Meet Darcy Keith
National Award-Winning Professional Speaker and Author
Why does something little throw everything out of whack, when it is actually something big that causes the problem?
Never fear. Darcy is THE speaker, who can answer that question and provide real-time tips that you can put into practice RIGHT NOW to navigate through those "big things" so you can live your best life.
Darcy gives a keynote speech at the CPCU annual conference.
Darcy gives a presentation on overcoming adversity at the Toastmasters conference.
Darcy speaks at a youth leadership conference in Chicago.
Darcy gives a keynote speech at the CPCU annual conference.
Overcoming life's challenges, whatever they may be, is not easy. One never knows when a challenge may arise. For me, I never thought that something I would experience as a result of a car crash would change my world forever. I never thought that a single incident would force a twenty-two year-old college senior to start over as a small child in every aspect imaginable. The mental, physical, and emotional injuries were indescribable. But, when I was down in the quicksand of pain, anguish, and despair, I decided that I was going to climb to solid ground through fortitude, perseverance, and determination.
There are many common challenges which we all face in life at one time or another. Some are expected while others are not. They may include financial concerns, family issues, loss of a loved one, injury, illness, abuse, and the like. Its how we cope with these challenges that helps determine the outcome and our attitude. My five step plan will help you learn how to handle the big things and be the best version of you!
It's the obligation of the cured to help others. My motivation to speak and assist others came from wanting to help other brain injury survivors and their families. I then realized that the message of overcoming life's challenges applies to everyone at some point. This is why I want to share my secrets of success and achieving the unimaginable so that we all can live our best lives.
Some of Darcy's Clients
The Indianapolis Colts
The Baltimore Ravens
Corteva Agriscience
Hill's Pet Nutrition
Mount Carmel Health Care System
Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) Class Spokesperson 2018 - CPCU Annual Conference
Department of Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Toastmasters International Convention
Indiana Association for Health Care Quality
MADD Kentucky
OSRAM Sylvania
Indiana Statewide Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives, Inc.
Indiana Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators Spring Conference
Central Ohio Insurance Education Day Conference
Think First International Conference- San Francisco, CA (2006), New Orleans, LA (2005), and Chicago, IL (2002)
Brain Injury Association of Indiana Annual Conference
Brain Injury Association of Missouri Annual Conference
Brain Injury Association of Ohio Annual Conference
State Auto Insurance Company - Columbus, OH
Missouri Centers for Independent Living
Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) - Indianapolis, IN & Columbus, OH
National Organization of Women in Business
Indiana Statehouse
Ball State University
Ohio State University
Delta Delta Delta sorority - Purdue University
Butler University
University of Indianapolis
Indiana University School of Nursing at IUPUI
Brownsburg High School
Carmel High School
Franklin Central High School
North Central High School
Southport High School
Ben Davis High School
Hamilton County 4-H Junior Leaders
East 91st Christian Church - Indianapolis, IN
Bible Baptist Church - Kokomo, IN
Cumberland Road Christian Church - Fishers, IN
First Baptist Church - Rushville, IN
Several radio and television programs
Darcy's Honors and Awards
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2023 Central Indiana Remarkable Women Finalist
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2022 Pride of Rush County (IN) Award
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Member of Brain Injury Advisory Council for the Brain Injury Association of America
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Selected as an Indiana Hero by the Indiana Pacers
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Selected as the Class Spokesperson at the Conferment Ceremony, Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter Annual Meeting
- Appeared on ABC: Darcy's question on traumatic brain injury and how the presidential candidates were going to address this injury was selected and asked of 2007 presidential hopeful Rep. Duncan Hunter (California) LIVE.
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Appeared on ABC News Now "Be Seen Be Heard" with Bob Woodruff on March 2, 2007
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Narrated and wrote portions of the 2007 ThinkFirstVIP Speaker Training Video, which was funded by the Christopher Reeve Foundation
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Selected as the 2006 Global ThinkFirst VIP Speaker of the Year
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Featured by WXIN Fox 59 TV as an "Unsung Hero"
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Inducted into the Global Register's Who's Who in Executives and Professionals, 2006-07 edition
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2006 Insurance Institute of Indiana Grassroots Award of Merit
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2000 Ball State University Graduate of the Last Decade award winner
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Ohio Valley Center Advisory Council, a council that advises Ohio State University on their brain injury research
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Brain Injury Association of Indiana’s Board of Directors, 2003-12
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Darcy's story was published in the November 2007 The Toastmaster magazine
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Featured under the "Christ in the Marketplace" section of The Baptist Bulletin magazine, July 2004 issue