
Yossi Ghinsberg
Yossi Ghinsberg is one of our generation's most unique keynote speakers. Amazon survivor, author of Laws of the Jungle and creator of 'The Power to Survive'.
Yossi Ghinsberg is one of our generation’s most unique keynote speakers. Amazon survivor, author of Laws of the Jungle and creator of ‘The Power to Survive’.
In the midst of the uncharted Amazon, after losing his three companions, one man was tested to the extreme. Alone and bare to the bone, for three harrowing weeks he battled to survive against all odds.
However, Yossi Ghinsberg lived to tell the amazing story. As well as how the ordeal profoundly affected his understanding of himself and his life purpose.
Ten years later Yossi returned to the Amazon and made it his home. Working with indigenous forest dwellers for three years they built Cha-la-lan, a model eco-tourism village that inspired the entire world. The following decade of his life he dedicated to the treatment and rehabilitation of opiate addicts across the globe.
Author of the international best-seller ‘Jungle’, Yossi Ghinsberg has had his story unfold on the silver screen with 'Jungle' was amongst one of the most-watched movies on Netflix and Amazon Prime in various territories around the world. A harrowing story of survival (Daniel Radcliff plays Yossi), only one man can truly capture the extraordinary journey, and that’s the man himself – Yossi Ghinsberg, a gifted and masterful storyteller whose unique virtual presentations will create a lasting impact.
With Jungle garnering much attention on the various streaming services around the world many of your clients will now be familiar with his incredible story, bringing so much more context and connection to Yossi's already compelling virtual presentations.
Yossi now travels the planet sharing his messages on vision, hope, survival and the inevitability of change.
We are beyond thrilled Yossi!
Head of SU LaunchPad, Singularity University
We are very pleased, as you know, with your presentation… Thank you for your candor and honesty and for your easy working relationship.
BMW
Yossi is nothing short of a magician, the entire audiences seemed to be transported and everyone had nothing but glowing references and felt an enormous sense of exhilaration.
Managing Director International Sales, Hilton International
Yossi's entire presence had a profound effect on me and your words resonated in me for a long time.
Founder of TEDxBratislava
Our group has been talking about Yossi ever since, which is a great sign.
Event Manager, Commonwealth Bank
My speaking topics...
Real Survival vs Imaginary Survival
Drawing from his experiences of survival in the Amazon jungle, Yossi understands that imaginary survival can be far more dangerous than real survival.
Real Survival means immediate and palpable danger to dear life. Such circumstances are rare, yet when they occur to our surprise we rise and meet them naturally. In fact, real survival equals peak performance.
Imaginary Survival is far more prevalent and dangerous than Real Survival and can be the cause of most of our diseases and distress.
As we grew apart from natural life the cue that activates our survival stopped coming from our senses and was replaced by our mind. It is our mind, not our senses that activate our survival mode and our mind always perceive that we are in real danger while in fact, we are only facing the challenges and problems of our busy lives.
Humanity as a whole is suffering from chronic sympathetic stimuli. This causes stress and brings disease and disintegration.
It is instrumental to understand Real Survival and Imaginary Survival to be discerning in real-time and to learn how to fix the bug in our system, as in false activation and its terrible consequences.
Yossi can teach audiences how to be discerning in real-time, and how to switch from Survival mode to dealing with challenges efficiently by providing the audience with the following takeaways:
- Real Survival equals peak performance as all faculties mental, physical, emotional and spiritual kick in to make a superhero out of you.
- Imaginary Survival converts life-saving hormones to Life-threatening poison. Life means challenges and problems, accept that as long as one lives, this is how it is.
- Challenges and problems are not life-endangering. If you still have food in the fridge and a safe place to sleep tonight you are not in survival circumstances.
- It is not efficient to tackle challenges and problems in survival mode.
- Never has humanity been so much exposed to information – our minds have become restless. We need to learn how to be discerning.
- Audiences will receive initial training on how to mechanically switch the body from survival mode to relaxation mode
The Power To Survive
After a tragic separation from his friends, one man is lost alone for weeks in the heart of the Amazon with no food or weapons, in the midst of the worst rainy season in decades.
Through this inspiring experience Yossi Ghinsberg takes his audiences on an emotional experience of inner strength and self-discovery. This keynote presentation is based on Yossi's international bestseller 'Jungle', now a major motion picture starring Daniel Radcliffe as Yossi.
You can hear a pin-drop in the room when Yossi takes the stage. But there is much more than sheer entrancement in his storytelling. Yossi translates his own lessons of survival into principal and effective strategies for business excellence. In this unique presentation audiences will;
- Feel empowered to adapt to their circumstances. They learn that we are co-creators of our own realities, in life and in business
- Explore how adversity is part of life; being a victim is a matter of choice, following our business survival instincts will often lead to success
- Learn how to move away from competition into a collaborative mindset, one that fosters innovation and ultimately, survival
Innovation: In Flux, In Flow
In many industries, the rapid rate of change employees are facing can leave people feeling as though they are lost in the wilderness. Something Yossi Ghinsberg has experienced first hand. After a tragic separation from his friends, Yossi was lost alone for weeks in the heart of the Amazon with no food or defenses, in the midst of one of the worst rainy season for decades.
Yossi translates his own lessons of survival – where every single moment left him at the mercy of the jungle, and his ability to adapt fast to the changing circumstances literally meant the difference between life and death – into effective strategies for those experiencing change in the work environment
This keynote presentation is based on Yossi's international bestseller 'Jungle', now a major motion picture starring Daniel Radcliffe as Yossi.
From this unique presentation audiences will;
- Feel empowered to adapt to their circumstances. They learn that we are co-creators of our own realities, in life and in business
- Explore how adversity is part of life; being a victim is a matter of choice and following our business survival instincts will often lead to success
- Learn how facing our fears and looking for innovative ways to embrace change, can lead us towards our desired outcomes
Collaboration, Innovation, Survival
After a tragic separation from his friends, one man is lost alone for weeks in the heart of the Amazon with no food or supplies, in the midst of the worst rainy season in decades.
This keynote presentation is based on Yossi's international bestseller 'Jungle', now a major motion picture starring Daniel Radcliffe as Yossi.
A key insight from Yossi’s harrowing story is that the law of the Jungle itself relies on collaboration. Working intelligently with his changing conditions, Yossi was able to perceive innovative ideas vital to his survival. Yossi challenges organisations to think about how they can apply collaborative thinking; expanding out from the limiting mindset of pure competition, designing environments where teamwork can thrive, skills are utilised and ideas are shared. In this unique presentation audiences will;
- Learn how to move away from competition into a collaborative mindset, one that fosters innovation and ultimately, survival
- Feel empowered to adapt to their changing circumstances and roles and forge a united team
- Learn that we are co-creators within the wider team and organisation
- Be motivated to become day-to-day heroes in their lives and at work
See me...
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JUNGLE: A Harrowing True Story of Survival
What begins as a dream adventure for four amicable, if hastily met, muchileros (backpackers) quickly becomes a struggle for survival as they unravel under the duress of the jungle. They are an odd mix to be sure: Marcus, the Swiss mystic; Karl, the shady Austrian geologist; Kevin, the well-intentioned American photographer; and Yossi, the Israeli adventurer.
Jungle is the incredible true story of Yossi Ghinsberg's triumph over the most adverse and frightening of circumstances. It is a tale of survival and human fortitude against the wildest backdrop on the planet.

LAWS OF THE JUNGLE: Jaguars Don't Need Self-help Books
Alone, with no food, supplies, or weapons, Yossi Ghinsberg was lost in the Amazon for twenty-eight days. Against all odds, he survived, and his story became the international bestseller Jungle. Now, in Laws of the Jungle, Ghinsberg shares the profound truths the treacherous Amazon taught him. These nine revelations inspire personal consciousness and an evolved perspective on our nature as humans and as beasts.