Mark Squirrell OAM - Adventure & Challenge - Explore the principles of leadership, resilience a ...

Travels From Victoria

Speaker Topics

Building Resilience

Succeeding during turbulent times and in unpredictable environments. Read less

Chaos and Culture

How cross cultural teams from the United Nations overcome chaos in the worlds most challenging hotspots. Read less

Corporate Social Responsibility

Maximising CSR results and using it as a motivational tool for your workforce. Read less

Ebola Outbreak (ie Change)

Managing risk and emotions to create excitement around the challenge of the unknown road ahead. Read less

Effective Communication

Opening up the channels that maximise communication and create unity amongst team members. Read less

Everest Extreme Teams

Maximising your team and their talent in order to smash your opposition. Read less

Extreme Leadership

Strategic leading to ensure a unified and collaborative effort at all levels. Read less

Maximising Diversity

Using diversity to build powerful teams. Read less

Motivating Teams

How to get your team to climb the organisations Everest Read less

Negotiating Under Pressure

Conversational and behavioural tactics used on the battlefield to negotiate access and save lives. Read less

Team Building Activities

High pressure situations are recreated inside or outside your conference room to build your team. These are tailored to suit your objectives and can be used to enhance a Keynote presentation. Read less

Virtual Reality Experience

Experience first-hand the challenges and rewards of working in war zones and climbing Everest. Up to 80 VR goggles are available, larger audiences would need to be staggered. Read less

Mark Squirrell OAM

Explore the principles of leadership, resilience and communication

Recognised with an Order of Australia Medal (OAM), Mark Squirrell’s work as an International Aid Worker has seen him work under pressure in some of the world’s most tense situations. From car bombings to meeting Yasser Arafat, Mark ‘Squiz’ Squirrell OAM has experienced more than most.

After serving in the Australian Commandos and being awarded the coveted “Green Beret”, Squiz took his courage and leadership skills abroad to help others overcome adversity and turmoil.

Squiz has escorted food convoys through the Gaza Strip, negotiated with the Liberation Tigers of Tamel Eelam (Tamil Tigers) and brokered deals with Somali Clansmen to ensure the safe delivery of United Nations food aid. In doing so, Squiz continues to master the challenges of performing under pressure.

Inspired by his work with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Squiz climbed his way to the top of Mount Everest to help raise awareness of the global hunger crisis. The gruelling six week ordeal across glaciers and over exposed cliffs reveal the motivation, habits and adversity skills that facilitated his success.

With a career’s worth of experiences to draw upon, Squiz memorialised his adventures in a memoir titled ‘From Arafat to Everest’. He was also recognised in the Australia Day Honours List with an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for his service to the international community through humanitarian aid in 2019.

He continues to be deployed on short-term assignments to emergency zones, such as the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa and 2015 Nepal Earthquake.

Using personal anecdotes and real-time scenarios, Squiz challenges his audience to think well under pressure and communicate effectively with their team. Through practical strategies for lateral thinking, Squiz is passionate about helping people navigate the complex global market and improve workplace performance. Unique footage played through Virtual Reality goggles guarantee that your staff will have a life-like, high impact and unforgettable experience!

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Testimonial

“Oh my goodness! Squiz was amazing.”

Kip McGrath

“Oh my goodness! Squiz was amazing.”

Kip McGrath

"Squiz was incredible. Very workshops knowledgeable and so engaging.”

Bunnings

"Exceptional interactions and great feedback received.”

Downer Group

"It was a good way to break up the day and he came on after being bombarded by finance and data information so really changed the dynamic of the room for a few hours. Not only was his story inspiring and extremely interesting, the interactive group activities enabled business unit leaders to work together and problem solve when they may not have had that opportunity otherwise. I would recommend Mark’s presentation and workshop to groups who are looking for team building, developing problem solving skills and learning to communicate different opinions in a constructive environment. Overall, it was a wonderful day and really impressed with Mark, everyone raved about the experience at dinner!"

Rangedale Group

"Feedback from staff has been very positive. Mark was excellent and was able to link key messages to our training and PD day. Very informative session."

Mentone Grammar School

"It was a pleasure to have you take us all on a journey to some places far removed from our daily work lives, but none the less relevant. The scenario exercise in particular provided our staff with a great opportunity to problem solve using some basic tools that operate at a very human level, something I know the team valued and made for great discussion the next day as we continued to work with these principles."

John Holland

"Squiz was fantastic! A really strong, engaging presentation and Q&A that was truly inspirational and landed the key messages for the team to take away really succinctly. He delivered very strongly against the theme / messages brief provided prior to the session. He has an amazing story to tell which inspired the team to think bigger. We are in the midst of a post conference survey and Squiz presentation has received a 4.8 out of 5 across all participant responses – Definitely one of the highlights of the conference! I personally will be recommending Squiz to others – not only a great guest speaker, but a bloody good guy!"

PZ Cussons

"Mark has an uncanny presentation style that had the audience move from the serious realities of global poverty to a series of light hearted and at times humorous anecdotes. The audience came away with knowledge but at the same time were entertained and inspired by marks remarkable journey with the United Nations. Our committee was most impressed and would recommend him to others who are considering his services."

Anti-Poverty Week NT

"The team at Indigo was very energized by your presentation to the group. Hearing your stories about working as a team in times of adversity, allowed us to draw some terrific parallels to how we can work closely together as a cohesive unit under difficult circumstances."

Indigo Shire Council

"Amazing presenter, kept the audience intrigued!"

Ambulance Australia

Travels From Victoria

Categories

Speaker Topics

Building Resilience

Chaos and Culture

Corporate Social Responsibility

Ebola Outbreak (ie Change)

Effective Communication

Everest Extreme Teams

Extreme Leadership

Maximising Diversity

Motivating Teams

Negotiating Under Pressure

Team Building Activities

Virtual Reality Experience

Mark Squirrell OAM

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