Keynote Speaker
Leadership Keynote Speaker
Leadership under uncertainty is easy to talk about. Yossi Ghinsberg practiced it alone in the Amazon, where the decisions he made determined whether he lived. That is not a metaphor. That is the content.
20 days alone in the Amazon
1M+ books sold
Voted Most Unforgettable Speaker
Google / Apple / Microsoft / BMW
Most leadership keynotes are drawn from case studies, research, or someone else's organisation. Yossi's are drawn from the moment the map ran out. In 1981, he was 22 years old and lost in the Bolivian Amazon. No guide. No radio. No way to know which direction was out. The decisions he made in those 20 days are the same decisions leaders face in disruption: when to move, when to stop, how to stay clear-headed when clarity is the one thing in short supply.
Leadership keynotes from Yossi are not about theory. They are about the specific mechanics of decision-making when certainty is gone. He teaches leaders to trust instinct without abandoning judgment, to move without the full picture, and to hold steadiness for the people around them when they are not sure themselves.
Organisations that book Yossi for leadership conferences include Google, Apple, Microsoft, and BMW. He has keynoted for leadership teams across every sector on every continent. The feedback is consistent: people leave the room thinking about their own situations differently, and they act differently because of it.
Keynote programs
Every program is tailored to your event, your theme, and your audience. These are the three most requested.
From Survival to Legacy
How to lead with clarity, courage, and creativity when the map runs out
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The Laws of the Jungle
Nature's principles for leadership, culture, and the legacy that outlasts you
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Real Survival vs Imaginary Survival
A survivor's perspective on chronic stress, and the path back to optimal performance
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What your audience walks away with
The story opens the room. These are the tools that stay after it.
Snake Breath
A breathing technique for acute stress, born in the jungle and taught live on stage. Your audience uses it the same day.
Full Sensory Activation
A practice for presence under pressure. The antidote to running on autopilot when the stakes are highest.
Real vs. imaginary survival
A framework that separates true threats from the manufactured stress that burns teams out. Most pressure is imaginary. Knowing the difference changes how people work.
A shared language
Teams quote the story for years. The next step, the river, the jungle. It becomes shorthand for how the team faces hard things.
Best fit
- Annual kickoffs and sales conferences
- Leadership summits and executive offsites
- Insurance and financial services (MDRT main stage, 2025)
- Resilience, wellbeing, and change programs
Formats and fee
- Keynote. 60 minutes, tailored to your event theme
- Keynote + fireside chat. Adds 20 to 30 minutes of moderated Q&A
- Workshop. Half day or full day, hands-on with the techniques
Most engagements fall between USD 30,000 and 50,000, depending on format, location, and travel. Every enquiry receives a tailored proposal within 48 hours.
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