Dallas Seavey
Four-time Iditarod Champion & Youngest World Champion in Long-Distance Racing
Owner - AK Sled Dog Tours
In Person-Fee 🛈
Fee Range
$20,000 - $30,000
Virtual Fee:
$10,000 - $15,000
Travels From
Alaska
Dallas Seavey Speaker Biography
Dallas Seavey is a renowned American musher celebrated for his exceptional achievements in sled dog racing. Moving to Alaska at a young age, he was introduced to mushing by his father, Mitch Seavey, a three-time Iditarod champion. Dallas quickly established himself as a formidable competitor, becoming the youngest winner of the Iditarod in 2012 at age 25. He has since secured a record six Iditarod victories (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2024). In addition to his Iditarod success, he won the 2011 Yukon Quest, another grueling 1000-mile sled dog race. Known for his innovative approach, Dallas developed custom mushing boots from sail-like material for lightweight performance and moisture control.
His dedication to the sport and his dogs has been featured in various media, inspiring many aspiring mushers and adventure enthusiasts. Dallas Seavey's journey in sled dog racing is marked by perseverance, innovation, and a deep bond with his canine teammates, setting new standards in the mushing community.
Dallas is an enthusiastic and charismatic storyteller that has a natural ability to engage an audience and convey a message. His extensive international experience has honed his skills as a keynote speaker.
Dallas isn’t the type of speaker that shows up, does his 45 minutes and disappears. He believes that the presentation is only the first step, and is always willing to continue the conversation with attendees on a one-on-one basis during breaks, breakout sessions, and other event gatherings. Many companies opt to have Dallas attend multiple days of their events to continue to converse with the attendees on an individual basis.
Every presentation is customized for your audience’s specific needs. Dallas works with you to build a presentation that encompasses your organization's core values, areas of focus, and current challenges. Ask about having Dallas bring one of his Iditarod champion lead dogs to your event for that special touch.
LEADERSHIP AND TEAM DEVELOPMENT
Be inspired by Dallas’ passionate and masterful delivery of his compelling story of becoming the youngest world champion in long-distance racing. Learn how he was able to take a group of tier two athletes and raise them to the highest level in the world of mushing by understanding each team member’s strengths and weaknesses and developing each athlete to their highest potential. He ultimately built an untouchable team that won the world championships of long-distance racing, the Iditarod, placing Dallas in the history books as the youngest Iditarod champion ever. If that wasn’t enough, every dog in his team had been cast off by his competitors. He literally beat the world of mushing with their own rejects.
Using these same development systems and leadership tactics, Dallas went on to break the Iditarod speed record twice, dominate a sport as few have done, and forever change how we view development and team building!
GOING THE DISTANCE ONE STEP AT A TIME
The tougher the going the harder it is to beat Dallas Seavey! It’s not just that he can grit his teeth and power through a blizzard, it’s his ability to continue to make tactically sound decisions encompassing a tremendous amount of information in the worst possible situations while operating on only a few hours of sleep over the course of a nine day race. If you ask Dallas he will tell you “True strength isn’t about blocking out and not feeling, it’s about feeling everything and being big enough to handle it.” It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the enormity of a blizzard or the thousand miles of trail before you, but Dallas has mastered the art of winning thousand-mile races by taking one smart step at a time and being the shell that protects the team from the storm.
OTHER TOPICS INCLUDE:
-Innovation
-Lean concepts
-Team Work
-Change, how to drive it and survive it
-Personal and team member development
-Goals, Setting AND Reaching them
-Accomplishing monumental tasks in a manageable way
-Giving your all, an honest look at your best effort
-Winning and losing, and how to do them both well
-How to be a fearless leader (principled decision making)
-Building trust and confidence in a team
-Perseverance
