Oli France

Expedition Leader & Speaker on Performance, Teamwork, Leadership and Adversity

Speaker fees:

In-person: £3k-£5k
Virtual: £1k-£3k

Topics:

Leadership & Peak Performance
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Adversity & Resilience
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Teamwork & Communication
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Change & Uncertainty

Oli France guides teams through the world’s wildest places.

Oli’s mission is quite simple: To guide the audience on a journey, bringing empowering new perspectives on resilience, self-confidence, leadership and how we can fulfil our boldest life goals.

Oli’s passion for adventure began after spending his teens and early twenties on countless misadventures, be it dodging bombings in Beirut or searching for lions with Army Generals in Uganda. Since then, his adventures have taken him through deserts, jungles, mountains, and war-torn regions across over 75 countries. It’s seen him lead teams through countless high-risk situations, from the highest mountain in Iraq, to the militia-filled jungles of the Congo, to the backstreets of Aleppo, Syria.

The pressures and perils of expedition life mean that quickly developing high- functioning teams is vital.

Oli completed an 8000-mile solo winter journey across the mountainous spine of Asia, Guided one of the first tourist groups through Syria since the start of the civil war, completed a solo 405-mile crossing of the world’s biggest frozen lake in Siberia and most recently in 2024 became the first person this century to complete a human-powered journey from Death Valley to Denali, the lowest point in North America to the highest, entirely by human-power.

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Is there more of a need for being able to perform under pressure when your life is at stake? Oli can give countless stories of finding peak performance when needing it the most. An 8000 mile, solo winter journey across the mountainous spine of Asia gives Oli endless anecdotes on how resilience got him to complete such a feat.

Over the last decade, Oli has lead clients from across the globe, including industry- leading business figures, ultra-high-net-worth individuals, former CIA officers, terminal cancer patients and young people embarking on their very first adventure.
From interrogations to arrests, mindfields to avalanches, making the right decision can be life saving. Understand what it takes to make a decision and back it.

Communication is key on expeditions. Being clear and precise maintains the safety of everyone and creates a high functional team.
Oli can delve into the many expeditions he’s been part of and extract countless stories of how teamwork was invaluable to its success.

What does it take to achieve the boldest world-class goals? Oli France draws on his extraordinary experiences leading elite teams through the most challenging environments on Earth. In Summit Vision, Oli shares the crucial elements that drive success: precise planning, unwavering commitment, exceptional trust and teamwork, zero complacency and relentless focus on a shared vision.

Through captivating stories and practical lessons, Oli illustrates the importance of leading with clarity and purpose, fostering an elite team culture, and maintaining absolute focus to achieve ambitious objectives.

Audiences will leave inspired and equipped with actionable strategies to overcome obstacles, achieve excellence and pursue their own world-class goals.

What people say

We invited Oli to be our keynote speaker for our Landscape Focus Day. Oli did not disappoint with a really enlightening and inspirational talk which left our team more than motivated to look at the days’ challenges.

Duncan Barker, Commercial Director, Jewson

I really appreciate the professionalism that went into Oli’s presentation. He managed to link it perfectly to what we do at Covetrus – very well done!

Rachael Milligan, HR Director, Covetrus

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