Explorer, Keynote Speaker, Foreign Correspondent 
World-renowned explorer, sought-after keynote speaker and critically acclaimed author, for three decades Mark Jenkins has been a foreign correspondent for National Geographic Magazine, Smithsonian and Outside Magazine among others. Taking on the most difficult and dangerous assignments, Jenkins will do “whatever it takes” to get the real story. He has been arrested in Afghanistan by the Tajik KGB and interrogated for a week; captured and held by the military junta in Burma; taken prisoner by the murderous Hutu guerillas in eastern Congo.
His Nat Geo feature “Who Murdered The Mountain Gorillas” won the National Magazine Award; his Nat Geo feature “The Healing Fields,” about landmines in Cambodia, won the Overseas Press Club Award. Jenkins climbed Everest the hard way, made the first exploration of the largest cave on earth in Vietnam, the first descent of the Niger River in West Africa, and is in the Guinness Book of World Records for the first crossing of Russia by bicycle.
9 Lessons in Leadership From a Life on the Edge
As a keynote speaker, with humor and candor, using world-class National Geographic photography from his life-or-death experiences, Jenkins distills for audiences the hard-won lessons of successful leadership.
Explorer Mark Jenkins is one of the most sought-after leadership keynote speakers around the world. He has given over 300 presentations for a vast array of corporations, conventions, universities, public organizations and clients. With humor, candor and understanding, Jenkins takes the audience around the world to reveal the hard-won lessons learned in the field.
From climbing Everest to being captured by Congolese rebels, from kayking down the Niger River in West Africa to crossing Afghanistan during the war, National Geographic writer, foreign correspondent and author Mark Jenkins will discuss the reasons for successful leadership under difficult and dangerous situations. How to train yourself to stay calm, how to prepare for a mission, how to develop the most effective leadership skills.
“Mark Jenkins is the real Indiana Jones. From the summit of Mt. Everest to the depths of the deepest cave on earth, from the wars in Afghanistan, the Congo and Burma, to the wastelands of the Arctic, Siberia, and the Sahara, Mark Jenkins brings back stories and lessons of life on the edge.” Laurie Nichols, former President of the University of Wyoming
“As a national industry advocate, I want my business leaders to see well beyond the rest. Mark Jenkins delivers that vision, pushing outer boundaries of adventure and shaping perspectives along the way. Few can do this better than Mark. His experience and passionate stories from parts of the world few will ever witness firsthand helps define how society can and should think differently.” Chris Spear, President & CEO American Truck Association
“Mark’s fascinating experiences as an explorer and journalist under extreme conditions offered piercing insights into leadership and problem solving in the midst of crisis. Mark’s lessons are not merely practical; they expose the timeless struggles that leaders face to accomplish missions and manage people. Employing his gift of story-telling, coupled with beautiful and poignant photography, Mark outlines nine universal lessons of leadership that are easily understood and free of needless jargon or catch-phrases. In the end, Mark illustrates that no matter the circumstances, true and effective leadership always spring best from strength of character and humility. “ Ed Panetta, Federal Law Enforcement Officer
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