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David Breashears

Everest Adventurer, Filmmaker & Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Leadership

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David Breashears Biography

Filmmaker, adventurer, and mountaineer David Breashears has combined his skills to become one of the world’s most revered adventure filmmakers, an author, and coveted speaker lecturing on a range of topics including leadership, motivation, and teamwork.

Breashears has worked on more than 45 films, and has reached the summit of Everest five times. He has directed, produced and photographed films for PBS, National Geographic, BBC, ABC, NBC, Working Title Films, and Universal Pictures. Breashears was Co-Producer, Co-Director and Expedition Leader of the most highly acclaimed IMAX film of all time, Everest.

Breashears has received numerous awards for achievements in filmmaking, including four Emmy Awards, and has published three bestselling books: "Everest: Mountain Without Mercy," "Last Climb," and his memoir "High Exposure."

Breashears is Senior Lecturer Faculty Member at MIT’s Sloan School of Management’s Leadership Center. He also serves as Faculty Member at the United States’ Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Executive Education recurrently presenting “Leadership in Crisis." He speaks on a range of topics including leadership, motivation, teamwork, team building and safety.

Breashears is the founder, Executive Director and Principal Photographer of the non-profit organization, GlacierWorks, whose mission is to globally inspire mitigation and adaptation through the power of his images documenting the gradual disruption of the vital, relied upon flow of water from Asia’s glacier systems.

Speaking Topics
  • Topple the Impossible: Leading & Following Effectively

  • What It Takes to Climb Any Mountain

    His years of arduous work on the unforgiving slopes of Earth’s highest peak have taught speaker David Breashears that the precepts to success are Disciplined Leadership, Disciplined Thought, and Disciplined Action. These are interdependent on one another for success. Disciplined leaders engage in a disciplined thought process when choosing their team and designing a multidimensional, flexible plan that provides options. Occasionally, the environment for which the plan was devised is not the environment to which the plan unfolds. Disciplined Action is required because the plan is only as valuable as the team’s ability to execute it. Without Disciplined Action and reliance on Disciplined Thought and Disciplined Leadership, great summits are rarely achieved.

  • Vision, Courage, Passion: Leadership at 26,000 Feet

    David Breashears's leadership presentation is based on 25 years of real-life frontline experience as a widely traveled mountaineer, adventurer, and filmmaker. In telling the story of the now infamous 1996 tragedy on Mount Everest, Breashears dramatically recounts the vision, courage, and passion that led to his team reaching the summit on May 23, 1996 despite insurmountable odds. His multimedia presentation includes breathtaking and rarely seen images from his IMAX Everest expedition. Breashears has said that if there is a lesson to be learned from the tragedy, it is that success was not only being the world's first IMAX team to film on Everest's summit, it was also that everyone on his team returned safely from the mountain.

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High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places

High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places

Last Climb: The Legendary Everest Expeditions of George Mallory

Last Climb: The Legendary Everest Expeditions of George Mallory

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Everest Adventurer, Filmmaker & Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Leadership

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David Breashears Biography

Filmmaker, adventurer, and mountaineer David Breashears has combined his skills to become one of the world’s most revered adventure filmmakers, an author, and coveted speaker lecturing on a range of topics including leadership, motivation, and teamwork.

Breashears has worked on more than 45 films, and has reached the summit of Everest five times. He has directed, produced and photographed films for PBS, National Geographic, BBC, ABC, NBC, Working Title Films, and Universal Pictures. Breashears was Co-Producer, Co-Director and Expedition Leader of the most highly acclaimed IMAX film of all time, Everest.

Breashears has received numerous awards for achievements in filmmaking, including four Emmy Awards, and has published three bestselling books: "Everest: Mountain Without Mercy," "Last Climb," and his memoir "High Exposure."

Breashears is Senior Lecturer Faculty Member at MIT’s Sloan School of Management’s Leadership Center. He also serves as Faculty Member at the United States’ Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Executive Education recurrently presenting “Leadership in Crisis." He speaks on a range of topics including leadership, motivation, teamwork, team building and safety.

Breashears is the founder, Executive Director and Principal Photographer of the non-profit organization, GlacierWorks, whose mission is to globally inspire mitigation and adaptation through the power of his images documenting the gradual disruption of the vital, relied upon flow of water from Asia’s glacier systems.

David Breashears Speaking Topics

  • Topple the Impossible: Leading & Following Effectively

  • What It Takes to Climb Any Mountain

    His years of arduous work on the unforgiving slopes of Earth’s highest peak have taught speaker David Breashears that the precepts to success are Disciplined Leadership, Disciplined Thought, and Disciplined Action. These are interdependent on one another for success. Disciplined leaders engage in a disciplined thought process when choosing their team and designing a multidimensional, flexible plan that provides options. Occasionally, the environment for which the plan was devised is not the environment to which the plan unfolds. Disciplined Action is required because the plan is only as valuable as the team’s ability to execute it. Without Disciplined Action and reliance on Disciplined Thought and Disciplined Leadership, great summits are rarely achieved.

  • Vision, Courage, Passion: Leadership at 26,000 Feet

    David Breashears's leadership presentation is based on 25 years of real-life frontline experience as a widely traveled mountaineer, adventurer, and filmmaker. In telling the story of the now infamous 1996 tragedy on Mount Everest, Breashears dramatically recounts the vision, courage, and passion that led to his team reaching the summit on May 23, 1996 despite insurmountable odds. His multimedia presentation includes breathtaking and rarely seen images from his IMAX Everest expedition. Breashears has said that if there is a lesson to be learned from the tragedy, it is that success was not only being the world's first IMAX team to film on Everest's summit, it was also that everyone on his team returned safely from the mountain.

David Breashears Videos

  • Mountaineer David Breashears On The Everest Hiker Deaths
    Eleven people have died during this year’s Everest climbing season so far, with many blaming the deaths on overcrowding and long lines at the top...
  • Filming Mt. Everest: Triumph of the Human Spirit - David Breashears
    With more than 30 years of leading teams up to the summit of Mount Everest—the world's highest peak—David Breashears has established ...
  • David Breashears on Conan - Climbing Mount Everest
    Conan interviews mountaineer and filmmaker David Breashears about climbing Mount Everest. From Late Night, February 18, 1998.

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  • How to book David Breashears?

    Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like David Breashears for both live and virtual events for over 20 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment. Fill out a booking request form for David Breashears, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for David Breashears or any other celebrity of your choice.
  • How much does it cost to book David Breashears?

    Speaking fees for David Breashears, or any other keynote speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The amount that David Breashears charges to speak often varies according to the circumstances, including their schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. The speaker fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire David Breashears, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.
  • Who is the agent for David Breashears?

    All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like David Breashears for clients worldwide for more than 20 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book David Breashears for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service talent booking agency?

    All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent David Breashears or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for David Breashears or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.

David Breashears is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Topple the Impossible: Leading & Following Effectively, What It Takes to Climb Any Mountain and Vision, Courage, Passion: Leadership at 26,000 Feet. The estimated speaking fee range to book David Breashears for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. David Breashears generally travels from Boston, MA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are J.R. Martinez, Jim Morris, Amelia Rose Earhart, Ed Viesturs and Rudy Ruettiger. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling David Breashears for an upcoming live or virtual event.

David Breashears Speaking Topics

  • Topple the Impossible: Leading & Following Effectively

  • What It Takes to Climb Any Mountain

    His years of arduous work on the unforgiving slopes of Earth’s highest peak have taught speaker David Breashears that the precepts to success are Disciplined Leadership, Disciplined Thought, and Disciplined Action. These are interdependent on one another for success. Disciplined leaders engage in a disciplined thought process when choosing their team and designing a multidimensional, flexible plan that provides options. Occasionally, the environment for which the plan was devised is not the environment to which the plan unfolds. Disciplined Action is required because the plan is only as valuable as the team’s ability to execute it. Without Disciplined Action and reliance on Disciplined Thought and Disciplined Leadership, great summits are rarely achieved.

  • Vision, Courage, Passion: Leadership at 26,000 Feet

    David Breashears's leadership presentation is based on 25 years of real-life frontline experience as a widely traveled mountaineer, adventurer, and filmmaker. In telling the story of the now infamous 1996 tragedy on Mount Everest, Breashears dramatically recounts the vision, courage, and passion that led to his team reaching the summit on May 23, 1996 despite insurmountable odds. His multimedia presentation includes breathtaking and rarely seen images from his IMAX Everest expedition. Breashears has said that if there is a lesson to be learned from the tragedy, it is that success was not only being the world's first IMAX team to film on Everest's summit, it was also that everyone on his team returned safely from the mountain.

David Breashears Speaker Videos

  • Mountaineer David Breashears On The Everest Hiker Deaths
    Eleven people have died during this year’s Everest climbing season so far, with many blaming the deaths on overcrowding and long lines at the top of the mountain – where low oxygen levels wreak...
    Filming Mt. Everest: Triumph of the Human Spirit - David Breashears
    With more than 30 years of leading teams up to the summit of Mount Everest—the world's highest peak—David Breashears has established ...
  • David Breashears on Conan - Climbing Mount Everest
    Conan interviews mountaineer and filmmaker David Breashears about climbing Mount Everest. From Late Night, February 18, 1998.
    Everest - David Breashears
    Mountaineer and writer David Breashears tells TEN's Alan Corr about his work on the new film, his experiences on the ...
  • Rivers of Ice at Mt. Everest
    Al and Steph are joined by David Breashears his 6-year-journey through Mount Everest where he studied environmental changes in the glaciers.

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This website is a resource for event professionals and strives to provide the most comprehensive catalog of thought leaders and industry experts to consider for speaking engagements. A listing or profile on this website does not imply an agency affiliation or endorsement by the talent.

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