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Mike House

Survival Expert, Leadership Facilitator, Adventure Educator & Motivational Speaker

Mike House is a survival expert and leadership facilitator who transforms lessons from extreme environments into practical tools for business, teams and personal growth. Drawing on decades of experience surviving in the wild, Mike teaches audiences how to thrive under pressure, build resilient teams, and approach challenges with clarity, confidence and creativity.

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Mike House is one of Australia’s leading survival instructors and a highly experienced facilitator, with over 20 years guiding individuals and groups through extreme environments. He has worked with at-risk youth, multinational corporations, and television documentary crews on challenges described as “the world’s most arduous survival exercise outside the military” (National Geographic America, 1999).

Mike has survived life-threatening situations in tropical jungles, raging white-water, the open ocean, and extended sea kayak expeditions. He has also undertaken solo survival journeys, including a 12-day trek in one of Australia’s most hostile landscapes, relying entirely on his skills to source food and water from the land. Drawing on these experiences, Mike helps people understand human behaviour under pressure and teaches how to adapt, thrive, and lead in challenging circumstances.

Raised on a farm in south-west Western Australia, Mike learned survival and leadership from the bush, his father, and the wisdom of Noongar elders. He now shares these lessons with audiences, translating survival instincts into practical strategies for business, teamwork, resilience, and personal growth. Mike also brings a sense of adventure and creativity to his work, including building a two-seat open-cockpit plane from scratch in his spare time.

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  • Dealing with Stress
  • Personal and Team Resilience
  • Performing Under Pressure

Thrive and Adapt is a great accompaniment to Mike’s keynotes and workshops. It’s filled with tactics, habits and mindsets for success under pressure.

Brilliant’…’fantastic’ were words used by a couple of people. Slightly more detailed but slightly less articulate was the comment “he spoke for a whole day and didn’t use corporate wank word”! I’ve overheard several discussions today across the team reflecting on the day. Your no-nonsense style really connected with our group. The tools you presented are very useful and I’m confident most people will use them. We really enjoyed it – thanks and I look forward to working with you again. Woodside
Mike’s entertaining and thought-provoking sessions provided us with tools to build stronger and more productive working relationships. Valued Independent People
Mike has a skillful, relaxed way of assisting individuals and groups to find ways through difficult and complex situations, by keeping the focus on their mission and their strengths. Youniverse
Thank you so much – what a journey! The team left so invigorated and, as I had hoped, I have taken an army of enthusiasm back with me. Uniting Care West
I have participated in numerous Desert Survival training exercises with Mike House including "The Long Walk" – a 200km exercise over 10 days in the Pilbara. I can only describe my confidence and admiration as unalloyed. He has lead me on abseiling and caving trips with the kind of calm quiet authority Bear Grylls can only dream of. Moore Industries Pacific
I’m very careful who I put in front of my clients. There are moments when it’s crystal clear to me that Mike’s contribution is what they need. His fun, deeply intelligent, profoundly insightful work leaves people feeling good and having grown. My clients still refer to what they learned from a single session with Mike a year or two ago. The Growth Group
The whole team were totally engaged – especially with the emphasis on emotional intelligence around change. The activities were designed to suit and executed perfectly. My team are now refreshed, energised and feeling positive. Thanks again. Challenger Institute of Technology
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