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Sometimes life throws you a curve ball, deals you a bum deck or just doesn’t go the way you thought it would. In the grand scheme of things that doesn’t really matter - it’s what you do next, that does.

The man who saw his life turned into ruins in one day

Meet BRUNO HANSEN

astonishing…

But what happened since is truly

BRUNO’S STORY In his 20s Bruno was a surfer, sailor, free diver, life guard, engineer and world explorer. He did Kung Fu and Karate, loved any kind of adrenaline adventure sport, worked in the Navy and travelled the world on a yacht chartering pro surfers around some of the world’s biggest and best waves. Life could not have been better.

At the age of 27 Bruno was caught in a horrific hijacking accident in Cape Town, South Africa. Bruno sustained a complete T-12 fracture leaving him, as he called it, “legless”. In a wheelchair. Without any possibility to make a full recovery. His life of surfing and diving was over. And that was what he lived for. One day, a year after the accident, he took himself back to the ocean one more time…determined to drown himself. But something happened..

He felt the overwhelming power of Nature, the power of eternal ocean. And he himself was a part of this the power. He connected with the ocean again on an entirely different level, not as a conqueror, but as a part of this eternal force. Instead of finding his death in the ocean, Bruno found his new life. It almost felt like something rebooted inside of his system. After countless doctors telling him that he couldn’t do the things he used to do, he realised, that at the end, he was the only one to decide what he could and could not do. Defying all the odds, Bruno went on a journey some could only dream of.  

While trying to drown, he felt something entirely different

Crossed the Indian Ocean on a catamaran with only one other sailor? Survived a tsunami alone at sea? Searched for and found an ocean treasure? Survived a Pirate attack? Modified yachts to become wheelchair friendly? Can call himself an ISA World Surfing Champion?

Have you ever met someone in a wheelchair who has:

Now you have a chance!

Back-packed on a quad bike around Portugal Qualified with the British Team for Paralympics Worked for UK & Hawaiian TV channels raising disability awareness Crewed on a 60ft Trimaran yacht “Inventure” in UK and Ireland Designed complete systems to adapt yachts for wheelchairs With James Taylor sailed “Sunlord” across the Indian Ocean Survived the 2004 Tsunami while being caught alone on a boat off the coast of Phuket Escaped gun toting pirates off the Tanzanian coast Campaigned for better wheelchair access in Bali Won the first ever 2015 ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship

Took part in the Race to Alaska in July 2016

Bruno’s adventures ..and keep coming

This Fall, you have a chance to meet the living legend.  Procoach secured exclusive rights to bring Bruno to the UAE Bruno is an outstanding speaker able to move the crowd and motivate every individual in the room. Natural charisma paired with a lifetime of challenges and adventures make Bruno a perfect example of human strength, resistance and willpower. He knows better than anyone what it feels like to lose it all, and how to find the inner motivation to rebuild your entire life from scratch. The response to Bruno as a motivational speaker is always the same: “Wow!”. If you are looking to give your conference, event or team a real boost, Bruno is the man you need. How to overcome obstacles? How to keep going when you feel like you can’t? How to deal with major changes? How to find your own way? How to find the silver lining? Can you really rely on anyone? What is real friendship? All these and other questions are Bruno’s competencies. Today we have an opportunity to learn it from a man, who had to try it all.  

Only in October 2016 You can invite Bruno to your event

When: October 10-28 2016 Dubai /Abu Dhabi

Where: All venues with wheel chair access

How: Call Philip at Procoach 0554254638

Motivational Speaking Topics “Everyone on the planet is disabled in some way. Whether physically, spiritually or mentally.” Bruno is an entertaining, fun loving, cheeky character with enormous personal charisma He is, fearless and passionate, and quite unintentionally inspires many ‘uprights’ to go out into the world and live life. Bruno is a speaker in the fields of happiness, self-development and spiritual growth. Some of his most popular talks include: • Accomplishing great things with minimal resources • Overcoming hardship and adversity when the odds are against you • Connecting and learning from nature • How to keep focus and the mind clear and calm in extreme situations • Analysing but not over analysing situations in order to make a correct judgement or life decision • Finding true happiness; Maintaining body, mental and spiritual health • Teamwork • Recovering from trauma

Publicity

Video Interviews  

BIONIC BRUNO - BBC  BIONIC BRUNO - ITV  

Bruno has also taken part in a number of

short film projects. Most popular is the

award winning 45 minute documentary

“Devocean” by Maka Pat Ramos.

This short film takes you on the journey of

Bruno’s relationship with the ocean and

how it has helped him overcome his

biggest challenge in life. “Devocean” is an

inspirational movie of life’s lessons as

taught by the sea and has been shown at

events and film festivals across the world.

Documentary

“Bruno appeared at two of our largest events during the Ocean Film Festival World Tour. He had a captivating presence on stage and really inspired the audience, so much so that during the break he was inundated with people who wanted to speak with him in person and get his autograph. As an event organiser, this was a perfect result! Bruno’s ability to motivate, inspire and relate to an audience is a rare trait.

Nell Teasdale Director Snowline Media/UK

Ocean Film Festival World Tour banff.nell@gmail.com

“Bruno did an event in Canngu Bali. We showed his movie “Devocean” and he did an interactive Q&A with the audience. The talk went on longer than planned due to his popularity and he had the audience in tears, both crying and laughter, with his stories of adventure and learning. He imparted a profound message of how we as humans can all overcome life challenges and adversities”

Ekaterina Utkina

General Manager Tirta Usada Healing Clinic

you.in.all@gmail.com

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Philip Geatches Managing Director Procoach, Dubai UAE philip@procoach.me www.procoach.me Mob: 055425438 Tel: 043709202

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