BIOGRAPHY

Bonnie St. John is an author, inspirational speaker, executive coach, TV personality, mother, and seeker of wisdom. Bonnie has suffered through many of the difficulties most discussed today: abuse, divorce, disability, and struggles related to gender or race. Despite these challenges, she has relentlessly sought ways to stay positive and live joyfully no matter what life dishes out. Her deep sense of peace and joy in life has inspired millions of people to want to know what she has learned about finding joy in a crazy world.

Due to a condition called pre-femoral focal disorder, Bonnie had her right leg amputated above the knee when she was only 5 years old. Despite this challenge, she went on to excel as an athlete, a scholar, a mother, and a businesswoman. After graduating Magna Cum Laude from Harvard University in 1986, Bonnie won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University where she earned her M.Litt. Degree in Economics in 1990. She worked in the White House during the Clinton administration as a Director for the National Economic Council, and is currently CEO of Courageous Spirit, Inc. Bonnie provides inspirational and motivational keynote speeches to dozens of business organizations annually, touching literally tens of thousands of lives each year with her messages of strength and courage.

Athletic Achievements

• Bronze Medal in the Slalom at the 1984 Innsbruck Paralympics
• Bronze Medal in the Giant Slalom at the 1984 Innsbruck Paralympics
• Silver Medal for Overall Performance at the 1984 Innsbruck Paralympics