James Castrission
A thrilling and crazy life adventure.
Profile
James Castrission is an Australian thought leader in building leadership capabilities for leading high-performance teams and fostering an explorer’s mindset for achieving the extraordinary. Cas is renowned as a World-Record-Breaking Aussie Explorer constantly pushing the boundaries of human endurance. He also spent five years as a management consultant at Deloitte.
Current Work
Cas is highly regarded as one of Australia’s premier public speakers, captivating global audiences with his insights on leadership, teamwork, risk management, and resilience. He is the author of two bestselling books: ‘Crossing the Ditch’ and ‘Extreme South. His engaging and motivational presentations have reached over 920,000 people across 40 countries.
James Castrission’s unique approach to conferences involves immersive simulation-based learning, allowing participants to collaboratively navigate scenarios, make decisions, and learn from the consequences firsthand.
Previous Experience
Crossing the Ditch: In late 2007, Cas and his best mate, Jonesy, made history by completing the longest unsupported transoceanic double kayak expedition-a Guinness World Record. Over 62 days, they kayaked 3318km across treacherous seas, facing dwindling supplies, technical issues, 14 days trapped in a whirlpool, and two close encounters with sharks. After this endeavour, Cas spent a lot of time reflecting on his learnings, reinforcing his belief that every lesson can be applied to any difficult situation and to anyone striving to achieve something extraordinary.
Polar Expedition: Building on their Tasman Conquest success, they set out for another extraordinary journey. On the 26th of January 2012, they became the first to walk from the edge of Antarctica to the South Pole and back unassisted and unsupported. In 100 years of polar exploration, no one had ever successfully achieved this feat. This historic expedition showcased their growth mindset, teamwork, and determination to turn audacious goals into reality.
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Feedback
Cas was absolutely awesome. He fulfilled his speaker brief perfectly and was inspiring and engaging. He had an audience of over 300 staff members spellbound.
I was on the edge of my seat for the entire presentation. one moment in tears of laughter, the next tears of despair.
... the peak teams program was a great way to reinforce our team’s commitment to short and long term goals and ultimately the success of the company
I’ve worked in the events industry for over 10 years and can honestly say this is one of the most unique and rewarding programs I have worked on, I would highly recommended my adventure group for anyone looking for something outside the norm! Congratulations and thank you to James and his team for all of their hard work
James was amazing, his experiences combined with his ability to involve you in the expedition was something we have not experienced with a keynote speaker before, our objective was to increase teamwork and his teachings achieved that perfectly 10/10 he was energetic, enthusiastic and engaging.
We’ve just completed an extraordinary leadership retreat with James as our facilitator, as someone who has participated in a number of leadership events and leadership training sessions, I can honestly say that I’ve never experienced anything like this before.
Cas’ Keynote was amazing. It actually left me speechless for some time. Most importantly it was a very active, engaging, and deeply motivating keynote that I’ll still draw from for a while.
His ability to package these adventures into a thoroughly unique and thought-provoking, engaging and raw presentation sets him apart from almost every other “motivational” presenter I’ve seen.
James is entertaining, deeply engaging, vulnerable, and insightful, his educational methods have you deeply invested and engaged… And leave you with some great knowledge and learning experience that you can apply throughout your leadership journey.
