John Sullivan is a former Royal Marines Commando of nine years' experience. He has operated in some of the world's most challenging environments - Jungle, Desert and Arctic. John's passion in life is to explore with a sense of purpose. Working alone, this has taken him to some of the remotest corners of the world to research and set up factual programmes for the BBC and the National Geographic Channel. He has also led numerous life-changing conservation expeditions for young people to Namibia, Belize and Borneo.
Advisor to the BBC, Channel 5 and National Geographic Channel
John has excelled in the realm of freelance consultancy. He has remarkable first-hand knowledge of many remote regions of the world. He develops unique networks of in country contacts - often local tribes. John uses these to advise media groups and expedition leaders on how best to deal with the cultures and natural environments of the countries they plan to explore.
John is in great demand from the top TV Companies. His aptitude to inhospitable conditions in remote areas uniquely qualifies him for TV 'groundwork' and preparation.
The BBC hired him to make all in-country arrangements for Last Man Standing and Extreme Dreams. For Channel 5, he executed a similar brief for the programme, Unbreakables. More recently, John prepared all the pre-shoot arrangements in Papua New Guinea for the National Geographic Channel's documentary, Eating with Cannibals! John loves nothing more than to pass on his passion for the natural world and for the peoples of the most remote regions of the planet. As an extreme survivalist, he is always looking for that next adventure!
Inspirational
Leadership
Motivational
Overcoming Adversity
Teamwork
Environment
Sustainability
Motivation and goal setting
Determination and perseverance
Risk-taking
Teamwork and communication
Remote working
Psychology of expeditions and solo
"Your talk was really nicely pitched, with great pace and just the right amount of detail, suspense and laughs, delivered with some really interesting messages and stories too. And the rat - I loved this and so did the audience. Such a simple and yet powerful concept that everyone can make their own and take away. It was great."
Sarah Outen MBE, first woman and the youngest person to row solo across the Indian Ocean and also the Pacific Ocean from Japan to Alaska.
'John, with his 'Feed the Rat' theme and stories of exploration, adventure and overcoming challenge creates an impressively realistic picture of how a can-do approach to life can over come tremendous cultural and physical barriers to deliver results in the most austere of locations.
Highly recommended that's full of energy, interest and one which serves to highlight what can be achieved when one applies positive energy and detailed planning'.
Mark Hannaford FRGS FRSA, Founder of Expedition & Wilderness Medicine
"Culturally sensitive, technically skilled, and with first-hand evidence of the challenges remote communities now face, John is a Boys' Own adventurer for the 21st Century. "
Mary-Ann Ochota, Anthropologist and Broadcaster
A dynamic and versatile speaker, Josh is able to draw upon his experience and expertise to give inf…