Dre Nuzum
Resilience Speaker | Performance Coach | Youth Advocate
From Survival to Strength: Turning Adversity Into Confidence, Leadership & Performance
Dre Nuzum is a resilience speaker and certified life & health coach who helps organizations transform adversity into confidence, clarity, and high performance. Blending lived experience with actionable frameworks, Dre equips audiences with practical tools they can implement immediately.
After surviving a life-altering accident that shattered his leg in seven places, Dre Nuzum rebuilt not only his body — but his mindset. Today, he is a resilience speaker, certified life & health coach, and youth mentor dedicated to helping organizations turn adversity into performance.
From foster care conferences to leadership retreats, Dre delivers high-energy, practical sessions that move beyond inspiration. His frameworks equip audiences to build emotional safety, reinforce identity, and lead with ownership — whether in classrooms, boardrooms, or homes.
Speaking Topics
Youth & Foster Care Professionals
From Survival to Strength
Building resilience and emotional safety in youth impacted by adversity.
Ideal for:
Foster & adoptive caregivers
Child welfare professionals
CASA programs
Social workers
Educators & Youth Leaders
Connection Over Control
How to build trust, accountability, and confidence in today’s students.
Ideal for:
School districts
Coaches associations
Principals
Youth-serving nonprofits
Corporate & Leadership Audiences
Resilience Under Pressure
High performance, ownership, and leadership forged through adversity.
Ideal for:
Mid-size companies
Leadership retreats
Operations teams
HR & culture development
Selected Speaking Engagements
National Foster Care Conference – Daniel Memorial Institute (2026)
Fostering Hope Conference (2025)
