Matt Blanchard is a Utah-based motivational speaker, devoted husband, and proud father of three. In 2006, a rollover accident left Matt paralyzed from the waist down with a T-12 total spinal cord injury. With daily therapy over 15 years, he defied the odds and learned to walk again.

Even beyond the physical challenges that the accident had imposed, Matt had other mountains to climb in his recovery. He struggled with an opiate addiction, which he overcame—only to face another life-altering moment in 2021 when a head-on collision with a drunk driver resulted in another spinal injury and broken bones that erased all the physical progress he had made since the previous accident. Yet, Matt views paralysis as a gift, shaping him into the man he was meant to be. As the founder of St. George Adaptive Sports, he empowers individuals with disabilities through recreation. A sought-after speaker, Matt inspires others to "DIG IN, DIG DEEP, and GET IT DONE."

Meridan Zerner is an award-winning Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and nationally recognized wellness expert with more than 30 years of experience helping people live healthier lives. For the past 25 years, she has worked at a pioneering preventive medicine center in Dallas, Texas, where she combined evidence-based nutrition with creative wellness programming to help patients improve their health and quality of life. Meridan is a Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics and a Certified Health and Wellness Coach, with expertise in weight management, performance nutrition, heart health, and healthy aging. She is passionate about helping people make lasting lifestyle changes through practical, sustainable habits and has a new book coming out soon called “The Thoughtful 30.”  When she’s not working with clients or speaking around the country, she enjoys reading, traveling with her husband and two children, and keeping up with her two energetic rescue dogs.