Joe Jacobi is the Executive Director of USA Canoe/Kayak, the sport’s national and Olympic governing body and connection to some of the coolest canoe/kayak events in the world. He works closely with the sport’s stakeholders to raise the profile, opportunities and quality of competitive paddlesports, its participants and venues. For more information about this, please contact Joe directly HERE.

Bio

In 1992, Joe Jacobi teamed with Scott Strausbaugh to win America’s first-ever Olympic Gold Medal in Whitewater Canoe Slalom.

Twelve years later, Joe returned to the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens as an athlete, finishing a career which included paddling rivers in more than twenty countries and thousands of competitive experiences that shaped his “Gold Medal Life.”

Racing for speed down-river while negotiating boulder-strewn rapids in carbon canoes against the world’s top athletes taught Joe incredible lessons for real-life issues such as taking risk, building trust and appreciating the journey.

Joe made everyday life choices by the code and principles of the Olympic movement and a simple life equation emerged:

Life Lessons from the River + Olympic Values = Gold Medal Living

In this next phase, Joe Jacobi’s philosophy and ideals about winning and succeeding in sport are the blueprint for enjoying and sharing a host of exciting activities, interests, and pursuits – with meaning and purpose while keeping it fun.

Speaking

If you’re looking for a credible and authentic voice to deliver a speech, please check out Joe’s Speaking page. From winning to managing risk to change adjustment to living well while doing all the above, Joe engages audiences with a memorable message and ideas ready for action.

More About Joe

• If you’re still still reading along, Joe has a few other pursuits that might be relevant:
• Served as as the Canoe/Kayak Color Commentator for NBC at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing
• Served as the Color Commentator for Universal Sports’ broadcast coverage of the 2009 Canoe/Kayak World Championships
• Co-authored a book, “The Olympic Dream & Spirit” with other Olympians and Olympic-hopefuls about the Olympic pursuit
• Named as a “Paddler of the Century” by Paddler Magazine
• Featured in a double full-age advertisement for Nokia in Time Magazine
• Paddled rivers in 21 different countries

Click HERE to contact Joe about speaking, broadcasting or kayaking.

Disclosures & Relationships

• I am an owner of Gold Medal Connections, a paddlesports instruction company
• I work for the Ocoee Adventure Center as the Director of Kayaking
• I am a distributor for Vajda Canoe Group, a canoe/kayak manufacturer
• I am a  “Team Jackson” ambassador for Jackson Kayaks, a kayak manufacturer
• I accept honorariums for speak engagements and corporate appearances
• I am a Life Member of the Bethesda Center of Excellence, a canoe/kayak club in the Washington, DC area
• I am on the Board of Directors of USA Canoe/Kayak, the sports U.S. national governing body
• I am on the Advisory Board of New Wave Paddlesports, a private group aspiring to build a whitewater park in Texas

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