Matt Blanchard
Matt Blanchard is a Utah-based motivational speaker, devoted husband, and proud father of three. In 2006, a rollover accident left Matt paralyzed from the waist down with a T-12 total spinal cord injury. With daily therapy over 15 years, he defied the odds and learned to walk again.
Even beyond the physical challenges that the accident had imposed, Matt had other mountains to climb in his recovery. He struggled with an opiate addiction, which he overcame—only to face another life-altering moment in 2021 when a head-on collision with a drunk driver resulted in another spinal injury and broken bones that erased all the physical progress he had made since the previous accident. Yet, Matt views paralysis as a gift, shaping him into the man he was meant to be. As the founder of St. George Adaptive Sports, he empowers individuals with disabilities through recreation. A sought-after speaker, Matt inspires others to "DIG IN, DIG DEEP, and GET IT DONE."