Speaking — Global Frontline

We don’t just talk, we interact and influence!

Special Forces

Humanitarian Aid

Mount Everest

Mark Squirrell (Squiz) OAM

Squiz takes his audience on an interactive journey to discover what it takes to become a member of the Australian Special Forces, deploy across the globe as a humanitarian aid worker for the United Nations World Food Programme and climb to the summit of Mount Everest to raise awareness of global hunger.

Along the journey, the audience will grapple with a number of high stakes scenarios that demand excellence in workplace behaviours. This immersive experience has the audience learn through contemplation and emotional engagement rather than passive listening.

The focus of behavioural change can include, but is not limited to:

– Leadership;
– Communicating with clarity when under pressure;
– Hostile negotiations;
– Building resilience;
– Critical decision making; and,
– Teamwork.

Take the Keynote one step further with an Extreme Performance Workshop (EPW):

Give us a bit more of your time and we will split the audience into subgroups, gamify the experience and get the teams discussing and committing to the time critical and unpredictable scenarios. This is the Keynote plus more, and is a team building experience in itself.

Virtual Reality goggles can be used to provide a more powerful immersive experience.

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From Arafat to Everest - the book

From car bombings to meeting Yasser Arafat and making it to the summit of Mount Everest, Mark ‘Squiz’ Squirrell has experienced more than many can dream about.

When he headed to the East Timor Crisis in 1999 he was setting out on the adventure of a lifetime. It was a journey that would see him navigate some of the globes most brutal war zones to deliver emergency aid and conquer the worlds tallest mountain.

Awarded the coveted “Green Beret” in his role as a commando with the Australian Special Forces, Squiz burned with a passion to put his skills to good use. His enthusiastic innocence was lost as the harsh reality of life in the emergency zone hit home. His aid work took him to countries such as Sudan, Palestine and Afghanistan where he met child soldiers, negotiated with rebels and narrowly escaped imprisonment.

To raise awareness he ran the Athens marathon dressed in an Afghan burkha and put together an adventure team, comprising an Israeli and Palestinian. To top it off, Squiz battled thin air, freezing temperatures and malfunctioning equipment to raise the United Nations World Food Progamme flag on top of the world. Whether you enjoy vicariously riding the rapids of someone's hazardous voyage through life, or whether you want to be inspired by the determination of a man who dared to dream, From Arafat to Everest is a page-turning, thought-provoking thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end.