at Women in AI was impressive! I've been retelling it to my friends who couldn't attend.”
Masha Buzhor
Women in AI attendee
“It was really inspiring to hear your story last week. Thanks for connecting.”
Sheena Burce
“Your stories will empower so many people who believe they are not worthy of a dream. I felt very honoured to hear it.”
Chelsea
“After listening to your story, my perspective changed. It felt as though someone had injected me with fresh blood. So I know I have to keep pushing.”
Sourav
“Your refusal to give up, and your 1% Theory, has given me a completely different belief in myself. I just need to keep moving forward — 1% at a time.”
Danielle
“You had us hooked the whole time.”
Wendy Mak
Audience reaction
“One of the most incredible stories I've heard!”
Steve Torso
Audience reaction
“I've been retelling it to my friends who couldn't attend.”
Masha Buzhor
Women in AI
Featured Testimonial
“Hear Colin’s story and you will question your own”
“Meeting Colin reminds you that greatness isn’t reserved for extraordinary people. Sometimes it is ordinary people making an extraordinary decision about what they are going to do with the life they have been given.”
Andrew
Event attendee
I first met Colin Furphy when he was a guest speaker at a women’s pitching event. I had no idea at the time that I was about to hear a story that would stay with me long after the evening was over.
Colin’s journey is extraordinary. He has endured a devastating battle with epilepsy that took him to the darkest of places and brought him face-to-face with his own mortality. Yet, from that point, he made a decision that would redefine his life.
Rather than allowing his circumstances to determine his future, Colin set himself a series of enormous personal goals, committed himself to achieving them and simply got on with the business of living. He underwent major surgery against extraordinary odds and went on to achieve almost everything he set his mind to — including standing on the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro.
But for me, Colin’s real inspiration isn’t found in a list of achievements. It is found in the person he has become because of everything he has experienced.
Colin is a genuine gentle giant — humble, warm and remarkably grounded. There is no bravado and no sense that what he has achieved somehow makes him more important than anyone else. Quite the opposite. His experiences have given him an extraordinary perspective on what it means to be alive and an absolute belief in what human beings are capable of when we stop placing limits on ourselves.
Having stared down his own mortality, Colin understands something most of us intellectually know but too easily forget: we get one life.
His message is wonderfully simple. Set goals that frighten you more than a little. Believe that you are capable of more. Don’t allow circumstances to define what is possible. And then, in Colin’s wonderfully understated way, “get on with it.”
Colin Furphy has made that decision. And hearing his story challenges the rest of us to ask ourselves whether we are making the most of ours.
— Andrew
“Your story had our table buzzing long after the keynote ended.”
— Sheila
BEYOND THE STAGE
THEY DIDN’T JUST HEAR THE STORY. THEY WATCHED IT HAPPEN.
Some of the strongest testimony comes from people who have known Colin for years — through the challenges, reinvention, setbacks, businesses and everything in between.
AUTHENTICITY
HE DOESN’T JUST SPEAK ABOUT RESILIENCE. HE HAS LIVED IT.
The story creates an emotional connection.
The message creates perspective.
The frameworks create action.
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From facing life-threatening epilepsy and brain surgery to rebuilding his life one step at a time and standing on top of Mount Kilimanjaro, Colin brings extraordinary authenticity to the stage.
What makes his message so powerful is that it goes beyond inspiration.
You don’t just listen to his story — you find yourself thinking about your own “impossible” and what you could do next to make it possible.
— LILIAN
PRACTICAL ASWELL AS POWERFUL
“Very unique and powerful.”
“He also shared some great practical techniques on goal setting and achieving dreams.”
“I really enjoyed his speech and wish more and more people could get to know about his story, as it is really inspiring to turn from impossible to possible!”
Joanna
The 1% PHILOSOPHY
SOMETIMES CHANGE DOESN’T START WITH 100%. IT STARTS WITH 1%.
1%
One different decision.
One different action.
One different belief.
“You taught me that I don’t have to change everything overnight. I just need to keep moving forward — 1% at a time.”
— DANIELLE
FROM SHADOWS TO SUMMITS
WHAT WILL YOUR AUDIENCE TAKE HOME?
Every audience has people facing something they have quietly decided is impossible — a challenge, a setback, a goal they have stopped pursuing, or a change they are afraid to make.