I speak about what happens when you stop talking about change and start living it — and design your life around passion, profession and purpose.
Each talk is tailored to your audience and event format. Click any topic to read more — these are my core themes, and I'm always open to developing custom presentations.
The real story of leaving a successful career in corporate strategy to build a life around exploration, diving, and conservation. Not the polished version — the messy, uncertain, terrifying one. And why the skills I built in business turned out to be exactly what the conservation world needed.
Best for: Corporate leadership, career transitions, women in leadership, entrepreneurship events
The idea that businesses must choose between profit and sustainability is outdated. In the coming decade, the companies that survive will be those that understand these goals are inseparable. Drawing from real-world consulting work and global expeditions, this talk explores how organizations can align profitability with planetary health.
Best for: Entrepreneurs, executives, brand teams, impact investors
Adventure travel is booming, but exploration has a long history of extraction. This talk asks a critical question: how do we explore the world without taking from it? From expedition ethics to community partnerships, Andi shares a framework for exploration that prioritizes stewardship over conquest.
Best for: Travel industry events, expedition companies, tourism boards
Exploration has historically been dominated by men, but that narrative is changing. Drawing from years of remote expeditions and technical diving, Andi shares how women are redefining leadership in exploration, conservation, and extreme environments — and what still needs to change.
Best for: Women in leadership events, exploration organizations, universities
The next generation of explorers must balance curiosity with responsibility. Exploration is shifting from conquest to conservation, requiring humility, partnership with local communities, and long-term stewardship of the places we visit.
Best for: Geographic societies, universities, environmental organizations
What does it actually mean to live and work in the world's most remote places? This talk takes audiences inside the realities of expedition life — team dynamics, resilience under pressure, and the moments when there is no backup plan.
Best for: Adventure conferences, leadership events, universities
The ocean covers more than 70% of our planet, yet most people will never see beneath its surface. Through stories from technical diving and ocean exploration, this talk reveals how diving transforms perspective — offering a direct window into the ecosystems that sustain life on Earth.
Best for: Ocean conferences, marine science events, dive communities
Operating in extreme environments teaches you to work with fear rather than avoid it. Drawing from experiences in technical diving and remote expeditions, Andi explores how uncertainty, risk, and pressure can become tools for growth, clarity, and stronger decision-making.
Best for: Leadership events, corporate teams, high-performance environments
What happens when you stop separating passion, profession, and purpose? Through her own transition from corporate strategist to global explorer, Andi shares practical lessons on designing a life that balances impact, financial sustainability, and adventure.
Best for: Career events, entrepreneurs, universities
The best talks don't just inform — they shift perspective. I want people to leave the room seeing their work, their industry, and their own potential differently.
Three talk concepts designed for audiences that want to leave with their worldview shifted.
I learned to swim at 30. Six years later I was a professional technical diver exploring the most remote waters on earth. This talk traces the arc from corporate comfort to the edges of the world -- and argues that the most important innovations, conservation breakthroughs, and human stories happen at the margins, not the center.
Audience takes away: A framework for finding breakthrough ideas by going where others won't, and the courage to pursue your own edge.
The dominant conservation narrative is built on fear. It's burning people out faster than it's building support. This talk introduces positive deviance -- finding the communities who succeed against all odds -- and shares the seaweed farmers, coral gardeners, and grassroots collectives who are rewriting the rules of environmental action.
Audience takes away: A new lens for approaching impossible problems, and proof that solutions already exist in the places most people have never looked.
Anyone with a hard-earned skill set has a responsibility to ask how it can serve something larger than their own ambition. This talk challenges professionals to examine what their skills are actually for -- and shares the practical blueprint for redirecting expertise toward purpose without sacrificing your livelihood.
Audience takes away: A concrete model for building purpose into an existing career, with honest guardrails about what works and what doesn't.
One of the judges for the startup competition, put on by Outside Magazine
Featured to discuss what it takes to become a pro diver
Expedition storytelling and ocean conservation aboard luxury expedition vessels
Ocean conservation storytelling and positive deviance
Expedition storytelling aboard luxury expedition cruises
Amplifying untold stories as UN Ocean Decade Action lead
Connecting classrooms with real-world ocean exploration
Building purpose-driven businesses and conservation
Designing a life of expedition and purpose
From corporate burnout to ocean exploration
Ocean conservation and expedition leadership
Beyond speaking, I write regularly across major publications. 350+ published stories in MSNBC, BBC Wildlife, Entrepreneur, Forbes, AP News, Oceanographic, and more.
6+ columns on ocean conservation and expedition storytelling
Business strategy and purpose-driven leadership
Conservation wins and climate stories (land and sea)
Adventure travel and expedition ethics
Women in diving and ocean exploration
Local stories in 1st person, long reads
1st person wildlife encounters & epic travel tales
Local stories in 1st person and climate/conservation recaps, long reads
Conservation & community stories, long reads
Conservation & community stories, long reads
Species, science & location based ocean stories, long reads
Local stories in 1st person, long reads
New partner, 1st person women stories
Women in exploration stories & life in the field
Climate resilience, case studies, and sustainability stories
Want to read more? Explore my published work and the ideas I'm developing.
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30–60 minute presentations with optional Q&A. Story-driven, grounded in real field experience, and packed with insights audiences can actually apply. Every keynote is tailored to the goals of your event and the challenges your audience is facing.
Thoughtful, candid conversations on exploration, conservation, sustainability, and unconventional career paths. I bring real-world stories from the field that inspire action and contextualize difficult issues from a real world point of view.
Immersive sessions where audiences travel with me to the literal edges of the Earth, from remote coastlines to deep ocean dives. These talks blend storytelling, photography, and lessons learned from life in extreme environments.
Long-form conversations on purpose-driven business, ocean exploration, climate solutions, and designing a life outside the conventional playbook. Available for in-person or remote recordings.
Interactive sessions for teams and leaders exploring themes like resilience, risk management, innovation at the edges, and building organizations that do well and do good. Designed to spark practical thinking and meaningful dialogue.
Engaging sessions for students and emerging professionals that connect real-world exploration with classroom learning. Designed to inspire curiosity, environmental stewardship, and the next generation of conservation leaders.
Whether it's a global conference, an expedition, a corporate offsite, or a podcast conversation, I'd love to hear how I can share insights and information that helps people live the life they always wanted.
