Jeff Evans
- Adventurer / Expedition Leader / Speaker & Facilitator / Physician Assistant / High Altitude Medic / Humanitarian
- Author of MountainVision
- Practitioner and Expert on Servant Leadership, Teamwork, Communication, and Handling Adversity
- TD Wealth
- Chiquita Brands International
- The Hershey Company
- Discover Card
- Daimler Chrysler
- Sprint Communications
- Sanofi-Aventis
- Sun Microsystems
"Simply put Jeff is amazing and will not disappoint. We had him in front of 140 senior transportations executives. He had the crowd on the edge of their seats. It was emotionally moving for many and it truly inspired everyone. His insights and personal stories around leadership, team work, and collaboration left the audience motivated to take action."
-Chiquita Brands International"Jeff was charismatic and engaging and was able to bring the lessons of mountaineering to us in a very relevant way. He addressed vision, teamwork, risk, innovation and leadership using an inspirational and motivating delivery style. For days after the event, attendees were raving about his presentation. We've never had such an enthusiastic response to any type of team building activity we've ever done."
-The Hershey Company"Jeff brought his themes of teamwork and leadership from the mountainside right into our organization in such a seamless way."
-Discover Card"The MountainVision themes were right on with where we are as a company right now...so many of Jeff's stories and metaphors rang true for us. The best part was how Jeff made the messages so engaging. Truly the best speaker we have had in our many years of meetings."
-Daimler Chrysler"Jeff was the best speaker any of us can remember."
-Sprint Communications"Spectacular….still buzzing about Jeff’s message."
-Sanofi-Aventis"The reviews are in and you nailed it! Many were impressed with your ability to relate life lessons with teamwork and the connection made to the corporate environment."
-"What a fabulous speaker Jeff Evans is! He was the glue for the conference, and I had multiple colleagues coming up and telling me that he gave them chills. He was magnificent. As an aside, what a humble and super lovely fellow he is. We are so in awe of the way he expressed himself and gave everyone the boost – he got a standing ovation. I was NOT surprised."
-TD Wealth
Servant Leadership
The cornerstone of Jeff's message, servant leadership is paramount for success in our professional as well as personal lives. Jeff points out that we are all guides, and it's important that we lead from a place that is centered around fostering the success of others instead of focusing on our own personal accolades or summits. Nurturing your team (colleagues, clients or family) helps them identify their models of success and guides them up the route that optimizes their particular skillsets. Jeff describes the selfless attitude of the Sherpa as well as his role as the chief medic in Everest Air to convey the true nature of a Servant Leader.
Teamwork
Whether you are roped up in the mountains, or roped up in a business initiative, you will win together or lose together. Either way, your fate is inextricably connected to those on your team. Jeff has lead countless rope teams throughout his career and one thing always rings true... the “collective power of one” that comes from aligning with teammates can propel us forward. Keep in mind that whether you are leading the team from the front of the rope or bringing up the team at the end of the rope, if your rope team starts to plummet towards the edge of the cliff, it is unimportant who initiated the fall. In fact, you have no time to blame or finger point. You only have time to react and work together to bring that fall to a stop so you can begin climbing again together.
Communication & Trust
Jeff has honed his communication skills guiding his blind adventure partner, Erik on mountains, rocks and races all over the world for over 20 years. This partnership has been successful only because the two men have placed the highest level of trust in each other…where every step, jump and move matter. Jeff uses many of the situations he has encountered while guiding Erik across challenging terrain to illustrate the power and effectiveness of a "High Comms, High Trust" team.
Overcoming Adversity
Adversity is a part of any journey or objective. How we manifest our reaction to that adversity is what differentiates us as effective leaders and teammates. By using the VUCA acronym (Volatile Uncertain Complex Ambiguous) as a learning framework, Jeff reflects back on the numerous events that have threatened to derail the final objective and identifies the tools necessary to optimize our efforts in the face of adversity.
Customized Keynotes
Customized KeynotesThrough pre-event discussions, Jeff works closely with the meeting planners and leadership team in identifying and customizing each keynote to reflect the needs of each group.
