Don’t Be a Spectator | Christopher Powell | TEDxAsburyPark

Christopher Powell: Adventurer, Seeker, Marketing Expert

Chris Powell went from being a self-described ‘spectator’ with no clear path in life to participating in the South Pole Energy Challenge in January 2018. “As I found myself stumbling toward the South Pole, I realized that sometimes you find your passion, and sometimes it finds you.”
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“I’ve been a ‘spectator’ in my life,” says Chris Powell. “Interested in many things, but never passionate about any one thing. To my mother’s great dismay and angst, I had no clear path: I stumbled through life reacting to things as they came to me.” Perpetually seeking opportunities that can become great stories, Chris pushed himself to new limits in January 2018 by participating in the South Pole Energy Challenge expedition led by Robert Swan. Never one to choose the ordinary path, Chris’ training included dragging a steel sled through his neighborhood and cryotherapy sessions. “As I found myself stumbling toward the South Pole, I realized that sometimes you find your passion, and sometimes it finds you.” A graduate of Penn State, Chris is Chief Marketing Officer of Commvault, a $2.4B publicly-traded software company headquartered in NJ. A self-described “terrible” athlete, he runs, bikes, and tackles triathlons. “Don’t Be A Spectator” “I’ve been a ‘spectator’ in my life,” says Chris Powell. “Interested in many things, but never passionate about any one thing. To my mother’s great dismay and angst, I had no clear path: I stumbled through life reacting to things as they came to me.” Perpetually seeking opportunities that can become great stories, Chris pushed himself to new limits in January 2018 by participating in the South Pole Energy Challenge expedition led by Robert Swan. Never one to choose the ordinary path, Chris’ training included dragging a steel sled through his neighborhood and cryotherapy sessions. “As I found myself stumbling toward the South Pole, I realized that sometimes you find your passion, and sometimes it finds you.” A graduate of Penn State, Chris is Chief Marketing Officer of Commvault, a $2.4B publicly-traded software company headquartered in NJ. A self-described “terrible” athlete, he runs, bikes, and tackles triathlons. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx