Adventurer

Robyn Benincasa has made an art form of extreme performance by competing and winning at the highest levels of sport and business. Robyn is an award-winning keynote speaker, a 20+ year veteran San Diego firefighter, a World Champion Adventure Racer, a 2014 CNN Hero, a Guinness World Record Endurance Kayaker, a best-selling author, and founder […]

Chris Bertish has become a sought after global motivational keynote and TEDx guest speaker. Whether talking at corporate events or schools, his tale of overcoming obstacles to get halfway around the globe for the Mavericks competition final always has audiences clinging to the edge of their seats. There’s an authenticity to this material that makes […]

Lewis Pugh is not just a keynote speaker; he is a force of nature. As one of the world’s most extraordinary and accomplished endurance swimmers, environmental activists, and humanitarian leaders, Lewis Pugh has dedicated his life to challenging the impossible, both in the icy waters of the world’s most remote oceans and on the global […]

As an inspirational speaker Peter van Kets shares the hard lessons he’s learnt during his expeditions through a series of powerful keynotes as well as team and leadership interventions.

A Fellow of the Royal Geographical, Sarah Begum is an Immersive Investigative Journalist, Anthropologist-Explorer and Public Speaker. Sarah has been exploring the world, studying tribes and different ways of life whilst investigating current affairs and making a humanitarian effort to help people along the way through her work. In 2010, Sarah Begum travelled deep into […]

Tom Turcich, the tenth person to walk around the world and the first to do so with a dog, captured the world’s imagination with his remarkable journey. After the death of a close friend, Tom resolved to make the most of life. The day before his twenty-sixth birthday, he stepped out his front door to […]

A veteran of three Space Shuttle flights, Dr. Rhea Seddon spent 19 years with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). In 1978 she was selected as one of the first six women to enter the Astronaut Program. She flew aboard her first Shuttle flight in 1985, deployed two satellites, operated the Remote Manipulator Arm, […]

Born and raised in Lima, Peru as a child Silvia Vasquez-Lavado endured a period of sexual violence that would haunt her for much of her adult life. Nearly 30 years later, while attending a meditation retreat in Peru, she had a vision of reconnecting to her inner child and the two of them walking in […]

Riaan Manser is the epitome of courage and determination, he has re-written the definition of tenacity over the past 20 years. Riaan rose to prominence by becoming the first person to cycle around the perimeter of Africa. For over two years, alone and unaided, Riaan pedalled a staggering 37 000 km’s through 34 different countries, […]

Best known for his 1985 discovery of the TITANIC, Dr. Robert Ballard has succeeded in tracking down numerous other significant shipwrecks, including the German battleship BISMARCK, the lost fleet of Guadalcanal, the U.S. aircraft carrier YORKTOWN (sunk in the World War II Battle of Midway), and John F. Kennedy’s boat, PT-109. While those discoveries have captured the imagination of the […]

David Grier is a Chef by profession and a Humanitarian by passion. Extreme Adventurer, Bestselling Author, and Inspirational Speaker. Fueled by a passion to make a difference in the lives of children born with clefts and in need of  life changing corrective surgery, David turned to extreme adventurism to create awareness and raise fund for […]

Kingsley Holgate “I feel blessed to be born under African skies and with my family and team of fellow adventurers to be privileged to live the lie of a modern day adventurers and with your support to be able to continue to use these adventures to improve and save lives. Kingsley Holgate is considered Africa`s most […]

Yossi Ghinsberg was in the midst of the uncharted Amazon, after losing his three companions, one man was tested to the extreme. Alone and bare to the bone, for three harrowing weeks he battled to survive against all odds. However, lived to tell the amazing story. As well as how the ordeal profoundly affected his […]

Rachel Colenso stands as a beacon of resilience, determination, and achievement in the realm of adventure and exploration. As one of the pioneering figures in the world of extreme challenges, she has etched her name in history as the first of four women to undergo the rigorous British SAS Special Forces Selection process. Her journey […]

Michelle Poler is a creative and passionate social entrepreneur, keynote speaker, fear facer, and branding strategist.   She is the Founder of Hello Fears, a social movement that has reached over 70 million people worldwide and has empowered thousands to step outside of the comfort zone and tap into their full potential. She has been […]

Lesley Rochat became the voice for those who cannot speak, refused to accept complacency or mediocrity, and above all, she has challenged conformities. As a woman who has succeeded in a diverse range of careers that span across the arts, the corporate market, the challenging non-profit sector, and now the adventure tourism industry, Lesley brings […]

Mallory Brown is an impact storyteller sparking change as a global humanitarian and keynote speaker. Her work activates others to make a positive impact in the world. Mallory Brown | World Adventurer Mallory shares real-life stories of human connection. She teaches how empathy builds better communities, breaks down barriers of diversity, and paves a powerful […]

Sonja Kruse, affectionately known as ‘The uBuntu Girl’, epitomizes the essence of adventure and faith in humanity. In 2009, she embarked on an extraordinary journey that would redefine her life and inspire countless others. Armed with nothing but a 33-liter backpack, a camera, and a mere R100, Sonja embarked on a year-long solo expedition across […]

Kevin Gaskell set out to be a Civil Engineer and worked in the construction industry on a number of high profile projects before exploring another path. Four years in management accounting gave him an excellent understanding of the numbers that make a business work. A job ad in the Sunday Times and a passion for […]

Road Trip and National Parks expert Mikah Meyer has been named a “Social Media Warrior” by MTV, honored by Late Night with Seth Meyers, and featured by NPR, The Guardian, Upworthy, and The Today Show among thousands of media outlets globally for his Travel beyond convention. Called a “professional road tripper” by REI, Mikah Meyer […]

Jo Rust is a beacon of resilience, a world-record holder, speaker, author, mental health coach, and activist. As a member of the prestigious MENSA high IQ society, her intellect is matched only by her indomitable spirit. Jo made history by becoming the first woman to circumnavigate the entire African continent on a motorcycle, solo. This […]

Adrian Hayes is a British record-breaking adventurer, author, speaker, business coach, documentary presenter and sustainability campaigner. An Arabic and Nepalese speaking former British Army Gurkha Officer, who also spent two years in the Special Forces, he has conquered Everest, K2, the North and South Poles, the length of Greenland by kite-ski and the Arabian Desert […]

Katie Spotz is an endurance athlete, charitable ambassador, author, and world-record holder. The list of accomplishments to her name is long, and includes five Ironman triathlons, cycling across the country, a 325-mile river swim, running 100 miles nonstop in under 20 hours, and a solo row across the Atlantic Ocean. But this wasn’t just any row; […]

Ryan Stramrood is not your typical business owner. Hailing from South Africa, he embodies the essence of a family man and average Joe, yet his passion for ultra-extreme open water and ice swimming sets him apart as a true adventurer. Despite running a small business, Ryan finds solace and purpose in pushing the limits of […]