Salem native and motivational speaker Sean Stellato will speak in the Wax Academic Center Auditorium at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 30, at Endicott College, 376 Hale St., Beverly. Stellato was a quarterback during his time at Salem High School and is currently a National Football League sports agent, entrepreneur and author of "No Backing Down."

His book, "No Backing Down," chronicles the Salem Witches' journey to the Division 3 Super Bowl despite the off-field controversy involving a teacher's strike and communicates the importance of never giving up and always putting forward the best effort. Stellato was inducted into the National Italian American Hall of Fame and the Salem High School Hall of Fame in 2013. In 2016, Stellato was named a Boston 40-under-40 honoree.