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Keynote SpeakerJosh Stinton

Adventurer, Storyteller, and Team Performance Expert

Josh Stinton is passionate about transforming high-performing teams by challenging conventional thinking and unlocking new ways of working. His journey began with the TEDxSydney production team, moved through deep explorations of Business Design Modeling at PwC, and culminated in his role as Manager of the Innovation Team at KPMG Australia.... Read more

Biography

Josh Stinton is passionate about transforming high-performing teams by challenging conventional thinking and unlocking new ways of working. His journey began with the TEDxSydney production team, moved through deep explorations of Business Design Modeling at PwC, and culminated in his role as Manager of the Innovation Team at KPMG Australia. Through these experiences, Josh learned that the key to driving meaningful change in organizations lies in aligning teams around a shared purpose and fostering genuine collaboration.

But Josh’s expertise doesn’t stop in the boardroom. As a global adventurer, he takes on extreme challenges in which he has little or no prior experience—and he does so to uncover and share insights that apply to both life and business. From cycling across the Atlantic to representing Australia in the world’s largest downhill unicycle race (yes, on a single wheel) and skiing Sweden’s 90km Vasaloppet despite never having skied before, Josh’s adventures are far from typical.

His keynote, however, isn’t about glory; it’s about growth. Audiences experience both his successes and stumbles, gaining practical lessons on resilience, adaptability, and overcoming obstacles. Josh’s unique stories, combined with his corporate experience, offer businesses a powerful framework for achieving bold goals while empowering individuals to embrace a mindset of “Why not?”

Whether he’s on stage or leading bespoke workshops, Josh tailors his approach to each organisation’s needs. His sessions help teams find innovative solutions to complex cultural and leadership challenges, encouraging professionals to think differently, align with purpose, and ultimately write their own extraordinary stories.

For businesses seeking to inspire teams to perform at their best, Josh Stinton delivers a compelling mix of adventure, humor, and practical tools that leave a lasting impact. This is not your average keynote.

"Josh joined us on our national road show around Australia, six two-day events in July 2019. He was asked to motivate and excite our financial planners for the year ahead following a tough year of change. Through Josh’s life story, he was able to connect his experience of taking on challenges, losing motivation and the importance of finding his purpose (supporting small charities) to succeed, and linked this to our financial planners' current situation of industry and business changes creating lack of motivation. His take on finding your own purpose not only inspired our financial planners professionally but also personally. Josh was a pleasure to work with on this tour." Senior Manager, Channel Engagement, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
"We had the pleasure of having Josh speaking to us about Growth Mindset. He does that in a humble way, and he really managed to engage the audience. Josh was great to work with before, during and after the event and I would highly recommend him to anyone that needs engagement around growth mindset." Head of People, Circle K Europe
"It was great to have Josh as speaker in June 2022 when we arranged our very first summit for our Top50 group in Norwegian. Josh had a distinct story delivered in a credible way and which was easy to emotionally connect to. He had excellent examples of how strong your drive is if you (or even better your organization) are purpose driven and how a growth mindset as a cultural concept can propel you and your organization forward." Director Human Resources, Norwegian Airlines
"We were very pleased with Josh Stinton’s presentation. He added new energy at the end of a long meeting day. The participants also found the charity aspect interesting. CSR is something many of us work on. In addition, he was funny, engaging and the fact that he has English as his mother tongue was a huge plus in a multilingual assembly." EVP & CEO of Consumer & Financial Investments, Orkla (Norway)
"Josh is a man with lots of energy who takes over the room when you meet him. His lecture provides room for reflection on one's own skills, one's own mastery and what we humans are actually capable of if we make up our minds. I think everyone in the room sat back and was impressed by what Josh has managed to create and his story after the talk." Leader of Sales and Marketing, Sparebank1 Kreditt (Norway)

Popular Talks by Josh Stinton

  • Business as UNusual

    Gain high-performance models and lessons your business can start using today from unusual sources of extreme inspiration. Listen, laugh and learn from the Hide and Seek World Championships, Mountain Unicycle Competitions, Bicycling across the Atlantic, Handcycling across Japan and more. This is not your average leadership via adventure keynote.

  • The Switch

    Challenging the audience to consider, “If your life story was a book, is that a book that you would read?” This Growth Mindset-powered keynote will take you from theory into practice on how to rewrite your narrative to achieve anything you put your mind to. After all, why not?

  • Map Your Mindset
    Step by step advice on how to reset, clarify and refocus what matters in your professional and personal life. Clutter surrounds us all now more than ever we need to prioritise focus in order to “slow down to speed up”. Hear funny yet insightful tips that will set you up...
  • The power of WHY NOT - How to put Growth Mindset into Practice
  • The Growing Importance of Personal Sustainability and How to Implement it
  • Big Idea Blueprint - Employee Engagement in a Changing Workplace Environment
  • Motivation and Employee Engagement