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Jim McNeill |
With over 25 years of Arctic travelling, Jim McNeill is an accomplished polar explorer, presenter and keynote speaker. In January 2001 he conceived the idea of combining his professional rescue expertise with his polar expeditioning into a long term vision known as the Ice Warrior Project. Jim has worked in the environmental science sector, trained army personnel to use mountains safely and has 12 years of blue-chip marketing communications experience at consultancy level. In 2006 he resigned his 15 years of fire and rescue operations for the Royal Household, to engage in “professional exploring”. Throughout his career Jim has selected, trained and led teams in key business situations, where the reputation and share value of corporations is won and lost on strategic and tactical media relations; to critical life saving situations, where effective leadership and hands on teamwork are key to preserving the lives of car crash victims; through to longer term life-threatening situations in extreme climatic situations with multiple risks over long periods of time. Jim thrives on challenge and change. He has a passion for leadership and getting the very best performance out of individuals and teams, at any level. Inspiration, motivation, team building, keynote |
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July 2009 - Jim speaks to the press about his plans for a World First in polar expeditioning. May 2009 - Jim has been chosen to represent the modern face of exploration at a new exhibition at The National Maritime Museum Greenwich May 2009 - Jim is guiding a group of wildlife and photography enthusiasts in High Arctic Canada December 2008 - Working on a major new series "Human Planet" for the BBC. May-July 2008 - Jim spent 9 weeks in the High Arctic looking after BBC's Frozen Planets film crew. June.2008 --Jim announces two more talks "Safety in the Extremes" and "Frozen 'but...s'" June 2008 --Join Jim and BAFTA award winning wildlife expert Ian McCarthy on two extraordinary journeys through the Jordanian Desert and the Canadian Arctic May 2008 -- Today Jim begins 10 days of filming in Scotland with the BBC's NHU May 2008 --Jim was privileged to be one of the personalities to present Richard Dunwoody with a lifetime achievement award on behalf of the children’s charity Sparks. March.2008 -- Jim is location and safety advisor for the BBC Natural History Unit in Scotland. "Jim, on all fours, checked the lashings and was lifted off the ground." January 2008 -- Jim speaks at The Daily Telegraph Adventure Travel Show January 20 08 -- Jim launches Carbon 100 at The Barbican - an initiative to offset carbon emissions 20.09.07 -- UK Chartered Directors listen to Jim's talk on climate change. 12.09.07 -- Jim addresses Global Summit at Blenheim Palace. 11.09.07 -- UPM Tilhill Jim speaks about performance, leadership motivation and expeditioning. 24.08.07 -- Jim travels with the BBC Natural History Unit to locate and film Arctic Wolves 04.06.07 -- Jim delivers the keynote speech at Genesys G-Force London |
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