Yossi Ghinsberg

Yossi Ghinsberg: Profile

Yossi does not teach; he touches deeply and meaningfully.

Yossi is a professional keynote speaker with a strong, inspiring and timely message of overcoming adversity and keeping the dream alive. One of the world's leading motivational speakers, Yossi works regularly with top tier corporate clients internationally. Yossi's delivery is entrancing; he uses no PowerPoint or any AV, no tricks, no gimmicks; just the power of the spoken word that comes deep from the heart. Audience response is overwhelming and emotional, and long lasting learning is sustained.

International bestselling author of Jungle, (over one million copies sold), a true story of survival against all odds in the Amazon rainforest and the subject of a Discovery Channel documentary (and now a feature film in production), Yossi Ghinsberg is one of the most celebrated inspirational speakers of our time. He is recognized by Google organic search in the top 3 for Motivational Speakers, and noted by Wikipedia for being in the top 5 in this field.

A business motivational speaker and a riveting storyteller, Yossi leads audiences to a deep state of listening, allowing them to experience and process the content of his message within their own environments and thus immediately integrate it into their personal and professional lives. Yossi draws from his rich life experience as a daring explorer and visionary entrepreneur. Reflecting on his harrowing experiences, Yossi moves his audiences through insights and realizations that result in deep transformation.

Bio:

Yossi was born and raised in Israel and served three years in the Israeli navy on the Red Sea. During this time, he befriended the Bedouins of the Sinai Desert whose wholesome philosophy and nomadic lifestyle greatly influenced his life’s path.

He studied Jewish Philosophy and Business Administration at Tel Aviv University, followed by a comprehensive study of the 'Kabala' in authentic environments. A truth seeker by an inner calling, Yossi continues to study the religions and philosophies of the past and present - including the Ancients, the Classics, Eastern, Contemporary and the Shamanic path.

Ten years after almost losing his life there, he returned to the Amazon river valley that was the site of his remarkable adventure and made it his home. During this period, he was instrumental in the creation and construction of Chalalan, a model eco-tourism village that inspires the Amazon basin and the world to this day. His work with indigenous Amazon tribes contributed to the creation of the Madidi National Park, the largest biosphere conservation belt in the Amazon.

The next phase of his life was dedicated to the treatment, rehabilitation and reintegration of opiate addicts throughout the world. Since that time he has initiated several different business ventures, published two books and two albums of original music. He has been involved in grassroots efforts for reconciliation and healing in the Middle East. Currently he has founded a new interior and landscape design label collecteco which represents his never ending roaming of the planet, his commitment to ecology, his connection to nature and his respect for indigenous cultures.