Josiah has entertained and inspired audiences around the world, sharing tales and lessons learned from his various adventures. He has spent three years cycling around the world, he has sailed across the Indian Ocean with two strangers, spent a year hiking in Europe and spent the coronavirus lockdown stuck on a 1-kilometre Arctic Island with an artist, a trumpet-player and a fisherman. His talks are accompanied by stunning photography and cover a wide variety of topics, including celebrating cultural difference, forging your own path to success and developing resiliency, perseverance and open-mindedness. His talks link with many areas of the school curriculum, such as History, Geography, Citizenship, PSHE and Religious Studies.
He can tailor a talk to the needs of your school, society or business.
For enquiries, questions or to say Hello, please get in touch at josiah.skeats@gmail.com
Testimonials
‘A TED-worthy talk. One of the best assemblies we’ve had in years. Pupils were totally gripped and inspired by details of this extraordinary adventure’ - David Anderson, Headteacher, Queen Elizabeth Grammar School.
‘His humour and presentation style are amazing and the students related to his story so much we invited him back twice for other year groups.’ - Paul Sochanik, Growth Mindset Coordinator, Varsity Lakes School, Australia
‘My daughter must have talked about it for half an hour when she got home - it was inspiring second hand! - and it filled her with a sense of options and alternatives’ - Steve, Parent
'Josiah produced an outstanding, thought-provoking and ultimately inspiring hour for our pupils. He related the emotions and isolation associated with world travel to how our pupils were feeling during the pandemic with care and imagination. A must see.' Leigh Millard, Assistant Head Co-Curricular, St Edmund's School.
‘Josiah’s presentation engaged our whole school as he told us stories of his trip and taught us about ‘failure’ and ‘resiliency.’’ – Vijaylakshmi Gokuldas, Vice-Principal, Rajagiri Public School, India
‘Our students loved you and your story.’ – Thanersen Pillay, Head of Sport, Parklands College, South Africa.
‘An entertaining and eye-opening talk which instilled a new inspiration and energy into my team’ – Aaron Spencer, Solicitor, Furley Page Solicitors
‘Today’s talk has really motivated me. I am an avid cyclist and would like to do something like this for a gap year.’ – Tom, Year 11 Student.
'He pitched his online talk perfectly for the entire age range [ages 3 - 11]. He tailored the talk to our requirements and is such an engaging speaker. He demonstrated to our students an inquiring mind and being a risk taker.' - Sara Tomlin, Assistant Principal, Dwight School London.
‘You really inspired a lot of people last night, myself included.’ – Steve, Cycling Club Member