An alumnus who puts the ‘NC’ in reslience shared the secrets of his hero mindset with Business students during Winter term.
Paralympian, keynote speaker and mental resilience coach Kevin Rempel was the featured speaker for a virtual event hosted by the School of Business and Management on March 28. He spoke with students about how to become a hero in their own movie.
“It all begins with having the right mindset to overcome the adversity you’re facing,” he said.
Rempel has become known for his hero mindset. He reinvented himself as an entrepreneur after a motocross accident left him as an incomplete paraplegic in 2006 and has since devoted his career to making the world a better place for people with disabilities.
The 2013 World Champion and 2014 Sochi Paralympic bronze medalist in sledge hockey, is an author, corporate motivational speaker, and Founder/CEO of The Sledge Hockey Experience. As a speaker, he has been inspiring audiences with his keynote on The Hero Mindset and coaches leaders using The Resilience Toolbox.
“After I came home from the Paralympics, everyone kept calling me a hero, and I didn’t see myself as a hero,” he recalled. “So when I thought about it, if people see me as a hero for all that I have accomplished and wanted to understand my mindset, that is how The Hero Mindset was born.”
While his speech focused on resilience, Rempel also spoke about being a student within the division and what he learned at the College. He believes that the experience he gained at NC has been valuable as he pursued his career.
“You never know where your education will take you. I found the most benefit from my co-op placements and the relationships I developed because of those placements,” said Rempel. “Had I not been in college and had those opportunities, it’s possible that a lot of my life’s journey wouldn’t have played out the way it did.”
This was Rempel’s third speaking engagement for the College since he graduated from Business Administration – Marketing in 2005; and Event Management, 2009. He participated in an alumni webinar in February 2021 and an Ask an Alumni Instagram event in 2020.
“Kevin coming back to his alma mater to speak to students about the importance of resilience at such a pivotal time in their studies highlights the role our alumni have in helping our students through to the finish line,” said Jana Boniferro, Alumni Engagement Officer. “We always welcome our alumni back to campus to share their experience in hopes of inspiring others in their respective journeys.”
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