Motivational Speaker

Today, Rick travels the country inspiring audiences of all ages with his powerful message: You don’t need to be standing to rise. His presentations are raw, heartfelt, and full of humor, sharing the highs and lows of adapting to life with a spinal cord injury, rediscovering purpose, and choosing resilience every single day.

As a wheelchair rugby player and coach, Rick brings an athlete’s mindset and a coach’s encouragement to every stage. Whether he’s speaking to students, corporate teams, or community groups, Rick leaves audiences fired up and ready to face their own challenges head-on.

Rick Werry was born in a small town in Utah.
The youngest of 4 kids growing up on a dairy farm. As a teenager Rick loved sports and being outdoors.
In 2007 Rick married his college sweetheart Tara. One year later, Rick was in an accident and broke his neck. His life changed that day as Rick became paralyzed from the chest down. Rick was scared, sad and unsure what the future holds when a nurse came into his hospital room. The nurse was holding a red pen and a calendar. She told Rick that any time you accomplish something you couldn't do yesterday we will write it down and call it a "Red Letter Day"
Rick has taken that nurses advice not only for recovering from a spinal cord injury, but also as a life lesson. In ricks "wheelchair life" Rick has accomplished so many amazing things.
Rick has a handqcycle and rides long distances, plays wheelchair Rugby and is always hunting. Rick and Tara now have twin boys that are their whole life. Rick is a great dad and always playing with the "boys" Rick has compiled his life lessons and "Red letter Days" into a memoir and published it in 2023

In 2023 Rick published his Memoir “Red Letter Days” This book can be used as a gift to attendees or can be added to the speaker’s fee.