An international personality, successful career woman and single working mother; Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, is an inspiring role model whose extraordinary life is a testament to the powers of faith, resolve and resiliency.

Against the backdrop of celebrity and privilege, Sarah speaks candidly about her perils on the world stage and about her journey from near-ruin to reinvention and redemption.

Topic: Risk & Self Discovery - View Bio
Sarah Ferguson says that on the first day of her divorce it was as if all doors suddenly slammed shut. “If my marriage in a fishbowl had been disorienting, divorce for me was like being cut adrift in a raging sea.”  Faced with a staggering personal debt and with two young daughters to help raise, one thing was certain: Sarah needed to go out and earn a living and to do that she began commuting to work in America where she said people gave her a “second chance” and encouraged her to take risks while building a new career. In this inspiring speech the Duchess talks about how she broke with the past and learned to embrace risk for personal growth.