James Castrission

In this lively keynote, you’ll learn the critical steps that ensured Cas not only survived, but achieved two Guinness World Record adventures. Cas has developed this six step model so that your organisation can apply his learnings to achieving any BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal). Whether it’s a roadmap to achieving your 2020 vision or launching a new product. It’s a model that will help your team build clarity and alignment to organisational achieving the impossible.

Effective collaboration is the most important element of success, whether you’re striving to grow a company or you’re voyaging across an ocean or tundra. Without real collaboration both endeavours are bound to fail. In this engaging keynote you’ll learn critical steps in creating a tribe that is aligned and working together, that supports each other, and that doesn’t put personal ambition and success over that of the organisation. This is the perfect session on how to develop a “culture” that is geared towards collaboration, and ultimately: success.

FEEL THE EXCITEMENT AND DANGER OF TWO OF THE GREATEST ADVENTURES IN HISTORY. These two keynotes-Crossing the Ditch & Crossing the Ice are highly motivating story-based presentations. Cas will take your audience on an audio-visual journey through two of the greatest adventures in history. With lessons learnt from the most hostile environments on earth, his keynotes will stick with them for years to come. These international keynote presentations LEARNING OUTCOMES: - Inspiration/Motivation - Challenge/Adventure - Purpose/Vision - Overcoming adversity

Effective collaboration is the most important element of success, whether you’re striving to grow a company or you’re voyaging across an ocean or tundra. Without real collaboration, both endeavours are bound to fail. In this engaging keynote, you’ll learn critical steps in creating a tribe that is aligned and working together, supporting each other, and that doesn’t put personal ambition and success over that of the organisation. This is the perfect session on how to develop a “culture” that is geared towards collaboration and ultimately, success. LEARNING OUTCOMES: - Effective collaboration - Teamwork - Strategic Thinking

Teams are led through an HPT setup where they make decisions on scenarios (with footage) from world-first expeditions with each decision having consequences that impact their success. This immersive learning experience is designed to help them develop the skills they need to succeed including learning how to make better decisions under pressure, build stronger relationships, and effectively manage risk. The synergies between achieving a daring world record and managing a successful business are clear. Both require alignment, leadership, and teamwork. By the end of this session, your team will leave with proven tools and techniques that will help them achieve their goals. LEARNING OUTCOMES: - Decision-making in VUCA environment - Effective teamwork/collaboration - Foundations of the cohesive leadership team OUR APPROACH IS DIFFERENT. Cas is an expert in designing and delivering high-impact leadership journeys, combining different delivery mediums to ensure maximum traction of the development of your leaders. One of his most sought-after delivery is Uncharted Ice, an immersive learning experience that takes lessons and footage from one of the most hostile environments on Earth. This session emotionally engages leaders and creates an unforgettable shared experience that will bring them together to act as a team. During the workshop, they are encouraged to strengthen their communication and decision-making skills. They have the opportunity for healthy debate and shared problem-solving, which improves their team connection. The interactive nature of Uncharted Ice is highly memorable and allows teams to retain key insights and behaviours for longer. This workshop is also available virtually.

In today's VUCA world, it is critical that teams develop a growth mindset. It is not just important for senior management, but for the whole organisation-from EA to CEO. In this workshop, Cas takes delegates through the five steps to growth, relating his own story as one of Australia’s 50 Greatest Explorers of All Time and bringing in case studies from people like LeBron James and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. The workshop finishes with each employee forming individual commitments so they can carry forward a growth mindset-set on a path for growth into the future. LEARNING OUTCOMES: - Growth mindset - Team/Individual assessment - Vulnerability-based trust - 99% planning, 1% execution

A memorable keynote speaker does three things: - Tells an incredible story; - Has people sitting on the edge of their seats; and - Shares highly relevant messages that audiences can truly connect with. As well as being a record-breaking adventurer and entrepreneur, Cas has a background as a corporate executive. Having a clear understanding of what it takes to survive in both worlds sets him miles apart from other corporate speakers. Audience Size: 10 - 10,000 Duration: 20 - 90 mins.

A CHOOSE-YOUR-OWN-ADVENTURE EXPERIENCE. This experience emotionally engages audiences through metaphor, creating a shared platform to explore team dynamics, decision-making, and key insights applicable to life in the world. This is an opportunity for organisations to further develop their understanding and application of high performance and teamwork. Audience Size: 5 - 500 Duration: 3 hrs. - 2 days

The single biggest driver of Cas' success (and that of individuals and companies) is their perseverance and passion for long-term goals, defined as GRIT. In this immersive workshop Cas will present the science of GRIT, take the participants through an individual GRIT score test and then give them tools and techniques to build resilience because at the end of the day, GRIT is a learned behaviour (not an inherited trait of success). LEARNING OUTCOMES: - GRIT - Understand the 4 key drivers of resilience - GRIT assessment - Actionable takeaways to grow GRIT

Effective collaboration is the most important element of success, whether you’re striving to grow a company or you’re voyaging across an ocean or tundra. Without real collaboration, both endeavours are bound to fail. In this engaging workshop, your delegates will learn steps to create an aligned tribe that is working together, that supports each other and that doesn’t put personal ambition and success over that of the organisation. This is the perfect session on how to develop a “culture” that is geared towards collaboration, and ultimately: success. LEARNING OUTCOMES: - Effective collaboration - Internal vs external collaboration - Strategic thinking

Your team is attempting to be the first people to walk unsupported from Mawson Hut to the South Pole. You need to set up your tent to escape the blizzard… Challenge: Your team must set up your trusty tent, with polar mitts on, no talking. Your whole team must crawl inside the setup tent to complete the challenge. This team-building activity has been designed to get teams working together as ONE TEAM and showcase the importance of effective planning in execution. LEARNING OUTCOMES: - Teamwork - Effective communication - Strategy - Collaboration - System design & implementation

The Premier Adventure Challenge Course and Corporate Race My Adventure Race is a team-based adventure challenge course that will test your physical and mental skills. The race will feature a variety of obstacles, including rock climbing, abseiling, and group puzzles. Each team’s objective is to be the first to arrive at the My Adventure Race finish line! To do this, they will need to follow a series of location clues that will lead to a variety of challenges. There will also be bonus challenges and time penalties scattered throughout the race. They will only receive your next location clue once you have satisfactorily completed each challenge. LEARNING OUTCOMES: - Teamwork - Interactive Fun - Effective Communication

Looking for an engaging activity to drive the learnings from the conference room? Start the day with a workshop on growth mindset theory. Learn how to apply this framework to your work life and overcome challenges. After lunch, head out to the high ropes course and put your new skills to the test. The high ropes course is a safe and challenging environment where you can practice teamwork, resilience, and vulnerability-based trust. LEARNING OUTCOMES: - Overcoming Adversity - Resilience - Teamwork - Vulnerability based trust - Growth Mindset

12-MONTH MULTI-ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE TEAMS Engage in interactive and informative sessions that will transform your team into a high-performing unit. This program is developed by Cas to help teams develop the mindset, skills, and tools they need to succeed. It is based on the real-world experiences of James Castrission, who has led two Guinness World Record expeditions. Each session is designed to be engaging, interactive, and informative. It will challenge your team and help them grow as individuals and as a team. Audience Size: 5 - 500 Duration: 12 months