UAH Signature Speaker Series: Zach Anner

As Zach would say, "be a good sport....even when [you're] not good at sports" and join us for a keynote session hosted by the College of Education, Sport, and Human Sciences and the Ability Sport Network!

Award-winning speaker, host, author, and viral sensation Zach Anner will share his incredible story about leading a purpose-first life, innovating through your challenges, and flexing your gratitude muscles. 

Zach was born with cerebral palsy and became the internet’s most unlikely fitness guru with his comedy exercise series on YouTube Workout Wednesday, encouraging audiences to, “be good sports…even when they’re not good at sports.”  His memoir, If at Birth You Don’t Succeed: My Adventures with Disaster and Destiny, is a hilariously irreverent and heartfelt memoir about finding your passion and your path, not by overcoming challenges, but by embracing them.

When Zach was competing to win a reality television series from Oprah in 2011, he never unpacked his suitcase, certain he would be the first to be sent home. With his tenacity, talent, and sense of humor, Zach won not only his travel show Rollin’ With Zach on the Oprah Winfrey Network, but the hearts of millions of fans across the internet. He became the first person with cerebral palsy to host his own television show.

Zach has worked with Rainn Wilson’s media company SoulPancake, hosting the show Have A Little Faith(which explored world religions), and Top of the Monday (a feel-good news show).  He was a writer and guest star on ABC’s hit sitcom Speechless, anda writer for AppleTV+’s Emmy-winning family comedy Best Foot Forward. He is an Ambassador for the Cerebral Palsy Foundation and has worked with UCPLA Wheels for Humanity, which supplies wheelchairs to people in developing countries. He’s worked with brands including Microsoft and BraunAbility to create informative and entertaining viral content.

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