Melanie Curtis
Melanie Curtis brings sky-high impact to the boardroom with unmatched energy, insight, and authenticity. A world champion skydiver turned executive coach, Melanie delivers transformational keynotes that move teams beyond fear, foster deep connection, and ignite bold leadership.
Pro Skydiver
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Culture Shifter
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Champion for Women & Girls
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Pro Skydiver • Culture Shifter • Champion for Women & Girls •
More about Melanie
Melanie Curtis has built a career around doing what most people would never attempt—and helping others discover they're capable of far more than they imagine.
A world-record professional skydiver, peak performance coach, and bestselling author, Melanie draws on more than 12,000 skydives and thirty years of coaching to reveal what it takes to perform under pressure, navigate uncertainty, and pursue ambitious goals with courage and clarity.
Whether speaking to corporate leaders, sales teams, entrepreneurs, or organizations committed to advancing women in leadership, Melanie combines unforgettable stories from the sky with practical, science-informed tools audiences can apply immediately. Her signature message encourages people to embrace "ridiculous" goals—not for the sake of risk itself, but because extraordinary outcomes begin by challenging the limits we place on ourselves.
Melanie's engaging blend of humor, authenticity, and hard-earned wisdom has made her a sought-after speaker for organizations including Mastercard, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), PNC Bank, Brown & Brown Insurance, Scott Insurance, Athleta, and Middlebury College.
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Beyond the keynote stage, Melanie has worked alongside cultural icons including Weird Al Yankovic, Megan Rapinoe, and the Red Bull Air Force. She has appeared as an expert on CBS Evening News, Good Morning America, NBC's Know Your Value, Forbes, and Masters of Scale with Reid Hoffman.
She is the author of three books, including How to Fly: Life Lessons from a Professional Skydiver, and co-founder of Highlight, an all-female parachute demonstration team created to champion equality through aviation. Her leadership has also been recognized with the Parachute Industry Association's inaugural Mentorship Award.
Whether she's landing a parachute into a packed stadium, coaching executives through their next breakthrough, or creating comedy content that encourages people to laugh at their own fears, Melanie brings the same philosophy to every stage: growth begins the moment we're willing to step beyond what's comfortable.
Speaking Topics
Adventure
Risk
Sports
Overcoming Obstacles
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Presentations
Shifting from Fear to Gear
Fear has a sneaky way of holding us back, keeping our biggest breakthroughs and goals just out of reach. In this energizing and highly tactical session, world record pro skydiver and performance coach, Melanie Curtis, shares the proven system from her top-tier mastermind groups to help you move through fear, take consistent action, and build momentum in the directions you want. The kind of progress where the natural result over time is measured progress and earned confidence.
Jump!
Embark on a thrilling journey literally jumping from the open door of an aircraft in flight at 20,000 feet, freefalling upside down at 200 miles per hour and bravely showing up for ourselves and others in all the ways we are uniquely called. Melanie delivers a high-energy, deeply human, laugh-out-loud ride through risk, resilience and living our one wild and precious life with zero regrets.
“It’s far too easy to keep doing what we’ve always done.
– melanie Curtis