Les Stroud
Credited as the inventor and godfather of “Survival TV”, Survivorman Les Stroud is a multi-award-winning film producer, an author of four best-selling books and a celebrated singer-songwriter and musician. Along with a record number of Canadian Screen Award nominations and wins, his children’s book Wild Outside won four national awards and in 2022 he was named Canada’s Chief Scout. His multi-award winning film productions Survivorman, Wild Harvest, Beyond Survival and Survivorman Bigfoot air around the globe.
Les Stroud is the Canadian Screen Award winning producer, creator, director and star of the hit TV series Survivorman (OLN Canada, The Science Channel US, Discovery Channel International, City TV (Rogers) Canada, NHK (Japan), amongst numerous other networks around the world). Stroud is the only producer in the history of television to produce an internationally broadcast series entirely produced, written, filmed and hosted alone resulting in his credit as the creator of the television genre “Survival TV”. Survivorman is one of the highest rated shows in the history of OLN Canada, the Science Channel US and Discovery Channel US and remains the highest rated repeat show on the Discovery Channel.
Speaking topics
- Survivor man: Passion for life. Passion for success. Passion for adventure
Owing to a life of variety and the pursuit of excellence in adventure, multi media art and life, Les Stroud has been an active speaker and performer since the mid 1980’s. He has been asked to speak about his adventures, the craft of filmmaking and his ability to combine his three life passions; outdoor adventure, music and film, into a successful career.
Whether through expressing his creativity to audiences, on film, through songs or adventuring throughout the world, he is quickly becoming recognized globally for his outstanding work. Few presenters can combine the performing of music, presentation of film or the telling of adventure stories into an engaging evening that captivates everyone in the audience like Les Stroud can.
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Speaker testimonials
Les, lunch was abuzz with talk about how I could not have picked a better speaker. The compelling nature you deliver with, your passion and believability was just wicked.
Les Stroud awakened the best in the human spirit July 4th weekend, at Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY where he took workshop participants on a journey both inside the classroom, through storytelling, music, and film. Outside the classroom, on the trails, they built shelters, located medicinal plants, and were guided on how to commune with nature via grounding and centering techniques. Die-hard Survivorman fans, and those new to his work, both delighted in the Les’s passion for the planet, his artistic talent & the deep wisdom he’s come to through years of surviving in the wild.
Les Stroud has a talent of reaching out and connecting with people in a very grounded way. The program did what it said, but well exceeded it by surprising with great every day spirituality. As a role model to so many, your depth and enthusiasm to grapple with the deeper philosophical, sociological, and psychological aspects of our conference made the difference between a great presentation and a truly excellent one.
I cannot say enough about Les. His knowledge, experience, passion and energy is incredible. I thoroughly enjoyed the entire workshop and wouldn’t hesitate for a second to join him again. I left energized and peaceful with wonderful new insights into my place on this earth.