Co-Founder, The Buried Life Movement
Ben Nemtin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of What Do You Want to Do Before You Die? and was ranked the #2 Motivational Speaker in the world by Global Gurus. After being blindsided by depression in university, he and three friends wrote the world's greatest bucket list and set off to chase it, sparking a global movement.
Their mission was simple: for every dream they achieved, they helped a stranger achieve theirs, from playing basketball with President Obama to surprising a young girl with a life-changing bionic arm. Oprah called their mission “truly inspiring,” while The Today Show put it simply: it’s about living with purpose. Ben believes the fastest way to grow, personally and professionally, is to connect to purpose. He has crossed off 96 of 100 dreams, and is on track to complete his ultimate goal, “#100: Go to Space.