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Stephanie Decker
Build resilience through adversity with Stephanie Decker, humanitarian, double amputee, and heroic tornado survivor. Stephanie helps organizations and leaders navigate change, strengthen mindset, and overcome setbacks. Recognized as a Women of Worth Honoree by L'Oréal and featured on The Today Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and ABC World News Tonight.
Stephanie Decker is a motivational speaker who helps audiences develop resilience and find courage when facing life's most difficult challenges. In 2012, a tornado destroyed her home in Henryville, Indiana, and she lost both legs while shielding her two young children from the debris.
Stephanie has appeared on The Today Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and ABC World News Tonight as "Person of the Week." She founded the Stephanie Decker Foundation, which provides prosthetic devices to children and adults who don't have access to advanced prosthetic care. She was named one of L'Oreal's 2014 Women of Worth Honorees and was nominated for the Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award for her foundation work.
Stephanie works with corporations, healthcare organizations, nonprofits, and leadership teams to explore resilience, adaptability, and mindset. Drawing directly from her lived experience, she demonstrates how individuals and organizations can confront uncertainty, navigate disruption, and emerge stronger. Her story connects deeply with audiences facing organizational change, personal setbacks, or high-pressure environments.
Audiences learn how to overcome adversity by shifting perspective, techniques for finding inner strength during challenging periods, and methods for cultivating a solution-focused mindset. Her message resonates across industries with organizations seeking authentic inspiration paired with practical application.
Book Stephanie to deliver an honest, powerful message that moves audiences from feeling stuck to taking action on their most pressing challenges.
Topics, sessions and talks
Stephanie Decker shares her powerful story of surviving a devastating tornado that claimed both her legs while saving her children, revealing how individuals can face unimaginable adversity and rebuild with strength and purpose. With honesty, warmth, and disarming humor, Stephanie explores courage under pressure, adapting to sudden change, and choosing determination over defeat. Her perspective helps audiences recognize their own inner resilience and develop the mindset needed to confront challenges with clarity, confidence, and resolve.
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frequently asked questions
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To book Stephanie Decker, email stephanie.decker@getapeptalk.com or call PepTalk on +44 20 3835 2929 (UK) or +1 737 888 5112 (US), and one of our speaker agents will contact you within hours to confirm Stephanie's availability and speaking fee. If you can, please include your budget upfront – it helps us fast-track your request. It’s also helpful to know the date, format (virtual or in-person), location, and about your audience.
Stephanie Decker structures her sessions around first-person narrative, drawing directly from her experience of losing both legs whilst shielding her children during the 2012 Henryville tornado to illustrate resilience, adaptability, and a solution-focused mindset.
Stephanie Decker speaks on courage under pressure, adapting to sudden change, and building resilience in the face of adversity. She lost both legs shielding her two children during a tornado in 2012, a story that has been featured on The Today Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and ABC World News Tonight, where she was named “Person of the Week.”
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