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Impossible Odds
New York Times Best Seller
A harrowing and heartwrenching memoir of humanitarian aid worker Jessica Buchanan’s kidnapping by Somali land pirates, her three months in captivity, her rescue by the SEAL Team Six, and her husband’s extraordinary efforts to help bring her home.
Motivate Your Team!
JESSICA IS AVAILABLE TO KEYNOTE YOUR ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATIONAL CONFERENCE
As a Change Strategist, Jessica guides others through navigating personal and institutional change by offering her own experiences as a unique example of how to identify opportunity and choice, leading to greater resilience and success.
Offerings:
One-on-One Collaboration
Small Group Workshops
Virtual Keynotes
Virtual Keynote Presentations
Jessica offers the tools, environment and skills to perform a quality remote presentation using live video.
Jessica Buchanan
Voted by Newsweek Magazine
'150 Most Fearless Women Who Shake the World'
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Current Events

Jessica Buchanan to Speak at TedXPearlStreet on July 18th
June 21, 2020
Jessica is excited to join the lineup of speakers at @TEDxPearlStreet on July 18! If you haven’t already, check out the impressive list of innovators speaking throughout the day and grab your tickets: https://bit.ly/3evEy0X

Jessica Buchanan Receives Letter from President Obama
January 31, 2017