Rob Lilwall

Rob Lilwall's Biography

Rob Lilwall will surprise you with how far a little extra can take you.

From small-town geography teacher to National Geographic TV adventurer; from unmotivated student to an international author; from timid school kid to a world-class motivational and virtual speaker on resilience, agility and Growth Mindset. All this happened because of the adoption of a new mindset.

Join Rob on his journeys of 80,000km across the world by bicycle and on foot – and grow in your positivity, resilience and agility.

If you’re looking for a fun, engaging and compelling motivational experience for your event or training programme, that will both ‘wow’ and transform the participants, NatGeo TV Adventurer and corporate motivational speaker Rob Lilwall could be your answer.

Having traversed over 50,000km of the world’s surface by bicycle and on foot, through places like Siberia, Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea, and with over 12 years of speaking to multinational corporations in over 50 cities, Rob transports the audiences of corporate motivational events into the world of epic expeditions. As he shares stories about crossing flooded rivers and thick jungles, camping at –40°C and climbing mountain-sized sand dunes, he draws powerful parallels between the challenges of adventure and the ones we face every day in the office.

A highly experienced corporate motivational speaker, Rob has developed numerous models in his keynotes and workshops on how to overcome challenges based on his own first-hand experiences, combined with insights from Positive Psychology. If you are looking for a speech that would motivate and equip your delegates with practicable and relatable takeaways, Rob Lilwall is your top choice for a motivational corporate speaker.

Hundreds of businesses and companies have hired Rob as a corporate motivational speaker, captivated by his unique combination of self-deprecating humour, authentic vulnerability, and powerful storytelling skills

Rob’s speech will make a memorable highlight to any corporate event or training programme with its interactive, experiential ‘expedition breakouts’ and highly translatable takeaways, making it perfect for internal or client conferences, company offsites, town halls, or senior management meetings.

Rob is based in Singapore and regularly travels to countries in Asia Pacific and around the world to speak. Enquire about having Rob as your corporate motivational speaker at your next event and inspire the people in your business to reach new heights. Experience the power that one of the best motivational speakers in the region can bring to your company.

 

From the sales teams and back office staff, through to the most successful and accomplished leaders in the C-suite, everyone needs motivation and inspiration from time to time. Everyone, whatever their seniority level, faces challenges, including stress, the need to maintain focus and motivation in a fast-paced environment, and the necessity to find creative ways forward to achieve great goals.

By hiring a motivational speaker, leaders not only receive inspiration for themselves, but for their teams.

1. Sharing his own experiences: Rob’s extensive expedition experiences, through desert, tundra, ice, and warzone, provide a powerful example of resilience, adaptability, and the power of a positive attitude in the face of adversity.
2. Providing practical strategies: in his keynote speeches and workshops, Rob provides teams and leaders with practical strategies and techniques for building resilience, managing stress and pressure, and maintaining a positive outlook, even in the face of challenging circumstances.
3. Inspiring a growth mindset: Rob emphasises the importance of having a growth mindset and the power of positive thinking, and provides strategies for developing and maintaining a resilient and optimistic attitude.
4. Encouraging agility and adaptability: Rob highlights the need for adaptability and the ability to change course when necessary, and provides techniques for building agility and adaptability in both personal and professional settings.
5. Fostering a culture of resilience: By providing C-suite leaders with the tools and motivation they need to lead by example, Rob can help foster a culture of resilience in organisations, where individuals at all levels are empowered to handle change, overcome adversity, and achieve success.

Speaking Topics Include

Resilience: the ability of an individual, community or system to withstand and recover from stress or adversity.

Agility: the ability to quickly and effectively adapt to changes or new situations, while being constantly alert for new opportunities and new ways of growing the business.

The transformative power of being “All In”: Be absolutely clear on your one or two core goals and to take full ownership of them.

Process Thinking: Being aware of your goals, but focusing your full attention on “the next right thing”, the most important task that you must do right now.

Self-Care: while we can all go beyond our limits, we still have limits. On an expedition – as in life – it is vital to have great habits of self-care

Remembering that we can’t make it on our own: the importance of staying open-minded, building networks, learning from mentors, and reaching out and asking for help

Growth Mindset: a belief in our ability to improve our skills and abilities through effort, practice and getting out of our comfort zones

Positive thinking: the energy, creativity, and motivation when we reframe our situation with the positives in mind

A “can-do” mindset that expects the unexpected, stays calm under pressure, and solves problems

Harnessing fear: how to use fear as a force for good – as something to understand, take heed of when appropriate, and overcome when necessary

Rob is adept at adapting and refining these business topics for different corporate events.