Timothy O’Donnell
IRONMAN Champion Timothy O’Donnell is one of the most accomplished long distance triathletes in American history, with more than 25 professional victories and over 50 podium finishes across the world’s toughest endurance races.
In 2021, at the height of his career, Tim experienced a life threatening cardiac event during a race that forced him to rebuild his understanding of performance, resilience, and leadership from the ground up.
A graduate of the United States Naval Academy and the University of California, Berkeley, Tim is also an ITU Long Distance World Champion. He made history at the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona when he became the first American to complete the legendary course in under eight hours.
Today, Tim works with leaders and organizations around the world through the Built Forward System, providing practical tools to reset under pressure, reframe adversity, and rebuild forward when everything does not go according to plan.
Resilience: Built Forward
Description:
Pressure does not break leaders. It exposes the systems they rely on. In Resilience: Built Forward, IRONMAN Champion, military veteran, and heart attack survivor Timothy O’Donnell shares lessons forged through elite competition, military training, and one defining moment that changed the course of his life. Through powerful storytelling and the practical Built Forward System, Tim shows dental professionals and their teams how to reset when pressure takes over, reframe adversity before it defines them, and rebuild forward with greater clarity and purpose. Attendees will leave with a memorable experience and a system they can immediately apply to the pressures of leadership, patient care, team performance, business ownership, and life beyond the practice.
Objectives:
- Use a simple reset technique to regain clarity and make better decisions during high pressure moments.
- Reframe adversity by identifying what can be controlled, what can be learned, and what the situation is asking them to become.
- Apply the Forward 5% Rule to turn setbacks into focused, sustainable progress.
- Strengthen individual and team resilience by creating an operating system that can be used before pressure arrives.