EP17 | Shay Eskew: What the fire ignited

Shay is an All American / All World ranked triathlete, former black bear researcher, burn survivor with scars over 65% of his body, Bestselling author and sought out motivational speaker.

At the age of 8, Shay was set afire by a neighbor’s child and credited with saving the life of his 7-year-old friend. Despite being told he’d never play sports again, enduring over 35 surgeries the last 36 years, Shay is a 4x IRONMAN, 4x member of Team USA, 25x IRONMAN 70.3 athlete, ranked top 1% of IRONMAN worldwide, and has competed in 11 triathlon World Championships in 7 countries on 4 continents, including the IRONMAN World Championships in Kona, Hawaii.

As a high-performing corporate, Shay has delivered exponential growth in multiple industries for over 20 years. He is a proven sales leader with demonstrable growth contributions in attracting private equity investments, including the bankruptcy turnaround of an automotive company with a successful PE exit in 2008 and a significant healthcare growth and PE exit in 2017.

In this episode:

Shaping identity and insecurities after returning to school from the tragic burn incident
How Shay has maintains a high-performing corporate job all while training at an elite level all while he is a dad of five and husband
Applying goal distractions to stay on track with priorities


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