Inspired Participants
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Diane is both a powerful and transformative speaker. She is not to be missed.
Read about how Diane Gansauer has inspired participants during her speaking events.
— A coordinator for Colorado’s Becoming an Outdoors Woman program, which teaches outdoor skills to women. Diane gave the keynote speech for the weekend.
Diane Gansauer is a master storyteller and one-of-a-kind celebrant. Her rich background in the arts, combined with her deep spiritual insight and outdoor resilience (like completing the Continental Divide Trail!), allows her to craft profoundly personalized, heartfelt ceremonies for all of life’s transitions. She brings unmatched dedication, warmth, and artistry to every milestone she marks.
I heard Diane speak at both our Evergreen Rotary meeting and a Mountain Area Land Trust event and she was fabulous. Her story is about finding purpose and chasing your dreams, while maintaining your mental health, physical well-being, and personal fulfillment. Diane would be a wonderful and inspiring speaker for your event.
— Steve Physioc, Emmy-award winning sports broadcaster and author of five award-winning novels
Diane was the Visiting Author for Mountainfilm Evergreen’s 2025 film festival.
Diane’s conversation was a heartfelt, humorous, and deeply inspiring reminder that our greatest legacy is found in the values we live by, the people we touch, and the wild places we protect. Through stories from The Waypoints and her journey on the Continental Divide Trail, she illustrated how love and respect for the outdoors fosters resilience, purpose, and environmental stewardship. Her authenticity and wit encouraged us to reflect on the lives we lead and the impact we leave behind. Diane’s words resonated far beyond the stage, inspiring the Mountainfilm Evergreen audience to live with greater compassion, courage, and care for one another and the natural world.
— Shane Matthews, Executive Director and Producer, Mountainfilm Evergreen
Diane speaks with rare ethos and seasoned wisdom. Through stories drawn from both inner and outer landscapes, she offers her audiences inspiration, courage, and clarity for their own personal journeys. From the integrity of who she is comes the integrity of what she has to say. Diane is both a powerful and transformative speaker. She is not to be missed.
— Ben Martin, founding Director of Natural Transitions Institute, author, past Chairman of The Celebrant Foundation
I help audiences embrace what they need to thrive personally and professionally by sharing inspiring examples of focus and courage.
Watch The Waypoints book trailer
Diane is an avid student of storytelling, especially as it relates to ceremonies, and has frequently taught and mentored celebrants in this skill. Her current book, The Waypoints chronicles the wisdom that overlapped her experience of these lives and the trail, like stacked stones on the path, guiding her way.