Anthony McCarley

Anthony McCarley shares his story of how a boyhood dream to swim the English Channel coupled with a successful career as an executive provide insight into real-life issues that all employers and employees face.

As the CEO of a successful startup company, on August 14th 2013, Anthony also became the 59th person over the age of 50 to swim the English Channel. Anthony tells a captivating story of extracting success from failure and how he overcame numerous challenges along the way.

Throughout the presentation, Anthony outlines the most significant moments of the pursuit of his dream while paralleling them to challenges that every individual and team grapples with, such as:

• How to react when things go wrong.
• How to overcome doubts and other obstacles.
• How to accomplish a goal you believe impossible.
• Participants will also gain an understanding of the importance of precise communications, implementing an agile plan, taking action, and accepting ownership of results. Anthony concludes with an inspirational challenge to accept failure, be thankful, and share in success.