Linda Cruse

Linda Cruse is a veteran humanitarian and leadership expert who has dedicated her life to making a positive impact on the planet. Over the last two decades, she has worked in some of the most distressed places on earth, from the snowy Himalayas to the deserts of the Sahara. Linda has worked with survivors in refugee camps and war zones, and has escaped from a rebel army, been held at gunpoint, caught in a landslide, survived severe hypothermia, drank three-day-old urine to save a life and even sutured her own face.

Linda’s groundbreaking approach is to engage and facilitate business leaders and students worldwide to find creative and sustainable economic solutions that have the power to lift communities from the grip of poverty and from the depths of disaster. She believes in a ‘hand up, not a handout’ approach and empowers the private sector to create real and lasting legacies using their strength and influence as a force for good.

Linda has inspired people from presidents and ambassadors to students, politicians, admirals, and CEOs worldwide to step up and be the change. Her transformational leadership programs and workshops, including her signature Race4Good and Courageous Leadership, are designed to develop today’s top talent and emerging leaders.

With thought-provoking insights, compelling frontline images and footage, and memorable real-life stories, Linda inspires and moves audiences as she shares her experience of a life lived on the edge, with no material possessions, no home base, and only one suitcase containing all her worldly belongings. Linda’s work has led her to be recognized as one of the most powerful women changing the world today.