JOE TORRILLO recounts his first-hand experience as a firefighter on September 11, 2001. Joe was directly below the North Tower looking up as the second commercial airliner slammed into it. What transpired in the next few seconds, minutes, hours, and days are nothing shy of unbelievable.
Buried alive twice on September 11, 2001, this smart, funny, and now retired FDNY lieutenant shares his amazing stories and strong messages that attendees will never forget. The lessons Joe learned on and after September 11, 2001, inspire attendees to thrive through change under any circumstance, and to accept and handle unexpected stress and adversities – redirecting them with positive empowerment and reaching their goals and dreams. Attitude and perseverance are everything.
A FEW OF JOE’S MOST REQUESTED PROGRAMS:
- Buried Alive With the Will to Survive – From Devastation to Inspiration
- (Your company) – Teamwork Now More Than Ever
- Putting the Spark in (your company’s) Fire
- Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination
- The Price Tag of Greed, An Overview of a Chutes and Ladders Life
- Buried Alive With the Will to Survive – From Devastation to Inspiration
Sept 11th, 2001, is the day where the world stood still.
Buried, crushed and bleeding beneath the tons of rubble of the South Tower, Joe wondered what life could be if given just one more day. He was miraculously found alive by rescue workers with multiple fractures, a massive brain injury and barely breathing. The light of day was something he always took for granted. Within ten minutes of being rescued, Joe was buried again under the debris of the second collapse …the North Tower. Joe now travels the world sharing his amazing and inspirational story of survival. A real and regular person, he shares his lessons of managing fear under the most horrible situations.
The lessons Joe learned on and after September 11, 2001 inspire attendees to thrive through change under any circumstance, and to accept and handle unexpected stress and adversities – redirecting them with positive empowerment toward reaching their goals and dreams. Attitude and perseverance are everything. **This program will be customized by Joe to meet your goals for the session.
- “You’ll never know your true strength until your weakest moment.”
- “Success is not luck – it is the intersection where preparation meets opportunity.”
- “Happiness is the paying the price of building character and a good reputation.”
- “Bravery is the coward that escapes from inside of you.”
- “The first step of getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.”
- “The best lessons in life often come from the bad and the wrong, for they are the ones from which you learn the most.”
- “Self doubt is our worst enemy, for it seeks to compromise our ability to succeed.”
TOPICS MENU
- “From Devastation to Inspiration”
- “Embrace the team concept”
- “Together we open new doors of opportunity”
- “Putting the spark in your company’s fire”
- “Facing challenges… and your challengers”
- Reach new heights…build on each other’s experience”
- “Joining hands to brighten your company”
- “ Bringing labor and management together”
- “Jump the hurdles and overcome the obstacles”
- “ Turn on the spirit in your coworkers”
- “ Lead the charge in your company”
- “ Sometimes success is just an inch away”
- “ Gearing together for success” talents”
- “ The road back”
- “ That EAR-ie feeling”
- ” The Basics of a Leadership – Be firm, fair and consistent”
- Planning for high-rise fires
- Peace and Tolerance ( overview of violence and school shootings )
- Your Company or Organization is the one
- Labor Unions, tools and a weapons
- The day a children’s recue hero came to life
- Teachers, creators of all success
- The roads we choose and the paths that we carve
- Aptitude and Attitude – A Combination for Success
- The Hero Beside You
- Understanding and Assessing Life Safety in Buildings
- The Most Infamous Fires in the world , & what we should have learned
- Overview of “ The Design and Collapse of the Twin Towers “
- Master the Disaster
- “ Saving lives thru public education”
- “ The making of the Fire Zone learning center “
BIOGRAPHY