W. Mitchell - Programs

He asks audiences: "Is it a set-back or a starting point?"

Mitchell has turned pain into a positive learning experience. He is a warm hearted change agent with a riveting message.

This presentation is ideal for your convention, conference, annual meeting or banquet. Call for a video tape to see and hear the full impact Mitchell can have on your audiences.

Mitchell was burned over 65% of his body in a motorcycle accident. His face and body were rebuilt with the first of 32 sessions of plastic surgery.

With two partners, Mitchell founded Vermont Castings. This wood stove company put thousands of people to work and became one of the largest firms in Vermont.

In another accident four years after the first, Mitchell's private aircraft crashed on take-off, paralyzing him. He began another uphill struggle. "When I tell people there were two separate accidents, they are amazed," he says.

Mitchell was elected mayor of Crested Butte, Colorado. He led a successful battle with the world's largest mining company to preserve the scenic beauty of the surrounding wilderness.

Although today Mitchell uses a wheelchair, he is a commercial pilot and white water rafter. He speaks to more than 70 audiences each year all around the world.