SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE MAKES A BIGGER IMPACT.
Evan Folan speaks about what happens when life changes without warning, and how we adapt, rebuild, and find what's still possible. His talks go beyond inspiration, giving audiences real perspective, practical takeaways and a new way of thinking about resilience, identity and change.
KEYNOTES | CONFERENCES | UNIVERSITIES | HEALTHCARE | CORPORATE EVENTS | COMMUNITY GROUPS
WHY BRING EVAN TO YOUR AUDIENCE?
MORE THAN AN INSPIRATIONAL STORY
Evan's perspective is different. He still lives with the consequences of a severe brain injury, which allows him to speak honestly about resilience, uncertainty and the real, ongoing challenges of adapting to a new normal. His talks create meaningful conversations and leave audiences with a fresh perspective they can apply to thier own lives.
A PERSPECTIVE PEOPLE CAN RELATE TO
The details of Evan's injury are unique, but the themes of change, identity, and uncertainty resonate with everyone.
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A HUMAN SIDE TO DIFFICULT TOPICS
He brings lived experience to conversations that are often discussed clinically or professionally.
A MESSAGE WITHOUT THE CLICHES
No empty motivational slogans. Just honest conversations about setbacks, progress, and what's still possible.
A CONVERSATION THAT CONTINUES
Audiences leave with new perspectives and ideas they keep thinking about long after the event.
THE EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE MESSAGE
HE DIDN'T STUDY THIS FROM THE OUTSIDE.
In 2019, a semi-truck wheel came through Evan's windshield while driving along the interstate. He survived a fractured skull, brain bleeding, broken vertebrae, and multiple other injuries.
What followed was 19 rehabilitation programs, ongoing challenges and a completely different future than the one he has planned.
That experience now drives his work as a speaker, advocate and founder of Toro & Tides.
What happened to Evan is his story. What audiences can take from it reaches much further.
SIGNATURE TALKS
THREE CONVERSATIONS. A BIGGER IMAPCT.
The Patient Nobody Prepared Me to Become
What happens when the emergency ends, but the patient's life has only just begun to change?
BEST FOR
Healthcare organizations, rehabilitation teams, medical and psychology students, brain injury conferences, disability organizations
AUDIENCE TAKEAWAYS
Patient perspective, continuity of care, identity after injury, invisible disability, long-term support
Recovery Beyond Therapy
Therapy may take up a few hours of someone's week. Recovery occupies all of it.
BEST FOR
Rehabilitation professionals, hospitals, brain injury organizations, caregivers, survivor communities, healthcare conferences
AUDIENCE TAKEAWAYS
Life outside the clinic, long-term recovery, independence, support systems, the gap after discharge
Building a Life After A Brain Injury
Sometimes moving forward means letting go of the life you thought you were returning to.
BEST FOR
Universities, corporate teams, associations, conferences, sports organizations, community groups
AUDIENCE TAKEAWAYS
Resilience, adaptability, identity, uncertainty, purpose, change
THE IMAPCT
SOMETIMES ONE STORY
CHANGES EVERYTHING.
After hearing Evan speak to a psychology class at Texas Christian University, one student told him that his story changed the way she saw her own future, ultimately influencing her decision to change her major and career direction.
That's the kind of impact Evan aims to create: not a temporary motivational high, but a new way of seeing something you thought you already understood.
WHERE EVAN'S MESSAGE FITS
DIFFERENT AUDIENCES. DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS.
Universities
& Students
Bring a real-world perspective to concepts like psychology, healthcare, resilience and identity.
Healthcare
& Rehabilitation
Add the patient experience to conversations about care, recovery and what happens after discharge.
Brain Injury &
Disability Organizations
Create conversations survivors and families recognise from their own experiences.
Businesses &
Corporate Teams
Explore adaptability, identity, uncertainty and resilience in a relatable human way.
Conferences &
Associations
Bring a memorable perspective to conversations about resilience, leadership and change.
Community &
Nonprofit Events
Open discussions around support, belonging and what's possible after life changes.
Brain Injury &
Disability Organizations
Create conversations survivors and families recognise from their own experiences.
Businesses &
Corporate Teams
Explore adaptability, identity, uncertainty and resilience in a relatable human way.
Universities
& Students
Bring a real-world perspective to concepts like psychology, healthcare, resilience and identity.
Healthcare
& Rehabilitation
Add the patient experience to conversations about care, recovery and what happens after discharge.
Conferences &
Associations
Bring a memorable perspective to conversations about resilience, leadership and change.
Community &
Nonprofit Events
Open discussions around support, belonging and what's possible after life changes.
BOOK EVAN
LET'S STAR A CONVERSATION.
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