Lesley Rochat
Lesley Rochat is a globally recognized leader in ocean and shark conservation, with extensive experience as an expedition leader, photographer, filmmaker, and social entrepreneur.
Why you should book Lesley Rochat for your next event
- Expertise: Lesley Rochat is a globally recognized expert in ocean and shark conservation, with over two decades of experience as an expedition leader, photographer, and filmmaker. Her deep knowledge of marine ecosystems and conservation issues allows her to deliver engaging, informative talks that are tailored to the needs and interests of her audiences.
- Inspiration: As a social entrepreneur and purpose founder, Lesley's passion for conservation and sustainability is infectious. Her presentations are designed to inspire and motivate audiences to take action to protect our planet's oceans and marine life, and to make a positive difference in their communities and beyond.
- Diversity: Lesley's diverse background, which includes a corporate career in finance and experience as an eco-tourism entrepreneur, enables her to connect with audiences across a wide range of industries and backgrounds. Her presentations can be customized to suit the needs and interests of specific groups or events, making her a versatile and valuable speaker for any occasion.
Lesley Rochat is an internationally acclaimed ocean and shark conservationist, speaker, and social entrepreneur. With over 22 years of experience in the field, she has been recognized for her leadership and contributions to marine conservation, and is a Fellow Member of the prestigious Explorers Club of the USA. Lesley's inspiring presentations draw on her wealth of experience to inspire and educate audiences around the world.
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Keynotes
Keynote by Lesley Rochat: Baitball, the New Business Model
As an environmental photojournalist, filmmaker and underwater photographer, Lesley has documented the famous Sardine Run of South Africa over 2 decades. The Sardine Run is referred to as the Greatest Shoal and Show on Earth, rivalling the wildebeest migration and the greatest gathering of predators known. Yet despite the predators wanting the same resource, they all get their fill. In this entertaining and thought-provoking presentation, which links to the predators’ success on the baitball, Lesley shares the reasons why businesses need to change their business models if they are to ensure their survival in an ever-changing and challenging economic environment. Her world-class photography and videography will keep the audience spell-bound, while she encourages them to identify directly with the predators of the baitball.
Keynote by Lesley Rochat: The Art of Super Survival
Nature is indeed our Greatest Teacher and if we only applied these lessons to our personal lives, or to our businesses, we would be far more successful, and have far more abundant lives, which is our birth-right. Different animals teach us different things and after 22 years of working intimately with sharks, Lesley shares key strategies that has made sharks’ one of Nature’s greatest evolutionary successes. These survival strategies have been applied by many other species, and even used by successful businesses that have survived global economic crises such as COVID. In this presentation Lesley will share these secret strategies revealed to her by sharks in this thought-provoking talk suitable for both large or small corporations.
Keynote by Lesley Rochat: The Shark Warrior (The Shark and Me)
The true story of how Lesley went from being nicknamed Shark Bait by her dive buddies because of her inherent fear of sharks, to being called the Shark Warrior. It includes the compelling story of how her life changed when she met a shark in an aquarium, packed up her corporate career to follow a dream, and influenced a decision to set the shark free after she had been in captivity for 9 years. This
deeply emotionally charged presentation will bring some to tears of joy, and certainly leave everyone feeling like they too can overcome their fears to live their dreams while leading a life of purpose.
deeply emotionally charged presentation will bring some to tears of joy, and certainly leave everyone feeling like they too can overcome their fears to live their dreams while leading a life of purpose.
Keynote by Lesley Rochat: Our Pale Blue Dot
Our planet is peril and the next 10 years are critical if we are to save it. Lesley will lead the audience on a journey to the beginning of time to where we find ourselves today, looking at how we got here. She will share key issues of concern, and highlight that it is not all doom and gloom as countries, organisations and individuals unite to win the battle through sustainability, innovation, circular economies, renewable energy, and much more. She shares how each individual and business can make a difference, concluding with a story of hope: Maxine, the famous ragged-tooth shark’s true story of luck and survival and freedom.
Lesley Rochat
Explore the world of Lesley Rochat, a renowned ocean and shark conservationist
Lesley Rochat’s longstanding speaking career includes presentations focused on keynotes, corporate team-building, inspirational talks and corporate workshops.
She is considered a global leader in ocean and shark conservation with a list of accolades to support. She is honoured to be a Fellow Member, the highest level of membership, into the ultra- elite Explorers Club of the USA, joining both present and past members such as astronaut Buzz Aldrin, President Roosevelt, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, film director James Cameron.
Her talks focus on topics drawn from her 22 year career as an ocean and shark conservationist, expedition leader, conservation photographer and filmmaker, social entrepreneur and purpose founder. She weaves her wealth of experience, which includes her corporate career in the financial sector and her experience as a social entrepreneur in the eco-tourism industry into her presentations as per the client’s brief and style of presentation suited for the event.
She is considered a global leader in ocean and shark conservation with a list of accolades to support. She is honoured to be a Fellow Member, the highest level of membership, into the ultra- elite Explorers Club of the USA, joining both present and past members such as astronaut Buzz Aldrin, President Roosevelt, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, film director James Cameron.
Her talks focus on topics drawn from her 22 year career as an ocean and shark conservationist, expedition leader, conservation photographer and filmmaker, social entrepreneur and purpose founder. She weaves her wealth of experience, which includes her corporate career in the financial sector and her experience as a social entrepreneur in the eco-tourism industry into her presentations as per the client’s brief and style of presentation suited for the event.
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TEDxStellenbosch - Lesley Rochat - Rethink the Shark
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