Dave Rodney TOPICS: Motivation Inspiration Everest Climbers Humor Entertainment FEE CATEGORY:* 5.0k to 10.0k TRAVELS FROM: Alberta Video Profile Program Outlines Testimonials/Client List Request This Speaker

Dave Rodney: Program Outlines

Whether it be a keynote session at a multi-national corporate annual conference, an awareness-raising activity involving a charity, a multi-day workshop for various stakeholders, or an intimate retreat addressing top executives, Dave Rodney is the speaker for you!

Mr. Rodney is a seasoned and dynamic motivator. Dave shares his refreshing, insightful explanations of what compels people to attempt to climb (and succeed at summiting) the various "mountains" of their lives; and relates the intrinsic motivations and obstacles found on expeditions to the events you are faced with daily.

He is pleased and honoured to speak on a myriad of topics after researching the needs of your group! He possesses a humble, healthy pride in utilizing his academic background and personal and professional encounters as he tailors his programs to your organizational realities, challenges, and conference themes.

Your organization is guaranteed an unforgettable experience: Dave’s stunning audio-visual and multi-disciplinary presentations (for the eyes, ears, heart, body, and soul) are entertaining, informative, and down to earth. He leaves his audiences refreshed, renewed, and re-invigorated! People love to hear David speak: his messages move his audience members, who are naturally empowered by his presentations. Dave lives for what he does, and it shows.

"Turn Your Stumbling Blocks Into Stepping Stones!"      
When we travel towards goals which are truly worth striving for, we are often faced with a myriad of situations we will either consider problems that threaten our dreams, or challenges which will enhance our development--depending on our attitude.

David believes that often "we are not granted the grandeur of the next mountain-top vista until we have first trudged through the gullet of the tumultuous valley below."      

In this gripping multi-media presentation (which includes life and death accounts of rescues on the highest mountains in the world), you will appreciate why Dave maintains that with proper preparation and strategies, our pilgrimage may be easier than we might first imagine; in the words of Lao Tzu, "the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step!"

"Humor in the Himalayas" or "Altitude with an Attitude!"    
Expeditions are depicted as nothing less than serious endeavors; but when humans are exposed to only one-third the usual amount of oxygen, they say and do some pretty hilarious things!

In this session, you will chuckle at cartoons demonstrating comedy above the clouds; hear side-splitting stories on the effects of elevation; witness crazy antics and accents at altitude; and observe outrageous outtakes rescued from the documentary editing room floor.

After the jokes, wit and repartee, you will ask "are these climbers, or clowns?", and "how did they ever get to the top of the world and back?!"     

After running into personal and professional walls back home, Dave rediscovered laughter-at basecamp. He learned there is a "mountain of entertainment on Everest" (perhaps as a result of having too many people too close to each other for too long!).

Venture with him to the lighter side of climbing…it will be a session you'll never forget!

"Picture Your Climb!" or "I can't see the forest for the trees!" or "I can't get there from here…I just can't see it!" or "I know I have to jump to fly, but I can't get my feet off the ground!"…     
 If you are struggling with achieving your full potential, this session is for you. Utilizing slides from experience on St. Vincent Island's "La Soufriere", Washington State's Mt. Rainier, Argentina's "Cerro Aconcagua", Australia's Ayer's Rock, and Nepal's "Solo-Khumbu" Region, David will share his adventures…which saw a simple prairie boy rise to new heights in every way, culminating with his successful ascent of Mt. Everest!

"Footprints to the Future: An Inter-Cultural Legacy of Leisure and Luxury"      
It is common to receive awards and accolades of all sorts after successfully summiting treacherous mountains--risky endeavors which require much sacrifice and dedication. But the challenges of our daily lives are every bit as deserving of attention as these efforts (and in the long run, they are often even more taxing!). Both on the mountain and in the real world, we must examine our histories critically--if we are to evade repeating personal, social, and global errors of the past. Once we do so, we will drastically increase our opportunity to be truly happy and successful.     

Utilizing powerful slide images, video, music, and stories (from across the planet), David will demonstrate that the answers to the deepest questions of our lives are there for us…around our world, and within ourselves. This will provide you with the opportunity to look back, look around, and look forward…not with fear, but with satisfaction, hope, and excitement!

"Adventuring on the Outside, and on the Inside!" or "The Journey of Sacred Time and Space: Mind, Body, & Spirit"      
Balance is critical to personal and professional success. How do we achieve this... physically, intellectually, emotional, spiritually, and socially? Dave shares his journey in these respects, utilizing experiences at some of the most beautiful, yet terrifying places in the world. He draws on the works of contemporary theorists, philosophers, (and cartoonists!); shares exclusive video footage from his successful ascent of Mt. Everest; and offers a meditative CD/Slide show finale as he guides you towards the discovery and enjoyment of your "Sacred Spaces".      

After this session, you will return to your world refreshed, renewed, and re-invigorated... appreciating that your influence is much more significant than most people could ever imagine!

"Reaching New Heights Personally and Professionally" or "Higher Learning: An Everest Education Via the World-Wide Web"     
How can we program both excitement and relaxation into our jobs? After doing masters work related to the subject, David has discovered some answers which he will share with you in this session. He has incorporated mountaineering into his workplace; and will invite you along to explore some of his favourite areas around the world.      

This event will feature David's "Adventure Everest On-Line '97" the first international, interactive, internet, e-mail Business/Education project of its kind, which was based on, and at, the highest mountain on earth. (Simply planning the event was similar to organizing a major expedition, as the coordination of personnel and resources was an incredible logistical challenge. David will outline the history, curriculum, and system, which linked the world's highest base camp to classrooms around the globe in 1997, during his team's attempt to reach the roof of the world.)      

He will also share the secrets of the strategies utilized during the communication of his own successful 1999 ascent of the mountain. Finally, David will include ideas for future projects that will stimulate the mind, as well as the body!

 

* Please note that while this speaker's specific fee falls within the range posted at the top of this page (for Continental U.S. based events), fees are subject to change without notice. Also note that most celebrity keynotes begin in the $25,000 and up range (most list "Contact for Fee Schedule"). For current fee information or international event fees, please contact your Speakers Platform representative.