CAPT Chris Cassidy

Former NASA Chief Astronaut - Commander of the International Space Station – Navy Seal

Mission: Possible — It's in You. Retired U.S. Navy SEAL and NASA astronaut CAPT Chris Cassidy never let fear or uncertainty stop him from achieving his goals. After almost missing his application deadline, a young CAPT Cassidy was accepted to the U.S. Naval Academy when an admissions officer identified the potential within and decided to take a chance on him. It was a 30-second conversation that would shape his life in the years to come.

In this talk, CAPT Cassidy shares his personal story with the audience — both from his time as a Navy SEAL and a NASA astronaut — about the importance of persevering in the face of adversity and on the path to success. Drawing on lessons-learned on the battlefield and in space, CAPT Cassidy inspires groups to embrace the “never-quit” mindset and shows how it’s in each and every one of us to recognize opportunities, shape them and take action to thrive in clutch moments and achieve more than we thought was possible as we leave our marks in this world, while bringing others up along the way.