From a small town in Connecticut to West Point, UCONN Basketball, a devastating automobile accident, and now a 2-time US Paralympian…Steve Emt has been through more than most people. But Steve isn’t like most people. He’s overcome all the adversities that he’s been faced with to become a successful educator, empowering people of all ages all around the world to become the hero of their own lives.

At the age of 25, his life took a dramatic turn when a drunk driving crash changed him forever. After hours of surgery and days in a coma, he woke up to learn that he was paralyzed from the waist down and would never walk again. Confined to a wheelchair, Steve was faced with the challenge of learning how to live again. 

He was also faced with a decision. Lose the battle to his disability, or accept what had happened and realize that he needed to lead a life of educating and impacting others. He chose the latter…nothing was going to hold him back. 

Steve is the author of You D.E.C.I.D.E.: A 6-step action plan to becoming the hero of your own life. Through his book and his numerous public appearances, Steve empowers men and women of all ages the life skills necessary to make difficult decisions and ultimately reach their goals through perseverance and dedication.