Adventure Keynote Speakers
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Adventure keynote speakers inspire audiences with bold stories of exploration, risk-taking, and pushing beyond comfort zones. From scaling mountains to navigating remote expeditions, they share powerful lessons on courage, resilience, and embracing the unknown. Their experiences ignite a spirit of possibility—encouraging individuals and teams to tackle challenges with confidence, curiosity, and grit.
Keynotes: 1 Books: 12 Videos: 9
Dr. Robert Ballard Featured
Deep Sea Explorer, Discoverer of the Titanic Wreckage, Emmy-winning Documentary Producer
Best known for his 1985 discovery of the TITANIC, Dr. Robert Ballard has succeeded in tracking down numerous significant shipwrecks, including the German battleship BISMARCK, the lost fleet of Guadalcanal, the U.S. aircraft carrier YORKTOWN (from the World War II Battle of Midway), and John F. Kennedy’s boat, PT-109.
Keynotes: 5 Books: 1 Videos: 9
Robyn Benincasa Featured
Leadership and Teamwork Expert; Full-time Firefighter; Adventure Racing World Champion
Robyn Benincasa is an Adventure Racing World Champion, CNN Hero, founder of Project Athena, and author of the bestselling teamwork and leadership book, How Winning Works. Her entertaining keynotes show audiences the foundations of inspired leadership and how to win as a team.
Keynotes: 4 Books: 1 Videos: 15
Amelia Rose Earhart Featured
Around the World Pilot; Podcast Host; Artist; President of Fly With Amelia Foundation
Keynotes: 2 Books: 1 Videos: 17
Nando Parrado Featured
Survivor & Hero of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571; NYT Best-Selling Author; Portrayed in Oscar-Nominated Film "Society of the Snow" and "Alive"
His is a story that many will recognize, but few have an opportunity to hear first hand. Nando Parrado recounts the extraordinary tale of how he and 15 of his teammates survived for 72 brutal days after their plane crashed into the frozen Andes Mountains 50 years ago.
Keynotes: 3 Books: 3 Videos: 8
Justin Skeesuck and Patrick Gray Featured
I'll Push You — 500 Miles, Two Best Friends, and One Wheelchair
Push Inc. founders Justin Skeesuck, and Patrick Gray guide organizations and individuals toward their full potential through the power of relationships. Overcoming life's challenges requires acknowledging our weaknesses, inviting others into our story, and embracing the fact that we cannot do it all on our own.
Keynotes: 1 Books: 1 Videos: 3
Ryan Campbell
Youngest Solo Pilot to Circumnavigate the Globe; One of Australia's 50 Great Explorers; Plane Crash Survivor
A leading speaker on burnout, resilience, and mental health, Ryan helps leaders create JoyFueled teams. Despite the highs of a Guinness World Record solo flight around the world and the lows of a plane crash and paraplegic diagnosis, Ryan’s greatest lesson was parked in his driveway - a 1960 Pink Cadillac.
Keynotes: 1 Books: 1 Videos: 3
Jimmy Chin
Academy Award Winning Filmmaker, National Geographic Photographer, Mountain Sports Athlete
Jimmy Chin is a photographer, filmmaker and mountain sports athlete known for his ability to capture extraordinary imagery while climbing and skiing in extremely high-risk environments. He began his professional career in 1999, and his talents were quickly recognized by top expedition leaders and outdoor brands.
Keynotes: 4 Books: 2 Videos: 2
Jamie Clarke
Extreme Adventurer; Entrepreneur; Performance Coach and Professor of Leadership
Over the last 20 years, Jamie Clarke has climbed the Seven Summits—including two treks up Mt. Everest—ridden camels across The Empty Quarter of Arabia and created two successful outdoor retail companies, firmly establishing himself as an authority in the business of adventure.
Keynotes: 3 Books: 2 Videos: 14
Jim Davidson
Resilience Expert; Expedition Leader; Everest Summiteer; NYT Best-Selling Author; Survivor of Two Mountain Disasters, including the Deadliest Day on Mt. Everest
Jim Davidson is a resilience expert who has survived not just one epic mountain disaster, but two. From his real-world survival experiences, he distills hard-won lessons about forging the resilience to overcome change, challenge, and uncertainty.
Keynotes: 3 Books: 0 Videos: 4
Mark Denton
Captain in the ‘World's Toughest' Around-The-World Yacht Race, Leadership, Team and Resilience Expert, Multi-award winning keynote speaker
Keynotes: 1 Books: 2 Videos: 4
James Lawrence
The Iron Cowboy; Endurance Athlete; World-Renowned Speaker; Best Selling Author
James Lawrence, The Iron Cowboy, conveys rousing and influencing keynote presentations that embolden meaningful outcomes and improvements globally. Lawrence is a Guinness World Record Holder, endurance athlete, successful entrepreneur, husband, father, and renowned speaker.
Keynotes: 1 Books: 1 Videos: 10
Aron Ralston
Fearless Adventurer & Subject of the Film, 127 Hours
Aron Ralston's extraordinary story of survival, as told in the New York Times bestseller, Between a Rock and a Hard Place and the film, 127 Hours, captured headlines around the world when he freed himself from being trapped between two boulders in a remote canyon by severing his own arm.
Keynotes: 1 Books: 0 Videos: 3
Yogi Roth
College Football Analyst, Accomplished Coach, NYT Bestselling Author, Scholar, Filmmaker, Media Personality , Host, and World Traveler
Yogi Roth is a filmmaker, scholar, New York Times bestselling author, accomplished coach, popular sports analyst and world-traveler who has been studying human potential for over a decade.
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