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Jamie Fitzgerald

Record-Breaking Adventurer & Leadership Performance Expert

Combined with his professional background in financial services, culture change and branded customer service, Jamie’s ability to translate strategic thinking and tactical planning into practical steps in second to none. Jamie has enabled people and organisations alike to achieve more.

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Jamie is one of New Zealand’s most in-demand leadership speakers — a record-breaking adventurer and CEO who turns extreme expeditions into practical lessons in performance.

In 2007, Jamie became the first Kiwi to reach the South Pole unsupported on foot, completing a 52-day trek with fellow adventurer Kevin Biggar and earning global media attention for their disciplined, business-style approach to survival in the world’s harshest environment.

He also holds a world record for rowing 5,000km across the Atlantic Ocean in a tiny boat, has captained rowing crews against Cambridge and Oxford during his management studies, and has held leadership roles across multiple industries. He is currently CEO of Inspiring Performance.

Jamie’s philosophy — performance through people — underpins both his consulting work and his adventures. His initiatives have empowered thousands, including The Big Walk, a nationwide youth programme that saw thousands of young Kiwis undertake learning-based adventures, culminating in Ministers, CEOs and participants co-creating a strategy to combat New Zealand’s negative youth statistics.

A strategic thinker with an unmatched ability to turn big goals into practical action, Jamie is widely regarded as one of New Zealand’s most booked speakers and workshop facilitators, working with organisations around the world.

In 2011, he led the design and delivery of training for 7,000+ Rugby World Cup volunteers, shaping a “uniquely New Zealand” customer experience for a global audience.

Today, Jamie continues to help teams elevate their leadership, communication and performance — unlocking potential and inspiring people to achieve far more than they thought possible.

Topics

  • Strategy creation and implementation
  • Cultural alignment
  • Leadership development and personal coaching
  • Branded customer service
  • Personal and teamwork profiling
Thank you for the part you played, and helping us achieve what we did. Jamie –your design and facilitation was a huge part of the conference success. Metro Broker Link
Many thanks for your superb contribution to our National Conference. It’s obvious your accomplishments provide credibility, but we felt it was your acumen, personality and delivery that really connected with our Group. We are extremely pleased! Mortgage Link
Jamie’s session was fabulous. He had a great balance of experience, knowledge on the topic, and group interaction. The audience said “He’s the best they’ve ever had!” ASB Bank
Thank you for delivering a terrific presentation. Your time and efforts to understand what we do and parallel this to your own adventuring experience was much appreciated and made it all the more compelling. EECA
Jamie really made this event. So much to take away – first class, relevant, applicable. Well chosen speaker. EXCELLENT – the highlight of the conference. Professional Advisors’ Conference
A great choice - very interactive. Rothbury Insurance
Your presentation was amazing, awe inspiring, funny and thoughtful. Thank you for including many of the conference themes into your presentation. Very well done. The University of Waikato
I wanted to pass onto Jamie how inspired I was when he came and spoke last year. I was half way through my journey with weight watchers and his talk motivated me and I still refer to the points he made when I am speaking about my weight lose journey. I got to goal weight in January this year after losing 63kg in 12 months. I have just become New Zealand Weight Watchers Slimmer of the Year and I wanted to say thank to Jamie for his inspiration and talk that night as it helped me on my journey. Young Farmers Inc.
You clearly thought long and hard about your presentation and that was evident on the day. You engaged the group – they were putty in your hands. Content, delivery, the whole lot was professional. Thank you so much! NZ Chartered Accountants
Thanks for a great presentation – brilliantly aligned to project management principles. The Conference ended on a high note, thanks to your ability to understand the needs of the audience and your professionalism in presenting amazing adventures with humility and humour. Project Management Institute
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