Jake Olson
Keynote Speaker: First Blind Football Player in College Football History; Entrepreneur & Motivational Speaker
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Jake Olson Biography
Jake Olson is 23 years old, a resident of Huntington Beach, California and a graduate of the University of Southern California. When Jake was 8 months old, he was diagnosed with a rare form of eye cancer, retinoblastoma. The disease claimed his left eye at 10 months old and in November 2009 Jake lost his right eye after battling the cancer for 12 years. Jake confronted many challenges and encountered many setbacks during his battle and loss of sight but remained strong through his faith in God.
He has used his experience to inspire and motivate others by authoring two books, creating a non-profit foundation to help visually impaired children and support cancer research and by sharing his story openly as a motivational speaker.
Jake is also a life-long USC football fan. While in high school he learned to long snap and was the starting long snapper for his team his junior and senior year. After being accepted to USC, he was offered a walk on spot with the USC football team, making him the first completely blind Division I college football player. He saw his first live action when he snapped in USC’s home opener on September 2, 2017 and was named the Pac-12 special teams’ player of the week. In his college career, he had a total of three successful PAT snaps, earning his spot as one of the top two most inspirational stories in college football's 150-year history.
His story has been featured on ESPN, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, FOX, Fox Sports, Hallmark, TBN, The Golf Channel, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Sports Illustrated, The Washington Post, etc. Since graduating, Jake has become an entrepreneur, co-founding Engage, an online platform that digitizes the process of booking talent for experiences.
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Jake Olson is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Cancer Survivor, Overcoming Adversity, Motivational, Football, Sports, Athlete, Entrepreneurship, Business and Authors.
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Jake Olson is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Cancer Survivor, Overcoming Adversity and Motivational. The estimated speaking fee range to book Jake Olson for live events is $10,000 - $20,000, and for virtual events Below $10,000. Jake Olson generally travels from Los Angeles, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Jason Romero, Rudy Ruettiger and Vince Papale. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Jake Olson for an upcoming event.
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