Damien Rider

Damien Rider is a world-record-breaking endurance athlete, entrepreneur, social entrepreneur, and international keynote speaker renowned for his extraordinary feats of endurance and motivational storytelling. He inspires audiences worldwide on topics including resilience, overcoming adversity, and pushing personal and professional boundaries.

Damien has completed incredible physical challenges that most would consider impossible: paddling solo 800 km over 17 days in shark-infested waters; skateboarding 4,000 km along Route 66 in 56 days, including 24 hours nonstop through the 55°C Mojave Desert; and pushing a three-tonne pickup truck for 28 km along the Gold Coast Highway. Through these feats, Damien demonstrates the power of mental resilience, determination, and human potential.

He is the founder of the Rider Foundation, which builds sports facilities, schools, and development beach houses for disadvantaged children globally. Damien also created Australia and Thailand’s first Child Abuse Awareness Week.

As an entrepreneur, Damien launched Rider Active, a range of compression wear, apparel, underwear, and skincare, and co-founded Oceans Retreat, a luxury beachfront fitness, wellness, and spa destination near the Gold Coast.

Through sport, business, and philanthropy, Damien Rider motivates audiences to embrace challenges, break limits, and achieve extraordinary results.