American Program Bureau's adventurer speakers have pushed their minds and bodies to the absolute limits of human endurance. Their exciting journeys and achievements will enthrall audiences and motivate them to overcome their own personal trials and obstacles.
David Breashears
World-class filmmaker, adventurer, and mountaineer, David Breashears has combined his skills in climbing and cinematography to become one of the worlds most acclaimed adventure filmmakers. Most noted for his work on the IMAX film Everest: Mountain Without Mercy.
Alexandra Cousteau
A globally recognized advocate on water quality and policy, Alexandra Cousteau continues the work of her renowned grandfather Jacques-Yves and father Philippe Cousteau. With the unique ability to draw audiences into the weighty issues of policy, politics, and action, Cousteau is dedicated to advocating the importance of ...
Robert Ballard
Dynamic explorer Ballard has led or participated in over 100 deep-sea expeditions, ranging from the first manned exploration of the Mid-Ocean Ridge, to the discovery of the sunken R.M.S. Titanic and JFK's PT-109, to the examination of the luxury liner Lusitania. A widely published author of scientific articles and ...
Anousheh Ansari
She captured headlines around the world as the first female private space explorer, and earned a place in history as the first astronaut of Iranian descent. She is CEO, Chairman, and co-founder of Prodea Systems, a company which will significantly change the way all consumers interacts with the Internet and integrates ...
"Boston Rob" Mariano
Reality superstar Robert "Boston Rob" Mariano made his first television appearance on CBS' Survivor Marquesas in 2002. He has been a contestant on two additional Survivor seasons, Heroes vs. Villains in 2010 and Redemption Island in 2011, making him the only person to have appeared on ...
Caroline Casey
A visually impaired social entrepreneur working to enhance the relationship between disability and society, Caroline has received several high profile awards in recognition of her work worldwide. She was the first Irish person to be appointed a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum in 2006 and was awarded an ...
Bear Grylls
On May 26, 1998, he entered The Guinness Book of Records by becoming the youngest, and one of only about thirty British climbers to have successfully climbed Everest and return alive. He was only 23 years old. He is also a motivational public speaker and has appeared on the Discovery Channel's Man Vs. Wild.
Warren Macdonald
An adventurer, motivational speaker, and author of A Test of Will: One Man’s Extraordinary Story of Survival, Warren Macdonald recalls the horror of a 1997 climbing accident that left him caught under a one-ton boulder in a freak rock fall. After having both legs amputated, he overcame incredible odds to once ...
Dewitt Jones
Jones is one of America's top professional photographers with a career stretching over twenty-five years. As a motion picture director, he had two films nominated for Academy Awards before he was thirty. Fifteen years with "National Geographic", photographing stories all over the globe, earned him a reputation as an ...
Scott Carpenter
As one of America's first astronauts, Scott Carpenter braved great danger to explore the unknown. With his feet now planted on the ground, he offers a visionary look at the worlds still left to conquer.
Matthew Bogdanos
His resume would put Indiana Jones to shame. An officer on the Marines, former middleweight boxer, and holder of degrees in law and the classics, the 47-year-old New Yorker handled the case against Sean "Puffy" Combs as a prosecutor in the Manhattan D.A.'s office. Recalled to active duty after September 11, the reservist ...
Peter Hillary
Hillary is a powerful and dynamic speaker who takes his audience "with him" on one of his many extraordinary experiences: to the summit of Mt. Everest; traversing Antarctica to the South Pole; feeding a pod of sharks; or making a terrifying descent of a vast vertical rock face in a vicious storm on K2.
John Amatt
Capping off a lifetime of mountaineering, John Amatt led the first Canadian expedition to scale Mount Everest. He speakes on the pursuit of peak performance in personal and professional life.
Afterburner, Inc.
Afterburner, Inc. condenses the skills of military fighter pilot training into a range of programs for the business community. Geared toward your company, the seminar presentations can include classroom lectures, discussions, interactive role playing, and combat situations, simulated on the ground or in actual flights.
Sharon Wood
On May 20, 1986, at 9:00 p.m., Wood became the first North American woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world. She founded Mountain Gate Community School, a fully accredited, non-denominational private school in her hometown of Canmore, Alberta.
Vince Poscente
Vince Poscente used his unique perspective on business and speed to reach the gold medal round of the Olympic speed-skiing competition only four years after deciding to compete - with no previous racing experience.
Dan Clark
Dan Clark is CEO of a multi-million dollar corporation, an internationally recognized speaker, entertainer, songwriter/recording artist, and New York Times best-selling author. Named one of the Top Ten Speakers in the World by Achievers North America and Achievers Europe, Clark is CEO and a contributing author to ...
Jarod Miller
Jarod Miller is a young naturalist, zoologist, television host and producer, with 20 years of experience working with animals, and 15 years of experience in television. Miller has spoken at venues ranging from wildlife parks and universities, all the way to the White House.
Neal Petersen
Born in Apartheid era, South Africa, Neal Petersen was the least likely person to become an international yachtsman and successful businessman. He overcame the most insurmountable of circumstances and through incredible perseverance and driving ambition, never giving up, he became the first black man at the young age of 31 ...
Ray Zahab
Winner of some of the world's most difficult and challenging ultra-distance foot races, Zahab made history in 2007 by running 7,500 kilometers across the entire Sahara Desert to raise awareness for clean water initiatives in Africa. A believer that the impossible is possible, his journey was documented in the film ...
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