Success isn’t just about IQ or EQ—most of us already have enough of those. The real game-changer is AQ: your adversity quotient. Stéfan delivers powerful insights and actionable strategies to help you conquer challenges, build resilience, and unleash your unstoppable drive to succeed.

Stéfan Danis

“What’s your Gobi?”

Stéfan is recognized as one of North America’s most influential executive search consultants. Over his 30-year career, he has overseen more than 10,000 successful searches and conducted thousands of interviews, gaining unparalleled insight into what drives success. His observations have revealed a powerful link between grit, goal-setting, and lasting work-life satisfaction. Despite this, fewer than two-thirds of people set goals, and only 8% achieve them.

Stéfan is an accomplished endurance athlete, having competed in four grueling 250 km self-supported ultramarathons across the deserts of China, Egypt, Chile, and Antarctica—winning his category in three. He is also a bestselling author of three books, including Gobi Runner, and has delivered over 75 TEDx talks. His has earned a humanitarian award and been induction into Canada’s Marketing Hall of Fame.

Stéfan’s career began in the marketing department at Procter & Gamble in Toronto, following his graduation from McGill University in Montreal.

  • Developing Grit/Resilience • Human Capital • Achieving Goals • Onboarding

  • Keynote   Workshop   Interview   Breakout   Panel

    • Go for it.
      Stefan unlocks the roadmap to create audacious goals and set up a structure to fulfill them. 

    • Build your grit.
      Stefan shares the biggest insights from running and winning 250km foot races and how you can put them to use in your daily life. 

    • What’s your legacy? Stefan invites you on a journey to think about your back half’s transition from success to significance and the impact you want to leave behind. 

TESTIMONIALS

"A clear map towards goal achievement”

— Michael Barry, 3-time Olympic cyclist


"Specific steps anyone can take to achieve greatness."

— Patrick Sweeney, Tech Entrepreneur and Best-selling Author of Fear is Fuel