Fabien Cousteau A Legacy of Exploring the Ocean Realm Fabien Cousteau, a third-generation ocean explorer and filmmaker, shares his famous father's and grandfather's love of deep sea adventure. As a boy he dove for the first time when he was only four years old, a custom tank had to be made to fit his body. By the time Fabien was seven, he had begun accompanying his father, Jean-Michel, and grandfather, Jacques, on expeditions, his first to Papua New Guinea. When Fabien turned 12 he began … [Read more...]
Steve Squyres
Steven Squyres's research focuses on the large solid bodies of the solar system: the terrestrial planets and the satellit es of the Jovian planets. His work involves analysis of data from both spacecraft and ground-based telescopes, as well as a variety of types of geophysical modeling. Areas of particular interest include the tectonics of Venus, the history of water on Mars, and the geophysics of the icy satellites of the outer planets. Data analysis and theory are used together to examine the … [Read more...]
Will Cross, M Ed
Will Cross is a world class adventurer and the first person with diabetes to ascend the highest peak on all seven continents and walk to both the North and South Poles. He is also the first American with diabetes to summit Mt Everest. These accomplishments have led him to become an international spokesman and advocate for diabetes.Climbing is a rich metaphor for leadership under pressure, problem solving,logistics and budget management. Will has faced challenges that have required immediate and … [Read more...]
Sean Swarner
With his unique speaking style, Sean takes you on a personal journey through life's obstacles, challenges, and hardships to instill in you the mindset and vision needed to accomplish nearly any goal imaginable. Sean reveals lessons learned through an unparalleled story as well as unique tools he personally used and continues to use in business and in life. He demonstrates and empowers listeners with unlimited potential through the seemingly impossible. Using his countless adventures to directly … [Read more...]
Stacy Allison
Stacy AllisonBusinesswoman, Adventurer, Author, Motivational Speaker First American Woman to Summit Mt. EverestStacy has climbed the world's most famous mountains; now she is helping organizations around the globe scale their own monumental challenges.Mountains, though seemingly a planet apart from the world of business, are a rich source of practical insights for executives, managers and individuals alike. They are high-altitude laboratories for leadership, team dynamics, risk-taking, vision, … [Read more...]
Jim Davidson
As a resilience expert, Jim Davidson shares uplifting messages that inspire audiences to overcome adversity and to reach their summits in work and life. Jim has spoken for prominent companies such as 3M, Wells Fargo, UPS, Verizon, OppenheimerFunds, Capital One, Nokia, KIA Motors, and hundreds more.His keynotes and workshops share compelling stories from his 36 years of climbing adventures and he distills lessons that build more resilient organizations and audiences. Your event will be energized … [Read more...]
Paul Templer
Paul Templer began his career in Africa guiding tourists through the dangerous waters of the Zambezi River until a "bad day at the office" - a deadly hippopotamus attack - forced him to rebuild his life and his career.Having been the subject of numerous documentaries produced by the Discovery Channel, National Geographic and the BBC, today Paul is the CEO of opusdynamic, a global consulting practice that specializes in leadership development, conflict resolution and guiding organizations so that … [Read more...]
John Amatt, B. Ed
John Amatt knows about tough times and the value of struggle in bringing out the best in teams of people! After all, he was the leader of an Everest team, which suffered four tragic deaths in two unpredictable accidents before putting six climbers on top of the world. His experience on Everest taught him about the danger of falling into the trap of complacency and the importance of always questioning the status quo in seeking new pathways to success in a rapidly changing world. He is the perfect … [Read more...]
Josh Dorfman
Josh Dorfman is an environmental entrepreneur, media personality and author of The Lazy Environmentalist: Your Guide to Easy, Stylish, Green Living. He is also the founder and CEO of Vivavi, a retailer of modern, green furniture and home furnishings, and of ModernGreenLiving.com, Vivavi's residential real estate search directory for consumers seeking green homes. Inc. Magazine has called Vivavi one of the top 50 companies driving today's green revolution.From January, 2006 to January, 2008, Josh … [Read more...]
Lindsey Thudin
Lindsey was born in Duluth, MN in 1982. She has 2 sisters, attended college at the University of St. Thomas and now lives in Walnut Creek, CA. … [Read more...]