William Todd Huston
Todd Huston
Todd Huston - Born in Hot Springs, AR. on April 8, 1961- international speaker, inventor, life coach, writer. When his legs got caught in the propeller of a boat at age 14, his life was radically changed. He battled to keep his legs with numerous surgeries, but bone disease eventually forced him to have one leg amputated. Then Todd did the unimaginable, to prove that you can overcome challenges he completed a world record-setting Summit America expedition by climbing to the highest elevations of all 50 states in only 66 days 22 hours and 47 minutes, shattering the original record by 35 days!
Career
Todd has been featured in thousands of publications throughout the world, including Sports Illustrated, Forbes and Wall Street Journal as well as the popular book, Chicken Soup for the Soul-A second Helping. He has appeared as a special guest on CBS Year in Sports and Robert Schuller's Hour of Power. Todd has been interviewed on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, TNN, Inside Edition, and Extra plus numerous radio programs. Author of, “More Than Mountains: The Todd Huston Story”, featured in two books, “Chicken Soup for the Soul ~ A Second Helping”, and “True Tales of the Mountains”. His professional career includes earning his Masters in Counseling Psychology, graduated Magna Cum Laude, Certificate of Leadership Bachelors of Science in Business Administration, with concentration in finance, Series 7 Licensed Financial Advisor, President of Huston Resources, Inc. 1994 to present, Vice President Amputee Resource Foundation of America, Inc. 1999 to Present, elected and present CEO of Tulsa Christian Business Alliance. Tulsa City Councilor in 2000. Invented and patented a prosthetic device.
Awards
- U.S. Jaycees' Ten Outstanding Young Americans
- Henry Iba Award for Outstanding Citizen Athlete
- Class Act Award
- American Red Cross's Everyday Hero Award
- Ten Outstanding Young Americans
- Ten Outstanding Young Tulsans
- Henry Iba Award
- Distinguished Oklahoman
- Class Act Award from Phillips Petroleum
- Memorial High School Hall of Fame
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