Gerrard Gosens’ story is a testament to his indomitable spirit. Despite being born blind, he has always faced challenges head-on, fuelled by his passion for life. As a highly accomplished professional athlete with an impressive collection of medals and awards, Gerrard is no stranger to overcoming obstacles. His fierce commitment to seizing opportunities and giving his all to every endeavour defines his outlook on life.
Whether it’s, conquering Mount Everest, showcasing his dancing skills on national television, or creating handmade chocolates for his Café and retail store, Gerrard is determined to give his all. After representing Australia in Athletics at three Paralympic Games, he transitioned to triathlons due to an injury. Once again, Gerrard pushed himself to achieve elite levels, becoming a world-class athlete participating in the 2020 Paratriathlon in Tokyo and the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Gerrard has recently pivoted to marathon swimming taking on the English Channel and the Manhattan Island swim.
Gerrard proves that age is no obstacle when it comes to embracing challenges. Mentally and physically fit, he is ready to take on any formidable task, including the monumental feat of swimming the English Channel.
Talking Points
Lessons Learnt
From a lifetime of challenges whether it be business or sport at the elite level, Gerrard shares stories and anecdotes that both entertains and inspires audiences.
Lessons Learnt
Communication
Without exceptional communication, corporations, businesses, and athletes will never perform to their optimum. Gerrards international experience in both sport at the elite level and business within Australia allow him to share his methods for success and several very key learnings toward effective and successful communication.
Communication
Teamwork
We have all heard the statement “teamwork makes the dreamwork”. As a totally blind (from birth) athlete and businessman the team is literally everything. Gerrard shares his critical thinking and methods for creating the perfect team in sport, business, and life.
Teamwork
High Performance
Competing and preforming at the highest level are synonymous with Gerrards life. In sport and in business, from the playing fields of the world to the boardroom, lessons from his extraordinary life will be shared and never forgotten.
High Performance
Customer Service
For Gerrard customer service is everything. Especially for a totally blind professional, his intuition and sense of engagement will enthral audiences and give them lessons about how to both engage and retain their customer base. These lessons are literally a recipe for success.
Customer Service
Video
“It’s this moment” Gerrard Gosens shares the secret to his success during a marathon training swim
Gerrard Gosens and his team head to Shelly Beach, Manly in iconic Sydney for their marathon 6+ hours training swims in preparation for Gerrard’s crossing of the English Channel.Triathlete Gerrard Gosens can't see, but that doesn't stop him
Blind since birth, Gerrard Gosens has lived by the philosophy that "success is a journey, not a destination" and he's accomplished a lot. He's competed in three Paralympics, been honoured with an Order of Australia, appeared on Dancing with the Stars, ran from Cairns to Brisbane five times - just to name a few. Now he's started competing in triathlons and he's determined to make it to the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo - all while working as a project manager, running two chocolate shops and working as the 2018 Patron for International Day of People with Disability.
