Never Give Up – The Survivor Way
Keynote Session
In this inspiring and engaging keynote, nationally and internationally recognized motivational speaker and Certified Speaking Professional, Holly Hoffman shares powerful lessons on resilience, risk-taking, and personal growth drawn from her extraordinary life experiences. Best known as the last remaining member of the Espada Tribe and the last woman standing on Season 21 of CBS’s Survivor: Nicaragua, Hoffman brings a compelling perspective on perseverance, mindset, and the power of human potential.
Through Never Give Up – The Survivor Way, Hoffman explores how faith, attitude, determination, confidence, desire, and perseverance shape our ability to navigate change, overcome adversity, and achieve meaningful success. Using compelling stories, humor, and real-world examples, she challenges attendees to embrace opportunities - even those that feel uncertain or risky - and demonstrates how stepping beyond comfort zones can lead to unexpected growth and new possibilities.
A nationally and internationally sought-after speaker and author of Your Winner Within and Write Yourself a Note, Hoffman inspires audiences across corporations, universities, associations, and women’s organizations to unlock their potential and cultivate resilience. Her message offers both inspiration and practical strategies, equipping attendees with tools to adapt to change, lead with confidence, and persevere through challenges.
Blending motivation with actionable insight, this keynote address will leave participants energized and empowered to face challenges with clarity, confidence, and purpose.
Holly Hoffman
“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” Marie Robinson
Holly Hoffman was the last remaining member of the Espada Tribe and the last woman standing on Season 21 of CBS’ hit reality show “Survivor Nicaragua”. Through that experience, and others throughout her life, Holly was inspired to share her message of survival.
A professional motivational speaker and the author of Your Winner Within and Write Yourself a Note, Holly acknowledges that life is made up of challenges, and we are oftentimes faced with situations that seem insurmountable. But within each of us is an ability to focus our thoughts, emotions, and energy to succeed—if only we have the knowledge, tools, and discipline to do so.
A native of South Dakota, Holly’s writing and speaking not only offer encouragement and optimism but a roadmap for self-discovery and spiritual enlightenment. Readers and audience members alike walk away inspired to light the fire of successful living within themselves.
Today, Holly is a recipient of the Certified Speaking Professional designation, and travels across the country and internationally, speaking to a wide variety of corporations, associations, universities, schools and women’s organizations. Holly inspires her audiences to take opportunities and focus on faith, attitude, determination, confidence, desire and perseverance.
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