Julie Lewis
Award-winning Entrepreneurial Adventurer
United Kingdom
Julie's Keynote Topics
Adaptive Resilience
Emotional Fitness & Flexibility
Positivity
Stress Management
Navigating Change
Self-Leadership
Developing High Performing Teams
Nature based programs
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Topics
Biography
TOP CHOICE FOR CORPORATE EVENTS AND CONFERENCES
International Keynote Speaker – Seasoned Explorer – Best Selling Author
Julie Lewis was the first woman in the Middle East to start an expedition company offering transformational growth through exploration. Having led multi-national teams of women and men on over 70 expeditions around the globe to include 10 to the Arctic and 3 to Antarctica, she has a wealth of experience based wisdom to share with clients looking to build adaptive resilience, boost employee wellbeing and enhance team performance.
Having climbed some of the World’s highest mountains peaks, being held at gunpoint crossing the desert during the Gulf crisis, widowed at 36, starting the first female expedition company in Middle East in 2003 and caring for her husband through stage 4 brain cancer to complete recovery are just a few of the diverse and unusual experiences that have allowed her to perfect the art and science of resilience and turn adversity into positive transformation and growth.
Julie shares an empowering story of courage, resilience, and trust. A story of tremendous inward focus, strength, and connection. Stories that will inspire and encurage you, your team , your organization to trasnform the way they think, act and feel.
She radiates a magnetic energy, a deep sense of self and understanding of others that draws clients from around the globe. As a spirited, entrepreneurial adventurer,in demand speaker, an award-winning author and the foremost expert on resilience, natural well-being and strength-based leadership, Julie will help you climb and move any mountain as you journey to your highest and awakened self.
Julie works with organizations seeking to cultivate healthy, resilient and thriving teams poised for success in a dynamic and ever- evolving marketplace. With a rich portfolio of personal experiences, straightforward strategies, and research-backed tools, she excels at forging deep connections with her audience. Julie’s dynamic speaking style, characterized by interactive storytelling, makes her a powerful catalyst for positive change. She thrives on engaging with her audience, leaving them inspired and equipped to tackle their challenges head-on.
THE OUTCOMES YOU WILL EXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVE BY WORKING WITH JULIE:
RESILIENCE | VIBRANT HEALTH | MENTAL CLARITY | EMOTIONAL FITNESS COURAGE | CONFIDENCE | JOY | FREEDOM
JULIE IS A TEDX SPEAKER, MILLION DOLLAR ROUND TABLE SPEAKER, AND A REGULAR GUEST ON PODCASTS, TV, RADIO AND TALK SHOWS.
HOW YOU CAN WORK WITH JULIE
SPEAKER
MODERATOR
MASTERCLASS FACILITATOR
MEET THE AUTHOR AND BOOK SIGNING EVENTS.
OFF SITE PROGRAMS
THEMED RETREATS
SIGNATURE EXPEDITIONS
BOOKS
Julie’s C-Suite Best Seller Book “Moving Mountains” is a personal development workbook packed with transformational stories and leadership lessons for 21st-century business and life.
Her second book, Amazon #1 best seller, Uncharted Waters is an invitation to explore the many ways water can teach us important life lessons about embracing change, facing challenges , finding flow and building resilience.
Be it virtual or live Julie guides her audience/ clients to:
Build, boost and broaden their resilience
Heighten self-awareness through their signature strengths
Explore the role of positive psychology in business transformation
Understand the challenge, stay motivated and focus on solutions
Learn and grow from experiences
Stay calm, focused and energized
Think, eat move and sleep like a champion
Reflect and Re-wire for mental and emotional well-being
Lift and shift from narrow vision to big picture thinking
Turn challenges into victory & victims into masters
Connect, collaborate and create by asking new questions
Prioritize self-care so they can stand stay strong, grounded and flow through change.
Over the last 3 decades, she has gathered a strong portfolio of experience-based wisdom and insights backed by solid academic studies. She is on a mission to improve the physical, mental and emotional well-being of teams by co-creating and leading customized interventions, giving keynote speeches and running group coaching programs at different levels across multiple sectors. Julie’s authentic, interactive and straightforward style is a breath of fresh air.
Some of her clients include Fortune 500 companies like HSBC, AXA , and BNY Mellon. Other organizations across the Middle East, Asia, India and the USA include; FedEx, Astra Zeneca, Land Rover, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, Emirates National Oil Company , Coco-Cola, ZF Engineering, American Chamber of Commerce, British Business Group, World Human Development Congress, Million Dollar Round Table, Nike, Women in Law, C-Suite Network, Etihad Airways, KLM and Canon, Lincoln University & Business School, Masdar, Iqvia, Ecolog , MAF, BIC, Henkle & Abu Dhabi Airports Authority.
Julie has climbed several high-altitude mountains, attempted a solo-swim of the English channel and has led multi-national teams of men and women on 70 expeditions to more than 20 countries including 10 Arctic and 3 to Antarctica.
Her experience in challenging, unpredictable and remote environments gives her the leading edge when it comes to overcoming obstacles and remaining calm, focused and optimistic. Julie helps teams perform at their peak, stay focused, healthy , energized and agile as they navigate the journey ahead.
Julie has consistently backed her extensive experiences in business and life with solid academic studies, certifications and awards :
Middle East & Africa Business Awards Winner. Best personal and professional development specialist 2020
BSc degree in Sports Science – Sheffield Hallam University
NLP Practitioner – Matrix Training, Dubai
Stress Management Instructor- Paramount Wellness Institute, Boulder, Colorado
Accredited Resilience Consultant – Nicholson McBride Business Psychology Group,UK
EQ Practitioner – Six Seconds Academy
Strengths-based leadership- VIA ME
Positive Psychology – University of North Carolina
The Science of Well-Being – Yale University
Shamanic Practitoiners Certification