Jon Kedrowski
- President / Owner N.O.D. Enterprises, LLC
- Everest Expedition Leader
- Personal Adventure Coach/Trainer
- Motivational Speaker / Author
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Everest Ready - Keynote Speaker Reel 2024- Dr. Jon Kedrowski
Jon Kedrowski | Speaker Reel | Adventure Climber & Motivational Speaker
Jon Kedrowski Speaker Biography
Jon Kedrowski has a Ph.D. in Environmental Geography, Weather, and Climate. He grew up in Vail, Colorado where he has climbed over 1,000 different Colorado peaks, including hundreds of ski descents, (Skiing each of Colorado's 14,000' peaks and about half of the 637 CO 13ers). He has climbed 6 of the 7 continental summits, including summiting Mt. Everest in 2012 & 2019. His training ground also included the mighty Mount Rainier volcano in WA, which he has climbed over 25 times and skied on numerous occasions.
His expeditions to Mt. Everest in recent years (2012, 2015, 2018, & 2019) have been featured on Discovery Channel, Smithsonian, NBC, Dateline NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, and CNN. On April 25, 2015, Jon was at Everest Base Camp in Nepal when a devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck. All summit attempts were aborted but Jon was able to assist the Nepalese people with rescue efforts.
In addition to Mt. Everest, Jon also completed a ski expedition to Gasherbrum II in Pakistan in 2013, an 8000m peak near K2 in the Karakoram. Then in 2019, Kedrowski summited Mt. Manaslu (26,780'/8163m) in Nepal without the use of supplemental oxygen.
Jon is the author of three books: “Sleeping on the Summits: Colorado Fourteener High Bivys” and “Skiing and Sleeping on the Summits: Cascade Volcanoes”. and "Classic Colorado Ski Descents (2017). He is also an expedition leader, a trekking guide, and sought-after motivational speaker. In Jon’s talks, mountains are metaphors for accomplishing goals in life, both professionally and personally.
You will often find Dr. Jon outdoors hiking, climbing, skiing, or even ice skating…with his camera in hand…experiencing the next big adventure.
How to Be "Everest Ready"
When going through adversity, do you or your business wait for things to get better, or do you take control of your situation and set yourself up for success when the situation improves? Try an "Everest Ready" mindset and you'll learn to see adversity as an opportunity, not a barrier. In this inspirational presentation, keynote speaker Dr. Jon Kedrowski distills his mountain-tested techniques for being creative and staying prepared to pursue BIG goals you have in life and business. He shares practical methods of how to:
-Increase your own and your team's productivity by staying focused on what's in your
control.
-Break seemingly insurmountable goals into smaller, SMART goals.
-Look for new opportunities in the face of difficulties.
-Focusing on what you can control and not wasting energy on what you can't.
-Leadership and teamwork.
-Managing risks in high pressure environments to ultimately “Climb Your Everest”.
Weathering Storms & Staying Prepared
What does it take to endure the storms in our lives and business environment? After decades of climbing and skiing off of high peaks around the world, as well being an entrepreneur, keynote speaker Dr. Jon Kedrowski knows what it takes to endure life's storms. In this motivating talk, he shares his stories and insights on how to:
-Adjust your plans, attitudes, and actions.
-Overcome fear.
-Realize that failure is part of success if you stay strong and don't give up
-Thrive despite unexpected setbacks
Goal Setting: Unlock Your Potential
60-90 Minute Goal Setting Workshop
From Colorado to the Cascade Mountains to Mount Everest, Dr. Jon Kedrowski has explored these high places by simply taking the first step up the hill. In this 60-90 Minute Interactive Workshop, Dr. Jon Kedrowski will take apart the steps towards setting a big goal and how to go about implementing a plan to achieve those objectives.
We will focus specifically on:
-Start small with SMART Goal Plans
-Adjust your plans and look for new opportunities
-Overcome fear by focusing on what you can control
-Learn to become Everest Ready - as shared in the Keynote Speech
-Have fun and enjoy the journey
Jon's Major Landmark projects (Skiing and Sleeping on the Summits) as well as successfully
summiting Mount Everest four Times will be incorporated into this interactive discussion. All
participants will leave this workshop with a road map and plan towards making your big goals a
reality.
