Yossi Ghinsberg

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Adventurer | Amazon Survivor | Inspiration for the Movie Jungle

Yossi Ghinsberg knows survival like almost no one else. When he was just 21 years old, he made headlines around the world for having survived in the Amazon rainforest for three weeks, alone. Today, Yossi draws on the lessons he learned from his ordeal to show organizations what they too must do to “survive” in the corporate jungle. An epic storyteller, his unique insights are counter-intuitive and transformational.

As an author, Yossi’s memoir of his unexpected adventure, Jungle, sold millions of copies around the world, and aired as a docudrama on the Discovery Channel. The bestselling book was also turned into a major motion picture starring Daniel Radcliffe, released in 2017.

An entrepreneur, Yossi is the co-founder and director of the Chalalan Ecolodge in the Amazon basin. The lodge is an eco-tourism village formed in partnership with the indigenous tribes in the area, and was the first of its kind at its inception.

A dedicated humanitarian, Yossi also served as the vice-president of development for The Center for Investigation and Treatment of Addiction. In this role, he founded 12 centers for the treatment and research of opiate addiction in different parts of the world from Mexico to China. In Australia, Yossi founded The Alma Libre Foundation, dedicated to assisting opiate addicts and provide rehabilitation options for re-integration into society.

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The Power to Survive: Bringing Amazon Survival Skills to Business

“Adversity is part of life; being a victim is a matter of choice.”

Yossi Ghinsberg’s amazing true story of survival is a timeless metaphor for how to face up to the challenges and uncertainties of everyday life.

After being separated from his friends, Yossi wandered lost and alone for three weeks in the heart of the Amazon. He managed somehow to survive, even with no food or weapons, and during what was the worst rainy season in decades, until he was miraculously saved.

The survival skills that Yossi learned while in the Amazon are counter-intuitive insights will expand your business horizons, open new dimensions and facilitates new possibilities.

Jungle

What begins as a dream adventure for four amicable, if hastily met, mochileros (backpackers) quickly becomes a struggle for survival as they unravel under the duress of the jungle. They are an odd mix to be sure: Marcus, the Swiss mystic; Karl, the shady Austrian geologist; Kevin, the well-intentioned American photographer; and Yossi, the Israeli adventurer. Jungle is the incredible true story of Yossi Ghinsberg’s triumph over the most adverse and frightening of circumstances. It is a tale of survival and human fortitude against the wildest backdrop on the planet.

After hearing Yossi speak last year at the Corporate Lunch, I felt he would be an ideal candidate to inspire and encourage our Sales Team to new heights and to push the boundaries. I am pleased to say that Yossi’s speech/presentation did achieve the desired result. Everyone who participated in the evening had nothing but glowing references and felt an enormous sense of exhilaration in recounting Yossi’s story. I would not hesitate to recommend him to other companies thinking of using him in a similar situation.

Olympus

I feel like I may have made a new friend. We are very pleased, as you know, with your presentation… Thank you for your candor and honesty and for your easy working relationship. Please keep in touch.

BMW

Indeed it was our privilege to have you as our guest speaker at our recent conference. The feedback from BOC people was very positive. You inspired them with the theme,content and delivery of your amazing story in the Amazon and even now I hear shouts of “Where is it?” around the business! Thank you so much for helping us deliver a great conference to the business. Thank you,

BOC Gases

On behalf of the Gold Coast Tourism Bureau and the Australian Association of Convention Bureaus (AACB), I would like to thank you for your contribution in making the AACB Gold Coast Conference such a success – you are in a class of your own. As your story is about courage, loss and challenges, it transported the listeners into your experiences, into your awakening. Your delivery was powerful and effective and you certainly had the audience with you all the way, conquered, inspired and enriched. You would no doubt have noticed during the coffee break that followed your presentation the magnetic pull you have – it was wonderful to witness – you were like the Pied Piper – people were mesmerised by you. I know I speak on behalf of my colleagues when I say I wish you could have spoken for another hour or two. I have seen your presentation on two separate occasions and when I sat down to listen to you last week, it was as if I was hearing it for the first time – that is how skilled you are as a storyteller? Thank you again and I look forward to the next time we meet.

Gold Coast Tourism Bureau

Thank you again for your involvement in our recent Customer Care conference. Your story and style of delivery was extremely moving and inspiring, as you saw for yourself. You speak in a way that allows your audience to relate the content easily to their own situations, making it all the more powerful an address. Now, over a month since the conference, I am still receiving requests for your book!

Telstra

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Yossi Ghinsberg

Adventurer | Amazon Survivor | Inspiration for the Movie Jungle

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