MARIA LEIJERSTAM
Entrepreneur, Speaker, Author
"Maria showed real creativity in becoming the First Person in the World to Cycle to the South Pole" Sir Ranulph Fiennes, 2013
WHAT I CAN OFFER
CORPORATE SPEAKING
Create, Educate, Inspire
"Maria's momentous exploration achievements are an inspiration to me and my colleagues. When you have one shot at a goal, she taught us the importance of perfect planning, teamwork, optimism and warm, human, inclusive leadership. Business leaders who want to be at the cutting edge will be inspired by her story. " Dr Marcus Watson, CEO Ground Control.
UPCOMING EVENTS
If you don't take yourself out of your comfort zone and try something new
you'll never know what you are capable of.
June 8, 2024
Penllyn Estate, Vale of Glamorgan
A family adventure race, the only one of it's kind in the UK!
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No experience required and no age limits
October 12, 2024
Margam Country Park, Swansea
What better way to spend the day than to run, bike and kayak around an adventure racing course for a time that suits you! You can either have a time limit of 2hrs or 6hrs depending on how adventurous you feel. Over 15's only.
EVENING OF ADVENTURE
Date & Venue Tbd
Crawl into my tent, test out the food that kept me alive in Antarctica and hear tales of my past adventures.
TESTIMONIALS
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Maria is an inspiration, her outrageous adventures and success show what we can really achieve when we focus on the goal.
Her record-setting achievements are now the benchmark for others to aspire to, Maria has generated the enthusiasm to get out there and get things done for a whole new audience.
Carl Dalby, CEO
Istimor
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Maria's momentous exploration achievements are an inspiration to me and my colleagues. When you have one shot at a goal, she taught us the importance of perfect planning, teamwork, optimism and warm, human, inclusive leadership.
Business leaders who want to be at the cutting edge will be inspired by her story.
Dr Marcus Watson, CEO Ground Control
Through her remarkable adventures and endeavours, Maria is an inspiration to students and graduates everywhere.
Prof Kevin Jones,
Dean of Science and Engineering,
University of Plymouth
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