Robyn Benincasa is a World Champion Adventure Racer, award-winning motivational speaker, 3x Guinness World Record kayaker, San Diego firefighter, 10x Ironman triathlete, New York Times bestselling author, proud owner of two bionic metal hips, and the Founder and CEO of The 501c3 Project Athena Foundation, which helps survivors live an adventurous dream as part of their recovery.

In her New York Times bestselling book, How Winning Works, Robyn shares the essential team building and leadership skills that she and her teammates discovered on their quest to win “the toughest races on Earth”.

In 2014, Robyn was named a CNN Hero for the Project Athena Foundation.