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About Greg Kolodziejzyk
Greg is one of those rare speakers who has WALKED THE WALK and can definitely TALK THE TALK. When he talks about accomplishing a goal - be it financial, business, personal or physical in nature, he speaks from a base of experience that is rare and remarkable. When Greg was 21 years old he launched a software company called Image Club, Inc. Image Club's phenomenal 50% average annual growth rate during it's 9 years of providing content software to an emerging electronic publishing market earned it a top position in the Profit 100 list of the fastest growing Canadian companies and the distinction of 'most profitable' - even through the recession of the early 1990's. Image Club was acquired by Adobe Systems in 1994 - a prehistoric time before web browsers, downloadable software and e-commerce. At the young age of 33, Greg's dream of becoming financially secure had come true. Stemming from Image Club's software and marketing innovations over it's 9 year odyssey with Greg at the helm, many successful offshoot corporations resulted in the years following it's sale to Adobe Systems.
Greg's original vision which was Image Club eventually gave birth to high tech super star success stories such as Eyewire.com which was purchased by Getty Corporation in 2002 for $30 million, Veer.com which was purchased by Bill Gate's company Corbis Corporation in 2007 for an undisclosed amount, and iStockPhoto.com which was acquired by Getty Corporation in 2006 for a $50 million. It has been estimated that Greg's original vision eventually resulted in creating over TWO DOZEN MILLIONAIRES! Then, as if to prove his initial entrepreneurial success wasn't a fluke, Greg did it again when he and his wife and business partner Helen sold their second business "Sharper Cards", which manufactured and sold printed dental marketing products to their largest US competitor, Smart Health, inc. of Phoenix, AZ in 2003.
Greg believes that one of the keys to living a happy and fulfilling life is to continue to learn and grow as a person and as a result, he is constantly challenging his comfort zone. After two multi-million dollar entrepreneurial exits, he set his sights on improving his health and challenged himself to complete a triathlon. After losing 50 pounds and almost drowning, he went on to complete 12 Ironman distance triathlons including placing 4th in his division at Ironman Arizona in 2006 earning him a coveted slot to compete at the Ironman World Championships in Kona Hawaii - an accomplishment that less than 5% of all Ironman triathletes are able to attain. It is easier to gain admission to Harvard than it is to qualify for Ironman World Championships. It was a childhood dream of Greg's to someday make the pages of the Guinness Book of World Records and to be the best in the world at something. So that's exactly what he did next. In fact, he did it 4 times. After proving to himself that he could compete with the very best Ironman triathletes in the world, Greg set out on a quest to earn his first world record - to travel farther than any human has ever travelled under his own power in one day. The 24 hour human powered vehicle distance record. At the start of his journey, Greg didn't own a single tool and by the end of it, he had designed and fabricated one of the fastest bicycles in the world - Critical Power Human Powered Vehicle - a carbon fiber bullet bike weighing in at a nimble 50 pounds, with a cruising speed of 50 kph (31 mph) and a top speed of 100 kph (62 mph). After a failed attempt at the world record in Alabama in 2005, Greg went on to pedal his Critical Power an unfathomable 1041 km (647 miles) in 24 hours around a race track in Eureka, Ca in the summer of 2006 which earned him his first world record and a coveted position on Page 112 of the 2009 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records. After conquering land by human power, Greg set his sights on the water, and after another failed attempt at the human powered boat 24 hour distance record in the summer of 2007, Greg was successful when he broke Uber-kayaker Carter Johnson's 242 km (150.34 miles) record on Whitefish lake in September of 2008 by pedalling his ultra efficient pedal powered trimaran boat a total of 245.16 km (152.33 miles) in 24 hours winning him his second world record. Greg wants to conquer the world by human power - land, sea and sky. With 24 hour human powered distance records on land and water, his next project is a human powered FLIGHT record. He also plans on crossing an ocean under his own power, and has successfully built and tested a prototype pedal powered ocean boat. Greg is now in the process of constructing a new ocean boat that will earn him his first "world-first" by being the first person to travel across the Pacific ocean from Canada to Hawaii under his own power. After 3 years of speaking to school kids about his various world records, adventures, accomplishing goals and the benefits of staying active and healthy, Greg is now passionately focused on spreading his message to a wider audience by building a motivational/keynote speaking career. Greg's motivational speech titled "Bold!" is an impactful commentary about the kind of attitude that it takes to accomplish a dream. Greg has lived his life by the words of German Poet Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe "What you can do, or dream you can do, begin it, for Boldness has genius, power and magic in it." Greg's spirit is contagious and his message is vital. To inquire about booking Greg for your next event, please contact him at
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“Greg’s speech was filled with humour, insight, and inspiration, and left us with a good feeling. He is an engaging speaker and had us wrapped up in his story from beginning to end. We all left the presentation feeling motivated and ready to tackle our next challenge.” Tammy Wing
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