About

“Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends or fads and popular opinion.”

Jack Kerouac

Brian Winter lives in Paradise Valley, Arizona and Knoxville, Tennessee, is a father of three girls, entrepreneur, ultrarunner and dreamer who enjoys speaking on a broad range of high performance topics including fueling creativity, overcoming obstacles and achieving dreams.

Brian has completed over 60 marathons and ultras including 5 marathons in 5 days in 5 states, American River 50-miler, Javelina Jundred 100-miler and the TransRockies 120-mile stage race. On January 30th, 2018, Brian will compete in the 2018 World Marathon Challenge, where he will attempt to 7 marathons on all 7 continents in 7 days. Later this year, Brian will be attempting to complete the Triple Crown of 200s–the Bigfoot 200, Tahoe 200 and Moab 200–all 200+ mile trail races.

When Brian isn’t training or speaking, he spends his time advising the management team of his digital marketing firm, Pyxl, a firm he grew from 3 employees in a single, shared office space to over 60 employees in 3 offices located in Scottsdale, Nashville and Knoxville.  

Brian also enjoys traveling internationally with his three girls. They have had the opportunity to travel to France, Greece and Turkey, and look forward to spending time in Italy this summer. 

Ultrarunning Highlights

• Run in over 100 cities globally
• Completed over 60 marathons and ultras
• 7 marathons in 7 months in 7 states
• 5 marathons in 5 days in 5 states
• 6-day trail running and sailboat adventure in West Fjords, Iceland
• American River 50-miler
• Javelina Jundred 100-miler
• TransRockies 120-mile stage race
• Word Marathon Challenge (7 marathons, 7 continents, 7 days) in January, 2018

Speaking Highlights

• 50 cities and 27 countries including Beijing, Hong Kong, Saint Petersburg, Paris, London, Berlin, New York and San Francisco
• Audiences including tech companies, chambers of commerce, business conferences and women’s leadership organizations  
• Topics including technology, high performance, fueling creativity, overcoming obstacles and achieving dreams

A Few of My Dreams

• Complete 50 marathons in all 50 states 
• Run Western States 100 trail race 
• Complete a 200-mile trail race
• Complete an ultra on all 7 continents 
• Inspire over 1,000,000 people to achieve their dreams 
• Speak to an audience of over 10,000 people 
• Take my girls and their families on an extended international vacation 
• Publish a book

Dreams Realized

• Run a marathon 
• Run 5 marathons in 5 days in 5 states 
• Attend the Rob Krar Ultra Camp 
• Complete a 100-mile trail race 
• Launch a blog 
• Start a company 
• Participate in an IPO 
• Buy a company 
• Sell a company 
• Be an executive at a Fortune 500 company