Speaker Series with Zach Anner, comedian, author & viral sensation

Peckham Events

Zach Anner is a comedian, author, television writer & speaker whose work & advocacy have helped change the conversation around disability.

3510 Capital City Blvd

Fall Speaker Series, with Zach Anner, award-winning public speaker, host, author, &amp; viral sensation - <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zachanner.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ccstrukel%40peckham.org%7C36e90805c92c49bd4d7b08dd9d70d7e4%7C01a1752e840242a580946660691079d7%7C0%7C0%7C638839830172686918%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ylEGQ6FXJVzhMhoBMea2qBad8Olf5tQPn%2FbmHFvT3GI%3D&reserved=0" title="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zachanner.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ccstrukel%40peckham.org%7C36e90805c92c49bd4d7b08dd9d70d7e4%7C01a1752e840242a580946660691079d7%7C0%7C0%7C638839830172686918%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ylEGQ6FXJVzhMhoBMea2qBad8Olf5tQPn%2FbmHFvT3GI%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Zach Anner</a>See details below:This registration is for IN-PERSON attendance only.This is for the MORNING SESSION 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. This session is open to the general public, Peckham staff and team members.If you prefer to attend this event online, please visit this link: <a href="https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/9a209a1c-9bd5-41a7-8c4d-ad2925b6ad00@01a1752e-8402-42a5-8094-6660691079d7/registration" title="https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/9a209a1c-9bd5-41a7-8c4d-ad2925b6ad00@01a1752e-8402-42a5-8094-6660691079d7/registration" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Speaker Series - Fall 2025 - Peckham</a>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Prepare for the Impossible: Seizing Moments and Mistakes on the Way to a Purpose-First LifeAbout the Session:Author and comedian Zach Anner takes audiences on a heartfelt and hilarious journey from his childhood challenges to winning a travel show from Oprah. Along the way, he celebrates the people who make even the steepest uphill battles feel like part of the fun. With humor and honesty, Zach challenges the idea of being “self-made,” and defines success as the collective power of community, empathy, and authenticity.About Zach:Zach Anner is a comedian, author, television writer, public speaker, and YouTube personality. He grew up in Buffalo, NY, and somehow remained an optimist despite enduring seven-month winters and watching the Buffalo Bills lose four straight Super Bowls.Zach’s YouTube videos have amassed over 100 million views and have helped change the conversation around disability. Zach hosted his travel series Rollin' With Zach on the Oprah Winfrey Network, becoming the first person with cerebral palsy to host their own television show.He is an ambassador for the Cerebral Palsy Foundation and has worked with United Cerebral Palsy’s Wheels for Humanity program to distribute wheelchairs to underserved communities in Nicaragua.He published his memoir If At Birth You Don’t Succeed in 2016, and his work writing for television has been honored with 2017 and 2023 Sentinel Awards for outstanding depictions of people with disabilities on screen. In 2023, Zach was selected for Netflix’s Created By Initiative, and is a 2025 fellow for the Inevitable Foundation's Accelerate Program for screenwriters with disabilities.