Carl Dixon

Former Front Man Of The Guess Who, Traffic Accident Survivor. This sentence is invisible .

Carl Dixon is a journeyman of Canadian rock music, an author and powerful keynote speaker. Carl’s miracle survival after a horrifying car accident forms his keynote address to your event about teamwork, safety and resilience.

Carl’s presentation is a unique mixture of story and live music. His safety message is powerful, useful and has a long lasting impact on attendees.

While fronting one of Canada’s greatest rock bands THE GUESS WHO Canada’s rising rock star Carl Dixon’s life took a crushing turn in a car accident in rural Australia. He sustained 50 injuries and the initial prognosis by hospital emergency teams was bleak.

Carl retains titanium replacements in his legs, arm, head, and a glass eye. Carl Dixon’s unique presentation of story and song carves a raw, inspiring hour.

Carl Dixon’s miraculous survival came about through teamwork of emergency teams both on-the-ground and airborne, the volunteers who aided Carl at the scene, specialist surgeons who experimented in rebuilding his smashed limbs, physiotherapists, friends and family across the globe.

Carl authored an autobiography Strange Way to Live.

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The procedures and habits that lead to an outstanding workplace safety record don’t come about by chance. It isn’t by luck that you have successful outcomes; work and repetition gets us there. It’s a reverse way of thinking. In the pursuit of safety, success is when nothing happens. Humans are creatures of habit. We observe, think and adapt, and then we like things to stay that way. Good habits are built through repetition of the good policies. You don’t avoid accidents by accident.

The Miracle of Teamwork

Carl was the closing keynote speaker at the Saskatchewan Safety Council’s 2015 Industrial Safety Seminar, and his presentation was a perfect end to the conference. He captivated the audience with the story of how his life changed in the blink of an eye, and the road to recovery afterwards. His positive outlook on life is truly inspiring.

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“Both entertaining and engaging, I would highly recommend Carl for keynote speaking engagements. I hope that many others are able to hear his remarkable story.”Saskatchewan Safety Council

“I sat on the edge of my chair captivated by the story as Carl shared with hundreds of attendees the journey from his youth to world-class rock star, then to the event that changed his life forever. Absolutely incredible!Several months later I met with Carl to discuss speaking at the 2014 Annual NUTSEA Conference. I have spent most of my life working in an industry that does not give many second chances to the affected workers when errors are made. High voltage power line work demands the strictest and above all consistent safe work practices, or injuries and fatalities can be the result of an incident.I have now had the privilege of introducing Carl to my colleagues at that conference, all of who are safety and training professionals in the electrical utility industry. We listened as Carl delivered an emotion filled message all the while drawing parallels between his personal incident and challenges we face at our workplace. His interactive style was so compelling as he spoke of lack of focus, distractions, teamwork, job briefings and planning. The connection was immediate.Last, but certainly not least was how he displayed his gifts and talents by incorporating songs during the story. Such a passionate and exceptionally gifted speaker! We look forward to working with Carl again in the near future and enthusiastically recommend him!”Colorado Rural Electric Association, Denver CO

“Carl almost instinctively tailored his message to enhance our key message that zero injuries are achievable. He also showed how a few seconds of not focusing on the right thing can result in a life changing experience. ” “His presentation style is engaging and the emotion of his very personal incident captivated the audience which gave him two standing ovations. “”If your company needs a powerful message mixed in with world-class music for entertainment, then I believe that Carl Dixon may be your best choice – I highly recommend him.” Veridian Corporation

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