Lewis Pugh was amongst the few that were included in the Alternative Rich List published by the UK Sunday Times, in conjunction with the annual Sunday Times Rich List.
It is a list that acknowledges “wealth” beyond material wealth. The diverse group of 50 people on the list included Sir David Attenborough, Banksy, Virginia McKenna, Christiane Amanpour and others.
See the full list here.
Lewis Pugh is a maritime lawyer, an ocean advocate, a pioneer swimmer and a sought-after inspirational speaker. He is the only person to have completed a long distance swim in every ocean of the world. In 2007 he became the first person to undertake a swim across the icy waters of the North Pole. To date he has pioneered more swims around famous landmarks than any other swimmer in history. Each of these seemingly impossible feats were done to raise awareness about the vulnerability of our oceans and their importance to humanity. And he won’t stop there. He continually redefines his own impossible, in the same way that any company must, in an ever- changing world.
Lewis’ speeches have received widespread acclaim. His speech on leadership at the BIF Conference in Rhode Island was voted as one of the “7 Most Inspiring Videos on the Web”. His speeches at TEDGlobal have been viewed by over 2.5 million people.
Lewis Pugh has also received a number of awards including France and South Africa’s highest honours and the Freedom of the City of London. In 2010, the World Economic Forum named him a Young Global Leader for his “potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world through inspiring leadership.”
Lewis’s accomplishments have received extensive media coverage by the BBC, Good Morning America, CNN, Jon Stewart, National Geographic, Sky News, Al Jazeera, Jay Leno and many more. His autobiography “Achieving the Impossible” is a Bestseller and was chosen for Oprah’s Exclusive Book List.
Lewis Pugh is one of the world’s leading inspirational speakers. He has addressed and influenced many international organisations. Coca Cola chose Lewis to address their world-wide leadership team on their 125th anniversary. When Unilever wanted to double the size of their business and half their environmental footprint, they chose Lewis to speak to their management team. And when Microsoft needed to become more customer-centric, they picked Lewis to speak to them about the “Radical Tactical Shift” that enabled him to complete the first swim across a glacial lake on Mt Everest.
Lewis’ speaking topics include:
- Achieving the Impossible
- Vision | Goal setting
- Planning and preparation
- Motivation
- Inspiration
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- Power of the mind
- Self belief
- Overcoming obstacles and setbacks
- Risk | Protecting the environment
- Change
- Excellence
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