Steve Cunningham
Steve Cunningham completely lost his sight at just 12 years old. Not allowing disability to define or restrict him, Steve went on to fulfil his childhood dream of captaining the English Blind Football Team. A witty, humorous and painfully-honest speaker, Steve inspires and motivates audiences to break barriers.
Thank you for making my colleagues realise that anything is possible with the right belief and mind set
Sanderson Group PLC
From a young age, Steve Cunningham has always loved sports and fast cars, boats and planes. He spent his childhood dreaming of captaining his beloved Aston Villa, then England at the World Cup.
Steve’s world began to grow cloudy. Confused and very lonely, he completely lost his vision at just 12 years old.
Not allowing disability to define or restrict him, Steve went on to play for the England Blind Cricket Team. He then went on to train with Aston Villa, fulfilling his lifelong ambition by leading the English Blind Football Team to the World Cup.
He set himself the challenge to become the fastest blind man on the planet. Steve powered to 2 speed records on land and sea, then took to the air and found international media fame as the world’s first blind pilot.
As an international speaker, Steve inspires & motivates businesses, organisations and the education sector both nationally and internationally with audiences of all ages. His deeply-moving story takes audiences on his journey from despair to success, with his inspiring core message being that anyone can break barriers; that the path to true success is in your mind, and not necessarily your ability or environment.
A witty, humorous, entertaining and painfully-honest speaker, he makes people laugh and cry. A genuine man, Steve sees no disability in his total lack of sight, but takes pride in sharing true vision, which many sighted people fail to recognise.
KPMG, Virgin, Chrysler, Michelin, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB and EDF Energy plus many more have all paid testimony to his presentations, his passion, enterprise and conviction. Steve leads and inspires change within business and individuals to fulfil their potential and turn their goals in to success and reality.
He works also with leading sporting bodies and champions such as The ECB, Wasps RFC Leicester Tigers, plus our England Football and cricket teams, as well as many other Premiership and League Football Teams to inspire real change and teamwork.
Steve remains a passionate Fundraiser for Visually Impaired charities across the country, and the proud father of his two daughters.
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