MEET OUR TEAM OF OLYMPIANS
“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. The potential for greatness lives within each of us.”
- Wilma Rudolph, Olympic Champion, Track & Field
“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. The potential for greatness lives within each of us.”
- Wilma Rudolph, Olympic Champion, Track & Field
All of us have fought tirelessly and overcome countless setbacks for the chance to compete wearing the Team USA uniform on the world’s biggest stage – the Olympic Games. We all know what it means to have a dream so big it seems almost impossible to reach. We also know what it means to take that dream and put a plan into place as to how to get there, both physically and mentally.
The most important thing that an Olympian does is execute brilliantly when the pressure is at its highest. Whether it is down to a split second, a fraction of a point, or mere inches, we know what it takes to WIN!
That is just where our journey begins. Since retiring from competition we realized we were so much more than just athletes, all of us have a passion for sharing, teaching and inspiring others to be champions too. We know what skills and teamwork it took for us to succeed in the Olympics are the very same skills and teamwork it takes to succeed in business.
From health and wellness, to persevering in the face of adversity and believing in your own mental toughness, let us help you to achieve an Olympic level of success within your own team. We have represented you proudly wearing red, white and blue, and now give us that same opportunity to do so again in your organization.
“Olympian Shannon Bahrke and her “Team Empower Hour” completely re-energized our recent sales meeting! Sitting all day long makes for a lethargic, less productive sales team. We wanted to shake out the cobwebs and do something different, there is no better way to do it then Team Empower Hour. Shannon’s energy and passion is totally contagious, we laughed, we bonded and we got the blood flowing. And best of all, we did it up at the Utah Olympic Park looking out at a motivating background of Olympic ski jumps and mountains….. BEST POWER HOUR THIS YEAR!”
- Devon Cruickshank
General Manager, Rossignol Apparel North America
“Our time with Team Empower Hour was the best money spent for our corporate retreat, I would have paid double for this world class experience! Our team was excited to participate in the unique team building activities provided. We received the biggest benefit from our time with Team Empower Hour than all of our other activities I had planned. I especially loved them bringing the takeaways back into our workshops for further discussion during the rest of our retreat. We will be booking again!”
- Amelia Wilcox - Founder & CEO, Incorporate Massage
"Well, you nailed it! Quotes from the evaluations such as: 'Her interactive presentation was a breath of fresh air! Fabulous.' and 'Loved the unorthodox activities...it was great to get moving and she was fun and inspirational.' confirm that you played a huge role in what turned out to be a very successful event. It was a pleasure having you with us!"
- Becky Wilkes
Vice President - Education
Utah Bankers Association
Shannon Bahrke Happe is a 3 Time Olympian and 2 Time Olympic Medalist in the sport of freestyle mogul skiing. Shannon has continued to share her love of skiing with people as the Ski Champion for Deer Valley Resort. She is also a successful entrepreneur, business owner, public speaker, and proud wife and Mom. Her passion for greatness has taken her all over the world and she is now focused on helping others make their dreams become a reality too…
Valerie Fleming is currently the Program Manager for Bobsled and Skeleton at the Utah Olympic Park, charged with developing future US Olympic athletes. Born in the San Francisco Bay area in California, she has been a resident of Park City for the past 15 years. After competing as a track and field athlete at UC Santa Barbara, she went on to earn her master’s degree in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation…
Shauna Rohbock was appointed to serve as a member of the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition. Rohbock is an Olympic silver medalist, former professional soccer player, a soldier in the U.S. Army National Guard, part of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete program (WCAP), and a bobsled coach. Rohbock began the sport of bobsled in 1999 as a brakewoman and became driver in 2002…
Emily is a 3 time Olympian, 6 time National Champion and has over 10 World Cup podiums during her time as a member of the U.S. Freestyle Aerial Ski Team. Diversity aside, Emily Cook, never let go of a dream to compete in the Olympics. Sidelined by two broken feet only days after making the 2002 Olympic Team, Cook watched her hometown Olympics from a wheel chair, and missed three World Cup seasons while healing.
Doug began bombing down Vermont’s mountains at age three and ski racing at age eight. He enrolled at the Green Mountain Valley School Ski Academy in 1978, and won his first title at the Junior Olympics in 1980. The following year, at age seventeen, he jumped to the international level and competed in his first World Cup at Aspen.
Scotty Bahrke was born and raised in Lake Tahoe, CA and now resides in Park City, UT. If there was any sport Scotty Bahrke was destined to do, it was aerial skiing. Ever since he was little he jumped off everything in sight and instantly fell in love with the sport of Aerials after visiting the Utah Olympic Park when he was in middle school.
Liz grew up in Vermont, running everywhere she could and participating in every sport and outdoor activity she could get herself into. When Liz was 12, she began attending Burke Mountain Academy as an alpine skier and raced until she was 15 when she switched to cross country skiing, as a way to stay in shape for running. Liz instantly fell in love with the people in the sport and the full body challenge of it all.
In 1984 Derek began roller skating and by 1996 he had become the most decorated athlete in the history of the sport. As an inliner he was a three-time national champion, two-time overall World Champion, two-time World record holder
Anna Sullivan was a member of the Canadian National Alpine Ski Team for 9 years (2003 – 2012). Her dream to compete in the Olympics was realized in 2010 when she competed in front of her home crowd in Vancouver, Canada. Her Olympic experience was especially meaningful because she sustained what should have been a season-ending knee injury (tearing her Anterior Cruciate Ligament) one month prior to the games.
No one ever reaches their goal alone and we are incredibly lucky to have these team members working to help us reach bigger and grander goals. Together we are smarter, stronger and more agile!
An all-around talented skier, Allie competed in moguls, halfpipe, slopestyle, dual moguls, and aerials earning numerous podiums and awards along the way. She narrowed her focus to aerials when she made the United States Freestyle Ski Team at age 18 while a senior in high school…
I am an only child, and ever since I started playing lacrosse, I fell in love with sports. Lacrosse has been an incredibly important part of my life since middle school. When I was a sophomore in high school I knew I wanted to take it one step further and see if I had the skills to play in college.