Sebastian Terry

In his mid-twenties, Sebastian Terry received a phone call that stopped him cold: one of his closest childhood friends had died suddenly. Lying awake that night, he asked himself a question he had never dared answer honestly — “Am I happy?” The answer was no. Not even close. So Seb did something that sounds simple and turned out to be extraordinary: he grabbed a pen, and he wrote a list of 100 things he wanted to do before he died. He then dropped everything and started doing them. That decision launched a 15-year journey that has taken him across more than 50 countries, produced a bestselling book, two international documentaries, and a reality television show, and created a ripple effect that has reached millions of people around the world. Raised in Sydney’s Northern Beaches and now based in Los Angeles, Terry is today the founder of the 100 Things movement — a global platform for purpose-driven goal-setting and human transformation.

The 100 Things list is not a gimmick. It is the lived record of a man systematically dismantling the gap between who he was and who he wanted to be. Terry has married a stranger in Las Vegas, delivered a baby, lived alone on a deserted island for a week, cycled across Cuba, crashed the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, and pushed a quadriplegic man across the finish line of a half marathon in a wheelchair — helping a stranger complete a goal they believed was impossible. He has been shot in Colombia and surfed alongside sharks. With 77 of his 100 goals now completed, his story has been featured by ESPN and Discovery Channel and has inspired thousands of organizations and Fortune 500 companies to rethink what they ask of their people — and what they make possible for them.

The Me, You, Us Philosophy

Behind the adventure stories is a carefully developed framework that Terry has translated into one of the most distinctive and high-impact keynote experiences on the global circuit. His Me, You, Us philosophy moves audiences through three interconnected layers of transformation: personal clarity and agency, authentic connection with others, and the collective power unleashed when teams align around shared purpose. Informed by real-world research, this framework underpins his keynotes on mental health, leadership, human connection, and goal-striving — giving organizations not just inspiration, but tools. His interactive approach consistently produces standing ovations within the first five minutes, and event organizers across industries — consumer products, financial services, healthcare, technology — report that his sessions create measurable shifts in engagement, collaboration, and performance long after the conference ends.

As a motivational speaker, Sebastian Terry offers something the corporate keynote circuit rarely produces: an experience, not just a talk. Every presentation is customized around the audience’s specific goals and culture, woven through with humor, masterful storytelling, and real-time audience participation that makes the transformation happen live on stage. His clients include some of the world’s most recognized brands, and his average audience response is consistently described in superlatives — not because the stories are dramatic (though they are), but because they work. Attendees leave not just inspired but equipped, with a concrete personal action plan and a renewed belief in what becomes possible when you stop waiting and start moving.